Describing California (Essay) “Critics say that California is a lie because its reality falls so short of its ideals. They are wrong. California is not a lie; it is a disappointment only because it is also a hope” James Quay. How can would you describe a place which extent over 700 of miles north and south in one word? A lie‚ a hope‚ a disappointment‚ different people would have different judgments. California is one of the places that could be mean different things to different
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The article‚ Earthquake Outlook for the San Francisco Bay Region 2014–2043‚ explores the situation of California and its active faults; Also‚ it talks about the possibility of a big earthquake happening before 2043 in the state. The experts believe that there is 98% chance that one or more earthquakes will have a magnitude of at least 6.0‚ which is potent and dangerous; It can make damage to a great extent; furthermore‚ there is a 51% of probability that the earthquake could strike the San Francisco
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History Roselle November 20‚ 2012 In the early days of the North American continent more than one different groups of people were trying to settle the land and claim it as their own. One group in particular was the Spanish. They built missions in California to make their presence in the area known and to convert the Native Americans into Christianity. They served as religious and military outposts. These missions were established to convert Native American into Christianity. Obviously not all people
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References: Budget Process City. City of Orange‚ CA. Retrieved May 5‚ 2014‚ from http://www.cityoforange.org/depts/finance/operating_budget.asp Budget Budget. (n.d.). Orange County‚ California -. Retrieved May 5‚ 2014‚ from http://ssa.ocgov.com/about/budget City Budget Demographic Information. (n.d.). City of Orange‚ CA -. Retrieved May 4‚ 2014‚ from http://www.cityoforange.org/depts/commdev/planning/advanced/demographic_information
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Recently‚ in the United States‚ there has been a major water shortage due to the lack of rainfall. It is mainly in California and other Western states. According to the U.S. Geological Survey‚ “In 119 years of recorded history‚ 2013 was the dries calendar year for the state of California.” California’s snowpack usually provides about one-third of the water used in Californian farms and cities. In January 2014‚ it measured in at 12%. The water shortage has had many effects of people‚ farming‚ and
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and wells will come up dry. California is already having some of these effects (maybe). California has underwent a mandatory water rationing for cities in the state. Even though California is going through tough times right now‚ it won’t last forever. Rain and snow from the high Sierra will return sometime in the future. However‚ this drought will change California. Some people worry that this drought is the start of a megadrought caused by climate change. California has roughly one year of water
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"companies that pursue a transnational strategy sometimes want to tilt the balance toward the global side with respect to product standardization" (McFarlin and Sweeney 267). For the Walt Disney Company‚ company headquarters is located in Burbank‚ California; this is the main headquarters for all departments including animation‚ theme parks‚ and consumer products. As stated previously‚ the company does not operate the foreign theme parks directly‚ but they still retain much of the control in strategic
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In "California: A People‚ a Place‚ a Dream‚" James J. Rawls states that the California dream is a dialect in which a synthesis or new dream is formed from a paradox and promise. These two things are joined together to form the new dream. The promise for a better life and the paradoxes of expectation‚ growth‚ and plenty are at the center of the dream. The dialectic helps the paradoxes‚ a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory; find a resolution by creating a new dream that has the
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California Dream When you think of what the California dream is‚ the amount of dreams is equally colossal to the reasons people attribute a dream to be “Californian”. Many agree a Californian dream to have a few trends: desire for great weather‚ mobility‚ access to Hollywood‚ diversity‚ free love‚ and most importantly- housing. Unfortunately‚ my version of the California dream wasn’t molded by an outside look that’d imagine the gold paved roads of California- but something that has developed beyond
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over to California in order to seek positive opportunities that will allow them to build a new life and succeed in their future. In the book California Dreams and Realities by Jack Solomon and Sonia Maasik‚ there are different selections which describe reasons on why people look to California as “the pursuit of life” such as jobs‚ land‚ and luxury. However‚ there are deeper reasons and symbols that give California the image of a great place. Freedom‚ wealth‚ and experience make California the start
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