The Gold Rush established California as a place for life in the fast lane. It has been 150 years since that most significant event in California and the nation’s history. In 1848 a cry rang out that uprooted homes the world over and sent ships to the sea‚ wagons to the Northwest and hopes and dreams skyward. The cry was GOLD and the California Gold Rush was on. The Gold Rush had a profound impact on the settling of California. Hundreds of thousands came to find gold‚ and many of them stayed. San
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Chris Kyle- Heroes get remembered‚ but legends never die. Maybe it’s destined for the brave that aren’t scared to risk their lives every day to fight for freedom. He was best known for his number of kills as a sniper‚ rumor has it he has around 160 confirmed kills. As a matter of fact Kyle served four tours in the Iraq war and was awarded several medals for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. Even though Chris Kyle didn’t stay the full 20 years in the service‚ he became known as the
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Daevin Caldwell Mr.Bergman Sophomore English P1 10 October 2016 Gun Violence in America “I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around‚ I want to be in control of it (Eastwood). Statistics are proving that we need to prevent gun violence and get rid of all access to all guns. In this country‚ anybody can get a gun‚ statistics prove gun violence is increasing‚ we need to prevent gun violence. Banning guns completely will make America safe again.
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Extended Essay Research Question Due to your EE supervisor at your first meeting 50-point quiz grade – IB English HL 1 The assignment: Write a one to two sentence question that will be the crux of your research throughout the extended essay process. Use the attached form. If you learn nothing else from the extended essay‚ learn this: The better your topic is up front‚ the better (and easier) your paper will be in the end. Here are some quotes from current seniors to support my claim
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High Plains Drifter High Plains Drifter was not the typical western that I thought it was going to be; however‚ I am a fan of Clint Eastwood and I really enjoyed this movie. I noticed a lot of symbolism that was used in this movie. The first example of symbolism I saw was Mordecai. I believe Mordecai and the way he presented himself really symbolized the good that was left in Lago- small‚ abused‚ and overshadowed. Another example of symbolism was the whip. I believed the whip to not only be a weapon
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Genre – Django: Unchained & the Generic Conventions of Western Genre is a way to categorize films based on their narrative‚ visual‚ and thematic tropes. Categorizing films in this way can be useful to producers‚ allowing them to label their films with a certain genre‚ making it easier for them to market to their chosen target audience. Vice-versa‚ it is extremely useful to audiences who choose a film based on its genre‚ having assurance that the film will contain the themes and tropes they’re expecting
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Emmy Rossum is one talented young lady. From singing to acting and even directing she continues to dazzle us with her outstanding performances‚ incredible voice‚ and humble attitude towards fame. She is best known for her role as Fiona Gallagher in the show Shameless and for her role in the 2004 film version of Phantom of the Opera. She’s also appeared in movies such as Songcatcher‚ The Day After Tomorrow‚ Mystic River‚ American Rhapsody‚ Passionada‚ Poseidon‚ Dare‚ Beautiful Creatures‚ Comet‚ and
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His cover subjects have included‚ President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush‚ Alabama football coach Bear Bryant‚ National Rifle Association President Joe Foss‚ Statue of Liberty’s 100th birthday celebration‚ actors Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood‚ Pope John Paul II’s visit to America‚ Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson‚ New York City Mayor Ed Koch‚ The Space Shuttle Columbia‚ President Jimmy Carter‚ The
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and lives to you.’ Considered one of America’s best living portrait photographers‚ Annie has captured the image-and the essence of scores of celebrities. The subjects she portrayed in her pictures ranged from poet Robert Penn Warren to actor Clint Eastwood.
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There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States (from: Obama at 2004 Democratic National Convention.)) 3. Apostrophe- The direct address of an absent or imaginary person (EX: Clint Eastwood at the Republican Convention) 4. Antithesis- Sharply contrasting ideas (hope is the antithesis of despair) 5. Assonance- Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words. (EX: tilting at windmills) 6. Chiasmus-
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