California wine

As I walk through, hands tucked away in my sweatshirt pocket, I am met with little assurance of progress, but still I am sure I am heading the right way. Parked cars, a neighbor rolling their trash bins from the street, appearing and disappearing amidst the illuminated mist emitting from nowhere. Fog’s conglomerative mass climbs onto land from from its congregation point within the Pacific Ocean and crawls across California's northern coast, where my perspective resides, to its eventual…

According to a recent article in The San Diego Union-Tribune, about one-thousand six-hundred individuals have jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, the sad part is that only a handful lived to tell their story (Wilkens). Kevin Hines was one of the thirty-six survivors, and to this day he speaks to crowds about his experience. Kevin chose to jump from the bridge to escape his mental disorder of bipolar, but he claims he regretted it as soon as he left the edge. He could not stop himself after…

Hispanics the “2nd” United States By Princess Oyedeji There are many cultures that build up the United States of America. And one of them is Hispanics. Hispanics are known to be the Largest minority of the United states of America, which is a good thing. Because of this the Hispanics and they’re culture have influenced us a lot. There are many ways that the Hispanics have influenced us. One way is there…

During the 1920s, the automobile industry was growing. There were about ten million registered cars during this time. Federal highway officials knew they needed to add more roads and highway systems capable for many Americans to drive on. (Crapanzano) A man named Cyrus Avery, Oklahoma real estate agent and coal company owner, and John Woodruff, a highway official, both had a vision of having a “superhighway” from Chicago to Los Angeles. This would help bring many industries and companies from…

California is the third largest state in the United States and has several different climate areas. But, a large portion of the state (70%) is classified as California Floristic Province. This climate is a Mediterranean-type climate, characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. (International, 2016). Here are two important, or vulnerable species in the area. The first is the Dipodomys nitratoides or more commonly known as the Fresno Kangaroo Rat, San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat,…

Basic Information: The Stenotomus chrysops, commonly known as Scup, are a heavily fished saltwater species. Despite their lean and flakey bone-filled flesh, the scup has been a part of the North American east coast diet since colonial times. In fact, the population of the scup was fished to the edge in the 1990s- but fully recovered its numbers 30-fold by 2009 thanks to seasonal restrictions. Like all other life forms on the planet, the scup is more than a fresh catch at the local fish market.…

it for their crops and harvest or have the water to take showers and to use the restroom? In California the water usage for farmers and citizens has exceeded the usual amount and it has not rained in months, so there has been a severe drought throughout the valley. The city has run out of water, so they’re obligated to go outside to use the restroom and they can’t take showers. I believe that California needs to control the water wells and add regulations to manage water usage. “Realistically,…

I was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and I moved to Jacksonville, Florida. This was a challenging time in my life because I had to get used to Florida's environment , its culture, and its people. New Mexico's environment is dry and hot. When you stand outside you can fee the sun beam on your skin, an the surrounding air is warm. There's mountains and desert landscapes. You can see these tall mountains throughout the whole city. And while you are driving throughout the city you see golden brown…

Title 24 Compliance and Lighting The California Building Standards Code or as it more formally known, Title 24 is a group of regulations that covers the construction of buildings in the state of California. There are 12 different sections to this regulation. These regulations were first put into place in 1978 and require that all California residents be in full Title 24 compliance of section 6, which covers energy efficiency. Why Is Energy Efficiency So Important? The reason Californians must…

How and why are Latinos being misrepresented in Mass Media? According to Merriam-Webster a Latino is a native or inhabitant of Latin American who lives in the United States. Therefore, there are roughly 54 million of Hispanics living in the United States as on July 1, 2013 (U.S Census Bureau). This makes Hispanics the largest ethnic group in the U.S. Although, they might make up a large amount of these nations populations, Hispanics are still considered a race minority. As a result of this,…