The government subsidized Jordan Downs Housing Projects in the Watts district of Los Angeles consist of 700 units that are home to some of the poorest residents in the entire state of California. Recently a measure was unanimously passed by the LA City Council that calls for the demolition and redevelopment of the projects‚ leaving a gravely uncertain future for the nearly 2400 low income residents that currently occupy Jordan Downs. The poor condition and high crime rate have caused nearly unanimous
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Traffic problems in Los Angeles have been a topic of discussion for many years and there are many causes for this occurring problem. Have you ever been sitting in your car in bumper to bumper traffic wondering why traffic isn’t moving? Since Los Angeles is one of the biggest cities in the nation‚ it is natural that there are many people traveling to and from daily which causes heavy amounts of traffic in the morning and evening times each day. A drive that is only a few miles can sometimes take upwards
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Twilight Los Angeles; 1992 very accurately depicts the L.A. Riots. It shows the hardships the citizens of L.A. Underwent during one of the cities most devastating tragedies. The monologues that Smith chooses all show the relationship between greater things than the L.A. Riots such as prejudice and tolerance‚ guilt and innocence‚ and class conflicts. These are all issues that are very prominent in most of the monologues. The actual events provide the focus‚ and stated or implied a reference point
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20th‚ the city of Los Angeles was subject to a period of what author William Deverell calls “whitewashing.” In other words‚ Deverell argues that after the Mexican-American War‚ the newly arrived white population in Los Angeles did a number of things to distance themselves from the Mexican population‚ as well as other ethnic groups. In his extensive work Whitewashed Adobe‚ Deverell forms his argument around the specific‚ and racist tactics elite city officials used to dissociate Mexican people from the
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Air Quality Issues in Los Angeles Andrew Penn Humanities 120 Scott Meyers It is a beautiful‚ sunny morning‚ so your walk to work is something you are actually looking forward to today. After breakfast you get on your way and notice how truly warm it is‚ then you notice something else; your eyes are burning and you are struggling to gasp for another breath. Such is the life for the average Los Angeles resident. A city dominated by warm climate‚ show business‚ and extravagant lifestyles has been
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opposition. In Mexico‚ after the Mexican Revolution of 1917‚ the government commissioned a vast number of mural projects to transmit its revisionist history of the country‚ and celebrate the empowerment of the underclass in their recent victory. Predominate themes were cultural reclamation‚ history‚ pre-conquest civilization‚ anti-colonialism‚ anti-bourgeoisie sentiment‚ celebration of the working class‚ and highlighting the beauty and struggle of life as a Mexican. This movement moved north‚ across
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social issues in Los Angeles‚ Air pollution has two main reasons: vehicle traffic and population growth. Actually‚ it is in a such crucial level that scientists indicate that air pollution in Los Angeles may endanger peoples lives. Scientific researches show that the air pollution causes cancer and have an impact on pregnant woman. Advertisements shows us some solutions like making public transportation common and sustainable housing. With the growing population of Los Angeles‚ something has to
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Los Angeles‚ the largest city in California‚ was founded in 1781 and plays an important role in building the great‚ famous state of California. Many of the things that are associated with the idea of California are centered in Los Angeles. In some ways‚ Los Angeles is California. Los Angeles is an awesome city and one of the best places in the world to live. Despite the traffic which consumes hours of an Angelino’s daily life‚ it is an amazing place. When we talk about Los Angeles‚ we must start
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Empire of Dreams” The video talks about the Latinos in the United States. It tells us about the history of the Latino Americans‚ about the Cubans‚ the Puerto Ricans‚ and the Mexican. They think of United States as a paradise because they had jobs for everyone so they tried to get across. Thousands of them tried to immigrate to the United States. They risked everything not knowing whether they could achieve anything. The video tells us how the Latinos in the United States do. From 1836 to 1914
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Los Angeles: The City of Riots Home of the largest populated area in the United States with just over 4 million people; the city of Los Angeles is one of the most well known cities in the world. It is home to many of the world greatest actors as well as the upper class of America. The city is full of life with many iconic landmarks such as Hollywood boulevard‚ the Hollywood sign‚ and the Kodak Theatre‚ yet it is hard to believe that this great city has been home to two of the worst riots in U
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