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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Another Note - The Los Angeles BB murder files When Beyond Birthday committed his third murder‚ he attempted an experiment. Namely‚ to see if it were possible for a human being to die of internal hemorrhaging without rupturing any organs. Specifically‚ he drugged his victim so they fell unconscious; tied them up‚ and proceeded to beat their left arm thoroughly‚ being careful not to break the skin. He was hoping to bring about enough hemorrhaging to cause death from loss of blood‚ but this attempt
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Sonia Bola Professor Gutierrez CRJ 112 17 October 2016 Gang Video Assignment 1 From the film Street Gangs in Los Angeles‚ it portrays the 1990’s as a time when gang activity had expanded into the communities as a widespread issue for both law enforcement agencies and the citizens living within society. The documentary illustrates the daily lives of gang members‚ including what type of people join these crowds‚ their reasons for affiliation‚ different activities the organizations participate in‚
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Los Angeles Police Department EVENT Escorting the client‚ David Foreman‚ from his home to the Metropolitan Courthouse and provide security to Mr. Foreman’s estate. LOCATION Laguna Beach‚ CA Metropolitan Courthouse‚ Los Angeles‚ CA DATE Monday‚ November 3rd‚ 2014 TIME 0900am-1200pm BACKGROUND CLIENT: David Foreman 40 years old High profile Outspoken Attention-seeker‚ i.e. loves to talk to the media/press Controversial white supremacist Wheelchair-bound
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body with distress and depression? Joan Didion’s masterfully composed essay‚ Los Angeles Notebook‚ conveys her view on the Santa Ana winds. Didion argues that a gentle touch of the wind will rapidly have one fall into a coma of distress and despair. Entering the season of Santa Ana winds‚ local residents brace themselves. Citizens become cautious and fearful with their lives when facing “something uneasy in the Los Angeles air…some unnatural stillness‚ some tension.” When the winds make their stealthy
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The riots began in Los Angeles‚ amidst a period of rising tensions between American servicemen stationed in southern California and Los Angeles’ Chicano community. Many of the tensions between the Chicano community and the sailors existed because the servicemen walked through a Chicano neighborhood on the way back to their barracks after nights of drinking. The discrimination against the Chicano minority community was compounded by robberies and fights during these drunken interactions. In July 1942
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In Didion’s essay‚ "Los Angeles Notebook‚" she characterizes the Santa Ana winds as motivation for evil. Didion expresses this view through her imagery and diction. Didion also justifies her characterization through the structure and tone of her essay. She attributes the acts of individuals all over the world on the effects of wind. She claims that certain winds trigger a mechanistic switch that causes humans to act irrationally. Didion connects a natural phenomenon with the cause of an unconscious
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This case study involved William Robertson‚ who served as Director of Street Services for the city of Los Angeles from 2003 to 2011. Robertson utilized “multiple tools in his efforts to manage relationships with his stakeholders (Cooper and Bryer 2007).” Robertson never ran from interacting with the community and its citizens always showing them that he had a general concern for their issues and was working to solve their problems. Robertson felt it was important to attend neighborhood council
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Moreover‚ Ulin found himself that he has lost the capability to find a certain quiet space for reading. “We possess the books we read‚ animating the waiting stillness of their language‚ but they possess us also‚ filling us with thoughts and observations‚ asking us to make them part of ourselves. This is what Conroy was hinting at in his account of adolescence‚ the way books enlarge us by giving direct access to experiences not our own. In order for this to work‚ however‚ we need a certain type of
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Mary‚ an ordinary mom of three from Los Angeles‚ CA is the perfect example of a smart consumer that bypassed the health risks and thousands of dollars of using Botox to erase her wrinkles and "reverse the clock" on life.Like most Americans‚ Mary makes an average salary and doesn’t have the extra cash to try every celebrity endorsed Anti-Aging miracle cream out there‚ let alone splurge on expensive medical procedures. At one time she considered taking out loans for injecting Botox and even contemplated
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