University of California, San Diego Essays

  • The Drinking Fountain at the University of California, San Diego

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    On February 15th, 2014, I took a trip to the drinking fountain at the University of California, San Diego that was assigned by Professor B for my second writing assignment. The drinking fountain is made out of granite that has been polished. It is situated on a cement pathway across from Yogurt World and the iconic Triton statue, which is next to the Price Center. The drinking fountain is in front of the Student Services Center building and next to the fountain, close to several outdoor seats and

  • The La Jolla Project

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    The La Jolla Project The presence of the past is everywhere. One does not have to look very far to realize that the past has quite an influence on the present. In fact, there are a few examples of modern works of art at the University of California, San Diego, that bring to mind architectural works of the past. One such example is the La jolla Project, which is a collection of stone blocks on top of a hill on the Revelle College lawn south of Galbraith Hall. The isolated groups of blocks refer

  • San Diego State University Essay

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    San Diego State University (SDSU, San Diego State) is an open exploration college in San Diego, California, and is the biggest and most established advanced education organization in San Diego County. Established in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-most seasoned college in the 23-part California State University (CSU). SDSU has an understudy collection of more than 35,000 and a graduated class base of more than 280,000. The Carnegie Foundation has assigned San Diego State University

  • Wildfire Recovery

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    potential for wildfires exist and in order to protect from them, the possibility of them existing must be eliminated. Sometimes elimination is not possible, and in that case, protection practices and policies are employed (Ferguson & Janicak, 2015). San Diego is prone to wildfires and regularly faces this disaster during dry conditions. It can affect a large area very quickly and can result in many injuries, illnesses, death, and damages (OSHA, n.d.). Some problems that this disaster may cause include

  • San Diego Essay

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    San Diego is the second most populous city in California after Los Angeles. It takes 9th place in the list of the ten largest cities in the US. San Diego is located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean on the southwestern coast of the United States and it borders with Mexico. Population of the city of 1.3 million inhabitants (1,355,896 as of 2013). The "Greater San Diego," the San Diego metropolitan area, is a home to more than 3 million people. Thus, this conurbation is the 17th in the United States

  • Sally Ride: An Influential Role Model

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    in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Dale Burdell Ride, a political science professor, and Carol Joyce Ride, a psychology counselor. From a very young age, Ride had shown great skill and talent in both tennis and her academics. With her parents’ encouragement, she worked hard and earned a tennis scholarship to Westlake High School for Girls.

  • San Diego State University Admission Speech

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    from the admissions department at San Diego State University in the past few weeks. I myself included. Not knowing what the next step is going to be after being denied acceptance by your dream school can be an anxious and stressful time. That is why I need to make sure I exhaust all possible avenues to make my dream come true of attending San Diego State University (SDSU). I am writing today to urge you to reconsider me for admission to San Diego State University School of Art and Design beginning

  • San Diego Public Library

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    metal used to reinforce concrete. The dome was made out of eight steel ribs and eight steel-mesh sail as stated in the “Construction facts of the San Diego Central Library“. The main function of this building as its name says, is to serve as a library not only for the Downtown part of San Diego but for the whole city.

  • Important industry in California

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    The California Wine Industry is a 34.6 billion dollar industry, which has a long-standing and influential history, since its first vineyard planted at Mission San Diego to today’s well-known wine countries of Napa and Sonoma Valley’s. These famously known Valleys have brought an estimated total of 2.94 million tourists in 2012 (The Napa Valley). Furthermore, in this paper I will be discussing the finding of California that led to its first plantation of a vineyard, to its expansion throughout California’s

  • Essay On Ernie Barnes

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    Ernie Barnes: Research of the Football Artist Ernie Barnes was and still is one of the most popular and well-respected black artists today. Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, in 1938, during the time the south as segregated, Ernie Barnes was not expected to become a famous artist. However, as a young boy, Barnes would, “often [accompany] his mother to the home of the prominent attorney, Frank Fuller, Jr., where she worked as a [housekeeper]” (Artist Vitae, The Company of Art, 1999). Fuller

  • Kim Stanley Robinson Themes

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    Kim Stanley Robinson is the award winning author of several science fiction novels; including the novels that make up the "Three Californias" series, "The Mars" trilogy (an award winning series for which he is probably best known for writing), and the "Science in the Capital" series. Robinson has also written other short stories and other standalone novels. Robinson has won many awards in his career as an author; the awards he has won include: British Science Fiction Association Award, World Fantasy

  • California Separate Region

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    1. The authors of your text make an argument that California should stand as a separate region of the United States and Canada, despite the vast differences between southern and northern California. Do you agree? Should northern California more appropriately be connected with the Pacific Northwest? Why do you believe California has had such a hold on the American imagination? To what extent does the picture of California as painted by the media differ from that presented in the text? After reading

  • Faith Ringgold: The Art And Life Of Faith Ringgold

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    Jersey and San Diego, California, where she is a professor of art at the University of California at San Diego. As an artist, author, and educator she has won many awards, and her work is in the permanent collections of the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all in New York City. She has held Quilt Making Workshops for educators, and held gatherings on Quilts and Quilts and Story for adults and children, at the University of California, San

  • Personal Narrative: Diversity In The Military

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    locations. I contribute a unique standpoint of diversity to the Ohio State University. My dad joined the Navy way before I was born in 1988. In 1997, as an enlisted second class petty officer he left the military. My dad felt

  • The California Condor

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    In 1986, it was realized that drastic measures would be needed if humans were going to save the California condor form extinction. With only three males remaining in the wild and 22 others left in captivity, an aggressive approach was necessary to save these majestic birds. Standing at nearly 5 feet tall, weighing up to 31 lbs and with a wingspan of up to 10 feet, the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is one of the largest flying birds in Northern America. Surpassed only in weight and wingspan

  • Henrietta Lacks Research Paper

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    research project. Before they started the project he had to sign a paper of informed consent that said that if he was to say no than the university could no longer use his tissues. The patient took this to court because the university claimed that they had all rights to his cells and that they could use his tissues by removing the name. Although the university believes that they may use his cells by just removing his name, the consent paper that the patient signed puts that in clear violation of

  • Essay On Probation

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    community. Before going further into my personal interaction with the “real world of law,” I will first give a brief history of probation in the United States, and the current issues in California to give better background on the purpose and need for research projects such as the one I am assisting with San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus. In the 1840s, John Augustus approached various Boston courts to get minor offenders released into his custody (Pearson, Allen, Latessa, Ponder, & Simonsen

  • Student Health Care Analysis

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    Differences between the student health services and the student-run clinic Since Oregon State already has a Student health services, there will be a new extension to the health services, which will be a student-run facility. Oregon State University has provided help for clinical assistance, however it has not helped to develop the experience of health field students. The student health services will be thrown to the ground. The new student-run clinic will be built in the same area and will have some

  • Electrical Dependency of California: Problem and Solution

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    Electrical Dependency of California: Problem and Solution Californians depend on electricity. It powers everything from the phone we use to the freezer that stores goods at the local grocery store. Electricity is part of the infrastructure of California, similar in nature to water supply and food supply. Without the electrical grid system, urbanized society will not function. Electricity is a commodity and a necessity. However, recent failures in power supply due to man-made errors and harsh weather

  • Future Teacher Scholarship Essay

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    As a result of my work as a counselor-in-training at Camp Winacka, I was awarded a Future Teacher Scholarship to Mount St. Mary’s University upon graduation from high school. At this small, culturally-diverse, women’s liberal arts school, I simultaneously earned a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with the intent to teach elementary school. However, my experiences with the Women’s Leadership Program and student teaching experience influenced me to decide