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I was a recovering teenage anorexic working at a critically acclaimed restaurant—the irony never failed to escape me. Bay Wolf Restaurant in Oakland, California was my first job. It taught me how to love food and myself again. I had moved to Northern California from Southern California for an eating disorder rehabilitation center a month earlier. I learned about the position from a girl at rehab and was hesitant to look into it. I could not afford anything to cause a relapse at this fragile time…

Annie Laurie Preacely was born June 2, 1933 in Delhi, Louisiana to Elnora and Cleveland Wilkins. After finishing high school, she began college at Southern University in Louisiana. She later moved to Southern California to attend California State University Long Beach. She later completed her Bachelor’s Degree from California State Dominguez Hills receiving her Bachelor of Arts. Annie Laurie’s faith was central to her life from the start. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and…

didn’t start from the top. Gruwell is a Southern California native born on August 15, 1969. Her first obstacle in life became her parents’ divorce. Her father, Stephen Douglas Gruwell, and mother, Sandra Faye Alley, decided to separate when Gruwell was at a young age. She would later on graduate from Bonita High School, while also staying in California for her years in college. She earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Humanities from the University of California, Irvine in…

living situations or the pursuit of new opportunities, California has attracted many hopeful migrants from all across the globe. They all share one thing in common and that is to comment a new chapter in their life. California, in general, has always been publicized as the Golden State: home of the intelligent, famous and the wealthy. Many immigrants are deluded into thinking the vast population typically fall under that stereotype. The California Dream isn’t easily accessible to immigrants as…

Athletes Need to be Compensated for the Efforts” published in the University Wire, which was written by Eric He who asked, why college athletes do not get paid when the university gains so much from the athlete. He argues that college athletes should be compensated for what they do and should be given more then just a scholarship. He explains how the Kessler, the quarterback for the University of Southern California, gives the university so much and all he gets in return is a scholarship. The…

Job Market or Marriage Market?, got her bachelor’s degree from Duke University and Ph.D. in the University of California Los Angeles. She is currently the Associate Provost’s Program Coordinator in the Northwestern University . Prior to this, she was the instructor of various History courses, including Women in American History, Problems In history: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in American History, in the Northeastern University of Illinois . These courses give insight to what are Johnson’s…

Ohio. He first joined NACA in 1955, and was first assigned to be in Cleveland to work with the NACA Lewis Research Center (now NASA Glenn Research Center). When he was driving from Cleveland to southern California, he stopped by northern Wisconsin, where he asked Shearon to marry him and go with him to California. In January 1956, Neil and Janet were married, and had a former forest ranger’s cabin in the San Gabriel Mountains. He became an engineer, astronaut, test pilot, and an administrator…

to go. Author William Paul Plaschke points out that “They allowed me to get out of Boyle Heights and come to the greatest college in the world” (2). Basically, Plaschke is saying Jody didn’t give up with school and got accepted into University of Southern California. Now it’s time to pay his parents back the money. If Jody give up with school he would not get into USC. Early in his college career, some USC coaches said Jody should transfer to a smaller school but Jody rejected. It would be hard…

A college that offers this major is Southwestern college this is close to my house. The major that the schools offer is Kinesiology. The starting salary in California for this field is $47,860. Salary in athletic trainers field varies from $35,000 to $75,000 per…

(“John Wayne” 1). John Wayne was born on May 26, 1907 in Winterset,Iowa. He moved when he was just seven years old.John moved to California. ”He received his nickname Duke for his love of a dog with that name”. He went to Glendale High School.He was a star football player there (“Nardo,Don” 12). When he graduated high school,he went to the University of Southern California. John was also a great football player there. He was well known at college. He left after two years due to money. After…