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    San Francisco – My best experience abroad You know that every day the San Francisco airport receives more than 4,000,000 million tourists to enjoy paradisiac beaches, parks and other attractions. San Francisco is known for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, mix of architecture, and landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Fisherman's Wharf, and its Chinatown district.…

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    Sydney Vs San Francisco

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    the needs of the city. In consequences, the rate of waste production escalated along with all these factors. Sydney and San Francisco, at first sight, are considered two cities under a different system. However when the development of recycling system, collection method, and the ultimate goal are considered, similarities can be found. The recycling system of Sydney and San Francisco will me compared and contrasted…

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    Homelessness. This is the Tenderloin of San Francisco. As far as the eye can see are people who have made these very streets their home; people, who at some point in their lives, have gotten brushed aside and forgotten by the rest of the world. The diverse population living here has accepted the dirty streets, the never ending stench, the abundance of drug use, and the constant state of being without a home. Walking down the streets of the Tenderloin in San Francisco is like being in a different…

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    Comparing and Contrasting The San Francisco Earthquakes Although both Mark Twain and Jack London’s pieces are both about earthquakes in San Francisco, because they wrote about different earthquakes, they characterize them differently with their choice of language, different reactions and details focused on, and the use of different rhetorical devices. Twain and London both used extraordinary word choice that developed strong tone and imagery throughout their pieces. Twain’s use of words such…

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    Good day to you. It is in great earnest I seek the position of Communications and Programs Coordinator at San Francisco Heritage. A question a preservationist or historian might ask is what will be remembered once we are gone? From the indigenous nations that fished off the sand dunes to the booming economies during the Gold Rush and World War II, many agents have moved in and out of the city by the bay--ranchero’s who tamed the land for Mexico, Anglo American's in search of gold, blacks…

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    According to news results in the San Francisco Bay Area, only 30% are non-smokers. These non-smokers are able to find employment after graduation. Why is this significant? According to the Business Insider, smoking harms not only physical health but possibly the financial well-being of the individual, too. Lead Author Judith Prochaska, Stanford Prevention Research Center in California, explains that the harmful effects of smoking to a person’s health has been known for more than fifty years.…

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    San Francisco Gold Rush

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    He studied the geologies of his country and came to the conclusion that where he existed in Australia had the same features of San Francisco. He was seen to find gold that which he exercised in his district of Bathurst, New South Wales in 1851. Edward would call his gold claim Ophir, and would attract just over 100,000 prospectors in the first four months. The gold he discovered…

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    After the game against South San Francisco we had a record of 6 to 2 while South San Francisco had a record of 8 to 0. In the 8th grade year there are championships and our team was able to make it to the final round where we faced the one and only South San Francisco again, but this time it was for the championship. I remember that game at Parkside Middle School at 6:30. This game was the most important…

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    city. Well, in San Francisco there is. The excessive amount of homeless people in San Francisco has caused a dilemma because of the Super Bowl football game that will occur soon. San Francisco wants it to appear as if there is no poverty in the beautiful city. The city has a large population of homeless people because of the shelters, deficiency of jobs, and the weather. As a result, San Francisco is the thirteenth biggest US city populated with homeless people. The article “San Francisco nudges…

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    A Rhetorical Analysis of San Francisco 2.0 Alexandra Pelosi is a San Francisco native, and an HBO documentary filmmaker who made the film San Francisco 2.0. San Francisco 2.0 presents the negative impact of the technology industry on the culture of San Francisco and its people through interviews of long-time residents, political figures, and those involved with the technology industry. The film targets young and older people impacted by or faced with eviction due to high living costs and those…

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