Explorer Report
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 the latter than the former. It's possible that Los Angeles is a figment of its own imagination. No other city studies itself so intently - on film, television and in glossy magazines. LA is where the American Dream is manufactured, and if you're not prepared to embrace the dream, you'll doubtless find it filthy, irritating, frightening or just plain dumb. But if you long to stand in the footsteps of stars and breathe their hallowed air, you've come to the right place. In this town, game show hosts are household names and nobodies erect billboard shrines to themselves. It may seem like you're still in California, but spend some time in L.A. and you'll see that it's sometimes not even on the same planet. S
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Los Angeles, Union Station, American Dream, los angeles, Mexican Spanish, , union station, misconceptions stereotypes,
Approximate Word count = 967
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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