greed for gold turned even San Francisco into a ghost town. In Monterey‚ one Walter Colton even remarked‚ “The blacksmith dropped his hammer‚ the carpenter his plane‚ the mason his trowel‚ the baker his loaf‚ the tapster his bottle. All were off to the mines‚ some on horses‚ some in carts‚ some went on crutches‚ and one went in a litter.” The gold rush even influenced soldiers into abandoning their posts in pursuit of wealth. In their towns of Monterey and San Francisco‚ soldiers watched others get
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parents ever keep a secret from you? In the book Mama’s Bank Account‚ by her daughter Kathryn Forbes‚ Mama keeps a secret from her children all throughout their childhood. She raises her poor‚ struggling Norwegian immigrant family‚ residing in San Francisco in the early 1900’s. Throughout Katrin’s childhood‚ they encounter numerous challenges‚ and through it all‚ Mama’s secret Bank Account keeps them going. Mama’s Bank Account is a fiction that she creates so that her children do not have to worry about
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on food‚ clothes‚ or selling equipment for gold seekers. One of them was Mr. Brannan who bought almost every store near the working mills and sold mining tools creating a monopoly. He would eventually become the first millionaire. In 1853 in San Francisco‚ Levi Strauss introduced his new denim pants‚ which he called Levi’s‚ to the gold seekers and cowboys. These pants soon gained well-known recognition since they were tear resistant and could be washed. To provide food for hungry miners‚ agriculture
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Description: The Third of May 1808 is a painting originated by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The painting displays an execution of masses of Spanish countrymen by French soldiers. There are 8 visual soldiers‚ with their faces turned away from the viewer‚ aiming guns at a group of Spanish countrymen extremely close. There is a central figure Spanish man with his arms stretched out‚ on his knees. He is wearing a white shirt and yellow mustard pants. The central figure is surrounded by about
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BALAGTAS Gat Francisco Balagtas Monument Francisco Balagtas was born on April 2‚ 1788 in Barrio Panginay‚ Bigaa‚ Bulacan as the youngest of the four children of Juan Balagtas‚ a blacksmith‚ and Juana de la Cruz. He studied in a parochial school in Bigaa and later in Manila. During his childhood years. Francisco later worked as houseboy in Tondo‚ Manila. Balagtas learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw)‚ one of the most famous poets of Tondo‚ in return of chicks. It was
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the early 1930s‚ renovations made Alcatraz a better‚ yet still crude‚ establishment that housed the worst of the worst criminals and isolated them from life on the mainland. Alcatraz Island (1934-1963)‚ a harsh penitentiary off the coast of San Francisco‚ California‚ was home to some of America’s
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The author of the article “Klondike Gold Rush” starts his story from when the gold rush started and how it started. In the article it says that it all started when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners with bags of gold. When the word got out to the press then everyone wanted gold. A lot of different people went to the gold fields. Some were big and some were small. These miners were called stampeders. Within 6 month about 100‚000 gold seekers started there journey to the
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Behind a marginalized group that is finally able to speak up for themselves lies a motivational leader that gives them the opportunity to have a voice. Without a leader‚ it is difficult for a group to function. As a result‚ these leaders hold a lot of power with the words they say because they become influential to the group they are giving a voice to. Many leaders do so in their own way‚ whether it is through art‚ music‚ activism‚ or even literature. This is a consistent pattern seen in history
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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE contruction: San Francisco CA Over four years‚ CONSTRUCTION commenced on January the 5th 1933. The bridge was soon opened for vehicular traffic on May the 28th 1937. The Bridge was built by 10 different prime contractors and their subcontractors. The golden gate is the entrance to San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean. The golden gate bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges‚ in the world because of its
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the Spanish Inquisition and great change was rapidly overtaking the country. Milos Forman’s film GOYA’S GHOSTS‚ portrayed in the year 1792‚ beautifully highlights this progressive era. It is seen through the eyes of a great spanish painter named Francisco Goya‚ played by Stellan Skarsgård‚ who constantly watches the harsh realities of the Catholic church throughout the entire film. Goya also befriends the two other main characters in the movie‚ Brother Lorenzo‚ a passionate‚ fanatical man‚ played
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