...The climate in California becomes uneasy during a Santa Ana period. The Santa Ana winds can either bring joy or create great terror. The Santa Ana winds have different effects on the residents of California. The catch is whether the residents of California see it in a positive or negative way. Didion’s text takes a negative turn into her perspective of The Santa Ana Winds. While Thomas’ text takes a positive turn on his views of The Santa Ana Winds. With different perspectives the texts dirverge. Although, the texts diverge they also intersect on the reality of The Santa Ana effects. Joan Didion’s message is to warn the public of the dangers, effects and the overall results of The Santa Ana winds. “In fact the climate is characterized by infrequent but violent extremes”(Didion,5). Didion is stating a fact on California’s climate, it is not always bad but when the climate does get risky, dangerous and violent circumstances are presented. Didion emphasizes on all the negative effects of the winds with her diction. Didion says, “The winds shows us how close to the edge we are”(Didion,6). This states how the negative effects of the period shows the residents of California the risks they are encountering. It conveys the uneasiness the winds brings to the city of Los Angeles, and also the chaos and thoughts that hover over the city’s residents. Didion gives shape to her respective message by means of particular moves by introducting a counter claim...
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...The Santa Ana Winds “ The Santa Ana” by Joan Didion and “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas offer complete separate views to a similar topic, the winds of Southern California. In a first person narration the authors write of the wind from her own experience of living in California and from her own perspective, shedding light on two very different aspects of the Santa Ana winds. Physically, both pieces of literature are different. Each story reflects its own writer as “The Santa Ana” has lengthy paragraphs, chock full of information. Didion is an American Author known for her literary journalism and use of logos. At a glance of the piece, it lists of reasonings and details is clearly visible. Each paragraph is filled with descriptions and examples of the author’s point. Didion cites others like Raymond Chandler and uses lots of facts to prove her point of the winds destructive nature. “Brush Fire” has noticeably shorter paragraphs and uses much more imaginative diction like in paragraph four where she describes the wind’s journey as “....arrives in the foothills of southern California in hot, bone-dry, ten to forty mile-per-hour gusts that lower the relative humidity to three percent” in comparison to Didion’s description in paragraph three, “warmed as it comes down the mountain and appears finally as a hot dry wind”. Thomas is a well-versed poet, known to have published in the American Poetry Review. She offers her own opinion and recalls many memories with the winds in short anecdotes...
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...Hernandez novelties Phone: 2442-0580 Adress: 2nd Street East # 8, Barrio Santa Cruz, Metapan, Santa Ana Distance: 52 km from Santa Ana city Products: Crafts, Embossing, hammocks, typical clothing, etc. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 12m and from 2pm to 5pm Sunday from 8am to 12noon Apuzunga Water Park phone: (503) 2440-5130 / 2483-8952 Address: Located on International Road Km.100. Conchagua Metapán. Distance: 36 km from Santa Ana, and 3.3km, or five minutes from the turnoff to Apuzunga. Web site: raftingelsalvador.info/apuzunga.html apuzunga@yahoo.com Services: 5 natural water pools, slides, trampolines, restaurant, football and basketball courts, pool tables, multipurpose ranches, extreme sports such as rafting and canopy Opening hours: Every day, from 7:00 am. To 5:00 pm. Fee: Adults $ 3.00 and Children $ 2.00 "If you like the adrenaline of extreme sports, Apuzunga Water Park is perfect for you. Experience the Rafting, unique in western El Salvador.” Montecristo National Park Located in the city of Metapán, department of Santa Ana, A 117 km. from San Salvador, located in the northwestern region of El Salvador, near the border with Guatemala and Honduras. Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 am-12: 30 pm and 01:30 pm-03: 30 pm Entry fee: $ 3 domestic visitors. $ 6 visitors. Prepaid cash. Request permission from the Ministry of Environment MARN, phone: (503) 2267-6259...
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...Age Well Senior services Program History and background As a result of increase in cases of uncatered health care issues for the ages in the county of orange, San Clemente seniors’ board, decided to come up with a solution. They voted in a board from the region. The board was supposed to carry out services in South Orange County. With time, it evolved to become a regional, non governmental, non profit organization. It continued to help the aged by fulfilling their needs and putting prevention programs. In early 2010 south county senior services decided to change their name to age well senior services. Program description Age well senior services program was developed with the sole purpose of helping the aged. It relies 100% on donations for finances to be able to provide services. Since 1975 when it was known as san clement seniors it has consistently provided vital services to the aged living in homes as well as all the aged low income earners in south county. These types of services are not easily available in other cities, the aging are always left to suffer on their own. They have a wide variety of services that they offer, they includes: * Meals on Wheels and Congregate Meal Programs * Adult Day Health Care and Alzheimer’s Social Day Care * Operation and Management of Senior Centers * Case Management * Non-Emergency Medical Transportation * Health & Wellness Programs Meals on wheels and congregate meals programs This program has been put in...
