California Geography Due October 10‚ 2013 The Gold Rush During the 1800s was a time for California to show the world about its qualities. California became U.S property in1848. Only two months prior a Gold nugget was found on John Sutter’s property in California. John Sutter new the worth of gold and new how many people it would attract having a thought that there was gold in California so he kept it a secret. He was more interested in farming and agriculture even though gold could potentially
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Character living or dead‚ who has done more real good in America” (Benjamin Rush‚ Patriot and Physician‚ page ix). He was a great doctor at the time he lived and worked diligently to heal countless people. However‚ his methods of curing people were dangerous and he probably hurt more than he actually helped. Despite being a strong believer in the barbaric practices of bloodletting and purging as a cure for yellow fever‚ Benjamin Rush was ahead of his time in the tremendous contributions he made to the
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August Rush There are many great movies in the world. The movie August Rush was very A boy named Evan Taylor lives in an orphanage‚ all the while believing that his parents are alive. He believes the music that he hears all around him is his parents communicating with him. He meets a counselor‚ Richard of the New York Child Services Department. Evan tells him he does not want to be adopted‚ because he believes his parents are still alive and will come to collect him eventually. Evan has a strong
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October 8‚ 2012 The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber both captured my interest from the very beginning. These short stories represents gender roles and marriage. They both are about married couples with controlling mates. “The Story of an Hour” is about a young married woman and how she reacts to the news of her husband dying
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to Woolf‚ Richard Daldry scrutinises the lack of change for women’s rights in The Hours. Composed in 2000‚ Daldry’s context allows him to compare different eras and reveal underlying issues. Cross-cutting between the three women as they wake up for their respective days‚ each framed similarly at home‚ Daldry challenges the assumption that women’s rights have changed. Daldry also fragments time throughout The Hours to indicate social confusion. This lack of direction in society is a powerful
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The Hours Mellissa Krause 02/08/13 Production: Paramount Pictures/ Miramax Films‚ January 2003 Producer: Robert Fox; Scott Rudin; Mark Huffman Director: Stephen Daldry Screenplay: David Hare (screenplay); Michael Cunningham (novel) Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey Editing: Peter Boyle Music: Philip Glass Principal Characters: Clarissa Vaughan Meryl Streep Laura Brown Julianne Moore Virginia Woolf Nicole Kidman Richard Brown Ed Harris Kitty Toni Collette Julia Vaughan
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California was a land where the American Dream came true for many. Before the gold rush‚ California was under the Mexican rule since 1821. California’s population mainly consisted of about 6‚500 Californios‚ 700 Americans and 150‚000 Native Americans. Most of the Californians lived on vast ranches granted to them by the Mexican government. New settlers‚ mainly Americans‚ started moving into California for land and trade. Mexican control over California weakened following the Bear Flag revolt
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The movie “The Gold Rush” was written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1925. Some of the main characters included Charlie Chaplin as The Lone Prospector‚ Mack Swain as Big Jim‚ Tom Murray as Black Larsen‚ Malcolm Waite as Jack‚ Georgia Hale as Georgia‚ and Henry Bergman as Hank. The movie is set in the 1920’s time period‚ the same period it was filmed in. The Gold Rush is a story about The Lone Prospector (Charlie) in search of gold. Through his travels in the snow‚ he comes upon a cabin
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August Rush – Movie Critique The movie‚ August Rush‚ is about a boy named Evan Taylor (played by Freddy Highmore) who was evidently born to become a musical prodigy when he is quickly introduced to the world of music and the arts. The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York’s Washington Square‚ but are soon torn apart‚ leaving in their wake an infant‚ August Rush‚ orphaned by circumstance. Now performing
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The Gold Rush Was Not Beneficial for Everyone The Gold Rush was not beneficial for everyone for a variety of reasons. Firstly‚ the Chinese were treated very badly during the Australian Gold Rush‚ additionally‚ gold miners ruined Aboriginal land and finally‚ the Australian Gold rush created many social and economic problems for the whole Australian population. Firstly‚ the Chinese were treated very badly during the Australian Gold Rush. People from non-European descent were considered to be inferior
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