San Jose, California

The Donner Party’s Expedition to California America in 1846 was a land becoming increasingly populated, at a rapid rate. The cities were becoming densely populated, with little job opportunities. With the nation expanding westward, it opened up more space for settlers to inhabit and start a new life. A few of these opportunity seekers, James Reed, and George and Jacob Donner, took advantage of this bright opportunity and decided to make the journey west. James Reed was a wealthy businessman…

Discrimination affects Latinos mentally and physically in several ways. Latinos face racial profiling, verbal and physical discrimination. It's not even their fault that they face this kind of discrimination, but how people in society viewed them as. In California there are laws to limit discrimination against minorities, especially with Latinos in the Los Angeles area, why is it that Anglo-Europeans still discriminate minorities with the laws enforced, not for this to happen. Should the…

when I am hiking through California to Oregon. Unlike Chris McCandless, I have a few skills that I have learned through my years at being at Carbon Career Technical Institute. My skills include knowing the basics of Solidworks, AutoCAD, designing blueprints, and creating 3D objects. The local economies of California and Oregon are particularly similar yet I have to choose whether or not my skills here will help me get a job in these states. In the state of California, the local economy…

In the article by Ian Lovett and Michael Wines it is stated that Jerry Brown, Governor of California, is known of his battle against climate change and even participated in the United Nations climate change conference in Paris but failed to prevent the fire of emissions in California. Lovett and Wines claimed that the report in the journal Science the Porter Ranch breach doubled the amount of methane emitted daily in the Los Angeles Basin and Brown administration did take any actions to regulate…

San Luis Obispo, CA: City Review In my early thirties, my family and I moved to San Luis Obispo, CA. We lived on Foothill Blvd. for just over 5 years. While we loved the city, we felt we were just a little too close to the college. I was saddened when my husband’s job took us further south, but if we were to go back, we would choose another area; one that was simply a little quieter. If you are relocating to San Luis Obispo, CA and you prefer quiet, consider an area away from the college.…

When they graduate 50% of my friend and are going to california. I want to go travel the world and my first stop will be California because they have some amazing attractions. Cali has amazing beaches,beautiful palm trees,and the shops are to die for. Plus they have some good colleges to go to out there. I have family down there and they say that the food is out of this world. Do you like the beaches because I do. I agree that it has its pros and cons but in my opinion there are more pros…

Did you know about an indian tribe that lived in northern California? The Shasta Native Americans lived in northern California and Oregon. At the top of the map in purple is where they lived. They were already there when a spanish explorer claimed the land for Spain in the mid-1500s. They lived in cedar bark teepees and grass mat houses in the summer and winter pit houses in the winter. I made a winter pit house. The cedar bark teepees were semi-permanent shelters with very long strips of…

Then, Cal’s experience highlights the objectiveness of American identity. America is prone to generalize people and not have them be their individual self. People who live in America are called Americans. They may have an array of colors or cultural backgrounds, but mainly they are Americans. Here, there is no individualistic identity, everyone from here is an American. Everyone gets something from the Melting Pot; they get something from each culture that was combined. When Cal evolved, and…

When people needed water in california they did not think about an alternative to get water they just started taking water from the oceans. The water problem with needing water is a big deal but it believe that there should be another way for california to get clean water. This means that there should be another way without harming wildlife to get water. First of all desalination is very expensive. I uses a lot of electricity and would have to be running constantly to be a reliable source of…

The Des Moines Water Works lawsuit might hit a little closer to home for some people here at Dordt College, especially for those who are involved in agriculture in the state of Iowa. In March 2015, the Water Works Company in Des Moines filed a lawsuit against three drainage districts north of the city on the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. They claim that there are massive problems with nitrates in Des Moines drinking water supplies. The company seems to believe that the nitrates have come from…