... will not be diverse. Secondly, only one out of the five articles completely opposed the act of affirmative action in our society. Brad Joondeph, an assistant professor of Law at Santa Clara University, states: Under this rather exacting scrutiny, the University of Michigan's undergraduate admissions program, which assigned a specific number of points to certain applicants on the basis of race, was unconstitutional ... ...

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... with such persistent histories of lawlessness that supporters of the law say they can be corralled only through long-term incapacitation. "You can't just look at the current offense," said Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Kathy Storton, Coordinator of her office's three-strikes section. "Any discussion of "three-strikes" has to include discussion of the person's priors. These people are being ... ...

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... Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, Mexico had to recognize Texas as a part of the United States. President and General of Mexico during the Mexican-American War was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. In 1833, Santa Anna was winner of a landslide election for president of Mexico. Unfortunately, what began as a promising start turned into a disastrous ending. As the war ended, much was blamed on ... Santa Anna for the defeated of Mexican in the war. Santa Anna was also blamed for the U.S. takeover of Mexico City. These occurrences led to Santa Anna downfall and exiled. War can turn no-namers to the ...

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... is the way it has affected the most important established folk tradition in America; Christmas. The Coca-Cola company shaped the American ideal of how Santa Claus should be depicted. We see a jolly, red and white clad Santa Claus who pauses for a Coke-break', holding the bottle high and near his lips. It is now viewed as a given in much of the ... western world that Santa should appear in Red and White. In America the ideal traditional festive dining table should not only include a Christmas pudding and a turkey but also the Classic Coca-Cola bottle. This ... ...

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... anti-nausea effects (Foreman 25). The California Medical Association states that the use of marijuana under direction of a doctor may be appropriate for certain conditions. Harold Allen, a 53 year old Santa Cruz man diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer, claims he would have been dead two years ago if he didn't start using marijuana. His wife says that when he started ... (Donnelly H). Another group lead by Valerie Corral, who was arrested twice for growing marijuana to help control her epilepsy, deliver free marijuana to about 30 seriously ill people in the Santa Cruz area. They a...

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... . We took a vote and it ended up we were going to San Fransisco the first day, with an tour of Alcatraz which was awesome, Great America the second day, and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk the last day of our stay. To say the least we had a blast on our senior trip even though WE ONLY WENT TO SAN FRANSISCO. The great ... made up our own versions of some of the rides we had rode at the amusement park that day. DROP ZONE WAS THE BEST. The next day we went to Santa Cruz and played all day on the boardwalk. That was a lot of fun and then that night we had a catered BBQ on the beach which personal...

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... consumers more than producers; the entire economy will lose out because the equilibrium quantity at the equilibrium price is not being reached. The price ceiling or rent control placed on Santa Monica apartments has resulted in more cons than pros. The rent control was placed with the intention of allowing people with less income to compete with everyone else in apartment ... hunting, but instead, "apartments are rented mostly to young professionals who earn the most money" (Citron 27-31). With the lower rent prices, the demand for apartments in Santa Monica has greatly increased causin...

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... and Rap Gospel, etc (Collins 2000: 23-25). Some interpreters, like Mahalia Jackson, have been limited to acting only in Christian contexts, while others like the Rev. Timothy Wright and Clara Ward have performed in other places including nightclubs. Many like Al-Green, Solomon-Burke or Aretha-Franklin do both Christian and secular music; it is customary to introduce Christian songs ... ...

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... palaces since they were plentifully decorated with velvet curtains and gilt trim. Americans delighted over the achievements of stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and Clara Bow. The silent film era ended in 1927 with the release of the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer. For entertainment, some Americans went to movies and plays, which was ... ...

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... . - In a school of 2500 students, 1800 to 2000 condoms were taken each month - a clear indication that students are sexually active and there is a need for protection to be available. -In Santa Monica, California 34 percent of students who had used a condom at last intercourse reported obtaining the condom from the school-based availability program, which was strongly accepted by students; and ... ...

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... the price up. Now the manufacture and supplier have the upper hand here, he knows that all little boys will place his doll on the top of the list to Santa therefore, he is able to drive the price up. After all what dad would disappoint his son by not buying Action Jackson for him. Income and satisfaction: Depending on you ... ...

