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is a well-deserved name, we have struggled for our own sovereignty in the 1700’s, fought for freedom all over the globe in the 1940’s, and peacefully strove for the rights of our brothers and sisters in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Time and time again we have recognized the plight of the oppressed, and have lent them our collective voices. The United States of America is also known as the land of opportunity. Bountiful riches bless our fields, our shining cities rival the stars in the

terms of agreements between Los Angeles International Airport and Delta Airlines. The large monetary injection of upgrades into the airport shows the risk levels of Delta Airlines management and their belief the monetary investment will produce returns in the

with Los Angeles 2050, says this could have a real impact on something that preoccupies many Americans: crime. The LA2050 report imagines what Los Angeles will be like in 2050 through the lens of eight human development indicators: one of which is public safety. The study, like the U.S. census bureau, strongly concludes that by the year 2050 the rest of the country will closely resemble the city of Los Angeles today – diverse, with no clear ethnic majority (Perez, 2015).

In her essay “Pacific Distances” author Joan Didion writes about the randomness and lack of meaning in the car culture of southern California. Her implied thesis is that people in Los Angeles spend their time “in transit,” leading unreal lives without meaning or a sense of connectedness to anything, even other people. She conveys her thesis to the reader through expressive writing and unusual word choices, and she employs description and narration to create a sense of emotional deadness and random

Los Angeles is one of the largest cities in the United States of America also making it very busy. With a population of approximately 4 million human beings, transportation plays an important role in the city. There are many different types of transportation in Los Angeles such as public buses, cars, taxis, and even the use of bicycles. One of the longest-running forms of transportation is the railroad which is still being used today, but rather faintly. The railroad has many notable disadvantages

Air Quality Issues in Los Angeles Andrew Penn Humanities 120 Scott Meyers It is a beautiful, sunny morning, so your walk to work is something you are actually looking forward to today. After breakfast you get on your way and notice how truly warm it is, then you notice something else; your eyes are burning and you are struggling to gasp for another breath. Such is the life for the average Los Angeles resident. A city dominated by warm climate, show business, and extravagant lifestyles has been

of civil rights. On March 3, 1991in Los Angeles, California went down in history as a landmark time that changed the conditions on law enforcement and the use of excessive force. Who would have thought that a basic routine traffic stop would change policing and racial relationship not only in Los Angeles, but in the United States? Rodney King on the night of March 3rd, 1991 was stopped and removed from his car after an alleged speed chase by the Los Angeles Police Department. He was pulled from

tides shifted years later when a new, more powerful group found interest in the natural resources of the Owen Valley territory. At the time, Los Angeles, California was a growing metropolis, and of major capitalistic interest to California (with significant ties to the political leaders of the United States as high up as the president). With the population of Los Angeles out growing its water supply,

In Los Angeles many people have cars and tend to live in houses. But over the last decade Los Angeles has accumulated a little over 10million people. An there are still people coming from all over the world; Because of the perfect weather, nice scenery, and sexy people. Now I told you this because people aren’t buying houses any more. No sir everyone is living in apartments, condos, and in pit house sweets in hotels. They are all being built around one thing. Public transportation buses, bike station

series of riots broke out in the city of Los Angeles. After footage of four police officers using excessive force on an African American man, Rodney King, a jury acquitted the four officers of their wrongdoing. The verdict sparked an outrage in the city, the incident was not the only point which played a role in the riots. However, after Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old girl, was shot in the back of the head by a store owner. As a result, the people of Los Angeles responded in anger over how African Americans