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Joe Grasse Patrick Murphy Section: Thurs. 11am The Physical Geography of Los Angeles, California Los Angeles: home to Hollywood, the Lakers, and some of the best beaches in the world. How did it get to be such a big city though? Physical geography definitely played a role in the settlement, the expansion, and will even shape the future of this great place. The history of Los Angeles and its geography begins when the Spanish arrived in the 18th century. They came in contact with Gabrielinos and…

things happen every day and innocent people get killed over nothing. “Over a one year period, youth who were both gang members and exposed to violence were five hundred and forty-nine percent more likely to initiate gun carrying.” In two cities, Los Angeles and Chicago considered the most gang populated cities in the United States and over half of the annual homicides are associated with gangs. What are some important effects that gang violence undergo? Gang violence has numerous effects and…

Over the past few decades, there has been a rising concern about the increasing gang activity within the Canadian community (cite). Specifically, in Western urban centers within the prairies, there has been a notable increase in Aboriginal youth gang activity (cite). Currently, 96% of Saskatchewan’s gang related activity involves individuals of Aboriginal decent (cite). The CIA reports that the increase of youth gang activity developed in 2005 during the Aboriginal prison riots. After the…

Laquan McDonald's case? How did the news media capture the event, what were the consequences of the police officers involved, and how the public responded? The film L.A. Riots Revisited examined Rodney King's police beating and how South-Central Los Angeles community was affected. A&E Television Networks created the film in 1999 which provided the original video footage of Rodney King's beating, how the news media portrayed the African Americans poorly, and how there were strategies that…

Known essayist and writer, Navneet Alang, in their journalistic essay, “Big Brother, C’est Moi: Vancouver’s Post-Riot Web Vigilantes Can Be Tamed”, describes the aftermath of the riots that took place shortly after the defeat of the hometown Canucks in the Stanley Cup finals; on June 15th 2011. The riots brought great controversy, due to various pictures and videos of the perpetrators, surfacing online from bystanders. Those images of violence and vandalism, were taken by citizens, where they…

During the Golden Era, Hollywood couldn’t make movies fast enough. Movies were in demand and the Big Five were making money hand-over-fist. They controlled everything that had anything to do with movies from production to exhibition. In 1946 the studios had made an astonishing $121,000,000 in profits. The years after World War II, the film industry changed radically and Hollywood began a period of decline. In 1950, the studios’ soaring profits dropped to $31,000,000 (Lewis, 2008). This…

Carson was then known as a famous Mountain Man. A mountain man is someone who lived and worked in the wilderness for long periods of time. Specifically to trap, Kit joined forces with Ewing Young in 1829, they would go on to trap in Arizona and California. He even got to work with the Hudson Bay company, and Jim Bridger at times. Although he could not read, Kit learned several languages. Such as French, Spanish, and several Native American…

California is the privileged place of nature, there is always sunny, liberty, strong economic development and is also one of the 6 strongest economies worldwide. After President trump winner, then many movements are rising. One of them is “Calexit” which makes about 1/3 of Californian want California break away from the United States. According to the LA Times newspaper, 'Calexit' would be a disaster for progressive values by Conor Friedersdorf, the writer states, “Californians are better…

The expansion of the United States, seemed to have happened only with the help of God. Although, the development of this country took more miracles than expansion itself; before this nation could stabilize. Industrialization in the United States during 1900s made the road to a better future, easier to follow. The four images represent, what had happen while the country was in the process of development. Each picture individually illustrates a certain issue in society. The image American Progress…

producers are Vicky Funari, Sophia Constantinou, Alex Armenta, and Sergio De La Torre. These four individuals are a mix of American and Mexican producers. They released this documentary in January 2006 and filmed most of the time in Tijuana and Baja California. The focus of the film was on the U.S.-Mexican border factories and the lives of the women working there. These four producers made the film with the collaboration of its subjects. Funari and De La Torre established workshops for the women…