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    she went to Mission College Nursing Program. Lydia is about 5’4 and has short black hair. She always has a big smile on her face. She began her post secondary education in the fall of 1996 and graduated in the fall of 2000. She lives in San Jose California, is married and has two kids. She has a daughter named Brianna and she is a freshman, and a son named Luis Fernando he is a 5th grader. Most of her time is dedicated to her family. I interviewed Lydia because I wanted to know more about her

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    Since the moment my oldest brothers moved to the United States my family knew we could not be apart from each other. Four years past, enough time to finally go start a new life with my brothers in the U.S. In between those four years I was born, my sisters would always talk about my unknown brother to me. Then they told me we were going to move. I was barely two years when we came to the U.S. It was February 25, 2004 when we said goodbye to my grandparents, mom and dads family. It was a long ride

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    arenas, and high rises took to the sky. As the population of the Earth increases, so does the amount of artificial light produced as people strive to be brought out of the dark and into an industrialized society. One of the areas of concern is in California and Arizona, places that have some of the greatest amounts of light pollution, where a large number of observatories have been built.

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    the back of a truck as they escape from Kabul, as it was being invaded by the Soviets and has became a war-zone. They escaped to Pakistan and eventually moved to Fremont, California. In order to support the family, Baba worked at a gas station. Meanwhile, Amir finishes high school and went to college. They sell things at San Jose flea markets every Sunday in order to make extra money. While selling things at the flea market, Baba saw General Taheri, who is an old friend. Amir notices General Taheri’s

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    Hairdresser Career Paper

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    and training, know the career’s characteristics, and the responsibilities and the skills needed to prosper in that career. There are many colleges and training schools for people who would some day want to be a hairdresser, one such school is San Jose City College[SJCC]. To become a hairdresser, you are required to go to a 9-15 month, 1600 hour, schooling.This is a specialty class that include hair coloring, hair styling, chemical services, and hair

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    since we had the whole family under the same roof. Prior to the official move, my parents lived in Fresno first, while Lillian, Megan, and I finished up school in the Bay, and Tracey was studying at Riverside, so my family was scattered throughout California for a while. Although it's been nice to have the whole family together again, there were moments of loneliness when I remembered I wouldn't see my friends again. We had just graduated high school so I anticipated a summer of crazy memories and spontaneous

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    To compare the similarities and differences between California and Puerto Rico you would have to fully understand how they both work. How they were made, what the laws are, and how exactly the government functions. Many people know that Puerto Rico is a U.S Territory, although many people do not exactly know what that means. A territory is defined as an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state. The ruler for this specific territory is whomever the president of the United States is

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    field of computers. His mother had been a major concert pianist. As a child, he moved several times. Moving was apart his childhood. Majority of his childhood was spent in Arizona. Eventually, the Spielberg’s settled in “Silicon Valley” near San Jose, California. As a rising star he became one of the youngest television directors for Universal during the 1960s. Spielberg’s most admired television

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    The Muralist Movement in Mexico Mural painting is one of the oldest and most important forms of artistic, political and social expression. Mexican muralists, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros revived this form of painting in Mexico and led the way for the Muralist Movement in Mexico. Their murals were based on the political and social conditions of the times. During the beginning of the 20th century, Mexico went through a political and social revolution and the government

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    Border Control History

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    linked to a warehouse in San Diego and Tijuana. This tunnel even has a hydraulic lift to take people down into the tunnel and it also has electricity. In finding this tunnel the United States has found over “17 tons of marijuana” (Martinesz,1) on both sides of the border. “The marijuana was worth $6 million and they also arrested 22 people”(Martinez,1) that were in the tunnel at that time. This tunnel is the 10th largest-scale drug smuggling tunnel that was discovered in the San Diego area since 2006

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