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    For many international students, acclimating to American society can be troublesome and occasionally disappointing. American traditions and qualities may be altogether different from those of your nation of origin, and you may discover them befuddling. America 's populace reflects surprising ethnic differences. Non-white individuals dwarf whites in a lesser expansive urban area. Daily papers regularly utilize such terms as "Asian American," "Italian American," and "Bedouin American" to mirror

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    Brief History on the Origin of State Charters in California California has followed the steps of many American states by committing its efforts on ensuring educational developments through improved governance systems. In the last half a decade or so, there have emerged diverse levels of studies in California State majorly because of three reasons which include several legislative practices, institutions, and participation of state agencies. The California Educational Commission was created as early as

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    The drive to be included leads men to and the subsequent affect of not being included has a lasting ripple effect, that spans through time. The affects can be felt. The allure of hollywood attracts all sorts of people that are desperate to be included. Not just actors, not just studio heads, agents or writers, sometimes hollywood attracts gangsters, and politicians. People will go to great lengths to be close to the stars of Hollywood. It drives some people insane. That drive for fame and power

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    California has been known for it 's beautiful golden coast, stunning mountain ranges, and the always wonderful sunny weather. The state houses the largest and second most diverse population of people in the United States. The large diversity of the people could be contributed by the vast differing landscapes that stretch across the state. Northern California in particular, is home to a variety of enormous mountains, mountain ranges, beautiful lakes, and forever flowing rivers. People come from

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    Newport Beach, is located on in Orange County, California along the coast. It was incorporated in 1906 and is one of the more affluent cities in Orange County. Encompassing Newport Beach is Corona Del Mar and Newport Coast. Newport Beach is most well known for its harbor, Balboa Island, Lido Island and the peninsula which is located between Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Its elevation is from sea level to 1,164 feet, at the top of Signal Peak in the San Joaquin Hills. The city flower is the Bougainvillea

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    care system in California is the California Department of Health Care Services. Every single day, this agency assists millions of disabled and low-income California residents. The agency 's mission is providing residents with affordable and high-quality health care. This includes long-term services and support as well as substance abuse services, mental health, dental and medical care. The agency 's vision is to improve the mental and physical health of all residents of California. The Mental Health

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    The struggles of the City of San Bernardino, California are well documented; one of the highest crime rates in the state and the country, extensive acres of urban blight, a median household income under forty-thousand, which has left residents living in poverty, a cash insolvency as a result of mismanagement, which has left the City in chapter nine bankruptcy for three and a half years, and a political climate distorted from lack of experience, and conflicting ideologies and agendas. Also well documented

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    San francisco is a major city of California and the United States as a whole. A city with this much power generally sets the score for other counties to follow. When San francisco undermines justice with institutional biases, they set a dangerous example for others to follow. While San Francisco has shown great strides to improve itself internally and externally, there are still major issues that need to be addressed, specifically in their incarceration system. San Francisco has created a system

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    After losing her employment, my family was no longer able to pay the rent and home utilities punctually. At that time, I was on my last months of high school, preparing myself to attend mandatory orientations for CAMP, a migrant program at the California State University

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    whom I have known for 5 years. He is 36 years old, married with one child, a daughter, and lives in Greeley Colorado. He was born in Indio California, a city located in Riverside County. He is the oldest sibling in his family. He has a younger brother and sister. Though he was born in Indio, he spent the first eight years of his life in Desert Hot Springs California, a much smaller city, also in the County of Riverside. There, he resided with his mother, stepfather, and two siblings. His parents were

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