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...Lead in Candy A recent issue that has generated a good deal of controversy is contaminants in children's candy, imported mostly from Mexico. The Orange County Register (OC Register) conducted an investigation and “recommendations emerged from sources during the course of the investigation” (2013). Recommendations include, but are not limited to, train “candy makers” on ways to reduce lead; testing of manufactures and providers of chili, tamarind, and packaging; improve communication by sharing data in-house and with Mexican officials to coerce change of production methods; and publicize the effects of lead on children’s health (and in adults, especially during pregnancy), such as delayed growth, hearing and weight loss, untimely birth, permanent brain damage and even death, for example (UCLA Report, 2009). The OC Register (2013) states that, “some changes have occurred on both sides of the border.” As an example, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relayed a letter to candy producers saying it will start the process of setting a lower acceptable level of lead in domestic products, and the agency stresses that the new maximum levels are “achievable under good manufacturing practices in the production of candies and candy ingredients” (Food Navigator USA, 2006). In addition, it is important to mention that the number of cases of lead poisoning have dropped dramatically over the last two decades, due largely to both environmental regulations and ongoing...
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...Recreational Benefits of Chino Hills State Park Health and wellness is an interest that is quickly spreading globally. Many people are interested in simple activities or exercises that provide them with maximum results with minimal effort yet due to time constraints, careers, and the daily demands of modern life, most are unlikely to achieve their desired results. As a result, many are turning to outdoor recreation as an outlet to achieving their personal and physical goals. Chino Hills State Park expands a massive 14, 102 acres and provides the communities of Brea, Chino Hills, Corona, and Yorba Linda, that surround the park with the benefits of: ninety miles of trails and fire roads… offer excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife and native plants. Facilities consist of a picnic area, equestrian staging area, pipe corrals, a historic barn, water spigots and restrooms (California, 2014). In addition to the trails that can be used for camping, hiking, biking, and horse back riding, the park offers bird watching, and a new discovery center. The park uses direct management to monitor who enters the park by charging fees upon entry. It is $5.00 to visit the park daily or, if you are camping, between $15.00- $100.00 depending on the size of the group and how long the stay will be for. The amenities in the park offer physical, mental, social, spiritual, and intellectual benefits to individuals and groups who visit. Stress has a negative affect on the immune system and extensive...
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...“The Santa Ana” and “Brush Fire” were both written Californians, Joan Didion and Linda Thomas, at points both of these articles either converge and diverge from each other. Throughout the article “The Santa Ana” by Joan Didion she mainly talks about The Santa Ana winds and what effects it has on the people and other animals, while in “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas She mainly talks about the cause and effect of the fires that ravage southern California and how it leads to new life. Both of these texts have two separate main ideas but where they converge is in the details of the articles. It’s clear the “The Santa Ana” is going to be written about the Santa Ana winds, but within “Brush Fire” it says “In October, chaparral burns, usually during...
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...Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive Summary: “Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive” is an article on the Scientific American’s website, and was written by Andrea Thompson on December 6, 2017. She explained that, “A disastrous combination of tinder-dry vegetation, the strongest Santa Ana winds . . . and a spark caused wildfire to explode.” Thompson also stated how unusual wildfires were at this time of the year, as they would at least get some precipitation to lower the fire risk, but due to the climate changes, many wildfires have broken out. She took time to explain what Santa Ana winds, or katabatic winds were, and how they raise the risk of the fires. Out of the five fires in the Los Angeles area, the fire in Ventura had the greatest...
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...would get out into the water and bodyboard endless waves that propelled me towards the sandy coastline. What I have noticed throughout my years of visiting Huntington Beach is how the presence of single use plastic bags and bottles have increased along the shoreline, especially in and around the mouth of the Santa Ana river....
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...Uncontrolled blazes fueled by weather, wind, and dry underbrush, wildfires can burn acres of land—and consume everything in their paths—in mere minutes. On average, more than 100,000 wildfires, also called wildland fires or forest fires, clear 4 million to 5 million acres (1.6 million to 2 million hectares) of land in the U.S. every year. In recent years, wildfires have burned up to 9 million acres (3.6 million hectares) of land. A wildfire moves at speeds of up to 14 miles an hour (23 kilometers an hour), consuming everything—trees, brush, homes, even humans—in its path. HOW THEY ARE FORMED There are three conditions that need to be present in order for a wildfire to burn, which firefighters refer to as the fire triangle: fuel, oxygen, and...
