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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Waking up at six in the morning on a Sunday is not typical‚ especially so when it is to run ten miles. However‚ this is how I have been spending my Sunday mornings for the past three years. I am a member of Students Run Los Angeles (SRLA)‚ an organization that provides students the opportunity to run the LA Marathon. It is thanks to SRLA that I have been able to complete two marathons and am currently in training to complete my third. SRLA has not only taught me the importance of setting goals in
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Why Students Fail in College William H. Bigsby Jr. Southern Nazarene University 25 April 2013 Abstract The society of the twentieth-first century has put an extremely high demand on attending and graduating college. Some basic employment opportunities today require a college degree‚ where close to ten to fifteen years ago‚ the only requirement was a high school diploma and acceptable ability to perform the specific task. However‚ the twentieth-first century college experience has become
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[pic] Why some students fail to learn‚ and others succeed? By: Jessica Gross 11/4/2008 Why some students fail to learn‚ and others succeed? I began my quest for the answers behind this question: why some students fail to learn and other students succeed‚ from my own personal experiences. My brother and I grew up in the same lifestyle; same home‚ and went to the same schools. It was not an easy childhood and we didn’t attend the best schools. Our parents were not involved with
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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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where he or she felt like they truly belonged and were never judged is awesome. The Los Angeles LGBT Center is a safe haven for people who find themselves in situations where they have to struggle because people don’t understand or don’t agree with the choices they have made in their lives. There are a numerous amount of things or situations that may lead one to seek out help from an organization such as the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Homophobia is a huge factor in leading teens to search and find a place
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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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indication of being an issue until they increased the total height of the dam. The Los Angeles Water Company was the main group in charge of the dam and all associations that went with the dam. The Los Angeles Water Company decided to increase the height of the dam to increase the amount of water that could be stored‚ in doing so they added a separate wing wall that went left of the main dam. A couple of years later the Los Angeles Water Company decided to increase the overall height of the dam yet again
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worsening of the environment. Los Angeles is also one of the most polluted cities in the U.S. The air pollution not only brings health problem to residents but also comes with financial consequences. These problems are all caused by the traditional transportation system‚ which only focused on improving mobility‚ especially for motor vehicles‚ ignoring other aspects of society and the wider consequences. The public transportation system in the City of Los Angeles is also facing many criticisms
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During the second half of the 19th century and well into the 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
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