... winds as scientific and horrific. This is noticed by the development of the paragraphs. The paragraphs go from a deep dark tone to a more reasoning, scientific tone. Paragraph 1 she introduces the Santa Ana wind and its dark qualities.. Paragraph 2 shows the wind's affects on the people in the area and its horrific qualities. Lastly, paragraph three states why the wind causes the ... back in the canyons, and hear sirens in the night." These lines use words such as blow, hot, whining, drying nerves, smoke, and sirens show the horrific qualities of the Santa Ana wind. Other imagery was us...

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Nature can sometimes become spiritual and personal. In the case of Joan Didion and his views on the Santa Ana, he believes that these winds makes people act certain ways, and their feelings are inexplicable. Although many suppose that their actions are caused as a result of the amount of ... positive and negative ions in the atmosphere, there are other reasons beyond that, at least this is what Didion believes. He introduces the Santa Ana winds by using tone and diction. His tone here seems serious and intrigued. Didion uses specific descriptions to give the reader an overwhelming feeling of ...

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... might have seen everyday (Toblez). Jim's early life was normal at first. James Douglas Morrison "Jim" was born in Melbourne, Florida on December 8, 1943. His parent's names were Steve and Clara Morrison. James father was a navel admiral, which means Jim and his brother and sister moved around more then most children do. Moving around filled Morrison with knowledge from different places ... ...

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... . Rose posted up the scores for the February trigonometry midterm. A small group, including David and me, began to huddle around the posted scores. "Oh my God, I hope she curves this," Clara whispered to me, seemingly hypnotized by her low score. 2 "She should. Only two people have higher than a B," I said as I skimmed up and down the list. There were only two students ... ...

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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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... 1942, anti-Japanese sentiment ran high. Rumors of an imminent Japanese invasion spread among California citizens. Rumors were sparked by real scares such as the shelling of the coast near Santa Barbara by a Japanese submarine, and by various false alarms. Americans assumed that a network of Japanese informers, living on the Hawaiian Islands had aided the attack on Pearl Harbor in December ... ...

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... the first production by playwright, Lisa Loomer. She focused on two hard-working families with different cultural backgrounds. One family, Richard and Nancy Robin, both are lawyers who live in Santa Monica. The other family, Bobby and Ana Hernandez, illegal immigrants from El Salvador live in East Side of Los Angeles. Nancy has a new born baby who is in need of ... ...

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... industry, points of interest include the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the La Brea Tar Pits (famous for Ice Age fossils), Disneyland (Anaheim), and the Santa Anita and Hollywood racetracks. Los Angeles County is the nation's largest manufacturing center, and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are second only to New York as the ... ...

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... so many natural wonders, California is filled with parks and protected environments for visitors to enjoy. California's outdoor sites are spectacular. From the Napa Valley vineyards to the sands of Santa Monica beaches and the beaches of San Diego, California has many wonderful places to amaze tourists. There are excellent points to view numerous fields of flowers while watching the vibrant ... ...

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... died. Grace called a doctor for her friend, who prescribed drugs that were psychotropic, and damaged Gladys mental health beyond repair. In early 1934, she was admitted to a rest home in Santa Monica, and eventually Los Angeles Memorial Hospital because of her nonstop downward spiral. Grace McKee got legal ownership of Norma Jeane and Gladys estate. It was then that Norma Jeane ... ...

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... , Sangria. Pennings assisted Pike with that, as well as making a respected name for himself as a consultant helping other restaurants and bars in crisis. Pennings was working with Gotham Hall in Santa Monica when David Judaken recruited him to Hollywood to open Garden of Eden. After the explosive success there, Pennings partnered with some other employees to pursue opening another place of ... ...

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