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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"California City"”.
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California City
California City is the beginning of a novel. The narrator, Jane, returns to her hometown in the Mojave Desert upon the death of her close friend’s child. The town was established in the 1950’s when a developer acquired land and built a town that he believed would become California’s next big …
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California City
California City is the beginning of a novel. The narrator, Jane, returns to her hometown in the Mojave Desert upon the death of her close friend’s child. The town was established in the 1950’s when a developer acquired land and built a town that he believed would become California’s next big …
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Kipple kaboodle : reincarnating California city
California City is a superlative shrinking suburb. Situated deep in the Mojave Desert, the conditions that typically spur suburban shrinkage are exaggerated here. As such, the city provides a singular opportunity to comment on the decline of the road-centric, single family house dominated town …
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The Brotherhood of Blackness: A Phenomenological Investigation Into the Lived Experiences of African American Male High School Graduates in a Northern California City
… African American high school males in a Northern California city, who describe factors that contributed to their failure and success as high school graduates, and how these experiences shape their college pursuits. This study uses the methodology of hermeneutic phenomenology as a tool to focus on …
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Individualizing Climate Action Plans in Southern California
The City of Imperial Beach, a coastal Southern California city, is under severe threat from climate change. Sea level rise, flooding, extreme heat, and environmental pollution all pose risk to the city and especially its vulnerable residents. This thesis has taken an environmental justice lens and …
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Locating Optimal Water Quality Monitoring Locations Using Demand Coverage Index Method
… <p>An analysis was performed on a city in California with a population of 30,000 to 40,000 residents. The analysis is performed to determine the optimal locations of monitoring stations throughout the water distribution system. The method presented by Liu and colleagues (Liu et al, …
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California Elected City Council Women of Color: Building a Collaborative Vision With Inclusive Voice
… on the victory speeches of 48, first-time, California city council, elected women of color (EWOC) with the aim of understanding their campaigns and their vision for the future of their cities. The findings were coded using qualitative content analysis to create emergent themes and then …
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An Evaluation Case Study of the Effects of a Learning Style Awareness Program for Ninth Graders at an Independent School
… college preparatory school in a large Southern California city. All subjects were administered the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Learning Style Profile and the NASSP hm Study Skills Program. They viewed the F.A.T. City video and attended a workshop on the concept of …