eventually became Alcatraz. Alcatraz was actually first used as an United States Army base starting in 1853 (Davis 21). It was thought to make a great place to put a large amount of cannons on the island to protect the settlers who had moved to California because of the large quantity of gold found around the San Francisco Bay area. The U.S. Army also built a lighthouse which was the first lighthouse that was fully operational on the West Coast and is still on the island to this day. During the late
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multivariate regression models‚ provides solid evidence for the existence of environmental racism in Los Angeles. Boer collects data from all eighty-two Los Angeles County hazardous waste treatment‚ storage and disposal facilities(TSDF) sites listed by the California State Department and uses exposure of TSDF as a measurement of his study since TSDFs poses a potentially significant health hazard to nearby residents and TSDFs siting usually require an extensive government permission‚. Boer first compared simple
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420 University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. Jorge Vich |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs people|What is something you admire about | |
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features of the River. More recently‚ the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have decided to “restore 11 miles of the LA River stretching from Griffith Park to Downtown.” From City projects--Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan--to State projects--California Coastal Conservancy--there are various efforts being made from different organizations to restore or at the very least‚ preserve what is left of the river. These are just small steps being taken towards the full restoration of the river‚ but if
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The United States for over twenty years was ruled by some old nut who went bankrupt. And if you know anything about American history or are paying attention at all you know he wasn’t an elected president. No US president has served for twenty years‚ nor are they allowed to by law. Presidents also have a tendency to be rich. So do emperors‚ but this one was another matter. Joshua Abraham Norton was born around 1818 in England and made a failed bid in the San Fransisco rice market. He went bankrupt
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Applications in U.S. and World History WGU GKT1 Jessica Love‚ RN Geography and the Development/ Diffusion of Human Society Colorado River Provides water for irrigation to 7 states in the Southwestern United States and 2 states in Mexico The Colorado River has been utilized since the Anasazi Indians‚ the first culture to use irrigation systems Supports a wide variety of crops‚ like cotton‚ alfalfa‚ and grazing land for livestock in an otherwise arid and drought-prone climate (Cohen‚ et al
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“You are a nobody! An It!”(140) Dave Pelzer‚ the author of A Child Called “It”‚ was only 4 years old when his Mother started abusing him. Before he started being abused‚ he lived in Daly City‚ California with his parents and his brothers where they had the perfect life. They were a lovely family and everything was perfect‚ until his parents started drinking and his relationship with his Mother drastically changed from discipline to punishment that grew out of control when Father was away at work
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About Redwoods Three species of trees are commonly referred to as redwoods: California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia‚ and China’s dawn redwood. For those who have had the chance to stand in a redwood grove‚ there are few life experiences that match it. Even if you have only ever seen a photo of the few ancient redwood forests left‚ it’s hard to imagine life on our planet without these awesome and majestic places. We can all agree that there are some places on Earth that are so special that
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The book The Jungle was introduced as a novel by Upton Sinclair was financed and published with his own money. Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California. He was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore Md. He was the only child of Priscilla Harden and Upton Beall Sinclair. Upton Sinclair’s childhood was lived in poverty‚ one where his father was an alcoholic‚ his job as an alcohol salesman most likely contributed to his disease. And although his own family was extremely
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My family and I went to Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of the greatest parks in the country with many beautiful sightings. It was established‚ to protect the land on October 1‚ 1890. Yosemite sits in the gorgeous state of California. We loved going to Yosemite National Park to enjoy our lives. According to the establisher of this park‚ John Muir‚ “It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of nature I was permitted to.” I asked the park ranger how many acres of land is Yosemite
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