Santa Cruz

the lovely Santa Cruz, California. UCSC students are excited for summer break: a time for us to head home, do laundry for free, eat decent food, and get our rooms back; however, people do not realize that hundreds of homeless students are left looking desperately for a place to sleep where they will be safe and that provides a food source. UCSC students are feeling the full effect of the housing crisis and over admittance in Santa Cruz—there are more people trying to live in Santa Cruz than the…

about classes. In addition, this revealed that the community is immensely diverse with different cultures, perspectives of life, experiences, and knowledge. Therefore, I learned that even though Santa Cruz is predominately white Americans, people of color are learning how to cope and live in Santa Cruz, just like myself.…

As we were in stop and go traffic in Santa Cruz, I got a little more excited every minute. I had never been to Boardwalk before, and it was killing me every single time we stopped. When I saw my first glimpse of the rides in front of the bright blue sky, the traffic was worth it. We parked and got tickets for unlimited rides! We made our way to one side of the Boardwalk so we could make our way over to the other side. We walked past so many rides I could not wait to get on and I could not wait…

Santa Cruz Residential Recovery is part of the larger organization Encompass Community Services, an organization that is more of an amalgamation of smaller organizations united under one umbrella organization. Encompass Community Services and all of its various programs serve the local Santa Cruz county area, which includes westside Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Aptos, Capitola, Live Oak, Soquel, and Twin Lakes. The majority of the services offered take on a patron-client type relationship as is…

Vallarta - An Affordable Slice of Heaven Puerto Vallarta, also referred to by locals as just Vallarta, is a resort town on Mexico’s Pacific coast that has been a tropical haven for leisure travelers, celebrities and expatriates for decades. Vallarta offers an attractive year-long climate, with winter temps averaging in the mid 60’s. You see why many snowbirds flock here each year. Beyond a mild climate, Vallarta offers visitors and residents alike a unique blend of colonial charms, stunning…

Here”: Disaster Areas…” This article was written and published in the New York Times in 1989, which is a while from the actual event. This article clearly describes 7 counties that affected by the quake, such as Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey. Beside the article is the little graph that demonstrates these 7 areas and the routes, highways, as well as what specifically happened at that time. What makes this article special is that the writer…

cause a big scene and beat up Erik and Arthur to quench their thirst for revenge for what they did to their brother Luis Cruz. Meanwhile, Paul decides to get out of the bleachers, jump through the air and land right on the coaches back.This is exactly what happened, “Then Tino stepped back, measured the distance, and brought his knee up into Erik’s face… ‘That's for Luis Cruz! I take care of his light work.’... All I remember next is Mom shouting ‘Paul!’ as I took off, flying through the air ,I…

Monster is the tale around a 16 year old dark kid named Steve Harmon from Harlem. Steve is on trial for a being a conceivable accessory to a murder. The book starts with him in prison sitting tight for his trial to begin. The story is composed in screenplay organize, because of Steve's energy for filmmaking, alongside Steve's diary composing which he does even in the court. Steve composes along these lines to keep his rational soundness while being in jail amid the trial. Most of the story…

Everyone has that one person who helps them in their life. There’s that one person in the novel Tangerine. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Luis Cruz fits the mythological archetype of mentor because he aids, is a positive figure to, and trains Paul. Proving to be a mentor, Luis aids Paul. Aiding him means to help him in some way, shape, or form. For instance, when Paul is scared of Erik and Arthur, Luis helps him by saying, “I wouldn’t be scared they’re punks.” And you shouldn’t be…

Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, and Hillary Clinton all released ugly Christmas sweaters to promote their campaigns. For the designs of the jumpers, nordic patterns and wintery symbols accompany the candidate's + the year "2016". All of them are for sale on the politicians'…