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Supreme Court case of Abigail Fisher versus the University of Texas, ironically, she is the type of person affirmative action benefits the most. But the ban of affirmative action has not always been a disadvantage for all minorities. In an article written by Glen Towns from the New York Amsterdam News, he mentined that African Americans have seen an increase in admissions at the University of California, Los…

Lucretius, Roman poet (99 BC-55AC) If California were a country, with its population of nearly 40 million, it would be among the 30 most populous countries. The economic, political and cultural impact of the rest of California in the United States is enormous. It is for this reason that citizens' initiatives that are submitted to a referendum there and state legislation, for that matter, are so important. Of the 11 initiatives presented to the voters of California in 2012, is likely to garner…

The Asian American Movement The Asian American Movement began in the late 1960s and continued throughout the 70s and 80s. The earliest and key moments of this movement began in California. Many factors contributed to the movement as Americans of Asian descents joined together to fight their shared persecution and to rally for acknowledgement and acceptance. The term “Oriental was replaced by “Asian American” as a clear message that Americans of Asian descents should be recognized as equals and…

Welcome to Berkeley, probably still the best public university in the world. Meet your classmates, the best group of partners you can find anywhere. The percentages for grades on exams, papers, etc. in my courses always add up to 110% because that’s what I’ve learned to expect from you, over twenty years in the best job in the world. That’s the good news. The bad news is that you have been the victims of a terrible swindle, denied an inheritance you deserve by contract and by your merits. And…

for America to complete my education. It was my first air travel. I was to venture out from Jeddah to California. My heart was beating as I strolled through the entryways of the Jeddah air terminal. I was gripping to my bag as I walked up to the counter to get my ticket. I needed to hold up in line to get my ticket and after that get my pack checked. At that point I heard it "flight 0091 to California is presently loading up." After I gave this nominal old man, my ticket I got on the plane. The…

an impressive academic background: He was graduated magna cum laude from California State University at Fresno (1974), received a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of California at Irvine (1976), and has taught at the University of California at Berkeley in the Department of English and Chicano Studies. He has also been Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. Soto married Carolyn Oda,…

There are a number of reasons why I want to pursue a teaching credential at California State University, Long Beach. First, some of the most enjoyable times in my life have occurred when I have been teaching. My first teaching experience was when I was twenty as a camp counselor. It was a camp for junior high school students and I got to teach them in groups and one on one with each student. I was in locum parentis for one week with each group of junior high school students. I took them to each…

Moving to another state was a huge leap into the unknown for me. I knew that going to California could provide me with great opportunities to fulfill my dreams, so I took everyone’s doubts toward me and committed. Upon the day I was admitted to San Diego State University I was ecstatic. Upon the day I was admitted to San Diego State University, I was joyous, but for the wrong reasons. I was happier about proving all of my doubters wrong than I was about making a big accomplishment and attending…

The California High Speed Railroad is a railroad managed by the HRSA (The California High Speed Railroad Authority.) Its purpose is to connect the mega regions of California. Sounds like a good plan? Well, there are some negative reasons why this railroad should not be built. The railroad should not be built for the following reasons: There is Still No Legitimate Funding Plan; the Costs Look Like nothing what the Voters Approved, and Shrinking Ridership Numbers. The California High Speed…

Drought in California A drought is a period of abnormally low rainfall. This is the situation central california is suffering at the moment. This is very alarming considering that a lot of crops are grown in the central valley for example cotton, cotton is not a plant we eat but we need it to make clothes. If this continues thousands of people are going to lose their jobs and food is going to go up in price. This will dramatically affect the state economy considering that people are going to…