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    The California Gold Rush

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    States of America prior to 1848. It was one of the biggest economic sources of California and the Californian people. 1849 Gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada 's on the California side. Many people around the world heard about it and traveled all over the place from China, Japan and even down in South America. It was a Gold frenzy that had set in from Novice miners to big industry started a gold rush to California. Many of those people were excited because they would have make a lot of…

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    This drought is causing fights! In California, we have been in a drought for three years. It has gotten to the point where we are arguing over how we use our ground water and if it should or should not be managed. Furthermore, California should be managing the use of aquifer because people should be able to have enough water for their basic living rights of taking a shower, using the restroom inside the house, and it will also end up saving the environment. Having enough water is truly…

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    1. Hi my name is Taylor and I chose to study the serve water crisis happening in California. This water crisis has a start date of 2012 but in reality has been going on for much longer than that. 2. The drought in California isn’t just a natural disaster but is also a man made one in another critical sense by capitalist governments largely beholden to giant energy cooperation 's refusal to seriously address the issue. Since the states founding in 1850 water policies have never been carried…

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    The California High Speed Railroad is a railroad managed by the HRSA (The California High Speed Railroad Authority.) Its purpose is to connect the mega regions of California. Sounds like a good plan? Well, there are some negative reasons why this railroad should not be built. The railroad should not be built for the following reasons: There is Still No Legitimate Funding Plan; the Costs Look Like nothing what the Voters Approved, and Shrinking Ridership Numbers. The California High Speed…

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    Nevada Mountains. Although it was not the first time gold was found in California, this event caused the most migrations of people to California because it had the most substantial evidence that it was real. This was because Sam Brannan brought three wagon loads of gold to the nearby town of Coloma, which resulted in the news of gold being spread through the state, the country, and ultimately the world. Foreign people went to California to get away from the poor conditions of where they were as…

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    the lack of fresh water in California, but the lack of purposeful direction and use for the water. The water that melts off the Sierra Nevada Mountains flows into rivers and is then distributed among cities, agricultural areas, and fish across the state. However, the way it is distributed is damaging in many ways and groups such as farmers,…

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    California is one of the more interesting states. California has the most national parks out of any of the other states. California is the first state to have a trillion dollars in GDP (gross domestic product). It is also the birthplace of McDonalds. California has the tallest trees in the world. Apple, Disneyland, and Barbie all started in California. Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth, aside from the insides of volcanoes. The main reason that I want to go to California is because I…

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    Based on the Article “California tries one solution to water problems-treating seawater” I think that California should not build this seawater plant. This is because it is too expensive, It doesn’t give us a lot of water, and It is harming our environment. The first reason why I think that California should not build this seawater plant is because it is too expensive. The text states “The project is expected to cost $1 billion.” This is a lot of money. The text also states that “Customers in…

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    California California is a great place. There is so much to do you’d never know where to start (except for Mr. Cloer he would go to Cee’s Chocolate). You could go to Disneyland, Sea World, Knott's Berry Farm, or any other place you want to visit. You can even go to the beach it's pretty amazing. Did you know that california has the hottest residents? California has more than just entertainment.It has endless fun. You can always be your own person no one will really judge. Everyone is different…

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    I then asked “why Los Angeles?” They said that the community of Los Angeles was more like that of home, a similar culture, the Spanish language and my grandfather had already had family in California and the Los Angeles area. However, my grandmother was not happy when she moved. She had been so used to a more rural life, where you walked everywhere even if it took a long time to get there. She was used to the Spanish language 24/7 where as in…

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