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    People seem to be less offended about age gap relationships when the man is older than when the woman is older (Beam). In “May-December Paradoxes: An Exploration of of Age Gap Relationships in Western Society‚” scholars Justin Lehmiller and Christopher Agnew found that men are typically older than women in Western relationships. These relationships typically attract little attention and scrutiny

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    promise to Lucy. When‚ Elinor tells Marianne of Edward’s engagement to another woman‚ and this sparks the conversion in their relationship. Elinor says‚ “surely you may suppose that I have suffered now. The composure of mind with which I have brought myself at the present to consider the matter‚ the consolation that have been willing to admit‚ have been the effect of constant and painful exertion” (198-199). In this quote Elinor finally trusts her sister with her deepest form of pain. Elinor is

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    Final Review Sheet ( 2pgs) Be prepared to write yet another thoughtful essay! Your exam topics will come from a combination of the ideas listed below. Make sure to go back and study the essay assignments that you have already written and pay careful attention to the marks and suggestions that I have written on those essays. 5 parts: Moore‚ Shlain‚ lecture‚ roadtrips and notable californians Moore: 1. Why did people choose to live in Richmond before the war? What affect did encouraging

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    132 days. 2‚200 miles traveling to California for the gold rush. There was a gold rush in California. Some challenges people faced when traveling to California gold rush were the long journey‚ the lack of resources‚ and the spread of diseases. One of the challenges that travelers faced was the long journey. “There were wagons of every kind‚ including well-built covered wagons and simple‚ open carts. Usually they were pulled by oxen‚ but some pioneers used mules. Not everyone sat in a wagon or cart

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    The American Dream‚ along with the escape from the calamities of one’s home land has always been the primary reason that immigrants are so drawn to America. Although the American Dream remains one of the greatest attractions of the land of the free‚ it has faced heavy criticism. One of the main criticisms is that the American Dream is misleading‚ that it is simply not possible for everyone to become prosperous through determination and hard work. The simple truth is that there are several reason

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    One moment the California creek beds glimmered with gold; the next‚ the same creeks ran red with the blood of men and women defending their claims or ceding their bags of gold dust to bandits. The "West" was a ruthless territory during the nineteenth century. With more than enough gold dust to go around early in the Gold Rush‚ crime was rare‚ but as the stakes rose and the easily panned gold dwindled‚ robbery and murder became a part of life on the frontier. The "West" consisted of outlaws

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    The California Gold Rush 5/1/13 The California Gold Rush Before the Gold Rush of 1849‚ California was a sparsely populated‚ unimportant territory of the United States mostly inhabited by the people of Mexico. However‚ that all changed when on January 24‚ 1848; carpenter and small time sawmill operator James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget in the American River that would forever change the history of California and America1. Not only did the Gold Rush lead to

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    Two years after the outbreak of what has come to be known as the Arab Spring‚ the bloom is off the rose. Fledgling democracies in North Africa are struggling to move forward or even maintain control‚ government crackdowns in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere have kept liberalization at bay‚ and Syria is slipping ever deeper into a vicious civil war that threatens to ignite the Middle East. Instead of widespread elation about democracy finally coming to the region‚ one now hears pessimism about the many

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    The California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of 1849 is one of the most interesting and exiting events of the United States. From the wild stories of men striking it big‚ to the heart wrenching tales of people losing everything‚ these are what make it so alluring. There are many aspects of the California Gold Rush; effects on California; individual stories of struggle; and effects on the United States as a young country looking for stability. San Francisco was a small town of a few hundred

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    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‚ land‚ and luxury. However‚ there are deeper reasons and symbols that give California the image of a great place. Freedom‚ wealth‚ and experience make California the start

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