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    How Films affect different Social Environments Cerritos College Miriam Rios Gonzalez 2017863 Professor Robert Campolo Theater 150 Motion Pictures- Television December 9‚ 2014 Introduction In life‚ we realize that we all have different views and that is what makes our thinking different. When it comes to watching a movie; whether it is horror‚ action‚ or comedy‚ we tend to think of the movies differently based on the way we think of life. People do not go see a movie for the same reasons.

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    Ramon Quezada Professor Romo Chicano Studies 8 December 9‚ 2012 Take Home Final Exam 1. Two historical events that I observed in the museum were the California Gold Rush and The Signing of the California Land Claims Act. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought large numbers of new immigrants from Mexico‚ Central American and South America to California. The presence of gold made California tremendously valuable to the United States. The Gold Rush funded money for the union to buy supplies

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    Violence in Gangs

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    more violent. Gangs have been more of an impact on today’s society. When gangs are on a rise they harm the real estate market. Due to gang violence‚ the property values of homes have decreased. Gangs also hurt businesses as well. As stated by the Los Angeles Police Department‚ "gangs create even more damage on a regular basis to local property and businesses" ("What Gangs Do"). Agents have a struggle selling properties because gang members like to damage property that is abandoned. Even though the home

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    Gangs: Ms13

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    growing‚ dangerous gang in America. To understand MS 13’s power in this country‚ one has to consider its development as a major crime organization‚ its control over its members‚ and the power it holds. Mara Salvatrucha was organized in Los Angeles in the late 1980’s. In the 1980’s‚ El Salvador was engaged in a civil war. Men attacked as guerilla fighters‚ training and learning how to kill anyone for anything. To escape the civil war‚ these men migrated to the United States. At first

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    Chinese diplomat’s bodyguard‚ Lee‚ helps perform a big police bust to recover a bunch of stolen ancient Chinese sculptures after many years of chasing them‚ and on the same night the news is revealed that the Chinese diplomat will have to move to Los Angeles for his job. When the Chinese diplomat moves to America‚ his daughter is kidnapped by the men who stole the sculptures on her first day of school. The Chinese diplomat demands for Lee to fly over and assist the FBI with finding her‚ but the FBI

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    masses and the youngest of children. Over the years‚ Hollywood has grown to surpass the imagination of the world‚ creating wonders‚ taking the movie-lovers to space and light years back in time. According to Wikipedia‚ Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles‚ California‚ United States of America. Before going further readers or surfers of the site would register a smile and wonder tagging that definition down as a joke to share with some friends. The world as we know‚ has been constant in shape since

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    Always Running

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    Karina Gonzalez Instructor Shakespeare HUMANS 205 June 6 2013 Author Luis J. Rodriguez was born in the US/Mexico border in 1954‚ at the age of 2 his family moved to Los Angeles California‚ around the age of 8 they moved to San Gabriel Valley. One of his first documentaries is the Book called “Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang days in L.A”. The book narrows the struggles of the author during his childhood and adolescences in the active life of a gang member and of Chicano race. The author’s

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    Penn Foster Exam 028004

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    Paragraph 1 I understand that you are currently seeking to hire a receptionist at your ACT-1‚ Los Angeles location and I am highly interested. I know that the person for this position is responsible for receiving and greeting any visitors/clients‚ answering phone calls‚ taking and delivering messages and sorting and handing out mail. I am more than capable of doing all of that. Ever since I was a child‚ I was recognized for the effort I put into every piece of work. Growing up‚ I knew that I wanted

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    18th Street Gang

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    May 4‚ 2007 18th Street Gang The 18th Street Gang is one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles County. There membership has been estimated to be around 20‚000. Most members in this gang are Mexican and Chicano but they are one of the few gangs that have broken racial boundaries. They allow almost any race to join the gang. (Delaney‚ 2006) Because of their openness to other races the gang membership grew rapidly. An estimated 60% of the gang is made up of illegal immigrants. ("18th Street Gang"

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    Loathing In California

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    Fear and Loathing in California Throughout America’s short history‚ California has been a mysterious land of snowy mountains‚ sandy beaches and fertile soil. From the Gold Rush to the Free Love movement‚ it has been a Mecca for the misunderstood‚ the thrill seekers‚ and the independent. For over a hundred years people have found what they were looking for in the sprawling lands of California. Throughout the years‚ the ideals of the misfits who populated California have shaped the mentality of

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