Gangs in South Central Los Angeles Gangs run the streets in South Central Los Angeles. They are respected‚ dangerous‚ and feared by all who are not involved in gang activity. Two major Los Angeles gangs are the “Bloodz” and the “Crips”. These two gangs are professionals at what they do such as murder‚ drug trafficking‚ and avoiding law enforcement. Protecting their territory and fellow gang members resulted in one hundred twenty eight homicides in South Central Los Angeles (Tamara). Gangs run all
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Essay 1992 Los Angeles riots: The riots began with the violent arrest of Rodney King March 3‚ 1991‚ in a high-speed pursuit King drove through several red lights and stop signs; he pulled over in the Lake View Terrace. King had a record for drunk driving but the officers involved testified that they believed him to be under the influence of the narcotic PCP‚ in a later blood test he was tested negative for PCP. A civilian named George Holliday recorded the whole arrest‚ the defendants also alleged
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were to take a random inhabitant of Los Angeles and ask them about the Los Angeles River‚ they would give you a confused look saying “what river?” Meanwhile‚ others will say “Oh‚ you mean the place with the shopping carts.” This is because most of the river has been blocked off over the centuries as more projects cover the river and more recently has become a haven for the homeless. The river has played a large role in the shaping and the history of Los Angeles‚ as the water that flowed from it played
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those events was the Los Angeles riots. The L.A. riots changed America and gave a new name to “protest.” Twenty-four years later people still remember the horrific incident. April 1992‚ four white police officers were acquitted of a savage beating on a man named Rodney King. This act of aggression was called a “lynching on video‚” and because of this‚ Los Angeles was a giant mosh pit. The infamous video of Rodney King being beaten set off six days of rioting in Los Angeles and surrounding cities
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Invasion of Los Angeles Los Angeles‚California‚City of Angels‚Entertainment Capital of the World. This is where I was born and raised. All I can say is that I am proud of being an Angeleno. Good weather‚second largest market in the US‚uniqueness‚and most of all good sports teams. Now if some madmen were to come over and take over LA. Then‚obviously it would seem as the worst thing imaginable. The question is would I pretty much let these madmen come over and ruin the way we live or take some action
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In the monolauge of “Twilight Los Angeles‚ 1992” Anna Deaver Smith‚ the Author and actor of the play states “It is not an answer. It is not a solution. I am first looking for the humanness inside the problems‚ or the crises. This spoken word is evidence of humanness. Perhaps the solution comes further down the road.” When Smith says this‚ she means that she is looking for peoples “Humanness”‚ as in the things that make up human beings‚ such as thoughts and emotions when in the crises to tell
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You have to give credit to the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Steve Ballmer. He’s taken a franchise that was in turmoil back in the Sterling days to a team with renewed energy and direction. His recent decision to remove coach Doc Rivers from having any front office duties and promoting Lawrence Frank is one that shows intelligence and savvy. The God of NBA journalism‚ Adrian Wojnarowski put it best when describing the situation: “Rivers’ losing his front-office duties isn’t so much an indictment
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METHOD OF TEST FOR ABRASION OF COARSE AGGREGATE BY USE OF THE LOS ANGELES MACHINE S C O P E This test method which is a modification of IRC Designation‚ is used to determine the resistance of coarse aggregate to impact in a rotating cylinder containing metallic spheres. This test is known as the Los Angeles Rattler Test. . APPARATUS 1. Los Angeles Machine. The Los Angeles Abrasion Testing Machine shall conform to the essential design characteristics in Figure 1 and the narrative
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people of different social backgrounds lead increasingly separate‚ parallel lives. Los Angeles is a manifestation of Park and Merkel’s commentaries‚ where people from all walks of life share micro-spaces. Even though they may cross paths and share certain spaces on a consistent basis‚ it does not mean they live identical lives. Furthermore‚ difference matters in the places and spaces of the contemporary Los Angeles region and the nature of interaction that occur in such micro-spaces.
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Didion Text Analysis Essay In the essay‚ “Los Angeles Notebook”‚ Joan Didion outlines the uncontrollable effects of the Santa Ana winds. She conveys her views of the Santa Ana winds as a fierce force of nature by describing its effects on the residents and environment. The tone is very precise and vivid. The overall basis of the passage is how the Santa Ana Winds affects the natives. And it’s through her use of imagery‚ diction‚ syntax‚ and selection of detail that she expresses her view of the
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