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In reality, this photo takes place in Las Vegas within the Paris hotel. This explains why everything seemed to fit into place too well. What is actually happening is the first time this young boy and little girl has ever been to Las Vegas. Having absolutely no exposure to hot weather, we can imagine that this San Francisco born boy had an unpleasantly sticky and hot day in the unforgiving desert sun. While on their dreaded walk down the Las Vegas Strip, the little girl and the young boy…

Live 'La Dolce Vita,' or The Sweet Life, in this Sebastopol house, which boasts 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom and sleeps 2. You’ll be ideally located minutes from thrilling outdoor activities and pristine beaches, making your vacation an unforgettable one! This one-of-a-kind Sebastopol vacation rental home can easily accommodate couples and small families throughout the 1,200 square feet of stylishly appointed living space, allowing for you and your travel companion to comfortably indulge in everything…

As Las Positas students we have a strong impact on how we treat our planet. Every day we go about our lives not thinking about how bad we neglect our planet, one of our most overlooked problems we contribute to is global warming. There are many ways how we can help end this tragedy, the two easiest being; lowering our carbon dioxide output and help putting an end to deforestation. Global warming is the increase of the overall temperature of earth’s atmosphere, surface, and oceans. The main…

in Las Vegas and at the casinos. Doctor Foster had a desire to go to Vegas. “He was born for Vegas” (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309) and had the monetary means to go, but could not because Las Vegas…

Last week I read chapter two of Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Frontera. Through reading the chapter, I learned more of how oppressive the Chicano culture can be toward all of its members. When I speak of all its members, I mean those who view themselves as homosexual, bisexual, or even members who display behaviors that are uncharacteristic to the Chicano culture. Oscar Casares’ Brownsville, details how patriarchal societies overlook women compared to men. However, Anzaldua broadens the spectrum of…

parenting in Las Vegas presents a whole different series of challenges. For the Las Vegan family “our casinos, strip clubs, and rowdy tourists” in plain sight of all the young ones does not make parenting any easier. There are always questions like: “How do I explain escort ads to my young child?” or “Will my son or daughter develop a gambling problem?” Parents don’t have the answers to these questions and many more that are asked by an innocent mind in such an ambience as the one in Las Vegas,…

On April 29, 1992 South Central Los Angeles was lit with burning chaos. Rodney King, an African American male who was yet another the victim of Los Angeles police brutality, suffered a severe injustice. Injustices against blacks were not foreign in Los Angeles, California. The difference was that this time it was caught on camera and released to the public. The four police officers who were on trial for the unnecessary beating and brute violence against King was acquitted. All hell broke loose.…

Las Casas embarked on numerous expeditions to the New World and saw first hand the injustices being done to the natives by the Spaniards whom he categorizes into one overarching label of “Christians”. After seeing in person the unfair treatment of the Indians, Las Casas decides to become an advocate for the Indians and he wrote a series of his personal accounts called A Short Account…

accompanied by abundant rainfall, alterations in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, issue straight influenced and negative impacts on the national economy population .El Nino and La Nina both are the most obvious examples of global climatic oscillations, and essential part of a vast and complex system of climatic fluctuations. La Niña is characterized by colder temperatures and lasting if it is compared with El Niño as it is characterized by curiously warm sea temperatures in the Equatorial…

1. "Love in LA" describes two opposite identities that are associated with the words love and LA. Love is pleasant, kind, and innocent while LA is self-centered, rude, and mischievous. The story contains two characters that represent both sides of the spectrum. Jake is a dishonest and materialistic individual and tries to make everything about him. Mariana is sweet but cautious and does not fall for the tricks that Jake attempts to play. This battle of "love versus LA" is not limited to this…