Well this is not the easiest thing that someone can ask another. Especially if you are an American, if someone would ask you, what does it mean to be an American? You would probably start to think twice about that. Many might now what an American is, but I don’t think anyone ever say that being an American can be a good or bad thing. Religion is something you don’t have to worry about. However some people who might come to this country might not like the fact that there are different type of people
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the museums. If you like looking at old airplanes, we could go to the March Air Field in riverside, or the Wings Of Fame museum in Chino, Ca. Or, if you like to look at skeletons from thousands of years ago, we could go to the La Brea Tar pits in Los Angeles. If you admire the president, and love learning about them, we could go to the two presidential libraries there, the Richard Nixon, and the Ronald Reagan
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provided. With a city as large as Los Angeles, its first objective is to grant these desires. Unfortunately, as we can see from our great city, the prioritization of human lives has stripped the freedom away from the natural landscapes of the city. Living spaces, factories, or freeways that will accommodate human needs will replace the land that nature sits on and natural catastrophes occurred from landscapes will be controlled to the point of destruction. The Los Angeles River is one landscape that
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So begins the Lonely Planet travel guide to Los Angeles, California. From this description we are painted an idyllic view of a sunny paradise – the playground of the young and beautiful. The guide goes on to describe the temperate climate, the many shopping attractions, and the vast, sprawling freeway system, wryly commenting “the right car is to Angelenos what the right shoes are to Italians” (Schulte-Peevers 2010, 36). Postmodernist novels such as Joan Didion’s Play It As It Lays, Thomas Pynchon’s
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Corruptions and crimes were under fire in 1920s. In the movie, Los Angeles in that time was described like a criminal city. There were a lot of crime every day. Prohibition was unenforceable and carried a great potential for police corruption. (Eclecticme) Lots of money were made by criminals who then paid off police officers to allow their illegal activities to continue. It was dangerous to stay outside at night because of the out of control of robbers, bootleggers and criminal organization. This
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Hollywood is this big glamourized state of mind, it’s a city in California, yet it is often used to describe someone as being dramatic or fake. Hollywood is described as another world of unrealistic standards, it’s a location that gathers creative minds to transform words into life on the big screen. It’s an optimistic location for authors and directors to come together and entertain viewers from their favorite literature masterpieces. Imagine snuggling up in a blanket on a lazy wintery Sunday, with
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In the post-Civil War United States, the various presidents, whether Democratic or Republican, faced challenges regarding the West. To many, it symbolized the American Dream- the idea that with hard work and determination, anyone could achieve success. The West turned some men, including Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, into millionaires, while others returned home empty-handed. Although the creation of new technologies in the mining industry and the mechanization of agriculture were important
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Fredrick Jackson Turner, had a different vision and mindset as a historian when it came to the topic “Frontier.” To elaborate, he offered a new theory on the American idea of the frontier, stating that with the recent Western movement that attracted many citizens to the western united states the end of an era was upon us. In addition, Turner also speaks on the forces that make America great, such as development, colonization, and adaptation where in the past, present, and future the institution of
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COM 112 Sept 24, 2010 Lady Ann Bratlee In Los Angles their was a man, this man was Ted. He was a young 22 year old with bright red hair and a smile ot die for. He was out every night looking for his love the one he meet 15 years ago as a kid on the beach. He knew she lived around this area since they wrote every day till they were 18 and she stopped right. SO not shortly after 6 months of no letter and a bunch of returned letters he flew to Los angel and went to this house the address on the
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their own sub-language, symbols, handshakes and other identifiers. Hispanics, Asians and African Americans began banding together to form gangs in the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1970s and 1980s, there were national gang alliances, with gangs moving out of Los Angeles and New York City, and spreading across the country, with affiliates in many towns, as well as drug routes to finance gang activities. Although gang
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