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Life in a California Mission: The Journals of Jean François De La Pérouse gives an insight into the lives of Native Americans during the 18th century from a European perspective. This was a period referred as “Age of Discovery” since most people, cultures and societies, who dominated unexplored regions of the world, were now being discovered. In the same period, 1769 – 1833, several missions came up between San Diego and Sonoma that were each day’s journey estimated at 30 miles apart. Each…

Most of California’s water comes from a few rivers. Some of rivers have their own benefits. California should invest money in restoring the San Joaquin River. With the restoration of the river along will come farmers get water, more crop growing, and salmon increase. The San Joaquin River restoration plan will be a benefit to all farmers. Although farmers may lose 20% of their water, but water districts will capture more water from flood years and save it for dry years.(Weintraub paragraph 8)…

Golden Gate Bridge Gwen Stilson, Mira Sands, John Del Rivo, Cosme Chavez Period 1, Science 8 March 9, 2015 Question 1: When and Why was the Bridge Built? - Mira The construction of the Golden Gate bridge commenced on January 5, 1933, and its purpose is to connect San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait, which links San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. At an amazing 8981 ft. (2737 m) long, it was the worlds largest suspension until 1964,…

The history of the Newport News Shipyard is very fascinating because of the the founder and his history, and how the USS Midway was built there. But, when was it founded? Was there other ships built there? These questions will be answered as I tell you all about the Newport News Shipyard and why it is so fascinating. The Newport News Shipyard is 131 years old. That means that it was founded in the year clof 1886. It is located in the city of Newport News in Virginia. The Newport News…

The United State suffers from another catastrophe as a wildfire burned across Northern California. This is really bad news not only for U.S. citizens as the blazes have killed 17 people so far and the environment due to the deforestation, but also bad news for the U.S economic because it caused only in property damage an estimate of $65 billion. According to CoreLogic, around 172,117 homes in Santa Rosa and Napa regions are at some level of risk. These homes located in these regions are…

Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert in California. It functions as a national park and is part of the National Park System. Despite being the hottest and driest place in North America with temperatures reaching up to 134 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, there is a good amount of vegetation. The vegetation in Death valley includes mostly succulents and drought resistant plants. Basically, plants that have adapted to desert conditions thrive in Death Valley. Major landforms include,…

Calaveras County is and always will be my home. Many high school students are eager to leave the county and go and explore the world. A large number of students will not return to Calaveras as it has a number of key issues that keep those from returning. One example is the ruralness of the county. Due to Calaveras feeling as if it is in the middle of nowhere, there is not much to do for a young aspiring adult to partake in. The bustle hustle lifestyle that young people seek is not found within…

Colorado is known for being one of the healthiest states, its high altitude and the connotation of always being “high”. Pardon the pun. But this all has to do with the biggest thing in Colorado, the most monumental, and of course, the highest. The Rocky Mountains. Starting in New Mexico and spanning all the way to all the way to Canada for a total of 3,000 miles. They run across Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. But the Colorado Rockies are particularly beautiful. The spring runoff brings…

Current Event: Evacuation Orders Though hurricanes have had a devastating impact on the United States over the past months, another disaster type that has been causing problems across several states is wildfires. One of the most recent wildfires that is still occurring is in southwest Colorado. The wildfire started on June 1st and the cause is currently unknown, but the extreme drought that is heavily affecting the southwest region of the country could have been a factor. Though the fire has…

The guest speaker that came to visit us and talk about what they did to become successful was Freddie Rodriguez. Freddie is a politician and a California State Assembly member representing the 52 district and represents the following cities Ontario, Pomona, chino, Montclair, part of Fontana He was born and raised in Pomona, served 7 years in city council while being a state assembly member he had a part time job which was emergency medical technician for 33 years. One important decision he makes…