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The (9-34) Los Angeles Lakers face the (17-23) Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center in the third game of their four game season series. The Lakers wasted a fast start (shot 74-percent from the field in the first quarter) and surprisingly competitive first half before the Rockets turned up the heat defensively, dropped a nine – 0 scoring run on the purple and gold to start the third quarter en route to a 22 point lead in a 112-95 victory. The Rockets sixth straight win against the Lakers sending

groundwater was a part of the Los Angeles River but employed vague terms that could be interpreted in varying ways that did not reflect the hydrological realities of the region (Sax 2003, 278). Again, if the water below the valley was legally defined as groundwater, it would be subject to absolute ownership law and Los Angeles would only be secure in the rights to the Los Angeles River (Sax 2003, 280). So, the Court asserted that geographically speaking, the Los Angeles River’s headwaters began in

Los Angeles is built on the vast and flat landscape; it was their opportunity to grow fast as a metropolitan. With this environment, the constant influx of population was enough to generate a significant community even outside of downtown. The urban sprawl started on its endless horizontal ground. However, soon they confronted the limit of the carrying capacity. L.A couldn’t handle its urban sprawl; it needed a solution to keep growing. Los Angeles couldn’t deal with the increasing housing demand

Strengths: The Los Angeles Angels many strengths, first of which is that they are located in LA. Los Angeles is the 2nd most populated city in the US and has 47.3 million tourists a year, allowing the Angels to expand their brand to a wide variety of people. LA is also helps the Angels because the weather is nice year-round making a day at the ballpark more appealing to fans. In addition, they have 6-time All-Star and 2-time AL MVP winner, Mike Trout. After being drafted by the Angels in 2009, Trout

Riots The Los Angeles Riots goes down in history as one of the most famous and destructive riots in US history. The L.A. Riots started as an outcry to the acquittal of the four police officers who senselessly beat Rodney King which was caught on camera. To understand the core issues of the L.A. Riots, we have to go back to what started it all, the injustice of Rodney King. Rodney King, an African-American man who already had a run in with the law, lead police on a high-speed car chase in Los Angeles

The Mara Salvatrucha originating from Los Angeles, California is one of the world’s most renown gangs. The gang was established in Los Angeles in year 1980 by Salvadorian immigrants and war refugees. Salvadorians were migrating to the United States in hope and search for a better life, economically and socially. They came to a rude awakening of racism and isolation within society. These immigrants coming to a different country felt the need to group up and stick by each other helping one another

Once we finished watching the documentary street gangs of Los Angeles two theories were most prevalent in my mind for why there was gang formation in that area. The first being Travis herschi’s “social bonds”. Second being Walter miller’s “focal concerns”. Social bond theory is not a crime causation theory but a pro social behavior theory that helps explain deviance. This theory identified four social bonds that promote adherence to society’s laws and values. The four bonds being: attachment, commitment

Since 1965 many people have immigrated to the greater Los Angeles area than anywhere within the United States. These immigrants have rapidly and profoundly transformed the city’s ethnic makeup and spared heated debate over their impact on the region. Unfortunately within many areas of Los Angeles there are those who have been pushed out of their homes, which have been passed through generations of ethnic minorities in other areas due to gentrification. These gentrified areas have been renovated by

Los Angeles; A Diverse Metropolis People always wonder why the City of Angels is different from other cities. This paper will answer this question and explain the uniqueness that makes L.A., “L.A.” Los Angeles, since its birth as an embryonic city, has become one of the most diverse metropolises, offering to the public what no other city can. This paper will emphasize the relationship between the federal government and the western United States. It will also illustrate how capitalism has

The Los Angeles riots in 1992 did not stem from the beating of Rodney King but stemmed from a much larger problem. Individuals were frustrated with being placed in a social hierarchy based on the color of their skin. The beating of Rodney King was the "cherry on top" for the bottled up frustration people felt. In the United States, there is a social hierarchy, and the judicial system works differently depending on where the individual is placed within the hierarchy. The riots were a non-constructive