Word: americanizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...victories in the ITA All-American Championships last October and the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in February gave him the respect of the tennis world, not just on the collegiate level. On June 14, Blake was named the Tennis Magazine/ITA National Player of the Year...
...victories in the ITA All-American Championships last October and the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in February gave him the respect of the tennis world, not just on the collegiate level. On June 14, Blake was named the Tennis Magazine/ITA National Player of the Year...
...Californian like me, the Civil War always seemed like a sideshow of American history. Out west, most people were more interested in making money than fighting the war--although California managed to donate a few shipments of gold to the national treasury, it never bothered to send actual soldiers to the battlefield. Los Angeles was, and is, closer to Mexico City than to Gettysburg...
Secondly, while our beloved T in Boston, begun in 1897, is still the peak of American public transportation, Los Angeles has finally opened a subway of its own. The new red line operates between Downtown LA and Hollywood. But while the T is almost universal in its popularity, it is unlikely that many of the image-conscious (yes, that myth is true) will leave their sport utility vehicles at home during peak commuting hours...
...even Los Angeles, with all its other-worldly glitz and shabby 1920s glamour has some characteristics of Smalltown, U.S.A. Witnessing the hundreds who turned out to watch the fireworks in the stands of Valley College stadium made this cynical place seem a little more apple-pie American. That was until I was informed that both CBS and Paramount were charging admission for their fireworks in other parts of LA. Another reminder that entertainment doesn't come cheap, even on a National Holiday. Maybe Los Angeles is America though, and the archetypes are just that--out-dated non-existent memories...