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. To achieve the California dream, its involved big risk for those who willing to pursue it. One of the many people come to California and willing to risk it all was Charles Fremont. Fremont was a very successful man in the 1800s. He came to the State in the early 1850 in the hope of getting rich. He left everything behind and come to California, but only ends up as “a life …show more content…
According to Fischer “more than 650 people a day moved out of states last year [2005]” (27). It is not just the number of people that compete for the same goal, but it’s also the cost of living in the state. In California, the prices of everything are much higher than anywhere else in the country. Because of the high cost of living, most people spend time more time working to pay the bill instead of pursue of their dream. Time is something people don’t have a lot of in California that why many people fail to pursue their
Once people from all over the world found out about the discovery of gold in California, many decided to try their luck in getting rich. With Luzena and her family, they “had almost nothing to lose” and “might gain a fortune” (Wilson). This was very similar to the thought process of many people back in the 1840s, as they thought they could only rise up from their current lives. As with many migrants from eastern United States, the Wilsons came from Missouri, which meant they had to travel a long way
California in search for a brighter, economic future. The name Joad and the exodus to
Enticingly, the Spanish homesteaders came to this land with a passionate objective to develop the land and extract its natural resources for their profit. To this day, the Spanish's activities on this land has brought success and has propagated California to be the leading role in the advancement of new technologies and the creation of motion pictures. Notwithstanding of having this recognition, people seldom discuss on the origin of the land. When the Spanish came, the Indian are the occupants of the area; governing the land and surviving through the natural resources. As history is portrayed by the victor, the destiny of the right proprietor of the land has dependably been untold. Their once serene time has ceased to proceed as the Spanish
During the late 1840's California did not show much promise or security. It had an insecure political future, its economic capabilities were severely limited and it had a population, other than Indians, of less than three thousand people. People at this time had no idea of what was to come of the sleepy state in the coming years. California would help boost the nation's economy and entice immigrants to journey to this mystical and promising land in hopes of striking it rich.
California, the place to turn cant’s into cans and dreams into plans. The same situation and scenarios apply to today and even over one hundred and sixty five years ago. Then and now are not so different, people are thriving or failing from the land of plenty, supplying themselves with knowledge, wealth, or skill to either spread their wings and take flight or crash and burn. Each state in the United States of America has a correlating nickname to either why it’s famous or an explanation of its history. California’s state name is The Golden State, and going all the way back to 1849 is why this was such an influential time for California and all of America. This is the period of the Gold Rush. Reasons why this event was so impeccable, to the development of California, are the years leading up to the discovery, the first findings, the journey, and so much more.
From reading the author’s book “Ecology of Fear,” Mike Davis’ main thesis for writing this book was to make readers become aware of the underlying problems and threats which have existed or currently exist in Southern California and how these problems shape the way we live today and in the imminent future as well. Although Davis did not really provide us with any remedies for the problems facing Southern California, this book made it very clear to the readers that problems do still exist, although at times they may sound subtle in nature. Of the numerous problems which do exist in Southern California, I will discuss only a handful of the problems that Davis provided us insight to. In the following paragraphs, the main problems of Southern California that I will discuss about are suburbanization and how it made Southern California lose its natural beauty and the effects of overdevelopment, the wild fires which occur and similarities and differences the rich and poor communities faced in terms of adversity, how suburbanization brought people closer to the wildlife, and how numerous books and movies portrayed Los Angeles as the center for calamities. The culmination of all these problems clearly shows that there are many glaring weaknesses of Southern California that need to be closely examined.
...he rest of the world views California as the “ideal place to live.” However, if California continues to infringe the negative, discriminatory political view its immigrants, the “California Dream” will no longer subsist.
...nding life skills to pursue the better life by themselves. I can see that the newcomers spent their effort to reach their California dreams as work hard as they could. During the time, they transformed the beginning as a gold miner to explore different kinds of business then developed to the agriculture with the good weather condition. Even though women just used their hands to do the simple works to get rich. Through their creativity business mind, the people aggressive ……………. to look for a fortune and luck in California.
After reading this week’s assigned chapters, I can say I don’t really agree with the belief that California should stand as a separate region of the United States and Canada. I believe that within California, we have very distinct local identities within the state that divides us into two regions within one state. Both regions are well off, with high costs of living in both. Industry and Innovation drive Northern California, and I completely agree with the writing that Defense and Entertainment drive the South. The Wine Industry (of course) is sprinkled throughout the entire state from Temecula all the way up to Napa.
is viewed as the country where you can obtain the American Dream. Although achieving the
The government cuts budget for universities caused problems that hinder foreign students to realize their California dreams. As Jennifer Medina has noted, “The state’s two systems were each cut by $650 million, and they each could lose $100 million more if the state’s optimistic revenue expectations do not materialize. For both systems, the $650 million is roughly twenty percent cut of operating mone...
California, a state located on the West Coast of the United States is the most popular state. Its the third largest state by area. California borders Oregon to the North, Nevada to the East, Arizona to the Southeast, and the Mexican States of Baja to the South. On 1850, September 9 California became the 31st state of the United States. California became the 31st state in the Union even though it hasn’t even been part of the United States for less than 2 years.
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.
The idea that this country offers so much opportunity that can be obtained by anyone provides people with the ability to dream their own dreams. The American Dream can be a motivational fire, but it takes a lot of hard work and dedication, one must focus on building a balanced life for themselves, participate in honest work and practice their craft to have marketable skills are just stick out from the competition. People work their whole lives making money so they can satisfy their desires. The idea of being able to purchase the items people always dreamed of is an achievement in itself. Having a great family owning a home and having beautiful things to fill it with is a common dream amongst people. Many people take pride in what they possess. People want to own nice homes, nice cars, and nice clothes. Some need to look successful in order to feel successful. These people feel successful when they can admire what their hard work has given them and when they can see they build something their kids can also benefit from.
The region I will be investigating the very diverse state of California. California was not always as popular as it currently is; the state started out as a part of Mexico, and then eventually was taken over by the United States. Even once it was part of the United States, it was quite empty up until the Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush people slowly began moving to the beautiful state. In the 1960’s and the 1970’s California rapidly began to grow, due to the beautiful beaches, and perfect weather. The absolute location of California is 37.0000° N, 120.0000° W. The relative location of California is east of Arizona and Nevada, and south of Washington. When I went to California we spent most of our time on the beach, and people watching. The most