Riverside

Joshua Hendy Iron Works was a large equipment manufacturer since the gold rush days. Among many other pieces of heavy machinery, Hendy manufactured the large water cannons and pumps that were used for hydraulic mining in the Sierras. After getting shaken out of San Francisco by the 1906 Earthquake, the company settled in Sunnyvale. The once thriving company of over a thousand employees was barely afloat by the middle of the Great Depression with about 60 people employed. That all changed…

“Think about a textbook that is customized for each student’s needs and interests and includes opportunities for interactive practice and collaboration with others. That is the potential of tablets” (Karen). iPads and tablets should be included into the learning of a student even though there could be some major future issues. Tablets are the tool of the future because modern technology is evolving and opening opportunities of doing work faster. In school, tablets can help hold over hundreds of…

In the early 1990’s public awareness to the problems associated with career criminals was at an all time high. In 1992 a felon who was released on parole attempted to steal 18 years old Kimber Reynolds’ purse, resulting in her murder. This parolee had an extensive criminal history including grand theft auto, gun, and drug charges. Mike Reynolds, Kimber Reynolds father, proposed a law resembling that of the “Three Strikes Law” in 1993 where the proposal was unsuccessful. Just months later in 1993…

The town lay nestled within the hills, quiet and secluded. Trade rarely arrived from the broad river that flowed through the middle of town, and the merchants that came with them were businesslike and quiet. No one had dared to follow the river’s meandering path, nor did anyone desire to do so. And such, when Captain Tory first arrived, curious questions and rumors swirled about him. The voices of children posited simple inquiries and feverishly tangled theories while parents watched and…

As everyone knows, I am white, probably a pretty pale white if you want me to be specific. I am your typical white, blonde haired, blue eyed average girl with little freckles here and there on her cheeks. Now, being adopted into an Indian family, who are typically dark skinned people with their thick black hair and their dark colored eyes, anyone would be able to easily guess that I am not originally apart of my family. All throughout my childhood, and even growing up, I truly and completely…

Introduction Analyzing clients must be done in the most proper and formal way possible in the counseling field. Going deep into the clients past, present and future is the biggest necessity that should be done to get properly counseled. The best guideline to follow for the person’s background is Erickson’s psychosocial theory. Erickson lays out eight developmental stages that will help form the best analysis of any client that walks into our practice. Erik Erickson recognized Freud’s…

I decided to leave town for the remainder of the summer and stayed with family in Riverside. I didn’t want to see anyone, talk to anyone, or have any questions asked. Although it sounded like a good way to escape from reality, I found myself not having anyone to talk to. They didn’t know the boys, they didn’t feel the pain I was feeling…

Mass Shootings In the United States of America shootings are becoming more frequent in our day-to-day life. Mass shootings are not a new thing in this country it has been going on since the early 80’s. In the last sixteen years there have been seven major shooting in the U.S. killing over 150 people and injuring 180 more. The FBI states every town for gun safety development an analysis of mass shootings that took place between January 2009 and July 2015. There have been 133 mass shootings in…

The Beautiful Struggle, a memoir, explores the life of an African American living in west Baltimore, an area known for its poverty and crime. Ta-Nehisi Coates, the author, illustrates the struggle black people encounter regarding racism and living in a world dominated by white people. The Beautiful Struggle raises questions regarding inclusion and diversity of different ethnicities and cultures while also exposing us to a life that we are not familiar with. To many people, familiarity brings…

Can you recall a poem that use collision sounds Answer- jingle bells Write your own story using the letter bank of onomatopoeia sounds below. Draw a cartoon strip using the sounds to depict your story Ouch, click, pitter patter, thump, whisper, whizz, cheep, chortle, arf, neigh, purr, chug chug, honk, tick tock, zoom, snip, rat a tat tat, cuckoo Invent your own onomatopoeia words of the following Trees swaying in the wind Children playing in the ground Piano playing Different Jungle sounds…