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    Application of Community health and Population-Focused Nursing Description of Community Los Angeles, a metropolis based in southern California, is known for its ethnically diverse population and known for being home to the entertainment industry. The city itself lies within a coastal basin and is sided on three ends with mountains which scale over 3,000 meters. It covers 502 square miles with a population of 3.8 million. It is the most populated county in the United States and has the third largest

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    are often detrimental for the existing community. Institutions like universities have a significant impact in the functioning of a city and therefore, the effects of gentrification. In large urban cities, they often facilitate gentrification by welcoming new

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    stadiums. The University of Southern California’s mammoth of a stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is one of the biggest sports stadiums in college football, and has been a standard by which others are judge. Being declared a land mark by the state of California after nearly 80 years of use, this structure has had many different uses other than its current purpose of housing one of the most dominate teams in college football, the Trojans. Since its opening day the stadium has set world record

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    Legal Immigrants

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    their families in a new country. Immigrants with a legal residential status do not a have a relationship with committing majority of U.S. felonies and increasing crime rates. Los Angeles, California, experiences a copiousness amount of crimes and has a high crime rate. Immigrants, often Latin Americans, reside in the Los Angeles area. A study on, “The Effects of Immigrant Concentration on Changes in Neighborhood Crime

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    Issue Of Gentrification

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    years in a variety of locations all over the country such as San Francisco, New York City and even Los Angeles. I live in an area in Los Angeles known as highland park which is a location that has slowly been gentrified and has altered the lives of many people I know around me. The neighborhood that I am from has slowly been changing due to the fact that it is so close to a very prestigious and well known private college

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    Chinese Immigrants in Los Angeles The Chinese immigrant is one of the largest group in the United States. Looking back the history of U.S., most people believe that the first Chinese immigrants came to California during the Gold Rush period. Also, the Chinese community is one of the largest and oldest ethnic group of Asian Americans. Some researchers consider the history of ethnic Chinese in Southern California relates to three periods. In my opinion, I would like to say that there are four major

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    To start with, location is the first difference between UCI and USC. According to the UCI Graduate Division, “Located 40 miles south of Los Angeles and 90 miles north of San Diego, UC Irvine is minutes from the ocean and borders the majestic beach cities of Laguna and Newport Beach. The mountain resorts of Big Bear and Mountain High are just a short drive away” (UCI Graduate Division). UCI is located in the perfect location for students who love outdoor activities. With minutes away from the beach

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    Both cities provide great dance training and many opportunities in the industry, but both are vastly different. This conflict occurs in every dancer’s mind and must be established and pursued without hesitation. There are many advantages and disadvantages to each city that should be taken into account before the final

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    He overall had good grades and highly SAT scores. He'd been selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the youngest in NBA history to start in the 1998 All Star game at 19 years old. He's won 5 NBA titles with the los Angeles Lakers. He got third place on the NBA all-time scoring list in 2014. Kobe Bryant was named most valuable player. The position he played was a guard. He was only 17 when he was

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    later moved to a “monastic” apartment on Seventy-fifth Street with her husband, and then to Los Angeles because of obvious dissatisfaction with their New York

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