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Joan Didion's Essay "Los Angeles Notebook"      The Santa Ana winds cause people to act more violently or unruly and makes others irritable and unhappy to a great extent. Joan Didion explains to the reader about how the Santa Ana affects human behavior in her essay “Los Angeles Notebook.” Through the use of imagery, diction, and selection of detail Didion expresses her view of the Santa Ana winds.      Didion paints uneasy and somber images when describing the Santa Ana winds. “There is

BMCC Ashley Chaparro Policing Research Paper On March 2, 1991, a brutal beating of a 26 year old man by the Los Angeles Police department, set tensions high between the black community and the police department, not only in Los Angeles but all across the country. This is not only considered an extremely controversial incident, but also a contradicting case. Is it a coincidence, or has the justice system failed to charge and imprison police officers who use excessive force on black members of society

Nancy Raya Professor Jones English 1A 23, September 2016 Chaos in Los Angeles Many people believe the cause of the 1992 Los Angeles riots/civil disturbance was due to the acquittal of four LAPD officers who had been charged with the use of excessive force in the videotaped arrest and beating of Rodney King, following a high-speed police chase. Many believed the verdict was unjust, that in fact excessive force was used in the arrest. As a result, many feel this injustice caused the riots.

A Windy Night in Los Angeles In her 1968 essay, Los Angeles Notebook, Joan Didion opens her essay with a brief account about the natural phenomenon that is the Santa Ana winds. In her view, the winds are an awesome yet frightening freak of nature; an intangible and inexplicable feeling that passes you once a year. Though science has prevailed with an explanation, the Santa Ana winds are unexplainable. Through her use of diction, selection of detail, and vivid examples, Didion is able to convey her

Los Angeles is a beautiful city filled with many classy shops, modern houses and many diverse restaurants base from China, Korea, America as well as many other different countries. However, there is a museum that located right in the heart of Los Angeles where 6th street and Wilshire Boulevard parallel with each other. This is a very interesting place with many tourists and people visiting each day. The museum is a familiar attraction for many LA locals, and it is also the largest art museum in the

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, is a one-woman performance piece written and originally performed by Anna Deavere Smith, who was commissioned to transcribe regarding the 1992 Los Angeles riots corresponding with individual’s experiences, outlooks, and concerns that contributed to those who were exacerbated by the abominable and nerve racking riots. For her production, Smith interviewed hundreds of Los Angeles’ residents who were present during the occurrence of the riot. The entire script consists actual

The department that I reviewed using the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) was the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Transfer Center. I am currently doing my graduate assistantship at the ELAC Transfer Center. Therefore, I thought it would be a more meaningful experience to choose this department to review using the CAS standards because it offers the opportunity to learn more about the department and probably provide my supervisor suggestions that can help improve the department to be

Back in the late 1990’s the Los Angeles Police Department was hit by a scandal in which police officers in the Rampart division were accused of various crimes which ranged from planting evidence, perjury, filing false police reports and physical abuse of innocent victims and other crimes. The officers involved were in a special gang task force called CRASH (community resources against street hoodlums) which was created to combat gang related activity and crime in LAPD areas. It was a major scandal

There are some things in life that we consider to be mysterious and puzzling. While most things would mainly influence our thoughts––like aliens, space, afterlife, etc.––the Santa Winds of Los Angeles affect the residents both mentally and physically. In Joan Didion's essay “Los Angeles Notebook,” the Santa Ana winds are characterized as ominous and unpredictable. Didion uses detailed visual and auditory imagery, careful yet gloomy choice of diction, and sets a sinister mood with the tone in order

Los Angeles has always been a melting pot of culture and a mecca for the film industry and skateboarding culture. The greater Los Angeles area is home to 18.68 Million people today that reflects many communities and the people of Los Angeles have fostered popular cultures that youth of the past and present hold dear. Unfortunately, the gang culture in Los Angeles and especially the South Central area exploded along with the population with the onset of numerous street gangs. Interestingly enough