the many images portraying California as place with endless coasts‚ oceanic ports‚ mountain ranges with fields of agriculture‚ and a new frontier with opportunities to strike it rich with the swing of a pick ax. These images and stories inspired people to take a chance and risk everything‚ making California a beacon of hope for a new life. As people flocked to California‚ from around the globe‚ they found that there was not much truth to the notion of living the California Dream. Instead‚ they returned
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The Industrial Boom During the industrial boom in the 1800’s‚ the main contributing factors to the growth of the country were the railroad‚ the discovery of oil and the immigration from other countries. Between 1860 and 1900 the urban population more than tripled in city areas. The most common immigrants were Chinese and Irish people. Through the discovery and rapid expansion of oil towns‚ the railroads and factories were working full pace to keep up with the demand for products. The railroad
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LECTURE 17/ 08/ 2012 DR ROCÍO ORTUÑO CASANOVA ------------------------------------------------- POST-BOOM‚ MCONDO‚ CRACK: LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER THE BOOM BOOM LITERATURE: García Márquez‚ G. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) MANY YEARS LATER as he faced the firing squad‚ Colonel Aureliano Buenda was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. At that time Macondo was a village of twenty adobe houses‚ built on the bank of a river of clear water
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The boom and bust cycles since the Civil War‚ we first prospered after the Civil War with the Industrial Revolution. After we boom‚ the stock market crashes and we go into a depression or recession depending how bad the economy is at the time. Companies then expanded‚ banks flourished by giving out many loans‚ while not being monitored. We go into wars that help us come out of the depressions. These cycles repeat themselves and you will see in this paper. During the Civil War the Northern states
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Social networking sites have their own advantages and disadavtanges.People use it to remain in touch with friends long after their school and colleges are over.It’s a very powerful medium to spread awareness and it helps to put a collective view on any particular issue.Social networking sites like twitter enables a user to know their favorite celebrities at a more personal level and know their views directly.Now government agencies are also using these mediums to remain in touch with general citizenry
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Ariyan Gamble English2 (7th Period) 09/30/2013 “ After School Jobs “ Almost every teenager wants a job ‚ yet many people are against it. I believe teenagers should have an after school job for a number of reasons. Having a son or a daughter that works can financially help the parents. Also ‚ the experience the teenager will acquire from after school jobs will help him or her on future jobs. Finally ‚ teenagers should have after school jobs because it will keep them away from trouble . Usually
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though they could settle down and finally start families. This eventually led to spark the Baby Boom. The baby boom was a time when many children were born during the post-World War II era. The very high increase in births during this time helped lead to high demand for consumer products‚ suburban style homes‚ and automobiles. With the increasing number of people during such a short period of time‚ towns had to accommodate for the change. Houses and apartments had to be built in increased numbers
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Rubber Boom Slavery Dating back hundreds of years the indigenous people of South and Central America had discovered the many uses of rubber‚ taken from what is known as a "Hevea brasiliensis" or more commonly‚ a rubber tree. When the latex is extracted from the tree it is hardened and formed into rubber which natives would use for numerous tasks such as making shoes‚ handles for tools‚ and even rubber balls for sports (Dean 23). Due to its useful yet uncanny features it created an immediate
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Samantha Meyer Professor Mettler History 146 24 April 2013 The “Booms” of the 1950s After the war during the 1950s many aspects of life started to “boom”. The booming economy‚ booming suburban life‚ and the “baby boom” all occurred. After World War II ended‚ people had positive attitudes about life and wanted to have many children and create the perfect family. People believed their lives would now be prosperous and filled with happiness. Unemployment was low and the middle-class had money to spend
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History Summative: The Baby Boom The Baby Boom was one of the most important events in Canadian history and continues to impact how we live our lives today. After World War 2 ended‚ between the years of 1945 and 1965‚ there was a huge increase in population known as the Baby Boom. The Baby Boom occurred because soldiers came home from war with a victory and were finally ready to start a family with their wives or girlfriends in a time when there was a good economy. In 1959‚ 20 percent of all women
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