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albeit contested, of being the only prison that no one has ever successfully escaped from. In 1963, three inmates escaped from Alcatraz. The men were never seen again and prison officials claimed that the men died in the cold waters of the San Francisco Bay. The families of the prisoners, however, claimed that they survived.   A visit to Alcatraz will demonstrate the difficulty of escape and the complexities of the plot to do so. You’ll be able to view the paper mache heads, constructed from toilet

The Shadowy Beasts were starting to annoy Kyle. They should've died 4 days ago when he dropped the Car on them at the Trash yard. They should've died 3 days ago when he ran over them in the Tow truck in Arizona. They Definitely should've died this morning when he lit them on fire. No matter how many times Kyle killed then and watch the dissipate into smoke , they just keep reforming like large evil puffs death. He couldn't even outrun them. He raced to the top of the hill and caught

Alcatraz was a very famous prison located on a island in the San Francisco bay. It was used for many different things over the years. All different types of people also stayed there, and not just the prisoners. Life at the prison was bad in some ways but not as bad as you think. Many did try to escape and failed, but some did succeed. However with every land some wanted it as much as we did. Everyone knows of Alcatraz as a prison, but how did it become what it is today? The word or title Alcatraz

pink and golden hues reminding me of a Maxwell Parish painting I had once owned. There was a heavy fog and mist coming in off the Pacific Ocean into the San Francisco Bay I noticed that the fog clung to the bottom of the Golden Gate Bridge. Sounds of gulls screeching and fog horns moaning, issuing warning of possible danger are coming in off the bay overwhelmed my senses. I did not take the time to breath in this wondrous moment as I should have. It is only now though this reflection that I appreciate

Alaska. He sent pictures, and we discussed the similarities and differences between San Jose and Anchorage. The article "Anchorage Population and Other Fun Anchorage Facts" mentions Anchorage has an area of 1900 square miles and is the largest city in Alaska. San Jose has an area of 180 square miles and is the largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area according to the article “QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau.” San Jose and Anchorage are two cities that have various similarities and differences

planted in the San Francisco bay Trail at the end of Folsom Street near the Bay Bridge. It was created in 2002 by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, and took more than three years to be constructed. (Rotman, Steve, 2009) The sculpture is approximately 60-foot-tall, made with fiberglass, steel material, reinforced plastic and surrounded by landscape. The bottom part of the arrowhead and bow are buried underground. The grassy area has a beautiful view of the bay, the Ferry Building

Art plays a very important role in our society, it is an opportunity to express what we feel, what we think, what we hope, what we love or hate, what we want to change, how we visualize the future, and what motivate us. As humans we have the natural necessity to express and show those feelings. Art has existed throughout the years and across the world in some form or another. It is a part of our daily lives and has huge meaning to all the different cultures across the world. Creativity

“conserve your water, California.” As the grateful dead is jamming in the background, four of my best friends and I approach the Bay Area. I had always wanted to visit San Francisco, for the history and the culture, however, our stop here was for a mission. We were looking for Psilocybin Mushrooms so that we could trip while camping in the Redwood Forest. San Francisco has always been a world leader for the psychedelic community due to none other than the infamous Haight-Ashbury. It was the breeding

San Francisco is a relatively unique city when it comes to surrounding geology and geography. San Francisco is located on a peninsula and the city limits define a seven by seven mile square (approximately 49 miles). The city is surrounded on the West by the Pacific Ocean, the North by the Golden Gate Strait, and the East by the San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Peninsula pushes itself into the San Francisco Bay, which is a conglomerate of smaller, interconnected bays bordering the larger cities

Life in a big city is not cheap. And housing cost is probably the most substantial part of any big city family’s monthly budget. San Francisco, as well as many other US megalopolises, suffers from a lack of affordable housing. People in the area commonly blame computer industry for the problem. Indeed, world’s biggest IT marketplace, located in Silicon Valley, “continue to attract rich, smart people, who are willing to pay high prices”. This people’s flow in its turn boosts the region’s economy and