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    Hippie Culture

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    Introduction The Times‚ They Are A-Changing – The Fifties and early Sixties Increasing affluence Rising dangers Growing radicalisation New culture He was a friend of mine - the early Sixties 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 3. If you’re going to San Francisco… The Hippie Movement 3.1. Hippie philosophy 7 7 8 3.1.1. New culture of living 3.1.2. My hair like Jesus wore it – hip style of clothing 3.1.3. And it’s one‚ two‚ three‚ what are we fighting for? 10 – Vietnam War and protest marches 12

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    Alcatraz is Not an Island

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    them. This became the inspiration for a group of San Francisco State students to attempt an occupation of their own in 1969. When attempting to make it to the island‚ only one boat agreed to assist the Native American’s in their occupation. They were not able to dock on the island‚ but‚ Richard Oaks became the leader of the group when he jumped off the boat and swam to the island. After this brief occupation Richard Oaks returned to San Francisco and began to recruit people to join the movement

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    In the early 1930s‚ renovations made Alcatraz a better‚ yet still crude‚ establishment that housed the worst of the worst criminals and isolated them from life on the mainland. Alcatraz Island (1934-1963)‚ a harsh penitentiary off the coast of San Francisco‚ California‚ was home to some of America’s

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    Comparing Accounts The Story of an Eyewitness Video link at thinkcentral.com Magazine Article by Jack London Letter from New Orleans: Leaving Desire Magazine Article by Jon Lee Anderson VIDEO TRAILER KEYWORD: HML8-410 What is the role of a WITNESS? RI 1 Cite textual evidence to support inferences drawn from the text. RI 6 Determine an author’s purpose in a text. When events such as natural disasters‚ crimes‚ and wars occur‚ it’s important that a witness describe what happened so that others

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    Irwin August 21‚ 2011 California High Speed Rail Looking at the California high speed rail project truly has shocked the public and makes them wonder if this is a great plan for California’s environment. “The current plan will connect San Francisco with Los Angeles cutting a six hour car ride down to two hours and forty minutes”(Souza‚ 2011). The train running through Kings County will take out many dairies and cut even more in half. Making these cuts will be hard for dairymen to get to their

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    and 2010‚ San Francisco‚ California was host to two parallel worlds. Simultaneous to the quotidian urbanity‚ a burgeoning venue for spatial and ludic interrogation intertwined itself with the city’s urban fabric. The evidence of this second world sprouted gradually: strange flyers on street corners advertising fantastical and unbelievable technologies‚ cryptic graffiti‚ and a pirate radio station that was only within range from the city’s Mission Dolores Park. In response‚ thousands of San Franciscans

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    San Mig

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    I. Company Background Our Company Established in 1890 as a single-product brewery‚ San Miguel Corporation (San Miguel) is the Philippines’ largest beverage‚ food and packaging company. Today‚ the company has over 100 facilities in the Philippines‚ Southeast Asia‚ and China. One of the country’s premier business conglomerates‚ San Miguel’s extensive product portfolio includes over 400 products ranging from beer‚ hard liquor‚ juices‚ basic and processed meats‚ poultry‚ dairy products

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    San Elizario

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    San Elizario is a town with colorful history‚ beginning with saying that it presented the first Thanksgiving in the U.S also for‚ The San Elizario Presidio chapel‚ Billy the kid jail‚ and Los Portales‚ this are just some of the places in this town with rich history. It’s a town located southeast from downtown El Paso. It all started by 1531‚ when Hernan Cortez had conquered the Aztec Empire. The Spaniards started migrating to the north by 1535 Alvar Nunes Cabeza de Vaca and his group were exploring

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    San Juan

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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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    My Trip to America

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    the long silence. Yes‚ for me at that time‚ America was truly just Hollywood and Disneyland on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. But soon enough‚ I would find out the real America by myself. Before I knew‚ I was already breathing the air of San Francisco‚ my first stop. The Hip-Hop music coming from the radio was really loud‚ and people were trotting. I could even feel the fast beat of that city in the car. Something was not in that rush though — the pigeons. They were taking a walk leisurely on

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