Dana Point

INTRODUCTION Dana Point is a city between Los Angeles and San Diego in southern California, but is best known for its harbor. Just north of the harbor lies a rocky beach with large cliffs only tens of meters from the sea, depending on tide level. Cliffs along the coast of southern California are prone to landslides due to their rock composition (mostly sedimentary) and high erosion rates from the sea but become increasingly stressed from overlying man-made structures and landscaping practices. For this reason, it is important to continually monitor the geological hazards that exist along the coast. One relatively new way to monitor landscape changes over time is by the use of three-dimensional (3D) mapping. Long-term changes can be seen by…

In life there are many situations you come across where you must decide whether to stay quiet or speak up. Most of the times I decide to stay quiet and turn the other cheek, but during the summer I decided to step out of my comfort zone. In April my boyfriend bought us tickets to go to the Ohana Music Festival in Dana Point California. This was the present he gave me for our three year anniversary and it was the best thing that anyone has ever given me. I was extremely excited because my…

Rousey is the main target for these hate comments because of the sport she participates. The UFC is well known as the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world and they feature the top fighters in the MMA. The UFC came to be in the early 90s and was only open to men. Most agreed with this because they believed that women should not be involved in a sport that brutal. UFC president, Dana White, said it himself that “women will never fight in the UFC”. Ronda Rousey changed his…

A true hero is one who finds the courage, willpower, and passion to help others in their character. Once these three characteristics are met, any individual will have the strength in them to endure even the toughest challenges life can throw at them. Welles Crowther certainly had all three aspects of character. As reported by witnesses of Crowther’s actions, and as stated in “Saved on 9/11, by the Man in the Red Bandanna,” “He used it to put out some blazes and assigned a woman, Ling Young, to…

become famous all around the United States and is now a public speaker who travels all around the country and a role model for many. While I quite enjoyed the book, many readers clearly didn’t. According to goodreads.com, No Excuses had “just way too much information on wrestling...more than I would ever want to know, (Amanda)” followed by, “...but this book is very repetitive and boring. Read the back jacket and then skip it, (Chad)” and “I became less and less enthralled. While the story is…

Being Extraordinary Willie Burton is an extraordinary and an inspirational person. Willie faces cerebral palsy where he stutters when he talks. His lower body is numb and isn’t able to walk. Willie is inspirational because he faced a congenital disorder of movement, and posture which cannot be cured, treatment may help, but that didn't stop him from what he loves doing which is wrestling. Even though Willie wasn’t the best, he kept pushing and didn't let cerebral palsy get in his way and gave…

What Does It Take to Be a Hero? Heroes are often portrayed as crime fighters or saviors. However, anyone who shows courage, selflessness, and virtues qualifies for the hero archetype. Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T. the Extra Terrestrial narrates the Taylor family's efforts to illegally house an alien long enough to escort E.T. to it’s mothership for a return to the species planet without seeking attention from scientists or police. The main character and protagonist Elliott Taylor relates to…

each other besides the ending when the author calls the bully her sister. The poem is well plotted, and has a good introduction into getting onto the real topic of racism and stereotypes. “That day... which-had-to-be-named Elementary” (207). Let’s you know that there is an already influential white influence on the school. That the influence bothers, and influences work ethic on the minorities, makes them rebel, and feel unfairly treated because of their skin color. I think that since…

diagnostic ERCP changed into a more complex procedure, I asked Marc if we could switch roles so that he can assist the doctor without interruption, and I will look after the patient. He said “No” and decided to call the front desk for an extra nurse to come in to help. I did not think that taking away one nurse from her or his assignment for a non-urgent matter was appropriate. Therefore, I informed him that asking for an extra hand was not necessary. However, his response was that “Someone is…

with the author, it has been noticed that those teens are having a hard time while switching from a colloquial context to Standard English. I personally understand that this can happen; being that young, students are likely to adapt themselves with the ambiance they are. Nevertheless, I also believe that parents, the ones responsible for their children, could be administrating these students’ time on the social media and hence requiring of them a little more maturity on what they post.…