In James Rawls" essay "California: A Place, A People, A Dream", Rawls gives his interpretation of the "California dream", as well as identifies the paradoxes that are often associated with that dream. ... This true because there is so much about California that can often at times seem surreal. ... It's where some say the California Dream turns into the American, if not the world Dream. ... My experience in California has been one of love and hate, being a native Californian I must say that I love the weather and the beach but at the same time I hate the general climate and the inability t...

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In April of 1993, the California State Legislature created the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) by merging the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District. ... Aside from operations of the MTA, the Metrolink provides a broader servicing area by serving numerous stations in train various Southern California counties. ...

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Introduction The Chinatown is a film that was directed by Roman Polanski and released in 1974 in America. This screenplay was written by Robert Towne, and it stars both Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson. The film was based on water dispute events in Southern California that occurred at the start of 2...

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The City of Angels; to some, Los Angeles is the embodiment of the American dream- a sort of west coast "Statue of Liberty," with opportunity at every corner and in every doorway. The city of razzle-dazzle, movie stars, and Hollywood's walk of fame; for nearly a century Los Angeles has been perceived...

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The California National guard was not expecting for the city to get out of control, so they loaned their riot equipment to other law enforcement agencies. ... At 1:00 am, California Governor Pete Wilson asked for assistance from the federal government. ... Causing The Southern California Rapid Transit District to suspend all bus services throughout the night. ... The California police department prepared for a not guilty verdict". ...

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During this time the southern pacific railroad purchased a trolley system called the Los Angeles Pacific Company. ... Sechler explains that public transportation steadily declined nationwide and in Southern California in the years following the war. ... In 1964 the MTA reconstituted itself into the Southern California Rapid Transit District. ...

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April 29, 1992 April 29,1992 was the onset of 53 deaths, some 10,000 arrests, 2,300 injuries, and more than 1,000 buildings on fire in the city of Los Angeles. Let it burn, wanna let burn. (Sublime) This short quote from this song hit me like a train thundering down its tracks. I was stunned, ...

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According to Brooks it was in early September 1857 that an emigrant wagon train, known as the Fancher Company, rolled through the grassy knolls of Southern Utah. The train was made of mostly families from Missouri and Arkansas, headed for a new life in California. ... He offered the Fancher Party a safe escort towards California if they would leave their wagons and cattle to appease the Indians. ...

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Scholars also noted how "hipsters," or college students and artists who are mostly white, find the area attractive due to the variety of bars, cheap housing, and public transit to universities such as University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California (Park and Kim, 133). ...

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The Times editorial department is one of the most formidable in the world with 23 foreign, 9 national, five California and six regional bureaus, and is also the largest news gathering operation in California. ...

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According to history, police brutality as well as discrimination against minorities, has been an underlining reason for riots. Within the United States there has been a total of 13 riots that were associated with racism (rowen 2015). As seen within society there is a clear distinction between those ...

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African American females are unique human beings. Like other women, they are burdened with the problems of being women in a male-dominated society that does not fully value the feminine perspective. Unlike other women, they are also faced with issues resulting from long-standing negative, stereotypi...

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DARE was an extension and modification of a previous program known as Project Smart (Self-Management and Resistance Training) that was created at the University of Southern California to teach seventh graders how to resist drug use(Lundman 2001). ...

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