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Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States following New York City on the East Coast. This idolized city that many have nicknamed, L.A., rests within the southern region of the ‘Golden State’ of California. Los Angeles is most widely known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and for also housing a major center of the American entertainment industry. The worldwide popularity L.A. has received, stems from the city being the source of many…

Saki, in another name Hector Hugh Munro was a British writer and master of the short story form and his works were often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. He influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Caroll and Rudyard Kipling and also he influenced to the other authors, such as A. A. Milne and P. G. Wodehouse. Saki was Munro’s pen name and inspiration of his pen name came from the boyish cupbearer in “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” by Edward FitzGerald. However, Saki may refer to a South American…

Compare and contrast in what way different child-rearing (parenting) practices, in two different countries/regions, are linked to childhood quality of life children’s outcomes Introduction Emerging from the importance of looking at childhood in a global perspective, this essay will reflect and compare similarities and differences between two different cultures Spain and Inuit Canada childrearing practices. In western society, childhood and child rights are understood as a socially constructed…

Does Caldwell County lack in social options for teens? Do our teens have to go to different counties for fun? Are we forcing more kids to be antisocial because there are not enough opportunities in their own county? These are just a few questions that can be asked in relation to social options for teens in Caldwell County. My grandparents had very few social options compared to our generation but they had their own place for teens to socialize. The people I know from the counties surrounding…

Mansa Musa was the King of Kings in Mali, and was described by the North African scholar Al-Omari as the most powerful, richest, most fortunate, most feared by his enemies, and was the most-able to do good for those around him. Under his rule, he increased Mali to twice the size of Ghana, developed a strong effective government bringing stability and peace to the region. He had exemplary leadership, and with his pilgrimage, put Mali on world maps. The Mali Empire was one of the richest and most…

Sonata in A minor, K. 110 Domenico Scarlatti Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples, Italy, on October 26, 1685. A brilliant musician at an early age, Scarlatti followed in the compositional footsteps of his father, Alessandro Scarlatti. In 1708, Scarlatti moved to Rome to become maestro di cappella to the exiled queen of Poland, Maria Casimira. He later became head of the Cappella Giulia, the choir of St. Peter’s Basilica that sings for all solemn functions of the Vatican. While in Rome,…

My maternal grandfather, Felipe Naranjo de Montes de Oca, was born on Decemeber 7, 1953 in Limonar, Matanzas, Cuba. His parents, Jose Naranjo Garcia and Delfina Montes de Oca, were very modest people who lived off the land. He grew up in a small house outside of Limonar that didn’t have anything but an empty field in its proximities. He would walk 2 kilometers to get to school every morning and only finished the 9th grade. As an adolescent, he moved back to Limonar city, where he found a job as…

The road to Marrakesh The night before their departure from Anfa, Antonio lay on the creaking bed, staring at the ceiling of his room in the house in the Alt Baha. He wondered how Carolina would be managing without him and whether she and Lupita were still working the streets of Madrid as a duet. He missed Carolina more than anyone else, including Francisca, who still badly wanted to marry him. He liked her but remained unsure of a future with the woman. He wondered whether Carolina had sent…