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“Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.” This quote shows how harshly this earthquake affected the residents of San Francisco. In Jack London’s essay “The Story of an Eyewitness,” London uses imagery, metaphors, and personification to make the reader feel as though they are actually there. London uses imagery in his essays to make the reader feel as though they are experiencing

Beyond the Golden Gate Bridge lies the Silicon Valley, a place of shimmering glass buildings, fascinating autonomous vehicles, tech nerds galore, and endless possibilities according to most people. However, the golden gates leading to the technology capital of the world can generally be found locked for anyone who does not fit the stereotype - a stereotype of unsociable, caucasian males. While the names of “Mark Zuckerberg”, “Elon Musk”, and “Tim Cook” are constantly heard across the world as the

Milpitas, California, has been called the armpit of the Bay Area. I agree whole-heartedly, not because of the nearby landfill that establishes our scent, but in how a small city could ventilate ideas warmly. Our single suffocating high school is like no other; an eclectic mix of ideas, connections to organizations, and supportive faculty create a student population with strengths that highlight their community. I am lucky enough to be both a contributor and recipient of this melting pot of support

Economic Since the city of Fremont is in the heart of Silicon Valley, its economic presence is overwhelming. On top of that, this city has an overpowering influence of innovation in the field of technology through corporations, which has led to an increase in demand for new technologies for average consumers. Therefore, this area has a large scope for manufacturing and retail in technology. As Silicon Valley is extremely competitive in technology, every aspect of the field of technology

“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake” - Jeanette Rankin. On a website called SF Tourism Tips, the author states, “At 5:12 am (pacific time), the earth began to shake and the San Francisco 1906 Earthquake began to rattle the city. According to the US Geological Survey, it was measured at a magnitude of 7.8.” In the eyewitness accounts “Horrific Wreck of the City” by Fred Hewitt and “Comprehending the Calamity” by Emma Burke they both talk about their experiences in the earthquake

The first theory is that this whole situation was a setup that the hotel employees planned to sell her organs. After her funeral, people noticed that Jenkins’s organs were missing. It is rumored that the Crown Plaza Hotel in Chicago is actually a place where they do organ trafficking. This happens around the world where people get kidnapped or killed to get their organs removed for other people that need it. On Instagram there was a post that went viral and it said, “There’s rumors going around saying

born in Yorkville, New York on April 12, 1891 and died on November 9, 1967. During these times he worked as a general order clerk on the New York docks. He moved to California in 1914 and pursued a job as a double and stunt man. This is where he met his lifelong love. During World War 1, Jack and his wife moved to Bishop, California where Jack served his country by becoming a part of The American Defense Society. Needing a new source of income after World War 1, he landed a job at a local hardware

Earthquake Essay Did you know in 1906 an earthquake with a 7.1 on the Richter scale hit San Francisco? Not only that the damages were huge, the fire resulted from the earthquake burned down twenty-eight thousand buildings alone! But, the earthquake made around two hundred and twenty-five thousand residents homeless which was more than half the amount of residents in San Francisco at the time. Also, if we presume that there were four people in a house then that’s fifty-six thousand

400-700 People died in the 1906 San-Francisco earthquake. The mass destruction, was unpreventable, and was also chaotic, obliterating over 25,000 buildings. Emma Burke, and Fred Hewitt were the author’s of one of the few Eyewitness novels that wrote about the quake. Would you like to be in that town? Would you like to have your house get destroyed? I hope not! 400-700 People died in the 1906 San-Francisco earthquake. The mass destruction, was unpreventable, and was also chaotic, obliterating over

actions and how you prepare for the future. In “Outliers: The Story of Success”, written by Malcom Gladwell, he stated that many factors come into play regarding the success of an individual. In regards to Mike Honda, He was a congressman from, California and spent his early years in a Japanese internment camp. Whether if the person was talented or not, Gladwell made intelligent observations when thinking about successfulness. I completely agree with Gladwell on most of the points that he made and