How To Describe Hollyfornia

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Hollyfornia! Hello everyone, my name’s Justin Deckoff and I am the Old Alleynian club president in California. California is a very special place which I am proud to call home. I have been there so many times I keep having to remind myself that I do not actually live there. California is located in the west of the United States. California is famous for many things, like, HollyWood where all the famous movies are made, Universal Studios which is a very famous amusement park in Los Angeles and The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. These are just to name a few of the many famous attractions and places to visit in California. We also have many cultural gatherings such as the Gay and lesbian freedom parade which is held in mid-June in Santa…show more content…
Over 600 local public water agencies acquire their water from local streams and reservoirs. Local water agencies are usually created by vote of community and are funded by bond issues. But over 6 million Californians obtain there water by private investors. California also has a lot of mountains, many of them are great for skiing and hiking. One unfortunate thing about the mountains outside Los Angeles is that they form a U-shape around the west of Los Angeles. When the sea breeze from the Pacific blows above Los Angeles taking away the pollution the breeze is stopped by the mountains, thus smog is created. One other cool thing about the mountains around Los Angeles, is that them being there creates a great skiing opportunity only a short drive from all year round warm weather. The Cierra Nevada mountains are a very major and long mountain chain. Now we think of them as a great place to ski and hike. But back in the 18th century when people were crossing the Ciara Nevada mountain range in order to get to the valleys of inland California, it was considered a very dangerous and hazardous trip. So what we now consider in the 21st century recreational, 200 years ago it was considered very sinister and imposing. In fact there is a famous story about a party called the Donner party. The Donner party set out going west across the Cierra Nevada mountain range from Missouri in May 1846. They were then forced…show more content…
But there are other industries that have thrived in California. Some of the big economic industries in California are: technology, entertainment, Agriculture and aerospace. All of these industries have brought tremendous wealth. California going forward probably has a great future ahead of it but it also has a lot of problems. The problems are that the politics of the state are rough right now in California because so many people expect so many different things from the state government. Also the states racial makeup continues to change as it becomes more Latino, which creates cultural tension between white American and recently immigrated Latinos. Various social groups are expecting so many different things from the state. Like the Latinos want better education, the white people want healthcare and pensions. So you could say that everyone wants a piece of the pie. But the government cannot charge low taxes and give everybody what they want, those two sentences just do not go together it is either one or the

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