Politics of California

Don Pio Pico, a renowned figure of early Mexican/American culture, was known for his exquisite fashion sense, intelligence and leadership, whose family experience with early California authority and religion progressed the integration of both societies. During his childhood, Pio’s father isn’t just a symbol of his leadership, as he moves from a man of wealth and taste to an inspirational political force, whose father becomes a symbol of his political rise in defining his own identity. Nonetheless

provides an interesting challenge to conventional wisdom, providing a political explanation for an economic problem greatly effecting the entirety of the United States. In his book, Unequal Democracy, Bartels unveils the strong relationship between politics and economics, identifying political policies to be a key element in the inequality issue among Americans. The non-partisan political scientist emphasizes the notable differences that Republican and Democratic policies have on middle and low income

Politics of History: The Canonization of Father Junipero Serra On Wednesday, September 23rd, Pope Francis arrived to the United States and canonized the first person ever on U.S. soil: Father Junipero Serra. A Franciscan Missionary, he served as “Padre Presidente” of the California Spanish Mission System in the mid to late 18th century. Father Serra founded and oversaw a mission in Baja California and the first nine of twenty-one Spanish missions in California from San Diego to

Indian Gaming Tribal government gaming on Indian lands is significantly changing life for many of the more than 4.1 million American Indians in the United States. It has proven to be there first and most effective tool for economic development on sovereign, Tribal lands. Gaming generates a few billion dollars in much needed Tribal government revenue annually to provide essential government services to hundreds of thousands of Native Americans. It is helping Indian nations build strong and

“Fro-Joy”, “everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car”, which could not be any truer (White). The first minute and nineteen seconds of the film, Who Killed the Electric Car, reported that “two million new cars are sold in California each year” (Who). As a society, the means of transportation is everything. Buses and trains can be unreliable the only sure way of transporting yourself to point A to point B is with a car. In the United States the automobile addiction is rising

borders of California and Florida voting patterns have changed in the past 25 years. In those 25 years there have been significant changes throughout how many people voted Democratic over Republican. The southern border of California has changed its voting pattern from mostly Republican to Democratic in this 25 year shift. One of the main reasons for voting changing in southern California is that more Hispanic-Americans are migrating from their home countries. The southern border of California is also

Allport, Gordon. “The Language of Prejudice.” Language Awareness. Ed. Paul Eschholz. Alfred Rosa. Virginia Clark. Boston: Bedford St. Martin, 2013. 324-333. Print. Language is arguably the most powerful tool in the world. Humans form certain stigmas to certain groups and is generally unintentional. Things like stereotypes are a common thing in our society. Even a name connected to a certain race, brings certain allegations about that person, may it be negative or positive. These negative allegations

and the Southern California International Review, a bi-annual publication that offers undergraduates to publish their research (“Extracurricular Opportunities”). USC and WUSTL are large, private research institutions that have an immense quantity of global connections; on the other hand, Scripps, a smaller but still private school does not have such numerous affiliations nor an IR major but has other facets of interest. Unlike the IAS major at WUSTL or the IR Major at USC, politics is the only major

Late Start Times in California LAUSD Schools According to California’s reformation in education in the pass, reformation can be done again. During the 1960’s, California’s education was disorganized and students were struggling to receive a higher education. Assemblywoman Dorothy Donahoe of Bakersfield proposed and passed an act named the California Master Plan, which organized all California schools into a concise plan for students to transfer from high school to college. This type of reformation

considered a touchy subject, that all changed last year. Medically assisted suicide is the act of a terminally ill patient deciding to withdraw all forms of medical treatment to ingest a lethal dose of prescribed medication. As of October 5,2015 California is only one of six states that offer medically assisted suicide. The additional five states include; Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, and New Mexico. Physician assisted suicide rightfully provides terminally-ill patients with the choice to