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    It was a crisp October morning. One quite like the morning I am compiling this story. I was a young girl, only nine years of age, in the fourth grade. My grade was taking a field trip to Adobe in Downtown San José. It was all smiles and laughter in the car on the way there. My classmates Jillian, Stella, Connor, and Ryan rode with me on the way to Adobe in Ryan’s mom’s car. Keep Jillian in the back of your mind during this story because she is rather important. After a fun-filled ride in the car

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    The 1950s and 1960s was a period of growth and prosperity in America. Features of the common life included innovations such as television, dishwasher, and home air-conditioning. However, not all Americans equally benefited from the economic growth of this period of time. In addition to Jim Crow laws and unequal economic opportunities, America’s society became further segregated as many whites moved to the suburbs while blacks remained in run-down city neighborhoods. These many inequalities sparked

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    On October 20, my Visionary Volunteers group performed our 10 hours of community service for this project with the CommUniverCity organization. This organization focuses on bringing people from the city of San Jose and SJSU students together to help the community surrounding Downtown San Jose to become more sustainable and use more renewable resources. We volunteered and helped out at the Safe and Green Halloween Party which took place at McKinley Elementary School which is very close to our university

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    The 1950s and 1960s were a period of growth and prosperity in the United States. Features of the common life included innovations such as television, dishwasher, and home air-conditioning. However, not all Americans equally benefited from the economic growth of this period of time. In addition to Jim Crow laws and unequal economic opportunities, America’s society became further segregated as many whites moved to the suburbs while blacks remained in run-down city neighborhoods. These inequalities

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    San Luis Obispo History Center: Walking up to the San Luis Obispo History center was confusing at first, seeing the free library sign caught me off guard but the inside was different than I expected. This was my first time at the center and I always figured that it was just another random house that was built on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo, but what I found inside was actually quite interesting. The employee at the center was actually quite insightful and discussed how the center is

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    The remainder was acquired in 1853 in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. During the Civil War Union and Confederate troops clashed in the territory. In 1886 the territory was the site of the surrender of Geronimo. Some places of interest is the downtown shopping area Nob Hill, where shops offer a plethora to choose from. Sante fe has a wide range of shopping from comic book stores to vintage clothing shops to local restaurants serving local cuisine.

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    that if in a state of emergency, including floods and natural disasters, that the city would then be eligible for funding from the state and federal authorities. However, only Mayor Eric Garcetti has the authority to make that decision. Councilman Jose Huizar agrees that this is

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    Juan Seguín Juan Nepomuceno Seguín Born 27 October 1806 San Antonio, Texas Died August 27, 1890 ( age 83) Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Allegiance Republic of Texas Service/branch Texan Army, Republic of Texas Militia, Republic of Texas Army Years of service 1835–1836, 1836–1842 Rank Colonel Unit Texan volunteer and regular army Battles/wars Battle of Concepcion Siege of Bexar Siege of the Alamo Runaway Scrape Battle of San Jacinto Texas-Indian Wars Juan Nepomuceno Seguin – Was a 19th-century

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    San Francisco History

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    these seven, I will discuss one of my favorite cities in the world San Francisco, California. San Francisco is the thirteenth largest city in the U.S. but only coming in as the fourth largest in California after Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose. As of July 2014 the population estimate was a little over 850,000 for San Francisco. (Infoplease) San Francisco is a city rich in history, lust and disaster most of which is detailed below. San Francisco is a city rich in history and culture. Founded in 1776

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