My friend and I took a five day trip to San Francisco. During our visit‚ we saw a lot of gorgeous scenery‚ ate some delicious food‚ it was a fun‚ relaxing‚ and memorable vacation. The weather was beautiful‚ with sunshine‚ very few clouds. My friend and I went to Pier 51‚ which is “home” to some lions sea ‚when we visited there were hundreds of them on and around platforms. We went to Chinatown area which is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is
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he San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California. It covers 7 counties which are Kings‚ Kern‚ Stanislaus‚ Merced and Fresno. The San Joaquin Valley is known as the #1 producing region in California for its variety of fruits and vegetables grown in its fertile soil. The Valley is 250 miles long and bordered on the west by the coastal mountain ranges. Even though a lot of the valley is rural there are a lot of urban cities here in the valley. I want to tell you about the five
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The movie‚ San Andres‚ is an exciting movie about major earthquakes devastating California. While there are some scientific truths in the film‚ there are many more scientific fallacies. All of the fallacies in the film are done out of ignorance‚ as a plot device. In this paper‚ both the truths and fallacies will be addressed. To give the film some credit‚ we will first address what was portrayed accurately. In the opening scene a young woman is driving on a winding hillside road‚ when she gets taken
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On December 8‚ 1886 in Guanajuato‚ Mexico‚ Diego Rivera was born. His passion for art emerged early on‚ so at the age of 10 he attended San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. Years later he traveled to Europe to further his studies‚ where he befriended many famous artists of his day. As time went on Rivera’s style began to change‚ because of the events that began taking place. Inspired by the political ideals of the Mexican Revolution (1914-15) and the Russian Revolution (1917)‚ Rivera wanted
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In order for Casa San Ysidro to be relevant in the community it serves and ensure that it is on people’s radar‚ we recommend that Casa San Ysidro forge local partnerships. One of the ways that this can be accomplished is by getting involved with the University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College (CNM). We recommend building relationships with professors at both institutions that can then create assignments that welcome students to visit Casa San Ysidro. Students would then write
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San Marino‚ officially known as the Republic of San Mario‚ is a small state located on the Italian Peninsula. In fact‚ it is the third smallest country in Europe‚ preceded only by the Vatican and Monaco. Although landlocked by Italy‚ it is an independent state that takes up a mere 61 square kilometers. Its capital is the City of San Marino. It has a rugged terrain‚ due to its location near to the Apennine Mountains‚ There is no natural level ground; it is composed completely of hilly terrain. The
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Horace Hall Professor Sansome Latin America Humanities March 7‚ 2016 Diego Rivera: 1 Mexican Painter Diego Rivera was a big man‚ and not only because he stood over six feet tall and weighed‚ at times‚ more than three hundred pounds. Rivera dominated the Mexican art world from soon after the end of the country’s revolution in 1920 until his death in 1957. At the age of seventy. 1 Rivera revived‚ and put to use‚ the antique medium of fresco painting. Fresco painting used pigments impregnating a paste
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Title of the Company: San Miguel Corporation Time Context: 2001 Summary/Abstract: One of the most popular and well-known brands of beer in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia‚ San Miguel‚ has been brewing beer for well over one hundred years. The company’s brewing business produces such well-known and popular brands as San Miguel Pale and Red Horse. The company also owns Ginebra San Miguel distillers‚ San Miguel Pure Foods‚ and San Miguel Packaging. The company has a vertically integrated
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Museum Report: Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta" On Tuesday‚ November 2‚ 2004 I attended the San Antonio Museum of Art. The painting that left the most lasting impression was Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta." The painting‚ a "snapshot" of indigenous Mexican life‚ had the biggest reaction because of my Mexican background. I also chose this painting because Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist. Diego Rivera went through many artistic phases during his life and in his later years‚ Rivera focused his art works on
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San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24‚ 1797 by father Fermin Lasuen. It was named after john the Baptist. It is located 17 miles north of the city of Salinas in the town of San Juan Bautista‚ 4 miles off U.S. highway 101. The church was destroyed in an earthquake in 1803. The people were sad. They were sad because they had a plan to make it better. Father Arroyo was the first person to make a dictionary for native Americans. It was painted by Thomas Doak. He was a sailor from Boston. He jumped
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