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It was 2013, and my junior year of highschool, and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was at an optimal time in my life, and my future was looking bright.I had everything that a seventeen year old teenager dreamt of having in high school. I had over a 4.0 GPA, great group of friends, captain of the varsity basketball team, and was well known and liked by pretty much the entire school. Up to this point in time, I had led my team to three consecutive league titles where I had earned…

left and right like chickens with their head cut off. I was at the El Noa Noa taco stand in Wapato patiently awaiting his arrival. Jimenez strode up to the counter where I stood calmly, dragging his feet after working nine long hours at Roadrunners (Arco- gas station and deli mart) where we’re both employed. As he meandered towards the counter, his face ignited with such hunger when he asked to order something before we proceeded with the interview. His wavy and curly hair dangling on the top…

“Of Mice and Men” was also adapted to theater in both The States (2014) and Spain (2012). The Broadway version is something which caused a ripple of fame for director, Anna D. Shapiro. Spanish director Miguel del Arco presented his version of the novel as a play in Madrid in 2012, where it was also surrounded by amazing reviews. One might wonder how such a short novel could have inspired a chain of successful interpretations all over the world, but the answer lies in the simplicity and…

The family of Gaines claims acts of racial profiling to be the reason their son was attacked and killed. Officer Cabillo of San Mateo County questioned Gaines and his 14 year old friend because they were “involved in suspicious behavior” around an Arco gas station in south SF. Thee families attorney states that there was no reason for the boys to be questioned, and officer Cabillo had no reason to suspect Gaines and his friend of illegal activities. In 2012 when this article was published, there…

Climate change is affecting the world in different forms and increments. In the last century various parts of globe have seen the impacts of global warming, green gas emissions, and flooding. These natural disasters cause massive amounts of damage economically, politically and socially leading to competition for limited resources, upheaval and chaos on both the local and national spectrums. However, many are quick to dismiss the impact of climate change when its horrific effects do not hit…

An Analysis of BP’s Difficulties, “Signature Processes” & Performance BP is the multinational holding company and one of the world’s major petroleum and petrochemical groups. BP’s primary activities include: exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing and transportation; and manufacturing and sales of petrochemicals. In 1908, William D’Arcy and George Reynolds struck oil in Persia and established the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). In 1935 APOC was renamed…