“There’s a place for all we feel and it’s closer than it seems. Come and find your land of dreams” . The piece from Land of Dreams by Rosanne Cash truly depicts the deep, beautiful and everlasting idea of the country called the United States of America. Cash continues signing “a thousand shades of something new”, which thoroughly illustrates how each state differs from terrain to climate to even the various cultures and races. The country of America consists of 50 states with a total population of approximately 315 million, making it the third largest country in terms of population. The United States has the largest military in the world by money spent on it per capita. Their economy ranges from car manufacturing to internet technology, agriculture, and countless more in-between. Even though the development is astonishing and still rapidly growing there was once a point where everything started from nothing. One of the first Pilgrim Settlements of America landed in Plymouth. In July of 1620 a group of about 135 pilgrims left for the new world and a new start in their ship, the Mayflower. Although half of the colonists died in the winter, they slowly made progress and eventually allowed for the development to current day. Their civilization expanded from coast to coast across North America as due to the belief of Manifest Destiny. The area of California was settled mostly by Natives and Mexicans living in California called “Californios”, but the pilgrims were soon to arrive. Following the Americans winning the Mexican-American War, California was now acquired by the United States.
Around 1848 gold was discovered in the American River, which ran right through California. By 1849 tens of thousands of people from around the world mad...
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...chnology. The aspects of California are idolized by many Americans as well as various people worldwide. The ideas first introduced by California sparked imaginative minds worldwide creating not only a more developed America, but an extremely progressive world. Without the leadership of California pointing America in the right direction, the modern world would not exist as we know it. The aspects of California are implemented throughout different locations in an attempt to simulate the perfect paradise. California is “a place irresistible to visionaries from all walks of life who come to innovate, create, entertain, and accomplish feats that, in turn, go on to change the world. But dreams don’t just happen – they are made” . California is an extremely diverse state with various natural features, world-class cities, and attractions. California is the Land of Dreams.
On January 24, 1848, Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill In Coloma California. This discovery, immediately spread around the globe. People from all different parts of the world came to California. People called it the place for a new beginning. California quickly became the most popular state in the United States. Even immigrants from Asia and Europe were coming to California just to get their hands on this precious gold. This also greatly affected the United States as we know it today.
Maggie's American Dream is Margaret Comer's inspiring biography written by her son James P. Comer. It also doubles as the autobiography of James P. Comer himself. It a great story of a person overcoming obstacles to reach their goals and dreams.
Through visiting La Plaza De Culturas Y Artes, I have learned a lot more interesting, yet, surprising new information about the Chicano history in California. For example, in the 1910’s and on the high immigration of Mexicans and other Chicanos, into coal mines and farms by major corporations, made California one of the richest states in the US. I also learned that most of California 's economy was heavily reliant on immigrants. Immigrants were the preferred worker for major corporations because they didn 't have American rights and were given the harder jobs for less pay.
and make fun of black elders. And would talk to them any kind of way.
The United States acquired Alaska in 1867, but it was basically unknown and unsettled until the late 1890's, when a large number people from Canada and America had gathered there in search of gold. (Alaska's Gold) Juneau, Alaska had been established in 1880 after gold was found there, but the major strike occurred in August 1896, when the son of a California forty-niner, John Muir, found gold while panning in Rabbit Creek, which had soon become Bonanza Creek. Several men during this initial period enjoyed gold patches that had brought them all more then one-million dollars. News about this particular gold strike did not reach California and the rest of the West Coast until the summer of 1897. This gold rush had followed the pattern of the California gold rush of 1849. (Poynter 79)
In 1848, after the Mexican-American War of 1846 ended, gold was found in the newly formed state of California. Over the next two years, a steady influx of miners hoping to find gold began entering the United States from foreign lands. A large amount of these people were Chinese, attracted to the prospect of finding gold, so much that they even began calling California 金山(Transliteration: Jin Shan), meaning Gold Mountain. By 1850, much of the easily found gold has dissipated, and Americans began attempting to drive out foreigners so they could take as much of the gold as they could possible get at, and the California State Legislature passed a Foreign Miners Tax. The tax stated that foreign
There are many policy issues that affect families in today’s society. Hunger is a hidden epidemic and one major issue that American’s still face. It is hard to believe that in this vast, ever growing country, families are still starving. As stated in the book Growing Up Empty, hunger is running wild through urban, rural, and even suburban communities. This paper will explore the differing perspectives of the concerned camp, sanguine camp, and impatient camp. In addition, each camps view, policy agenda, and values that underlie their argument on hunger will be discussed.
