Governor of California

The mythology of Native American culture is very eclectic and diverse, containing an array of stories about a vast number of cultural heroes, tricksters, primordial deities, and cosmic events. The Quileute people, members of a remote tribe inhabiting the Northwestern area of Washington state known as La Push, possess a modest amount of stories about their people. Though many of these stories have been forgotten, the Quileute people have preserved their creation myth, offering an elaborate…

of the drought in California led to serious effect nowadays; having the expensive costs of water brings people to the shortage of water. Body I. MAIN POINT: In the first paragraph, I will be talking about a bit of the background information about drought and water. A. SUBPOINT: Firstly, I will explain what is drought? 1. Drought is defined as a period of dry weather; for example, warm temperature or no rain. a. There are many places in the world that have drought, and California is one of the…

- The longing for Economic supremacy and nationalism expanded throughout western nations, highlighted with advancement in industrialization. Realism was developed in reflection of greater demands in society. The growth in technologies helped the transformation in urban living with new innovated ideas and advocacy in cultural norms of modern time. The railroad was the most sensational technology in the nineteenth century. The railroad promoted economic and political expansion due to the…

Rattlesnake is found in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico. This Rattlesnake is 3 to 5 feet but some can grow up to 7 feet long. The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake likes its climate to be hot. This particular animal is usually underground. It is almost in snake holes all day. It likes to be near grassy plants, deserts, forest, rocky hill sides, and areas along the coast. The Rattlesnake is commonly found in Arizona, California, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico,…

Berkeley could do what other cities and states across America had attempted but failed to succeed in. Funding for the campaigns to pass the tax were used to a significant proportion in payment of media coverage and campaign consultants (State of California, 2014). The Berkeley vs Big Soda webpage reflects the efforts made through print and electronic types of media formats, through rallies and even venturing door to door that aimed to generate the awareness of the people in Berkeley to vote yes…

The state California is seen as a glamorous and liberal in the eyes of many Americans and many see that state as very progressive in comparison to the other states. The truth is that California has a long list of struggles and complications that lies on its surface and that the state as a whole is often misrepresented by the media. The state is very diverse demographically and the cities and towns can range from rural suburbia to booming metropolises. Major cities like Los Angeles and San…

South Park City Museum near Breckenridge, CO is home to a wonderful representation of the wild west. History buffs should really get a thrill out of the wild frontier town. The town was filled with people looking to strike gold back in the 1850s. The fact is that gold was struck back in 1859. This led to a rush of prospectors hitting the small town looking to stake their claim on their own gold mine. Of course, the influx of all those prospectors quickly changed the landscape and dried up the…

practices we have in California. Compared to most other states in America, California has much less regulation on land use and residential construction. This leaves California cities to be essentially free to set their own rules, with little oversight from regional or state authorities. John M. Quigley, a professor of economics at California Berkeley, wrote a paper analyzing the effect of regulations on land use and residential construction in regards to housing prices in California. In…

The amount of monetary damage from an earthquake and the loss of life, depends on the type of soil, the retrofitting of the land, and how dense the population of that city is. In 1989, San Fransisco, California, was hit with a 15-second earthquake; the earthquake was 7.1 in magnitude. The fault of this earthquake was on the San Andres fault line. The damage from this earthquake was very severe, roadways were torn apart, and houses were destroyed. The area of the most damage was built on poor…

The American West was a land of opportunity for everyone from 1865-1900. Though, the extent of the opportunity varied on your race or creed. In many cases, if you were intelligent, resourceful, and hardworking you would likely succeed in one way or another. The opportunities of recently freed blacks, the Chinese, and the American Indians were much less than that of the white man. In almost all cases, these groups of people really had no other choice and had to take any chance they could get in…