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reservoir [located] in the San Fernando Valley” (Wells and Blake). That permit led to behind the scene meetings with the city’s mayor and other leading LA capitalists where they were using the water from the San Fernando Valley for personal gain and to fatten their wallets by “[bolstering] real estate speculation and [irrigating] vast new acreage of farmland” (Wells and Blake). Los Angles wasn’t the only city in the state where convoluted dealings were happening, in San Francisco for thirty years

Chameleons use camouflage to replicate their surrounding environment in order to disguise themselves from their malicious predators. They can change into various patterns or colors depending on the severity of the danger they are faced with. In fact, a chameleon can mask itself into a rock so that their predator cannot distinguish between themselves and the rock. Chameleons can mimic various objects, making them appear to be something they are not. Sometimes, things appear to be one thing, when in

On January 23, 1848, James Wilson Marshall was working by California's American River to build a sawmill for John Sutter. That night, he had water diverted so it could carry away earth and powdered stone that was there, and the next morning, as he was walking around, he saw a yellow speck in a shallow pool of water. He picked up several pieces and the next day he took it to his boss, John Sutter, to be examined. Not long after the gold was discovered, Sam Brannan rode from Sutter's Fort and started

Truth be told, I waited until I was absolutely sure what profession I intended on entering before going to college. As I was about to hit my early twenties, I could not fathom the thought of going into debt or wasting money hopping from one major to another like many of my friends were doing. Unfortunately, during this time of pondering indecisions about my future I got into a little trouble that landed me with a Class B Misdemeanor for which I served one year of deferred adjudication. During

country, in all kinds of different people. Despite their differences, they all provide something that the group of people needs. But is there some truth in what some may call lies? In Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut, religion works for the people of San Lorenzo, giving them comfort in the worst of conditions. While religion may just be made up lies, it is more beneficial than science, which cannot give people what they need. Science only provides facts to society and does not care about other people

prison in california but Folsom was the first prison in the world to have electricity do to the first hydroelectric powerhouse in California. San quien was the first prison to open in california but after 6 years the prison became over populated and corrupted. After the gold rush the state decided it was time to open a new prison. In 1873 prisoners from san quien were shipped to folsom to help build the foundation of the prison. Folsoms construction of the cell blocks started in 1878 and the prison

Over the 29 years that Alcatraz was an operating prison, there were no “successful” escapes. There were 14 separate attempts that included 36 men. Out of the 36 men, 23 were caught, six were shot, and two had drown. To this day, there are five prisoners that are listed as “missing and presumed dead”. One of the greatest escape attempts took place on June 11, 1962. Frank Lee Morris was the brain behind the escape. He took several months to design the escape plan and spent his time navigating the prison

empire in California. But there were rumors and whispers that there was gold in the hills, and this all came to an end when a merchant named Samuel Brannan took some of the gold from the river and showed it to the town of San Francisco, and this caused almost all the residents in San Francisco to move to the hills to find

Madagascar is a movie that passes at New York's Central Zoo. Alex, the lion, is the main attraction at the New York's Central Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in captivity. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape explore the world. When Marty goes missing from his cage, his other three friends break free to look for him and see themselves on the

The Hacienda Hotel: Demolition and Reconstruction of History The Hacienda Hotel, Located on Main St. in New Port Richey, Florida, and built in 1920s, opened to the public on February 17, 1927. This building, designed by Thomas Reed Martin and currently in redevelopment, reflects the decade of the 1920s as well as pronouncing the influences of Spanish style designs along with Moroccan styled entry ways. Being one of the few buildings built during the hardships of the Great Depression, it still remains