California was a land where the American Dream came true for many. Before the gold rush‚ California was under the Mexican rule since 1821. California’s population mainly consisted of about 6‚500 Californios‚ 700 Americans and 150‚000 Native Americans. Most of the Californians lived on vast ranches granted to them by the Mexican government. New settlers‚ mainly Americans‚ started moving into California for land and trade. Mexican control over California weakened following the Bear Flag revolt
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February 17th I recently read a novel by Suzanne Collins titled‚ The Hunger Games. What I recall most about this book is the magnificent emphasis put on food. Every single meal eaten by the characters was described in such great detail that you would think the author was a former culinary student. As the name persists‚ food is a significant issue in this book. It’s a luxury for people living in the districts and a commodity for the capital. People from the districts often died of starvation while
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Scout’s first day at school -- Scout‚ Miss Caroline‚ Walter Cunningham‚ Burris Ewell‚ Chuck Little Until I feared I would lose it‚ I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. To Kill a Mockingbird Scout‚ Chapter 2. Dear Diary‚ Damn I hate school! T o be honest “I never looked forward more to anything in my life” (Lee 15)‚ but everything went wrong. My teacher is Ms. Caroline Fisher. I don’t think she’s more than twenty-two. “She … wore a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked
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Pride and Prejudice This book‚ a classic draws many different thoughts and opinions. While I first thought that there were too many characters and too many complications in the book‚ as the story progressed‚ I saw how all the characters‚ plots and storylines fit together perfectly. For example‚ minor characters such as Wickham‚ who one would initially think would have no place or is irrelevant to the story‚ is actually the symbol of the strength of Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship. Instead of
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The Miner’s Wives by Ben Shahn takes a bitter look at one of the lifestyles of the early 20th century - that of the down-trodden coal miner. In the foreground of the picture‚ we see the miner’s wife referenced in the title. She carries a bleak expression‚ her back turned to an older woman and a child‚ presumably her mother and her offspring. Two men walk away into the distance‚ and one set of clothing hangs above‚ unclaimed by its owner. The woman has just been informed of the mining accident which
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Double-Entry Journal Assignment A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines “’Gentlemen of the jury‚ be merciful. For God’s sake‚ be merciful. He in innocent of all charges brought against him. ‘But let us say he was not. Let us for a moment say he was not. What justice would there be to take his this life? Justice‚ gentleman? Why‚ I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair.’” (page 8) After trying to convince the jury that Jefferson is not clever enough to commit the crime‚ the defense
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Journal Entry #1 “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb p. 311 Word count: 522 Summary Love in L.A.” is a story that is set on the streets of Los Angeles in the heat of traffic. Love should be an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment (DK). But in the short story Love in L.A.‚ the definition of love is the exact opposite. Through “Jake‚” the protagonist’s definition of “love” is expressed in different fashions‚ none results in anything positive outcome; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible
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After watching “The Devil’s Miner” and do some additional research I have picked two issues that come along with poverty in Latin America. The first issue that I believe is important is that many individuals go to bed hungry and children are not being fed properly. Although the number of malnurshinoshed individuals has decreased by a lot in the past couple of decades‚ there is still a huge number of people that are not getting the appropriate nutrients. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization
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The Gold Rush is an important event in the history of California. The Gold Rush led to an increase in population. The spread of gold craze came over the whole country and even the whole world. Hundreds of thousand of gold seekers rushed to California‚ hoping to makes their fortunes by land or by sea. They were Americans‚ Europeans‚ South Americans and Chinese. Even soldier and sailor deserted by hundreds to find gold. The gold craze spread to Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ and Utah and even to Mexico‚ Peru and
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looks and health. "The fundamental beliefunderlyinig the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease." Nacirema people work hard ritually in order to fix these characteristics. As Miner goes on to give us descriptions of the shrine in which some are private and secreat. THe box or chest containing charms and magical potions located in the shrine which no native believes
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