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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something it had never experienced before. How did the California Gold Rush Impact
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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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California Dream When you think of what the California dream is‚ the amount of dreams is equally colossal to the reasons people attribute a dream to be “Californian”. Many agree a Californian dream to have a few trends: desire for great weather‚ mobility‚ access to Hollywood‚ diversity‚ free love‚ and most importantly- housing. Unfortunately‚ my version of the California dream wasn’t molded by an outside look that’d imagine the gold paved roads of California- but something that has developed beyond
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"Santa Cruz Island"(Modern Baja California)‚ for Spain in 1535. Later Spanish explorer‚ Francisco de Ulloa‚ under the commission of Hernán Cortés‚ surveyed the west coast of modern Mexico and Baja California Peninsula‚ leading to the belief in an Island of California. Portuguese surveyor‚ Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo‚ was the first to explore the California coast‚ traveling from San Diego to Pt. Reyes in 1542; he too believed in an Island of California. “Island of California‚” Spanish East Indies‚ Spanish
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spreadsheet ‘Ameritrade’ on SloanSpace contains all of the data in Exhibits 1 – 6 of the case‚ as well as additional data for the Fama-French three-factor model. 1. What factors should Ameritrade management consider when evaluating the proposed strategy? 2. Calculate Ameritrade’s debt-to-value ratio using both the book value and market value of the firm’s equity. How does Ameritrade’s debt-to-value ratio compare to that of other discount brokerage and investment service companies in Exhibit
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California Space Heaters‚ Inc. November 30‚ 2010 There is a fine line between how much safety a corporation should provide to the consumer regarding its products vs. how much responsibility of safety should fall on the average consumer. Take‚ for instance‚ the all too familiar McDonald’s coffee episode. Does McDonald’s have a responsibility to its customers to ensure the coffee isn’t hot enough to scald if spilled upon one’s lap? Or should the customer be held responsible for their own safety
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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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CALIFORNIA HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME: The walk of fame is located in Hollywood‚ California. This was created by: M. Stuart‚ who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The 4 categories to be in you could be involved in to get star: motion picture‚ television‚ recording and radio Made of pink terrazzo and brass- are the stars To get nominated to the Walk of Fame the sponsor of that person who wants to get the star must fill an application out for him or her
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Sexy Spending In California Is The Most Expensive Prison System In The U.S Truly Working? I am writing about the prison system in California. I am going to investigate how California became a state that spends the most money on prisons in the United States. I also am going to research if our prisons are the most effective. I will also be comparing our system with other prison systems from around the world. I am going to take an in depth look at where all the money is spent relating to the prison
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