... pillow, reclined my side of the sofa, and grabbed my soft velvet afghan. I pressed the button on the remote control; the TV flared to life, and I was appalled with every station I switched to, from factual stories in the news, to the violence in the movies being shown, to the so called comedy of the cartoons, the shows all revolved around violence ... by TV with the same importance. Any violence is TV news, the video capture and sound bite is what TV deems important. I keep clicking again and again. Is there any station broadcasting news that is not "violent"? I choose next to find a mo...

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... Los Angeles was the first city created based upon the automobile and that a part of the reason why Los Angeles is so big is because of the railroads having a main station there. This journal contributes to my discipline in a reference, outcome sense of way. I say reference because with the help of all the other historians, collectively, a very detailed and precise piece ... ...

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... afflicted upon citizens as an alternative form of discipline. Most victims of police brutality are the poor and people of color. For example on August 9th at the 70th Precinct Station House in Brooklyn, two uniformed police officers tortured a Haitian immigrant named Abner Louima by driving the wooden handle of a toilet plunger into his rectum and puncturing his small intestine. They ... ...

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... , it now seems as if the inhabitants are transient and unsettled. Because Los Angeles grew so rapidly and the location of its residents changed consistently, Palos Verdes seemed like a way-station stopover for catching one's breath. Often, friends from school would disappear and be replaced with new faces. Personally, I have nothing against change or growth as such, however I do still hold ... ...

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... damage. A man named George Holliday was standing on the balcony of a nearby building and videotaped the incident. The next day, March 4, he gave his 81-second tape to a local L.A. TV station. By the end of the day, TV stations worldwide were broadcasting the video. On March 15, 1991, four police officers faced charges of assault with a deadly weapon and use of ... ...

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... radio stations in New York and Los Angeles. Two stations WBLS New York and KACE in Los Angeles, have announced they wont play the roughest and most offensive songs. A third station WPWR opted for a different route, saying it would lose credibility with its audience if it banned music that reflects the language of urban life. "We've got to speak their ... ...

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