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The objective of this report is to provide a concise comparison of the different demographic profiles for a geographic location at three different geographic scales. The report consist of brief analysis of general population and housing characteristics at three different geographic scales. The demographic profile data used for the report was extracted and compiled from the 2010 Census tract. The smallest scale of geographic location I picked is 7600 212th St SW, Edmonds, WA 98026. This is…

The first piece of art found at LACMA was the Haniwa Horse. This art piece originated from Japan and were placed on top of tombs for the wealthy elite in Japan from 300 to 600 AD. Not only were animals used for rituals, but also human clay-like people and even houses. This type of sculpture is called a haniwa, meaning "clay ring. The Haniwa were made with water-based clay and dried into a coarse and absorbent material that withstand the test of time. The horse at the museum was four feet…

Role Model gone bad? Kesha, aged 28, also known as Kesha Rose Sebert is an American singer, rapper and songwriter from LA, California who was a chart-topping A listed for a few years. Kesha signed when she was only 18 years old to a producer called Dr.Luke’s record label, Kemosabe Entertainment and publishing company. You may think of Kesha as the best role model in the world for her fabulous fashion and her glamorous glittery eyes but behind all of those wild dance moves and top chart music…

Just across the highway from Palo Alto, a quaint suburban hub of wealth and academia, lies East Palo Alto, a gritty little town where students face a 60 percent dropout rate, poor prospects of attending college, and run great risk of remaining in low-paying jobs. My high school is in the process of building a $29 million theater, part of a $130 million series of improvement projects, while teachers in East Palo Alto need donations just to cover basics like textbooks, school supplies, and PE…

how to live in South Los Angeles? When I was living in South Los Angeles this movie impacted my life, because it showed me how to be street smart. Boyz N the Hood gave me advice on how to live in a vicious life style of black-on-black crimes in South Central Los Angeles. I was unaware of the dangerous streets, manipulative people, the high rate of teen pregnancy, and the poverty was unbelievable. Living this life and knowing I had experienced the poor streets of South Los Angeles helped me…

I took the bus around the Los Angeles area on a Saturday. The bus I used was the 30/330 that goes from Sunset Boulevard into East Los Angeles. This was mostly what seemed to be residential areas and the main streets of Los Angeles. While riding the bus I saw the difference within the people through the surrounding buildings. The visible wealth disparity between the residents of Los Angeles is very stark and can be seen within neighborhoods. Starting at Sunset, near the Greystone Mansion, the…

The Great American West An Analysis of Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” The feminist movement in America was a time of great struggle, change, and most importantly retaliation. Considering the low status of women at that time, being subordinate to their husbands, it was difficult for them to give their. This led many women to the outlet of writing; writing was often a way for them to display their knowledge and independence and begin this new revolution which would disturb the order of things which…

Golden Gulag 1. How does the text circulate? The material analyzed by Ruth Wilson Gilmore circulates in the form of a book that was originally published on December 9, 2006. The author’s intended audience consists of individuals who have been directly or indirectly affected by any form of social racism and in particular those individuals who continue to fight for human rights. Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California, promises to analyze the…

Youth gangs is an interesting topic to be explored, particularly the influence on why youth feel compelled to join gangs. To provide a generalized concept of how youth gangs in this essay, it will be used in broad terms of persons aged twenty-five and younger and group engaged in unlawful behavior (Esbensen, Ni He, and Taylor 2001:106). Based on peer-reviewed research youth join gangs because of parental, school and peer influences. A prominent force that invites youth to join gangs is parental…

Gang violence in America is a huge problem but Canada’s gang population has become a strong issue with the tremendous amount of groups they have reached. A youth gang is an association including various amounts of people who are a part of criminal activity and who have created a group identity. These groups usually are formed in places that have people facing disadvantages and inequality within their community. Gangs deal with a high usage of drugs, weapons and violence. Youth gangs have…