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Racial Profiling Across America Today In California, two young black men were pulled over by Santa Monica police officers in the garage of the hotel they were staying in. They were pulled from their car, cuffed, and separated into two patrol cars while their vehicle was ... ...

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... . It was not until recently that the question of biased research against women and men, occurred more often than expected. As Heather Bullock, professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz stated in a lecture, "The emergence of feminist psychology as a major philosophical perspective occurred in the late 60's and early 70's. Questioning psychology's representation of women was very much a part ... ...

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... based on ignorance. Columbus" first experience with Indians was with the Arawak tribes or the Bahamas Islands. He landed there on the historical 1492 voyage of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria with the notion that he could sail west to get east to Asia and the Indies. The King and Queen of Spain whom he promised gold financed his precarious ... ...

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... , cartoons and news programmes. There is a fear that these images can influence people, especially the younger generation, to imitate or copy violent acts. Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara reported in February 1996 that children can "become more desensitised to the harmful consequences of violence." Although Seymour Feshbach argues that "hostile imagery decreased by exposure to a violent portrayal ... ...

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... is only one date on the headstone marking the grave of Jesus Jose. Birth and death came on the same day for the newborn, who was asphyxiated and tossed in a Santa Ana trash bin, Friday March 14, 1996. He was found in the bin behind a 17th Street medical clinic, the next day - soft light-brown skin, a shock of unruly black hair ... ...

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... were no clean drinking fountains, nor any open fields to run. Christmas comes along and his family had to tell him that there would be no Christmas that year since Santa couldn't make it (when in actuality it was because his father was fired and didn't have enough money). By the time summer came along Rafael had to get a job washing ... ...

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... . Three Kings Day is like Christmas to them, they receive gifts, and go to the kings to ask them what they want for Three Kings Day, just like we ask Santa Claus for Christmas. It is celebrated on January 5th & 6th. Spanish foods include boar: it's a salty ham, and it's served in paper thin slices; they eat a lot of fish & a lot ... ...

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... transport Californian resources to the East Coast quickly, and which would "deliver- people and freight to the West. The big American railroad lines (Union and Central Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé, Northern Pacific and so on ) were to become symbols of an amazing story of technological progress and economic success. With the opening of the transcontinental railroad, the trip from ... ...

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... resentment displayed in demonstrations which erupted in the Watsonville area. The protest focused on the dance hall, 500 vigilante whites formed to protest the Palm Beach dance hall. In the Santa Cruz News there were reports that it was the Filipinos marching and rioting. Frequent street fights would break out among Filipinos and whites during the riot. The culmination of these ... ...

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... the crazy occurrences once deemed hippie-actions were, unequivocally, the work of a yippie group. One very active yippee was Jerry Rubin, who appeared before the House American Activities Committee wearing a Santa Claus Suit. Yippies were also pro-drug, only they vocalized their drug-related thoughts loudly enough for the entire world to hear. There were many speeches written advocating drug use ... ...

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... attitudes led to the genocide of a population. Zinn presents the major historical facts of the first 250 years of American history starting from when Christopher Columbus's Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria landed in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. It was there that Europeans and Native Americans first came into contact; the Arawak natives came out to greet the whites ... ...

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... to protect the U.S.'s rightful territory with troops on the Texas border. The Mexicans reacted by also installing troops on the border for protection regardless of the deal Polk had with Santa Anna. The Americans saw the Mexican War as a fight for their destiny and were willing to fight for their manifest destiny. "Manifest destiny" enlightened Americans to their right of land ... ...

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... 's Magical Figure 4: Alice in Adventure Wonderland By far and above my favorite of all the series he has done are those that deal with the birth of Jesus. I have asked Santa for this particular painting so we will see. Figure 5: No Room at the Inn Tom DuBois' passion for life and enthusiasm for the world of imagination breathe life into every ... ...

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... their own humanness. After the evacuation of the camps, the relocation process only deepened the dehumanization. One evacuee wrote "...I can remember having to stay at the dirty horse stables at Santa Anita...I remember thinking "Am I a human being? Why are we being treated this way?"" (Okihiro, 244). Another evacuee wrote that "The most devastating effect upon a human soul is not hatred, but ... ...

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