Gold Rush Dialog Analysis

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Hello Abigail,

First off, I would like to note that this dialog was very thorough in describing the Gold Rush. While reading this dialog I felt as though your details about the Gold Rush allowed me to visualize the myriad of events you highlighted. Furthermore, your paper brought up many of the themes I mentioned in my own paper. Lastly, your final paragraph of your dialog did an excellent job in summarizing the key events of the gold

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