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Educational Autobiography I have always lived in Yucca Valley, so it is only natural to finish my education in the same area. I was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles in 1994. My parents moved to Hawthorn within a few months. After three years I found myself here in the desert. I have always lived in Yucca Valley, so it is only natural to finish my education in the same area. First, Onaga Elementary was the beginning of my educational experience. My first steps towards the

WHOOSH! Flames of fire ring out from everywhere. Many citizens are confused about what just happened, but then they start to realize that planes just hit the Twin Towers. Later they realize that nine-eleven was just created. Nine-eleven was a terrible thing that happened to the U.S because many things happened and many people were affected by the actions of which created it. There are so many problems in the world and nine-eleven was one of the worst ones because there were many casualties, horrible

access to health care, specifically through reducing “the proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care” (Healthy People 2020) from 4.7 percent to 4.2 percent. The Center for Medicare Advocacy, and the California Health Policy Forum, have both identified race and ethnicity as key components of healthcare disparity. Defined as “a difference in which disadvantaged social groups such as the poor, racial/ethnic minorities, women and other groups who have persistently

“You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge” (Rob,2002). Gangsta rap, music’s biggest rebellion formed from this “street knowledge.” “In a pop world where rap was still considered a novelty, it was a serious shock to the system” (Rob,2002). N.W.A short for N****s With Attitude affected the rap game in three ways, positively, negatively, and overall. It was twenty years ago that the rap group N.W.A with Ice Cube as its most vital lyricist released its album “Straight Outta Compton”

that safeguard undocumented immigrants from deportation. Proponents state, “to help ensure that undocumented immigrants don’t avoid reporting crimes, seeking healthcare and enrolling in schools for fear of being deported, that in 1979, the city of Los Angeles was the first city to institute a policy where the city’s

In-N-Out Burger It’s hard to believe there are five problems with In-N-Out Burger because of how successful the company is and how delicious the burgers are. Well at least that what I heard, one of my friends that moved to California confessed to me that the reason he moved was because he loved In-N-Out Burger’s. But as I began to read I found more than five devastating problems that the Snyder family encountered as pioneers of the fast food business. The first major roadblock that Harry and

The Vietnam War was a conflict between the communist army of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam began in 1954. The United States began their involvement in the Vietnam War by supporting the democratic South Vietnam with weapons and soldiers. Many Americans were divided due to opposition of the US involvement with the war. It was the era of social movements like mexican american social activism, and anti-Vietnam War activism. I have interviewed a Vietnam veteran named Ernie

During my first year in college I did not realize the major challenges I would face being a first-generation college student that was undeclared as a major. I knew I had to continue my education as many of my teachers and advisers in high school had mentioned. But I never knew the struggle of not having a family member to turn for advice or guidance to navigate my college education or choosing a major. Being a college student opened my eyes in seeing the world through a different perspective primarily

Is more government regulation needed to stop the epidemic of obesity? The first government recommendation was from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1917 when they released a pamphlet, How to Select Foods. This pamphlet divided foods into five groups. During 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Presidents Council on Youth Fitness due to “concern about the physical fitness of America’s children compared with their European counterparts” (ProQuest Staff). Since the introduction

The theory of plate tectonics says the lithosphere is split into different plates that move around on top of the surface of the Earth. Though it is just a theory geologic time, ocean trenches, seafloor spreading, mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes are all examples of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics. Geologic time shows sediment patterns in different layers of the Earth. Geologic time is separated in three main periods called the Cenozoic Era, the Paleozoic Era, and the Mesozoic