Riverside

When one thinks of a place to call “home,” they often consider the usual options: houses, apartments, and trailers. Very rarely does the mind come up with any other alternatives. However, there is another form of housing that people may not have heard of called “subsidized housing.” This form of housing is government funded for people who cannot afford a place to live even with their source of income. People are eligible for this living situation only if they find themselves spending more than…

The “labeling theory” is the theory of how an individual’s self-identity may be influenced based off of the terms their elders and peers use to describe them, in which society’s reaction to deviant behavior is critical in understanding who becomes labeled as a deviant (Cox, Jennifer and Hanser). “In its most superficial form, labeling theory merely suggests that individuals may feel obligated to act out roles dictated by their new status as criminals (Ascani).” Research and case studies have…

own nice clothes and live her Utopian life. She wanted to live the American dream where she could be self innovative and not have have any worries. When talking to Lennie she tells him “‘...I met a guy, an’ he was in pitchers. Went out to the Riverside Dance Palace with him. He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural. Soon’s he got back to Hollywood he was gonna write to me… I never got that letter,’ she said. ‘I always thought my ol’ lady stole it.’”(page 88) She did…

The world can be a great place to live in full of surprise and dreams, but for some, it is a place of unjust and loneliness. For Curley’s wife, this is her everyday reality. The story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck starts off with the two main characters Lennie and George. They were running away from their old town, Weed, in search of a new job on the ranch. George is much like a role model and guardian to Lennie, who is mentally unstable. The ranch is filled with men and is own by Curley and…

“It’s human nature to stretch, to go, to see, to understand. Exploration it’s not a choice, really; it’s an imperative.” This quote by Michael Collins shows the role of exploration in human nature. The set pursuit of exploration has been among humans since the beginning of time, whether it was Adam exploring the truth of the Apple or people exploring new lands to conquer. The age of exploration, based on the same fundamentals, which began a little before the Renaissance and continued into the…

It's not alright. I'm not fine. You think I would be? You think anyone would be 'fine' when their own parents were murdered right before their own eyes? Does it matter if it's already been a month? The pain I feel will have a hard time dissapearing. You aren't really helping with the 'You'll be okay' talk. I doubt anyone would. I don't understand why I still have to stay in this town and go to the same school. Oh wait, I do. It's all because my aunt & uncle offered to stay and care for my…

different races/ ethnicities. Callahan analyzed previous data obtained by the Social and Behavioral Research Institute at California State University-San Marcos for the Robert Presley center for Crime and Justice Studies at the University of California-Riverside. The researchers obtained a total of 4,245 completed computer-assisted telephone interviews with a sample of California residents, age 18 and over (Callahan, 2012). The racial background of the respondents consisted of 67.3 whites, 20.9…

The Yellow River estuary has rich biological resources. It represents the spawning area for many fish species of the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea, and an important fishing ground in the northern China Sea (Shan et al., 2013). Laizhou Bay is an estuary of the Yellow River, and has high primary productivity. It represents an essential nursing and feeding area for many species (2et al., 2013). There is low biomass in the river, but the presence of few and unique indigenous fish make the conservation of…

A major tragedy in American History occurred known as Salem Witch Hunt. In the year of 1692, 150 women and men had been accused, tortured, arrested, put to trial and charged with the crimes of witchcraft. The Salem witchcraft incident began when two young girls, nine-year old Elizabeth Parris and eleven year old Abigail Williams began to have strange fits. Samuel Parris did not believe that his daughter and niece were bewitched. However, Physician William Griggs believed, “the girls were under…

Everyone has dreams for the future, some may not be realistic, and some can be reached with ease. Curley’s Wife was a character in the book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. She was a young woman living in the times of the Great Depression, and she had a dream to be an actress. She was the only woman living on a ranch in California, complacently married to a man she did not love all because she was apprehensive that her dreams were slipping away from her. She had multiple opportunities to…