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Jackie Robinson once said, "The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it." By doing, what he loved and cared for he knew at the end, he will accomplish the impossible during the nineteens. Jackie impact on baseball changed the face of American sports. Without Jackie’s courage, American sports will not be the same. Jackie’s contribution to baseball made segregation a history and his number a memory. Jackie Robinson

beaches, resorts and movie stars. However, there is much more to California than golden sand and hot sun. This state can overwhelm you with it's extreme diversity! And to prove that I would like to tell you about the 10 cities I would choose to visit. 1. San Francisco. This city is as beautiful and diverse as California itself. There is a number of small neighbourhoods that are completely different from each other and you feel totally immersed in their culture when you go there. The people in San

Dylan Foltz Professor Polson English 1B 3 November 2015 Affirmative Action The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is composed of over eighteen thousand employees. The hiring process is a long and arduous process, consumed with numerous steps. The most pivotal aspect of the hiring process is the background investigation on applicants. Background investigations are a crucial step to deciding if an applicant will be qualified for employment. Unfortunately, even qualified applicants are overlooked

people of LA elected into office, half the seats on the City Council and several school board and community college board seats and successfully passed two ballot measures with an overwhelming majority. This article is concerned with the extremely low voter turnout for local elections and the possible solution to increase involvement in local politics. On Tuesday, less than 1 in 10 citizens showed up to cast their ballots in the Los Angeles local election. The irony is that the ballot measures

been an illusion? When my grandparents came in the 70’s they came in search of the American dream. My grandfather had been working for a few years in the states, so one day my grandmother and my father, who was a baby at the time, came and settled in City Terrace. They worked their butts off at multiple jobs and sometimes jobs that were dangerous. My grandfather has the scars on his arms from the acid used in a factory, he worked at, his slipped disks in his spine from his fall at a shipyard. My grandmother

in on higher crime neighborhoods with lower poverty levels. Soon, we join a team not a gang wish to expand our program nationwide over the U.S. We started in Los Angeles CA, the city of Los Angeles has high crime rates and are known for gang affiliation. We wanted to start in this particular city, because it is the largest gang affiliate city in the United States. The goal is to lay the foundation that gang violence is unacceptable and that we are here to save our youth. It is truly a sad day when

My names is Teresa Esperanza Ahumada. I was born in Walnut Creek on January 28th. Before I moved to Brentwood when I was 6, I lived in Antioch. I live with my mother, grandparents, and two brothers named Nick and Marcus. I am the middle child so as you can imagine it gets crazy. I also have a dog named Duke. He loves to jump on Marcus. I like to act and read. In fact, I am part of the Rising Stars Club and Book Club at Heritage High School. I am really passionate about both of them. I started

news anchor for the CBS Evening News states that “[a] college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.” There are many different paths to the American Dream. Two paths that people can use to reach the American dream are to go straight to a university after high school or transferring to a university after two years at a community college. The main differences in going to a university and transferring

My journey in the United States began in 1972 when my parents settled in upstate New York. After graduating high school, I went off to college which was short-lived due to a lack of dedication and perseverance. After failing out of college, I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and worked as an intelligence specialist. My experience in the military was very positive and the only regret was not enlisting after high school. I loved job and found purpose and mission-oriented mindset. After successfully completing

The Hillside Strangler was the name given to two killers who strangled and killed their victims, dumping their bodies in the hills of Los Angeles. These killings took place during October 1977 and February 1978, involving ten young women ranging from ages 12 to 28. With over one hundred law enforcement task force members working to solve this case, the fear within the community was undeniably present. It wasn't long before the clues would come in one by one, helping detectives solve this heinous