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    Hayes Valley is currently known for having tons of new and hip boutiques, restaurants, bars and has been recently one of San Francisco’s hotspots for art installations. Situated about three blocks away from Civic Center and about four blocks from Market, Hayes Valley offers a quiet escape for local San Franciscans who want to splurge on fine dining and clothing in contrast to other commercial parts of San Francisco filled with tourist. By no means is Hayes Valley’s commercial neighborhood only for

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    located in the Central L.A. region of Los Angeles County. Communities that neighbor Westlake include Downtown, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Koreatown, Pico-Union and Silver Lake (Los Angeles Times, "Mapping L.A. > Central L.A. Westlake"). Wilshire Boulevard divides the park in two. The lake is located on the southern

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    Development of the Encnio-Tarzana Community Plan update involved a three year process engaging numerous community stakeholder, advocacy and constituent groups, as well as on-going coordination with numerous City, County and neighboring Municipal agencies. With over 8 Community outreach meetings conducted and twice that number of agency and staff coordination meetings, outreach regarding the Encino-Tarzana Community Plan Update was both on-going and comprehensive. As envisioned by the Department’s

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    in which they were to assess. One of the communities visited was the city of Santa Monica. Santa Monica is encompassed in 8.42 square miles (Census Bureau). Its borders are the Pacific Ocean to the west, Centinela Avenue to the east, San Vicente Boulevard to the north, and Dewey Street to the south, as seen in Figure 1. Santa Monica’s residents may be known to lack diversity but the groups of people drawn to this city vary. In the most popular areas of the city, it is seen that the appearance and

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    Wilshire Boulevard Two friends are driving in a late-model Toyota Corolla across Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard. ROBERT: Where are we going? DAVE: I don’t know. I thought we would just drive along Wilshire. ROBERT: Why? DAVE: I don’t know. I thought it would be fun. Have you ever driven along Wilshire before? Except to go from point A to point B? ROBERT: No. The two friends drive along in silence. ROBERT gazes at the sidewalk, interested in the activities that he passes by. ROBERT: You

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    On Monday, October 16, 2017, around 1:00 o’clock—2:00 o’clock PM, my partner, Shantelle, and I broke the elevator norm. Our setting took place at Miami Beach Community Health Center North (Address: 11645 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33181) and the number of observers was about twenty. The observers aged between 20 plus through 70 plus, we had observers from a pregnant woman to an old man in a wheelchair, and from nurses to a security guard. Most of our spectators were women and few were men, and race

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    Movie Industry/Hollywood Hollywoodland, known as the most recognizable film industry in the world from the 1920’s to now, slowly went from black and white silent movies to colorful motion pictures in the screens. This lead to a major production of movies along the road and introduction to big world famous stars that helped with the expansion of the entertainment business. Hollywood became an overnight success during the 1920’s by making improvements in the film and motion picture industry. Some

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    Dillard Reflection

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    “The moth shook its sodden clumps of wing” (Dillard 160). A quote as powerful as this one captures the depth of Dillard's views, which have a crippling effect on her outlook towards life. Dillard’s environment is similar to that of the moth’s, a limited amount of space to grow and prosper. Growth is a factor Dillard sees as extremely important in life, as she tries to learn a vast amount of information. Dillard has experiences in her memoir that mold who she is and what she has become. In many ways

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    Las Vegas Essay

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    Las Vegas timeshares for sale include the Geo Holiday Club at Jockey Club, one of the top residences on the glamourous Las Vegas Strip. This is your chance to own an elegantly furnished and decorated private home that has access to all of the resort features and amenities. You never have to worry about cleaning and maintenance and you can have a fantastic vacation every year in Las Vegas. The Jockey Club offers an outdoor pool, sauna and fitness room, hot tub, tennis courts that are lighted at night

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    Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas portrays the American political landscape as one that is plagued by savagery and excess. The novel paints capitalism as something that emphasizes and brings to light a potentially inherent ugliness in mankind, depicted through the simultaneous contrived and organic nature of such a dominating system. The book’s reaction to this system is a push and pull, two way reflection, mankind and the system influencing one another and sharing similar likenesses

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