The Gold Rush established California as a place for life in the fast lane. It has been 150 years since that most significant event in California and the nation’s history. In 1848 a cry rang out that uprooted homes the world over and sent ships to the sea‚ wagons to the Northwest and hopes and dreams skyward. The cry was GOLD and the California Gold Rush was on. The Gold Rush had a profound impact on the settling of California. Hundreds of thousands came to find gold‚ and many of them stayed. San
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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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California Over October break in 2015 I went to California for my second time. I love going out of state. My family and I went in car‚ so it took us longer to get to California. It takes about 6‚ 7‚ or 8 hours in car depending on how many stops you take along the way. Now the first time I went to California was in car as well‚ but that time my older sister came with her husband and my newborn niece at the time. That time seemed like it took forever. During October break‚ my dad decided to take my
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The Florida Panthers are endangered in the world‚ but we are now focussing more on them. Some of the reasons these animals are endangered is because of human. For example hunting by using dogs as one of the methods‚ building factories in rural areas and climate change due to global warming. This Florida Panthers are becoming extinct and many people are trying to stop it by having acts like endangered species act. History Florida Panthers are the most endangered species in this country. According
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Uncle tom’s cabin starts with a slave owner‚ mr Shelby‚ being forced to sell two of his slaves‚ harry and tom‚ to mr haley because of a debt that he owes. When’s harry’s mother‚ eliza‚ hears of this‚ she decides to flee to Canada to be free with her husband george. As they are escaping‚ mr haley sends men after them to catch them‚ but they manage to cross the river and evade capture so mr haley hires a slave hunter to find them and bring them back. Eliza harry and george all reunite at a quaker settlement
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Orlando in Central Florida is a city in the U.S. The geography of Orlando is mostly wetlands‚constiting of many lakes and swamps. The terrain is generally flat ‚making the land fairly low and wet‚ dowtown Orlando has some of the most varied architecture in the area‚ featuring buildings frome the 1920’s and 1930’s and modern skyscrapers. They are lots of parks in this city (the winter park is the most popular) . You can slip in hotel‚ in a villa… you can eat in fast food‚ in a family restaurant its
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No country plans when they are going to be hit by a natural catastrophe‚ it just happens. When the state of Florida was blindsided by a category 5 hurricane no one was prepared for the damage it was going to do. With hurricane Andrew’s 165 mph winds‚ 17 foot high floods and destruction of 25-26.5 billion dollars worth of property the state could not handle the cleanup and relief that was needed. Florida’s local government officials were not prepared for this disaster‚ nor could they fix the damages
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The Meadows in Sarasota‚ Florida is an affluent country-club style community with over 3‚100 single-family homes‚ villas and garden homes. Perfectly situated east of downtown Sarasota‚ The Meadows is a short distance away from the city’s newest and most affluent dining and shopping venues. The Meadows is one of Sarasota’s most sought after and trendiest communities. The amenities offered by the Meadows caters to a wide range of lifestyles and personalities. Residents of the community can enjoy
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An arrest is defined as the taking of a person into custody against their will for the purpose of criminal prosecution or interrogation. An arrest‚ similar to searches‚ can be made with or without the use of a warrant‚ but regardless of whether or not a warrant was used probable cause must be determined in both cases. The main difference between the two is that in arrests that use a warrant‚ probable cause has been determined before the arrest by a judge or magistrate. In arrests made without the
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Music has been around for a long time‚ from the Harlem Renaissance all the way to the Grammys. Music has been an everyday part of society whether people notice or not. Mostly‚ music is used for entertainment purposes‚ to lighten somebody’s day or to just get in the mood for a workout. Whatever the purpose of a song may be‚ other songs are there to inform the society about the social issues that are going on. Some artists decide to use their talent to tell people their opinion on the issue that are
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