California Proposition 13

The US/ Mexico borderlands are the site of a number of “flows” of goods, people, and ideas over the last century. The US is attempting to increase the “flow” of some goods such as food, but restricting others like illegal immigration and drug trafficking. The US has been trying to stop drug smugglers and illegal immigration by setting some policies. When Salinas became the president of Mexico, his number one priority was to stop drug trafficking and smuggling it into the US so both countries…

This paper discusses the community health assessment of Baychester, New York located in the Bronx. The reason I choose Baychester for my windshield survey is because it is where I grew up and spent most of my childhood. I have lived in baychester for nearly 15 years, the town of baychester gives me the utmost joy and happiness; seeing people who is of the same heritage and culture as me in my surroundings. Everyone in this neighborhood is close-knit and considers each other family. From my…

Santa Cruz Residential Recovery is part of the larger organization Encompass Community Services, an organization that is more of an amalgamation of smaller organizations united under one umbrella organization. Encompass Community Services and all of its various programs serve the local Santa Cruz county area, which includes westside Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Aptos, Capitola, Live Oak, Soquel, and Twin Lakes. The majority of the services offered take on a patron-client type relationship as is…

Blending Cultures is the Key to Frisco's Greatness Cultural activities and events abound in the great city of San Francisco. There are even plenty of museums that not only promote awareness of the diverse cultures of this great city but also celebrate the contributions of these people to what this city has become. If you are planning to visit San Francisco, you will be robbing yourself of a real treat if you fail to visit some of the museums devoted to the cultural history of this city. Below…

What would happen if we ran out of water? Well for starters, it wouldn’t be nice. What if you have to use the bathroom outside? Or you couldn’t take a shower for 5 months? Now that is nasty. This is why we should have laws for the amount of water we use.The laws will help us because we won’t end up drilling holes in the ground and sinking to our death. Also, we will have water for days with the laws.California should have laws for well water because one day everyone won’t have water.…

The Banning Ranch houses coastal bluffs and wetlands spread over 400 acres of land. It is located in the area of West Newport Beach. The current project presumes creation of a mixed-use development. It will feature 1,375 houses and condominiums build in various architectural styles. In addition, the project presumes a 75-room hotel, as well as numerous stores (Save the New Port Banning Ranch, 2015). The 280 acres of space will be left for parks. The companies that pursue the project include oil…

In my opinion, Hispanic American are the individuals of a group that has been born, raised or is part of the community of the United States of America, but has its roots in the different countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. In a general way I agree with this two authors. When they defined Hispanic American they did it from a demographic point of view, stating that it is the sum of different subgroups and subcultures from different countries. In fact, I…

by leaving their original home or being left with no choice but to leave.This can cause many challenges.Esperanza Ortega from the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan is very similar to the other immigrants.A tragic event forced her to flee to California from her excellent Mexican life. Although Esperanza has faced many challenges her main challenges were going to work in the fields to take care of Mama and facing discrimination in the United States. One of the challenges that Esperanza…

The Yurok tribe lived in the northwest cone of what today is California. Some of its people lived in villages along 45 miles of the Lower Klamath River. The tribe was one of three tribes – Karok, Tolowa, and Yurok. Yurok territory also ran along the Pacific Coast from Little River in the north, to Trinidad Bay in the south, in addition on the tribe’s inland territory along the Klamath River. Today the land would be in the northern part of Humboldt County and continue north though much of what is…

six hundred fourteen people claim residency in Southern California. All of these millions of people have to survive off of two vital elements, food and water. Humans are able to survive two weeks without eating, but can only go for two days without water, before they die of dehydration. Southern California primarily receives its water from lakes and rivers from the North and from ground water that is pumped out. Currently, Southern California is in great need of water because of the drought…