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    “Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” - Albert Einstein. This quote is telling us that we should be positive, even in rough times. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the most significant earthquakes in U.S. history. It happened at almost precisely 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906. The earthquake started about twenty seconds after 5:12, causing the first tremor to shake the earth for about 60 seconds. More tremors came afterwards, starting to break down

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    Introduction San Francisco symphony is a well-known group of musicians who play great instruments together(orchestra), it’s a well-respected organization that took place in USA and frankly, made a huge remark around the world. The organization locate in San Francisco city hence the name of San Francisco Symphony. The orchestra is a great compound of san Francisco city, the city gives the orchestra the spirit to distribute their musical culture. Historical Background In 1906 the great city of San Francisco

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    earthquake was the one in San Francisco on April, 18th 1906. The amount of deaths was less than the amount of deaths the earthquake in Haiti had. In San Francisco there were 3,000 deaths. Still a lot but not as much as the Haiti earthquake. The magnitude was higher than the Haiti earthquake but had fewer deaths. The magnitude for this earthquake was 7.8 which is high. There was a significant amount of people without homes. There were 225,000 people without homes. In San Francisco there were a lot of

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    Over the course of the past few centuries, it has been observed that musical performances gradually shifted from royal courts to public halls. In the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution further accelerated the popularity of musical performances for the general public (Forney, Dell’Antonio & Machlis, 2015). This was because the Industrial Revolution led to an increase in the production of cheaper and superior quality instruments (Forney, Dell’Antonio & Machlis, 2015). This made it possible

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    The San Francisco Opera main marketing challenges centered on “the need to coordinate a plan to increase awareness, attendance and ultimate donations” (Kind, 2000, p. 9) from the Silicon Valley area. The opera had a steady donor base from Silicon Valley, but the marketing team found that the donors did not match those who were actually attended opera performances at the San Francisco Opera. Silicon Valley did represent between 17 and 18.3 percent of the total opera subscriber base (Kind, p. 20),

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    The Weather/Clothes to Bring Because San Francisco is near the bay, weather fluctuates all the time. During the summer, most days are about 65° with some slight wind, and fog. Highs will reach the low 70°’s, and lows can reach the mid 50°’s. Fall tends to be a little warmer, with stronger winds. Towards the end of fall, into the beginning of winter, temperature decreases into the low 60°’s. Going into Spring, it begins to warm up, with some cool breezes. But beware, Spring, Fall, and Winter

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    The Golden Gate Bridge takes a curious traveler across the San Francisco Bay area into a marvelous journey towards a technologically innovative city of San Francisco. The city of San Francisco has forever been a national symbol of coveted opportunity, cultural disapprobation, technological blossoming – and, frankly, economic inequality. In the past, countless attempts were made by multiple scholars to identify the sources of San Francisco’s social inequality. Statisticians compiled large tomes

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    himself feels about San Francisco’s reputation for beauty and inclusion. The film starts with the main characters, Micah and Joanne, waking up the morning after a drunken one-night stand and realizing that they do not know much about each other. Micah manages to beguile a reluctant Joanne into spending the day together in San Francisco. Jenkins uses picturesque and diverse communities as backdrops for the couple to celebrate the superficial beauty and inclusiveness of San Francisco. As Micah and Joanne

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    Transportation innovation and conditions in San Francisco were not always created easily. San Francisco’s had an exceptional nightmare from a transit point of view. The obvious problem was San Francisco geographic makeup. Hills caused the early settlers to deal with the swamp-like conditions. San Francisco expanded population after the Gold Rush led to better-paved streets. In the 1870s Andrew S. Hallidie developed a rope and cable car technology that could drag ore and tools up hills by being pulled

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    San Francisco is a beautiful city. It has the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the popular Pride Parade, and bipolar weather. Many come thinking it is a great city but it also has its flaws. Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary saids,“ It is places that are increasingly desirable to live in that are becoming gated communities. I'm worried about a city that is becoming uniformly wealthy, out of reach and out of touch.” I agree with Reich that San Francisco is becoming a city everyone wants to live in,

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