I lived in Los Angele's for almost 11 years, I have known many people who attended SMC and never heard a negative comment from any of them. I was once contemplating taking some courses there but opted to go to LACC instead because it was a lot closer to my house (El Sereno) I checked out the SMC campus and was very impressed. The networking and student life areas of SMC are terrific and they have many clubs and student associations to join and be a part of.
I don't know much about Santa Barbara City College but you would have to move there if you live near LA because it's too far to commute, overall judging from what I know, I would have to say SMC is the place to be....Hope this helps.
Santa Monica I like that school its some cool people and teachers there.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.