California: The Golden State Origin of the name The name ‘California’ comes from the Latin phrase calida fornax (hot oven) with which the Spanish colonists characterized the hot climate of this region. Climate California’s climate varies from Mediterranean to subarctic. Much of the state has a Mediterranean climate‚ with cool‚ rainy winters and dry summers. The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast. Farther inland‚ one encounters colder winters and hotter
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The last time I was at the California Academy of Science Museum in Golden Gate Park‚ we all had to hold hands while the teacher led us through the halls of this great museum. Yes there was that huge‚ (scary)‚ dinosaur skeleton in the lobby‚ there were hundreds of different fish I had never seen in my local pet store‚ and the diorama’s in the African Hall were so realistic we thought for sure the Zebras had moved! The little girls screamed as I shouted "THERE!" and pointed at one of the Zebras. For
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California Proposition 13 Name: Institution: California Proposition 13 What is proposition 13? Property taxes in California have been a controversial issue for very many years. In mid 1978‚ approximately ⅔ of voters in California passed proposition 13. Before it had been passed‚ property taxes increased almost annually according to the assessed value of the property. In the 1970s‚ there was a remarkable growth in the real estate market and the value of homes rapidly went up. Property values
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California Milk Advisory Board Real California Cheese The “Happy Cows” campaign has been so successful because it gives people the reassurance of where there cheese is coming from. By labeling products that use California Cheese‚ it gives the people of the images in their commercials of happy cows on rolling plains enjoying their life. Today many animals are caged‚ mistreated‚ and hormone injected‚ so the commercials used in the campaign help give people the image that these California cows
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threats which have existed or currently exist in Southern California and how these problems shape the way we live today and in the imminent future as well. Although Davis did not really provide us with any remedies for the problems facing Southern California‚ this book made it very clear to the readers that problems do still exist‚ although at times they may sound subtle in nature. Of the numerous problems which do exist in Southern California‚ I will discuss only a handful of the problems that Davis
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In "California: A People‚ a Place‚ a Dream‚" James J. Rawls states that the California dream is a dialect in which a synthesis or new dream is formed from a paradox and promise. These two things are joined together to form the new dream. The promise for a better life and the paradoxes of expectation‚ growth‚ and plenty are at the center of the dream. The dialectic helps the paradoxes‚ a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory; find a resolution by creating a new dream that has the
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over to California in order to seek positive opportunities that will allow them to build a new life and succeed in their future. In the book California Dreams and Realities by Jack Solomon and Sonia Maasik‚ there are different selections which describe reasons on why people look to California as “the pursuit of life” such as jobs‚ land‚ and luxury. However‚ there are deeper reasons and symbols that give California the image of a great place. Freedom‚ wealth‚ and experience make California the start
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The California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of 1849 is one of the most interesting and exiting events of the United States. From the wild stories of men striking it big‚ to the heart wrenching tales of people losing everything‚ these are what make it so alluring. There are many aspects of the California Gold Rush; effects on California; individual stories of struggle; and effects on the United States as a young country looking for stability. San Francisco was a small town of a few hundred
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They have successfully made ten albums and are still a band today. Hotel California was the Eagles fifth album and was their best selling album (despite The Eagles Greatest Hits). The album was made on Asylum (a recording company) in late 1976. This is their first album without one of their founding members‚ Bernie Leadon‚ and their first album with guitarist and singer Joe Walsh. The songs include‚ “Hotel California”‚ “New Kid in Town”‚ “Life in the Fast Lane”‚ “Wasted Time”‚ “Wasted Time (Reprise)”
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inception to the present time‚ its impact on the California state government‚ and propose a solution to this problematic law. The Three Strikes Rule states that any offenders that committed any violent or serious felony offense (after two or more of the same conviction) are sentenced 25 years to life. I will present how crime has either increased or decreased since the 1990’s. What the perceptions of crime have been in our society. What polices has California put into place from the 1990’s to address crime
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