San Pedro, Los Angeles, California

The expansion of the West, by European Americans, occurred between 1820-1850 creating four distinctive regions. Each distinctive region, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and California were created for a unique purpose (Schultz, n.d.). Both Texas and Oregon presented substantial financial incentives, which attracted the majority of the settlers. Moreover, of the four, the most well-liked was Texas. Texas was initially a Spanish colony that eventually united with the recently formed autonomous nation of…

public support for James K. Polk’s aggressive expansionist platform over Henry Clay’s neutral platform showcased the American people’s desire for the West. A combination of diplomacy and war would guarantee the acquisition of the Oregon Territory, California, and “New Mexico.” In spite of these achievements, the greater inclusion of slavery in American politics would come back to haunt the United States by setting in motion internal division that would later spiral into the separation of all…

Chinese novelist Wang Du Lu’s novels written by “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. Directed by Ang Lee and featuring a cast of Chinese actors, including: Yun-Fat Chow (Master Li Mu Bai), Michelle Yeoh (Yu Shu Lien), Ziyi Zhang (Jiao Long), Chen Chang (Lo ‘Dark Cloud’), and Pei-Pei Cheng (Jade Fox).…

From the 1820s to the 1860s, Americans began to expand westward beyond the Mississippi River. Americans were beginning to move west of the Mississippi River without any consent of the government, and many of the them were moving for their own personally reasons such as to start a new life or he/she wanted to be a pioneer in a newfound area. The federal government played a mostly passive role in the American expansion, but the United States government intervened in some areas more than others.…

Morgan’s central idea in the article was that not only was Jefferson behind westward expansion, but many citizens were behind it as well. The article showed how most citizens played a role in westward expansion. Meanwhile, the other three text mainly pointed toward the president, Thomas Jefferson, being the main cause of westward expansion. In fact, the citizens did have a main part of it. If the people were not there to settle the land explorers have founded in the West, it would have all been…

California is one of the more interesting states. California has the most national parks out of any of the other states. California is the first state to have a trillion dollars in GDP (gross domestic product). It is also the birthplace of McDonalds. California has the tallest trees in the world. Apple, Disneyland, and Barbie all started in California. Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth, aside from the insides of volcanoes. The main reason that I want to go to California is because I…

regardless of the outcome of the Mexican American War. However, as Americans moved westward and new states were formed, the question of the expansion of slavery was prominent. Wealthy slave-owners in the South were determined to expand west into California, and were by no means planning on leaving their slaves in the east. To them, their slaves were property and they saw no reason why they should be forced to leave their property when moving west. Northerners however saw the evil in slavery and…

other juvenile offenders? Part II: Topic In the United States, there is no universally accepted definition of gangs, and remains to be ambiguous with the flexible interchangeability of the term in academic, legal and media contexts. Based on the California definition provided by the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act (1989) a criminal street gang is defined by ___. Average estimates on the number of gangs are 27,000 with a high concentration in larger urban cities (National Gang…

The Wells Fargo fraudulent account case started forming during September 8th of 2016. Wells Faro Bank was accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Los Angeles City Attorney. The firms claimed that Wells Fargo during 2011 and 2016 created additional fraudulent bank accounts for pre-existing customers. Signing up over 2 million customers for new credit cards and fees that they were unaware of. The fraud allegedly resulted from our…

Out of all of the special population gangs there are, the group I find the most interesting to read about and research about is the 1% motorcycle gangs. Before this project, I was not very knowledgeable of the 1% motorcycle gangs and their prevalence in the Chattanooga area because even though I’ve lived here my entire life, there is still so much that I do not know about Chattanooga. It is important to know who takes up residence in your hometown and it makes for intriguing research material. I…