Youth / OPINION : L.A. From Afar: ‘A Land of Excitement and Confusion’ : BRIAN BENARD / Senior, 17, East High School, Denver
Los Angeles is like a stick of dynamite ready to explode. It has so many problems that it is hard to see that the city is a good place. The problems of earthquakes, drugs, gangs, riots have left an impression of the city that cannot be ignored. People shooting at each other on highways and police beating on motorists seem to be everyday occurrences in the city. Polluted beaches and an overwhelming number of homeless people are but two of the many problems that the city has to face every day. It is a city that it extremely diverse.
Los Angeles is also a majestic city. It is Hollywood, “tinsel town,” the “city of stars.” It is beautiful beaches and luxurious stores and restaurants.
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