Owens Valley

The Aztecs live in Northern Mexico. The Aztecs come from a place called Aztlan. They built Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoc. Their capital is Tenochtitlan. The Tenochtitlan was a large city. One of Aztec emperors his name is Montezuma ll. Aztec culture: In Aztec homes had a steam bath. The Aztec calendar was meant for the sun god. The calendar was made out of basalt, and basalt is solidified lava. The first calendar was called Xiuhpohualli, which counted the years. The calendar helped the farmer…

In the spring of 2005, over twenty three thousand souls gather in Menlo Park to witness the newest graduates of Stanford University walk across the stage in their caps and gowns to receive their college diplomas. Prior to the commencement, one of the most triumphant and revered entrepreneurs in the world gave a indelible speech that will forever be remembered. Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., stood in blue jeans and tennis shoes and astonished his audience with his remarkable…

Steve Jobs is one of the most successful people in America and is not a college graduate. When the topic of technology comes to mind, his name is automatically assumed. He was the founder and once the CEO of Apple, a company known for their innovation and propriety software. He uses his unstable and untraditional beginning of his life as a rhetorical advantage to grab the audience’s attention. His goal in his Stanford speech is to convince the audience that the stereotypical “money equals…

The historic city of Tenochtitlán, the heart of the Aztec Empire, is comparable to today’s New York City. It was the biggest city in all of Mesoamerica at its height in the 16th century boasting over 200,000 inhabitants. Yet in just a matter of years, the entire city as well as the whole Aztec Empire fell into ruin. How did such an impressive empire fall? The answer is a combination of factors. The Aztec Empire collapsed due to the lack of resources within the capital city of Tenochtitlán and…

of isolation that the main character, Elisa Allen, struggles with while describing the setting. This is shown when the narrator stated, “The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world” (Steinbeck 846) and continued by stating the, “valley (was) a closed pot” (Steinbeck 846). Just as Elisa is depicted as living in an isolated area she also feels a separation from others. This was supported in the text when she was, “working in her…

“ ‘Did you see that guy?’ one officer asked. ‘Yeah, he was one pale black man,’ another chipped in. ‘Do you think he’ll die?’ The response was ‘No way! You or I, we’d die, but not a negro. They’re too dumb to go into shock.’ ” These were the words of Los Angeles Police officers in 1992, in this same year one of the most violent riots in American History occurred. Due to the discrimination of the minorities in Los Angeles the beating of one man becomes the push needed to send the minorities,…

Burial practices in the Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings was the hidden burial ground of many Ancient Egyptians pharaohs who remain undisturbed in their afterlife for thousands of years. From the detailed examination of the archaeological remains of the Valley of the Kings, it can be revealed that archaeological evidence had several symbolic meanings to the pharaohs as it showcases Egyptian beliefs, revealed how materialistic pharaohs were in life and death and the significance of…

San Jose Museum of Art mission states that it“reflects the diversity of cultures and innovative spirit of the silicone valley through exhibatition programs scholarships and collection”. I checked the validity of this statement by meandering through recent exhibits list on the art museums website. I came across multiple exhibits that showcased the diversity in the Silicone valley. Thre Photography and Inherited History of India, which showcased from beginning of Febuary to the beginning of…

Did you know that the word Aztec was given to them by Europeans ? They actually called themselves Mexica which is where the name Mexico comes from . Westerners that visited the lands called them Aztec due to the original place named Aztlan that they had visited many centuries ago.The Aztec empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in Mesoamerica at the time. The pyramid of Tenochtitlan means “the city of where the gods were created” .The city was constructed on top of a lake which it no…

States, the 1,800 square mile area has a larger economy than countries such as New Zealand, Vietnam, and Hungary (Kazaks et al.) So what makes the Silicon Valley a hotbed for innovation, and what do companies in the Valley do that makes them so successful? The following paper will discuss the business lessons companies…