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    propagation of aquatic species” (http://aquariusaquarium.org/about-the-institute/). Our main task at hand is to raise awareness for the Aquarius Aquarium Institute and raise donation to fund for the aquarium. There needs to be an emphasis that the Fresno Aquarium is one of the many projects by the organization. Other than the aquarium, the Aquarius Aquarium Institute also have educational programs, such as the mentoring program with students from the Center for Advanced Research and Technology…

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    Gary Soto's Life And Work

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    Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California on April 12th, 1952,. Gary father name is Manuel and mother name is Angie Soto. Gary parents like other Mexican Americans. They worked in San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural region surrounding Fresno. These jobs included picking crops such as oranges and cotton, or working in local businesses. Many of these jobs were very dangerous. When Gary Soto was just five years old, his father Manuel was killed in an accident while working for the Sunmaid Raisin…

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    act of inspiration, which fills our lungs and blood with oxygen, nothing becomes more basic and necessary for life. We will be assessing the needs and the issues related to clean air and the respiratory health issue of asthmatic children living in Fresno County. We will assess the local health needs and issues along with verifying relevant data so that we can determine what types of health education actions would be appropriate to this particular population. Not only will we be assessing the…

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    Gary Soto Immigration

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    Many Mexicans in the 1950’s and 1960’s came undocumented to the city of Fresno, California. The reason why many immigrants migrated to Fresno was because of the proximity to the San Joaquin Valley. The San Joaquin Valley is surrounded by agricultural fields that needed fast labor. Landowners employed many undocumented hispanics, because the general American population found agricultural work unappealing. The workers of these fields were treated unjustly by their employers, some actions include:…

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    In the mid to late nineteenth century college students started forming groups in order to discuss current events, politics, and other controversial issues. Students formed this after not feeling “challenged enough” by their classes and professors. As time passed fraternity groups formed all over college campuses. In the beginning fraternities only had white, male members. Today, they have expanded to include women (sororities) and minorities. In the past fraternities were formed in secret, and…

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    Essay On Gary Soto

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    Ryan Cofield Mrs. Brown Adv. Literature December 14, 2016 Gary Soto Gary Soto is a mexican-american “chicano” author and poet born in a Catholic Family from Fresno, California, in 1956. He attended Fresno State and California State University before becoming especially renowned for his poetry and writing. “In 1999, he received the Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the Author-Illustrator Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association, and the PEN Center West…

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    Women attending Fresno State will have difficulty finding partners because there are simply not enough men at the school to go around, and young men who are not attending college may have difficulty finding partners –despite a more equal sex-ratio– because their earning…

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    Situation Analysis With multiple divisions, each of our associated Early Head Start groups may be operating on their own with regards to marketing efforts. The marketing department would like to help in fostering a unified effort, supporting groups who do not have current marketing activities, and supplementing those that do. Market Summary Our first goal is to reach out to the public and current clients in diverse communities and inform them of benefit of Early Head Start and benefits of…

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    Did you know that we breathe two gallons of air every minute? In a day that equals a total of 3,400 gallons. What you are breathing in is air pollution. Air pollution is hazardous and it affects the health and the environment. According to the U.S National Library of Medicine, air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. One of its major reasons for air pollution is Ozone, a gas. We get chemicals into the air from factories, dust, pollen, car emissions, and mold spores.…

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    Gary Soto Buried Onions

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    thought. My wounds hurt, my lungs were on fire.I was overwhelmed with sorrow. I realized I had trudged over onions, acrs of buried onions.” This is said when our main character Eddie decides to join the military to get away from his impoverished life in Fresno California. This is the man who showed kindness to the main earlier in the story on page 64 to the man who was selling potatoes to support him and his family. On the last page aswell Eddie also meets again the man who he and Jose bought…

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