What we hope for is not always what we need. This is prevalent in the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston where the characters have his or her dream crushed for the sake of fate. This is especially true for Janie who strives throughout the novel to have her dream of “the pear tree” realized, and Hurston shows this using a variation of metaphor, imagery, and personification.
The Gold Rush was one of the most influential times in California History. During the four years from 1848-1852, 400,000 new people flooded into the state. People from many countries and social classes moved to California, and many of them settled in San Francisco. All this diversity in one place created a very interesting dynamic. California during the Gold Rush, was a place of colliding ideals. The 49ers came from a very structured kind of life to a place where one was free to make up her own rules.
The American Dream, yes everybody has one, it can be from living in a large house and having a million dollars to just having the privilege to live in America and try to make something better for themselves in this new life or new start they are trying to grasp. There are many traditions and dreams of every American today while some dreams are practical and some are not and most of all their dreams are from the heart. The American dream is really simple--it consists of a house a job a car three kids and one dog but this is not always the case.
The idea of that California is the state to come to where your dreams come true is a very real thing. Also writers, from newspapers, magazines, and even books have a tendency to write the upside of the good things and then tend to leave some of the bad things to chance. Some writers have called California the vanishing dream. The myth of California being a good and bad goes back to the time of the Gold Rush and Dust Bowl. The Gold Rush is a example of the California myth because people were finding gold. There was a problem with people finding gold. People were coming to California for gold, but they found out that once they got here, there wasn’t as much gold as they had hoped to find. When the people were finding gold it was not enough to support any kind of life that was promised. The people wanted to have the luxurious life that went along with finding this mineral. Gold was not at the high price that everyone thought it would be at. Don’t get me wrong some people did do well from finding this mineral, but not a lot. Another incident that California is a myth is the Dust Bowl.
Gold was discovered in California in the late 1840s which brought thousands of immigrants who hoped to become rich to the land. After the gold rush was over, migrants needed stable work. The Chinese in particular predominately worked on the construction of railroads. Over the course of six years, Chinese immigrants played a significant role in the completion of the Transcontinental railroad in the United States.
Since 1848 to the present, California has had strong periods of representing the American Dream with its egalitarian advances and times of overwhelmingly democratic positions. Also, California was once a place for economic opportunity, attracting people from all over the nation. Since 1990, however, California has witnessed a reverse migration. Once a land of hope and opportunity, California has slowly been turning into a land of despair.
California is the land of the dream, and it is considered the best place for people to build a better future to them. Thousand of people move to California every year to pursue The California dream. It’s starting all the back to the 1850 when the gold rush started. The discovered by gold during that time is the main reason why people come to California. Gold is extremely valuable, so when people heard there were gold in California they immediately pack their belonging and moved to the state. To become rich is not that hard because all they had to do is some digging, and they soon became rich overnight. Today, people around the world come to California in fame. Now people are viewing California dream as a place that bring fame, and money; especially in a very short period of time. California dream is something that takes a lot of work and effort. Not all people come to the golden state for the dream, but some just come to make enough living and enjoy the sunshine and the beaches.
Significant of the place: This place is where many people find opportunities for their future. People want to find out what they are going to do the rest of their life and with a big place like Los Angeles there will be a place for a person. People seem to find their passion when they move into a city of their dreams. Many people’s dream is to go to the big city and in search for opportunities. Everyone seems to know about California and the most popular city is LA. Many people travel their and many celebrities live there. In California, it seems that they believe that they could become famous or even make a lot of money. The American dream is to have money, a family, and a place in life. Many people believe that their place in life could be found in California. With such a big place so many jobs in the city there are so many choices a person could choose to do. In California, with the diversity of the people it is a place where you can’t be judged. A person can be themselves and cannot be judged because how everyone there is different.