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Most Americans do not realize this, but water plays a significant part towards our survival. We use it for almost any basic need; drinking, cleaning, entertainment, and so on. Water is always there when we need it. However, in California, water is diminishing. Residents are finding out that they cannot take a shower, brush their teeth, or even drink water. “You don’t think of water as a privilege until you don’t have it anymore,” says Yolanda Serrato. Lakes and rivers are disappearing and…

Taking the Path Less Traveled Makes All the Difference In the words of Liz Addison’s essay, “Two Years Are Better Than Four,” she emphasizes the benefits of community college before attending a university, saying “The philosophy of the community college and I have been to two of them, is one that unconditionally allows its student to begin.” In Addison’s essay, she explains that the community college system is the better route to take than attending a four year university program right away as…

Every Saturday, I distinctly recall the smell of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. The radio would be playing in the background, masked by the overwhelming chatter occurring throughout the house. So many things happening in such a small space: what I remember most, is the sound of laughter, and the smiles that surrounded me. My grandpa hollering because he cannot hear the television, my mother still drowsy from the sleepless night, My grandmother singing to the radio that was barely audible over the…

After 9/11 attack, there is a prosecute was apply by a lawyer who is Shelley Bryant is an employment discrimination lawyer in Fresno. This case is about a manager who is Muslim and was removed from his job in a national insurance company. The Muslim worker was removed from his job without following employment law of racial when he was being removed from the job.(). The reason of why he was fired by the company is because he chose not to participate to celebrate the war in Iraq in company meeting…

From time to time, we come across stories of sexual assault either through the news or a tv show. At first, there may be some people who are interested in the story but feel disturbed by it; however, there may also be people who simply don 't care just because it did not happen to them or it doesn’t affect directly. In addition, some people may either feel sympathy for the victim, or others may insinuate that the whole action was there fault. However, imagine how the victim feels after this…

Arming Teachers: Protecting America’s Assets December 14, 2012 marks a day when America was shocked by the unexpected crime that took place on our own back porch. Twenty year old Adam Lanza made his way onto the Sandy Hook Elementary School campus and began to open fire on teachers and students, murdering 26 people total. According to a website that focuses on gun safety called “everytownresearch”, there have been 176 school shootings in America since the Newtown massacre. A question I have is…

Out Of the Shadows To Somewhere Peaceful My official birth certificate states that on November 25, 1998, at 11:46 a.m., I was born to Gracie Rangel and Eleasar Falcon. My place of birth of was in Mercy Hospital in Fresno, California. After my birth I went home with my mom. Since I was a child I couldn’t quite remember much of what happened. But I do know a few years after me, my sister, Gabrielle was born. My mom and father weren’t married so my mom left my dad. My mom said that my father…

William Del Fresno There are many questions that plague all of human existence. Questions which have no definite answer, and most likely never will in the span of all our lifetimes. Questions such as how do we know anything? Is there a thing as free will? And perhaps the largest of them all, what is the meaning of life? All these questions are questions asked in philosophy and deal with different views and approaches philosophers take to answer these practically impossible questions. Nagel in…

with and that would be only after school. She was always scared to give her ideas because she did not want to be judged by others. She hoped to finish her Bachelors degree and enter in the medical field. Rebecca lives in a large comfortable house in Fresno, CA that she received after her divorce. It had been love at first sight when Rebecca and Jason met. He is tall, has chocolate brown hair and blue eyes. Rebecca was swept off her feet when Jason asked her…

Over the course of this semester, I have learned a great deal about women and social action. In particular, the Anderson text, Thinking About Women, and Cantarow’s Moving the Mountain introduced me to a number of different issues that I had not previously considered as a white, middle-class woman. After examining historical, sociological, feminist, and other perspectives and reading about activists who worked to bring about social change, I feel I have become better informed and more aware of…