Imagine the most frightening nightmares ever imagined coming to life‚ encapsulating every inch of the room and displaying deep dark fears of each and every witness. An eerie sense of foreboding envelopes the room with each ominous moment. The audience‚ at last‚ succumbs to the uneasy tension the scene had created and releases a chilling scream. This sensation depicts the type of reaction Tim Burton hopes to draw from his audience. Tim Burton is an American filmmaker‚ writer‚ director‚ artist
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Pacific Ocean. Lands in which the trail went through eventually became six of the U.S. States including Missouri‚ Wyoming‚ Oregon‚ Idaho‚ Kansas and Nebraska (Wikipedia). It also led settlers into land that would also become U.S. territory including California‚ Utah‚ Colorado‚ Nevada‚ Washington and Montana. If it wasn’t for the Oregon Trail‚ the U.S. may have never fulfilled the idea of Manifest Destiny and much of the west would probably still be unknown. The Oregon Trail was probably one of the most
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I live in a small city called South Lake Tahoe in the state of California. The people in South Lake consider themselves locals as long as you have lived here for more than 10 years. However‚ locals consider our city a town. Our town is mainly a tourist town‚ skiers and snowboarders in the winter and campers in the summer. When somebody moves to South Lake Tahoe‚ it may only be for a few reasons; to be a ski bum‚ get out of the bay area‚ or family. The people that move here either make it or they
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combination of Europeans‚ especially Spaniards and the Indigenous people of Mexico. There are many political dimensions of Mexican American life in the United States. In 1960‚ The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) was founded in Fresno‚ California. Diversity relates to gender‚ age‚ language‚ ethnicity‚ cultural background‚ disability‚ sexual orientation and religious belief. Diversity also relates to the numerous and different perspectives we share. Such as educational levels‚ job functions
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home for her daughter’s first birthday‚ she her feelings change about the place she once dreaded. Didion‚ now residing in Los Angeles‚ has a much faster paced life vastly different than the slower life of her family home in the Central Valley of California. The tension of her family makes even phone conversations hard to endure. The anxiety Didion had concerning her childhood home are unknown in the beginning of the essay
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areas but had to disperse due to long droughts and disease spreading among them. The dispersed people formed various tribes and continued to live relativity simple lives in areas that were so culturally diverse it is mind boggling‚ especially in the California area. There were around “40‚000 Californians‚ who spoke 50 different languages belonging to at least six language families.”(text‚ 13) But after the Europeans come tribes are wiped out or forced to integrate with one another due to sickness or war
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In John Steinbeck’s Novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ the author ties the American Dream into the text to show that many people had hope during the Great Depression.The story takes place in California‚ and is about two men named George and Lennie who are headed to their new jobs at a ranch. Once they are there‚ they meet many people and build relationships with them. While they are there‚ their version of‚ “The American Dream”‚ is always mentioned or thought about‚ that shows that they are hopeful for
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At 4:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 17‚ 1994 Northridge‚ California was hit by a magnitude 6.7 Earthquake that shook for nearly 20 seconds. The natural disaster was a blind thrust earthquake‚ which occurs along a thrust fault‚ but shows no sign on the Earth’s surface‚ thus the term “blind”. The Earthquake was centered in Northridge‚ which is approximately 20 miles west/northwest of Los Angeles. The powerful shock was felt at distances of 400 kilometers from the epicenter. It produced
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destiny to expand from the east to the west coast but later realized that to travel or bring supplies from coast to coast it would take five to six months and could cost over $1500. The problem with the transportation system was addressed during the California gold rush‚ but the building of the railroad wasn’t completed until about 10 years after. Before the transcontinental railroad was started in 1863 the easiest way to the west was the Oregon
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Should the portrayal of Latinos be regulated in the media? Anthony Hernández California State University‚ Fullerton The largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States today is commonly referred to as “Latinos‚” (Peterson-Iyer‚ 2008). Latinos are hard working people that come to this country searching for better opportunities. Since the 1946 the Anglo media have been using stereotypes to portray Latinos as a treat to the country. Latinos are often seen as illegal aliens‚ criminals
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