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...effect that weather has on the fire will determine how disastrous they may be. Wildfires can cover acres of land or in some cases an acre or less. In order for wildfire to burn, the three conditions of fuel, oxygen, and heat source must be present. Fuel is described as any flammable material surrounding a fire, which includes trees, grasses, brush, and even homes. The more fuel sources there are the more intense the fire will be. The air supplies the oxygen a fire needs to burn. Heat sources, may include lightning, hot winds, or even the sun, which help ignite a wildfire, and gives it the heat needed to start up. Even climate changes such as El Nino can influence wildfires. Wildfires occur all around the world and are very common in the western United States, where the weather condition (heat, drought, and thunderstorms) is perfect for wildfires to start. For instance, in California we often have wildfires that can blow for miles of land due to the dry Santa Ana winds. They are also mainly started by humans, but they may also occur naturally if all conditions are...
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...famous signal to be hoisted to his entire fleet which stated, “England expects that every man will do his duty". Now that the British navy was in formation and sailing right at the combined fleet it was time for the battle to begin. Nelson led the windward column in the Victory while the leeward column was led by Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (1748 – 1810) in the HMS Royal Sovereign. It would be the Royal Sovereign that would be the first British ship to enter range of the combined fleet and it would be the French ship Fougueux that would fire the first shots of the battle. At noon the Royal Sovereign cut the combined fleets line and opened up with a double shot broadside that tore into the Spanish flagship Santa Ana. With the British ships now cutting the battle lines of the combined fleet the grand melee that Nelson was looking for was now joined with the British ships firing into the rear and fronts of the combined fleet. This major tactic of crossing the “T” gave the expert gunners of the Royal Navy the upper hand in the combat. The French tactic for gunner was to shoot high and into the mast of the British while the British fired into the hull of the enemy ships. Being in the closeness of the melee the French could not fire upward at the mast of the British so most of their shots were non-effective. During this time with the British ships piercing the combined fleet’s lines and raking them with broadsides the Victory got her mast tangled with...
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...Instead of flowing northeast from the Pacific Ocean along the Coast Range, the Central Valley has the majority of its wind blow in from the southwest Great Basin in Nevada. This area of high pressure then mixes with the Central Valleys low pressure causing strong, gusty winds known as the Santa Ana Winds (Climate of California). During the summer months, heated air from the Great Basin flows into the valley, causing widespread heatwaves, and in the winter months, this semi-heated air results in a mild and relatively dry winter (Climate of California). However, during winter months, high pressure storms from the Pacific Ocean can get blown into the low pressure valley resulting in the possibility of thunderstorms. A study operated by the Central California Ozone Study in 2011 revealed that summer-season wind extends 800-1000 m above the surface ( Zhong et al. 2004). Throughout the valley, the up-valley wind persists during the day and at night. However, when up-valley winds are close to the valley sidewalls, diurnal wind reversals occur (Zhong et al. 2004). The wind speeds that were measured showed diurnal oscillations that decrease with height and low-level wind maximum occurs around 300 m, with an exponential decrease in speed above the maximum (Zhong et al....
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...California wildfire grows to 43 square miles http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57582689/california-wildfire-grows-to-43-square-miles/ It seemed that each time wind-driven embers sparked new blazes or a wall of fire leaped a Southern California hillside and came charging toward hundreds of homes, an army of firefighters was right there to either douse or direct the flames away from humanity. As a result, the fire that broke out Thursday quickly moved through the Camarillo Springs area without destroying a single home. Firefighters were hoping for the same success on Friday, as the fire raged out of control miles away near the coast. Fifteen structures in the area 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles sustained some damage, and other homes in a wooded area were being threatened Friday by the blaze that had roared across 43 square miles. Some 900 firefighters using engines, aircraft, bulldozers and other equipment had it just 20 percent contained. Since daybreak, the fire has nearly tripled in size. "That's the way this fire has behaved, it has been a very fast-moving, feisty fire," said Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash. To the north of the fire, parts of the Newbury Park community of Thousand Oaks are under mandatory and voluntary evacuations, Nash said. Overnight, Nash said firefighters plan to stockpile resources along a road that lies between the fire and Malibu, protecting homes on the fire's eastern front. Of the thousands of homes threatened by...
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...Well-known as one of the world’s most decisive battles, Sam Houston and his rag-tag band of 910 pioneer Texians took captive the fleeing "Napoleon of the West,"Genelisimo Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana. In all, Texas' quest for independence was more than six previous years in the making. While the actual battle was a mere skirmish in military terms, it was the turning point in the American territorial land grab that ensued. This was more than a handful of pioneer homesteaders settlers flexing their muscles. It was a "manifested destiny" that declared America's intention to push its territorial expansion to the max.(2) Attractions, Cultural Events And Festivities: With a proud boast of having the world's tallest war memorial edifice, The San Jacinto Museum of History and Library are located at the very base of the San Jacinto Monument. A true gateway to Texas history as well as to its culture, this jewel of a museum re-visualizes...
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