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    discovery a secret‚ the news eventually got out‚ leading to what is now known as the California Gold Rush. Of course‚ once the news of gold spread‚ men swarmed to California to get a grab at the expensive metal. Soon western settlements started to pop up everywhere around the US. While all this seemed like an amazing thing to happen‚ it still had its negative effects. There were many pros and cons of the gold rush and western settlement‚ on the US as a whole‚ such

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    The Rush Almost everyone on the planet has watched‚ or participated in‚ a football game. Whether it is hometown pride‚ the feeling of accomplishment‚ or good‚ old-fashioned competitiveness‚ everybody has their own reasons to become involved in football in some way. But has anyone ever considered how it is for the players? Has anyone ever thought “I wonder what it’s like to be looking through that facemask‚ instead of sitting up here in the stands?” Being out on that field‚ between those lights

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    Roller Coaster Rush I walked out of the car. “Have fun!” my parents shouted. “Okay!” I replied. I walked across the street to the bleak concrete sidewalk to the entrance Great America. My friends and I had spent a week planning this meetup for the day. As I walked towards the entrance I saw my old friends Theodore and Oliva. Theodore was a normal sized boy and had short‚ black hair and dark brown eyes. He was wearing khaki shorts and an orange t-shirt. Wow‚ I forgot how long Olivia’s hair was

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    recipients of your property and the state you reside in will determine how your property is divided. No one wants to talk about death‚ but it’s much easier to handle your probate issues while you are living than when you’re deceased. In “Summer Hours” Helene

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    of this changed within a few years. The California Gold Rush was a “rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. According to estimates‚ more than 300‚000 people came to the territory during the Gold Rush” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Within the mid 1800s‚ the cities of Sacramento and Los Angeles had little to no population. When the California Gold Rush first sparked‚ thousands upon thousands of people came

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    Noa Zahavi Script Analysis 3/21/14 Midterm – The Hours Structure breakdown: Act 1: The 1st act reveals information about each protagonists’ state through a daily morning routine: Virginia Woolf’s mental illness and depression is revealed while conversing about the doctor’s visit with her husband‚ Leonard. Laura’s unhappiness as a housewife and mother is revealed through phony dialogues and empty glares‚ and Clarissa‚ a book editor who seems

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    April 8‚ 2015 Project Synopsis Step 1: How was the Gold Rush significant to population and economic growth of California? Step 2: The California Gold Rush is historically significant in the time period of the late 1840s because it gave a population boost and tremendous economic growth. In Holt McDougal it states‚ “The discovery of gold brought quick population growth and an economic boom.” This shows that the gold rush brought along great population and economic growth. 2.“The whole

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    Environmental Effect from the Gold Rush Every tribe‚ city and nation has its own story that gives it a defining trait and our state of California is no different. Most people know that California is also known as the “Golden State”‚ but among all the reasons that gave it this name‚ aside from the unlimited sunshine throughout the year‚ the Gold Rush back in the mid 19th century is probably the most significant one of all. Most would agree that the Gold Rush was a positive‚ iconic event in California’s

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    James Marshall played a key role in the Gold Rush because he was the first person to discover gold. He was able to improve economic prospects that changed the history of California. According to the article “Racing’s California Oasis’” Elias Baldwin purchased land and territory to mine for gold for himself. Elias Baldwin was a businessman that invested a lot of money into the Gold Rush in order to become more wealthy. This simply shows how people wanted to explore more land in order to make more

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    How the California Gold Rush was Unsuccessful Did you know that over 90‚000 people all from around the globe traveled to California in 1849 in search of their fortune? James Marshall discovered the first nugget of gold on his small farm in the small town of San Francisco. He ran through the streets yelling‚” Gold!‚ Gold!‚ From the American river!”. Some miners even considered him the founder of the gold rush‚ but not all people were as successful as James Marshall was. The shortage of gold and the

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