Conflicting images of Los Angeles spark and flicker across our television and movie screens: the glamour of Hollywood and gang violence, fun in the sun and smog, fast cars and snarled traffic. From what nonresidents can gather, Los Angeles is a land of disaster and style, of earthquakes and movers and shakers. Its residents seem to adjust to a rhythm that alternates between stress and relaxation, but out-of-towners—fortunately—tend to experience much more of …showed first 75 words of 963 total…

…showed last 75 words of 963 total…them the freedom to reach for the sky and reach for things that were sometimes not feasible due to petty things like racial misconceptions, stereotypes, discrimination, bitterness and trust. Truth be told the living beings that exist in this city have truly shown the world what a little hard work and lot of determination could do. With this Los Angeles will always be a is a city of past charisma, present hope, and future dreams.