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    GRAPHIC BUILDING ANALYSIS – FITZROY TOWN HALL HISTORY The Victorian Gold Rush of the mid-late nineteenth heralded in a new era of prosperity and growth in Melbourne. The first suburb in the flourishing city‚ Fitzroy was declared a municipality in 1858‚ a town in 1870. and a city in 1878; the Fitzroy Town Hall was built in accordance with the area’s “increasing stature” (MICHAEL O’BRIEN HEART AND SOUL ETC)‚ intended to represent the growth and progress of the city of Fitzroy after residents demanded

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    Neil Young; After the Gold Rush 1970 Album Review Music 2700 Jill Davies 250414488 Neil Young’s third album; After the Gold Rush is a mellow approach to rock and roll during the early 70’s. The album also demonstrates Young’s Folk roots with a slight country feel. Young plays pop and folk dimensions that are heard throughout the album but with caution and conservatism. Neil becomes a mainstream artist however his sound falls outside the sounds heard in commercial mainstream rock and folk music

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    The Gold Rush Effects on Gender “I have enough- God bless them- I will return.”1 These are the famous last words of men who had ventured into California to partake in the Gold Rush‚ only to realize a yearning to see their family. Many men underwent the hardships and the sacrifices in order to strike rich in this gamble‚ many men succeeded while many more failed. Often forgotten are the families that remained back home while the husband‚ father‚ or brother went west to strike gold. The families

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    Almost everyone knows the story of the Gold Rush in the United States‚ and how it helped accelerate the settlement of the west. Arvada was formed during the Gold Rush era of the 1850s. As prospectors headed west to California‚ some stopped off in the Rocky Mountains and found pockets of gold there as well. Some mined the gold in the mountains while others farmed the bottom lands and provided crops for the other settlers. Arvada grew rapidly once the railroad was completed through the area‚ and it

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    invention reached its final destination. An example of this that best exemplifies the proceeding statement is the California Gold Rush. When this news finally reached the central and eastern Americas California was made out to be a promise land with gold for the taking. As result towns popped up literally over night peppering the western United States. Although the California Gold Rush is an extreme example people of the pre phone era were also quite creative with their means of communication; the opening

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    Lasting Negative Effects of the Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of the 1850’s brought long lasting negative effects. Many think or have learned more about only the benefits of the Gold Rush. Those who have‚ fail to realize the many negative effects it brought. Communities were ruptured‚ cultures were abused‚ and our environment was sacrificed. The Gold Rush impacted the California community‚ Native Americans‚ and the environment. California’s Gold Rush began in 1848. James W. Marshall

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    1848. Why? The California gold rush was responsible for the population change. James Marshall was the person who found the pea-sized nugget of gold‚ which started the rush. In the January of 1848 he was walking along the banks of the American River and he found the chunk. He tried smashing it between two rocks‚ for he knew gold would dent but not break. The nugget didn’t break‚ but it did dent. This was not a test that fully confirmed that it was gold. Marshall knew that gold wouldn’t be destroyed in

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    The men during the seventeenth century were dominant figures who earned money to take care of themselves and their families. Women on the other hand‚ were the ones who were in the home taking care of the children‚ cooking‚ and cleaning. When the Gold Rush occurred in 1849‚ not only was society changing‚ but the roles of both men and women were rapidly changing as well. The effects of gender role determined the way that society was running. When this sudden change of gender role started to change‚

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    the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California in early 1848. Word of the discoveries location spread quickly and people soon swarmed into the hills seeking the precious commodity. In 1849 alone‚ California saw eighty thousand people arrive to look for gold‚ that number grew to three hundred thousand by 1854. An estimated ten million dollars in gold was extracted in 1849‚ forty-one million the following year and another eighty-one in 1852. Americans felt the gold rush was an equal opportunity

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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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