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National Park Service San Francisco Bay
1,096 wordsNestled in the foothills of San Francisco, lies one of the United States most beautiful and historic national parks. Dating back to 1776 when Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza established the Presidio as a military garrison under commission of the government of Spain. In 1848 it was transferred by a treaty from Mexico, to the United States. The Presidio has played a major role in the settlement and defense of the West for more than 200 years. It served as a mobilization and embarkation poin...
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Golden Gate Twenty Nine
1,516 wordsAlthough Alcatraz sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay, only a little over a mile from the city, the island seemed as distant as if it were a thousand miles out to sea. The island seems uninviting and because of its un appeal, it played an important role in the history of California. The island had a number of uses. Alcatraz was the site of a powerful fortress, a military prison and a federal prison. The island is surrounded by treacherous cross currents and five-knot tides with a deadly unde...
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Haight Ashbury Golden Gate
1,093 wordsThrough out history many generations have gone by that have made an impact on more than all of its ancestors. The decade from 1960 to 1970 was definitely one of those eras. The people didn't follow the teachings of its elders, but rejected them for an alternative culture, which was their very own (Harris 14). People no longer had content to be figures of the generation that pursued them, instead young people longed for change. The changes affected lifestyles, values, laws, education, and enterta...
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Film Components In The Composition Of Vertigo
1,648 wordsWhen making a good film, many key elements such as lighting, color, editing, visual design and sound, come into play. Another very important element is composition which refers to how subjects are arranged in relation to each other and to the sides of the frame. Framing, mise-en-scene or staging, and photographing all play a significant role in the composition of films, thus creating a desired meaning of the film creator. Through the unique composition of the Alfred Hitchcock film, Vertigo, the ...
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San Francisco Bay Correctional Officers
1,128 words... escape and shots were fired at Boarman, Brest, and Hamilton, who were swimming away from the island. Hunter and Brest were both apprehended. Boarman was hit by gunfire and sank below the water before officers were able to reach him; his body was never recovered. Hamilton was initially presumed drowned. However, after hiding out for 2 days in a small shoreline cave, Hamilton made his way back up to the industries area, where correctional officers discovered him. # 8: August 7, 1943 - Huron "T...
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Make My Life Wells Fargo
990 wordsStruggle to Success Introduction I will first introduce myself to the reader of my essay and also to myself in this self-analytical essay that I am writing about myself. I would like to begin by immediately stating the purpose of my life, which is polish to myself into a unique sparking diamond that will be recognized by its quality. I mention unique here because other diamonds sparkle because they are polished by the hands of expert craftsman, but I have taken this task upon myself because of t...
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Transportations In Los Angeles And The Bay Area
2,915 wordsTransportations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area Abstract Los Angeles and Bay areas of California have the sophisticated transportation system at global level. Modern transportation policies have highlighted greater capital investment in rail transportation than in highways and tried to dispirit automobile usage through transportation demand management. The present paper focuses on the transportation system of Los Angeles and the Bay Area of California State. Transportation system in theses two a...
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Civil Rights Movement Haight Ashbury
2,204 wordsThrough out history Hippies Hippies Through out history many generations have gone by that have made an impact on more than all of its ancestors. The decade from 1960 to 1970 was definitely one of those eras. The people didnt follow the teachings of its elders, but rejected them for an alternative culture, which was their very own (Harris 14). People no longer had content to be figures of the generation that pursued them, instead young people longed for change. The changes affected lifestyles, v...
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Civil Rights Movement Haight Ashbury
2,023 wordsThrough Hippy Movement Hippy Movement Through out history the world has seen some generations that have made an impact more than all of its predecessors. The decade from 1960 to 1970 was definitely one of those eras. The people didnt follow the teachings of its elders, but rejected them for an alternative culture which was their very own (Harris 14). Made up of the younger population of the time this new culture was such a radical society that they were given their own name which is still used t...
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Golden Gate 6 Months
568 wordsVroom, Vroom the engine roared as Damian Ziek revved the engine. He sped off the street in his new stolen Ferrari Modena. He flew down 81 st street faster than lightning. He left two black trails behind his tires that will probably be embedded into the gravel. Damian Ziek is a 28 -year-old car booster. He is known for his speed in stealing a car. His fastest time is 22 seconds on a 66 Mustang GT 500. That was at his prime, but now he can t get lower than 50 seconds. It all went down hill ever si...
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