2. Thesis

3. Effects

5. Comparing Los Angeles and Washington DC

6. Similarities

7. Differences

8. Overall view of both cities: two of the best cities in the country

9. Los Angeles

10. Size

11. Los Angeles is huge

12. Made up of several towns/areas linked together

13. Is both a city and a county

14. Diversity

15. Very strong Latino presence

16. Many other ethnicities present: over 100 languages spoken.

17. People from all over the world come to Los Angeles to work and live

18. Environment

19. Physical diversity

20. Ocean

21. Mountains

22. Urban

23. Activities: you can go mountain biking and surfing all in one day.

24. Washington DC

25. Size

26. DC is very small

27. Less than 10 miles wide in any one direction; In a just a few minutes you can be in Virginia or Maryland

28. Very convenient to get things done

29. Diversity

30. Very diverse as well

31. Over 200 languages spoken

32. International feeling because of the presence of embassies

33. Black Community embraces the entire diaspora

34. African-American

35. West Indian

36. Africans

37. Environment

38. Urban

39. Beautiful landscape covered by trees, parks, and monuments

40. Changes in season

41. Conclusion

42. Recap of both cities

43. I prefer DC

44. I needed a change

45. DC provided me with the type of experience that I needed

46. Greatness of both cities.