Thank You for a Great Class!

Grades are in. I hope you survived finals. Thank you again for a great class.

Enjoy your break. And please keep in touch!



Go out and enjoy California!

-D

Week 17: Pasadena

Pasadena's luxurious Spanish Mission Revival-style Langham Huntington Hotel was built in 1907

Week 17: Pasadena
Sec. 22: Meets on Mo 12.15 from 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Sec. 28: Meets on Tu 12.16 from 9:45-12:00 PM
Class: Informal research paper presentations; Class review
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 16: Palm Springs

The Parker Palm Springs Hotel originally opened in 1959 as California's first Holiday Inn

Week 16: Palm Springs
Tu 12.09/Th 12.11—NO CLASS
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PAGE 8; BRING 1 COPY); REFLECTION 7

Upcoming:

Week 17: Pasadena
Sec. 22: Meets on Mo 12.15 from 7:15 – 9:30 AM 
Sec. 28: Meets on Tu 12.16 from 9:45-12:00 PM
Class: Informal research paper presentations; Class review
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Golden State News 12.05.14

• FOLSOM: 12-year-old boy commits suicide after being bullied for being a cheerleader (KGO)
• SAN JOSE: City demolishes "The Jungle" homeless encampment (KQED)
• LOS ANGELES: First conviction in state's new "revenge porn" law happens (Huffington Post)
• SAN DIEGO: Steve-O cited for anti-SeaWorld stunt (Los Angeles Times)
• SAN JOSE: Investigation confirms SJSU donor did make offensive remarks about Latinas (San Jose Mercury News)
• SAN FRANCISCO: San Franciscan's facing a bike theft epidemic (ABC News)

Reflection 07: It's a Free Country—Life in the Independent Nation of California

How would you feel about California leaving the Union to become an independent nation? Can you envision switching your citizenship from American to Californian?  What would we gain (and what would we lose) if the Republic of California existed? Likewise, how would you feel about living in the state of Santa Clara or Riverside or Alpine? Which counties would be winners and losers if converted to states? Though it is not likely to happen anytime soon, if ever, speculate what life would be like as a citizen of the California Republic.

Cite at least two of the following in your reflection:

• "Would California be More Successful as an Independent Country Rather Than as a State?" (Quora)
• "The Case for California Succession" (AlterNet)
• "What If California was an Independent Country?" (TopListVideo)
• "California Leads All States (And All But 2 Countries) with 111 Billionaires" (Forbes)
• "Would California be more successful as an independent country rather than as a state? (Reddit)
• "California Really Could Secede from the Union" (Medium)
   

Requirements:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be one full page in length

Due: Tu 12 16

Week 15: Mendocino

Russian Gulch State Park is named for the Russian fur trappers who occupied the region in the 19th century

Week 15: Mendocino

Tu 12.02/Th 12.04

Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations

Upcoming:

Week 16: Palm Springs

Tu 12.09/Th 12.11—NO CLASS

Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations

Due: RESEARCH PAPER (UP TO PAGE 8; BRING 1 COPY);
REFLECTION 7

Week 17: Pasadena

Sec. 22: Meets on Mo 12.15 from 7:15 – 9:30 AM

Sec. 28: Meets on Tu 12.16 from 9:45-12:00 PM

Class: Informal research paper presentations; Class review

Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Golden State News 11.29.14

• OAKLAND: Days of Ferguson protests take their toll (San Francisco Chronicle)
• STATE: Here comes some much needed rain (KOVR)
• SACRAMENTO: Mother to be charged with child endangerment after abandoning her four children (KOVR)
• SAN LUIS OBISPSO: Three tons of marijuana seized off Central Coast (KTLA)
• STATE: Proposed bill would mandate double Thanksgiving and Christmas pay for workers (Sacramento Bee)
• SAN FRANCISCO: Parents of man killed over his cell phone ask for the public's help (KGO)