Los Angeles County Metro Rail

“Heretofore there has always been in the history of the world a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the crowded countries of the East have poured their surplus populations”. Josiah Strong was the man who said this. And even though he was talking about other countries expanding westward, this quote can be applied to the United States during its expansion to the west. In the early 1800s much of the United States had yet to be discovered. Many people, including Mountain Men, Miners…

Settlement West David Taylor The American west was, in a word, opportunity. The discovery of gold in the mountains of Colorado and Northern California made it possible for ordinary people to strike it rich. The availability of new, free land, gave families the opportunity to leave the cities of the west and start new lives as farmers and ranchers. In an 1867 article in the New York Tribune, Horace Greeley explained to the unemployed of New York: “If you strike off into the broad, free West, and…

In the 1940’s Hollywood established a style of filmmaking that would institute an artistic movement. French film critic Nino Frank established the term “Film Noir”, also defined as a black film. These black films characterize as a style of filmmaking and genre that contains several elements such as crime, mystery, thriller, menace, and fatalism; these particular films are set in the era of crime and war. The dark tones and setting of the films attracted a wide number of audience, film Noir’s…

Westward expansion involved the removal of the Indians from their land and the migration west of settlers. The strongest supporters of these events include John Sullivan - author of "Manifest Destiny", Andrew Jackson - author of "On Indian Removal", and Robert Frost - author of "The Gift Outright". The expansion happened so rapidly that the Indians opinions were never taken into consideration. John L. Sullivan believed that America was destined for greatness and had a fixed destiny. Our…

The American West by Stephen Aron discusses the author’s research on America’s history and expansion into the western part of the United States. After Columbus discovered what he viewed as a new world in 1492, explorers began to venture into the country. These first explorers had the intention of looking for resources, but as time went by they started to settle permanently. Colonies in the eastern United States became established and the growing country faced mounting pressures to start…

proved to be relatively unpopular, in part because many Northerners objected to what they saw as a war to expand the “slavocracy.” In the 6th document a U.S. governor was wary of this war with Mexico and how what would come after could effect out county. He wanted to “abandon all ideas of gaining further territory” and cease the senseless war. Then in 1848, the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War and added more than 1 million square miles, an area larger than the Louisiana…

What was the westward expansion? Why did the westward expansion happen? Well, there is, not one answer when we expanded westward, but multiple answers. We expanded westward for reasons like gaining more land and take control of the Native Americans. But the two major causes of westward expansion were to gain jobs and explore the land. One cause of westward expansion was to expand the Americas by gaining more land. Evidence shows in document 6 that millions of acres in Nebraska and Iowa…

Identity and labels are a big part of society and defining who each other are, but what happens when a label consumes someone's identity? Andy is in a gang called the Royals and the Royals have a rivalry with another gang named the Guardians. One night Andy leaves a party to buy a pack of cigarettes and on the trip to the corner store Andy gets stabbed by a member of the guardians. In the short story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter, the protagonist, Andy, demonstrates the theme don't…

Being in New York was very different from Los Angeles because the tempo in California is more relaxed. In New York everything is fast paced they use every method of tranportation, walking is the main way to get around. Los Angeles is slower paced and people here get aound by car. New York has so much traffic on and off the streets. Though, New York City is probably my favorite place so far, just last year I had the opportunity to go, I fell in love instantly. The streets teemed with people and…

Youth Gangs It has been found that the youth gang phenomenon is multiplying all at once in the US and is one of the most discussed, concerned and growing issues of the country since 1980. The youth gang can be understood as an autonomous association or group of compeers (male and female), having group title, icon, province, and aim to engage in the illegitimate actions. The research has shown that the typical age range in the youth group varies from 14 to 24. As far as the intensity of the…