The United States is a nation of immigrants. Everyone in the country has heard this statement most people worldwide can tell you the same. Nowhere in the country is this more obvious than in the state of California‚ the nation’s most diverse state. It should be no surprise to most people that Japanese immigrants have a long history in California due to their visible presence there. My argument is that the Japanese are an integral part of California and also our country and have been instrumental
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factors that promoted the development of industrialization in the United States during the late nineteenth century. New power sources facilitated American industry’s shift to mass production and also suggest the importance of new ways of organizing research and innovation. In 1869‚ about half the industrial power came from water. 2. Discuss the development of the railroad business during the last half of the 19th century in the United States and explain how the railroad companies manifested the structure
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1. Economic history of the United Kingdom in the 19th century Railways The British invented the modern railway system and exported it to the world. They emerged from Britain’s elaborate system of canals and roadways‚ which both used horses to haul coal for the new steam engines installed in textile factories. Britain furthermore had the engineers and entrrepreurs needed to create and finance a railway system. In 1815‚ George Stephenson invented built the modern steam locomotive‚ launching a technological
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of the California Missions (1769-1823) You may already know that there are 21 missions today in the state of California. Starting in San Diego all the way past San Francisco‚ the missions remind us of an earlier time when the Spanish were colonizing Alta California. The California missions were started because the Spanish king wanted to create permanent settlements in the area of the New World called Alta California. The decision to create Spanish missions in California was political as well
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government is formed under a council-manager; whereas every two years a mayor is elected and four city council members are nominated to a four-year term interchanging every two-years. Additionally‚ the city offers support to its citizens in the form of economic development programs and marketable and residential rehabilitation via agreements with the private non-profit organizations (City of Orange‚ (2014)). The City of Orange has been a general representation of traditionalism for over fifty years
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California is a Progressive state whose progressive political ideology originates from the American Progressive Era of the 1800s and continues to influence state legislation today. During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ the political unrest in response to anti-suffrage for women and monopolies created a climate for reform to take places in California. Progressives shaped California by bringing public attention to a multitude of issues ranging from human rights to food and water supply. Progressive
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Jacob Wescott‚ 4-26-17‚ 3rd Hour The California Gold Rush started during 1848 where James W. Marshall found gold. As a result; people around the world came to California for it. The Gold Rush lasted from 1848 to 1857. Somethings connect to each other even if they’re years apart; such as the California Gold Rush and the American Civil War. The gold rush of California was a cause of the American Civil War. It would make sense that the California Gold Rush helped start the American Civil War because
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I‚ 2012 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I‚ 2012 /SOCIAL SCIENCE X / Class – X 3 Time allowed : 3 hours SS2-036 90 Maximum Marks : 90 (i) (ii) (iii) 1 11 10 31 1 3 80 22 (iv) 23 30 5 120 (v) 31 4 General Instructions : (i) (ii) The question paper has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (iii) Questions from serial number 11 to 22 are 3 marks questions
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the world‚ there are many countries‚ states‚ cities‚ and communities that live in poverty and cannot do much based on their surroundings and resources. Many people travel over to California in order to seek positive opportunities that will allow them to build a new life and succeed in their future. In the book California Dreams and Realities by Jack Solomon and Sonia Maasik‚ there are different selections which describe reasons on why people look to California as “the pursuit of life” such as jobs
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California Dream When you think of what the California dream is‚ the amount of dreams is equally colossal to the reasons people attribute a dream to be “Californian”. Many agree a Californian dream to have a few trends: desire for great weather‚ mobility‚ access to Hollywood‚ diversity‚ free love‚ and most importantly- housing. Unfortunately‚ my version of the California dream wasn’t molded by an outside look that’d imagine the gold paved roads of California- but something that has developed beyond
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