California State Senate

This drought is causing fights! In California, we have been in a drought for three years. It has gotten to the point where we are arguing over how we use our ground water and if it should or should not be managed. Furthermore, California should be managing the use of aquifer because people should be able to have enough water for their basic living rights of taking a shower, using the restroom inside the house, and it will also end up saving the environment. Having enough water is truly…

Gardnerville, Nevada lies in the west central portion of Nevada, which is just east of Lake Tahoe. At over 4,700 feet above sea level, Gardnerville rests comfortably in Carson Valley where residents enjoy moderate weather and pleasant temperatures year round. Located in close proximity to Gardnerville are the communities of Genoa and Minden. Carson Valley offers all the residents of Gardnerville a chance to experience one of the world’s most popular locations for sailplane soaring and skiing.…

'Cadillac Desert 1' includes the introduction and the first chapter. The author introduces the big picture of the western water system, including its canals and dams. In the West, the arid climate isn't suitable for plants growing. As the catastrophic of drought happened in the 1800s and the 1930s, Powell believes that a federal irrigation program can solve the problem for the West. Then, people were constantly building dams for about fifty years, because they can storage water, help to…

For instance, the companies she interviewed disregard the potential damages from fracking and state that it is safe and “there is little evidence that water supplies have been contaminated.” However, the people of California disagree with this and have taken action into their own hands. What is Hydraulic Fracking? Hydraulic fracking is the process…

the black community has for the white population and how racist the white population of Los Angeles can be. This event in history will always be seen as a moment in time when all people were able to see was the color of each other’s skin. The United States has had for many years now been portrayed as a place of equal rights and opportunities but events like this make the public’s opinion alter slightly. Many are beginning to question, is the US really based on equality or is it always going to…

available to local communities would enable a pathway to healthcare stability. If more undocumented residents of the San Fernando Valley were to obtain legal status, this would surge work potential, stable housing and ability to qualify for federal and state assistance if needed. Once individuals have their basic needs met, (food, shelter and clothing), they can work toward focusing on their health and wellbeing. With the development of adequate bilingual services, an improvement in symptom…

People change all the time and in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini talks about a boy in Afghanistan Amir who lives with a wealthy dad Baba, his mom passed away at birth and ever since he blamed it on himself. His best friend Hassan also his servant a Hazara which are a minority. The author shows Amir remembering back to his childhood in his point of view, always trying to impress Baba since he was very distant from his father. Putting down people and breaking long term relationships for his…

Character Analysis: The character that is driving force of this novel is Cathy Ames. She is an antagonist because she has a very deceptive and superstitious personality. Cathy is an only child, has blonde hair, hazel eyes with droopy eyelids which make her seem sleepy, and is always very slender and delicate. She gives off a troubled vibe to others around her, yet she always seems as innocent as a child. From a very small age, Cathy told lies; however, she lies differently in such a manner as to…

employees (52 percent) believe the morale problem presents a serious or severe threat to the ability of the FPD to perform its mission” (Fresno Bee, 2016). This is a major problem, because it is bad to have officers on patrol who are not in the right state of mind to perform their job. The patrol division and civil units are arguably the most important parts of the department because they deal directly with citizens. If citizens see this type of dysfunction it could lead to even more problems…

San Francisco, in northern California, is a hilly city on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It's known for its year-round fog, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, and cable cars, but is at risk for a major earthquake. San Francisco is built on the north american plate with it moving against a transform boundary, with the Pacific plate. A transform boundary is when two plates slide against each other, causing many earthquakes since San Francisco is on the west…