Pacific Gold

by Gordon Grimwade



1 Gold brings out the best and the worst in people. In the lands bordering the Pacific Ocean, gold has helped many countries and individuals to prosper. It has also caused destruction and heartache. Through the millennia, strong friendships have bound gold seekers together in the most challenging of environments. But, unfortunately, the lure of gold has also stirred some to uncivilized ruthlessness and aggression.

Not Just California

2 In the 19th century, the west coast of the United States, the freezing isolation of Alaska and Yukon, inland Australia, and the rolling hills of New Zealand have all welcomed thousands of gold seekers. Day after day, they jostled, dug, and suffered as they sought to strike it rich. Some achieved their dreams. Most did not.

3 The search for Pacific gold, however, dates back much farther than those 19th-century gold rushes. Beginning around 1521, Spanish conquistadors pillaged, attacked, and destroyed the Inca and Aztec empires in South and Central America. Using what came to be called "treasure galleons," they carted shiploads of gold to Europe.

4 Half a world away, in the Philippines, gold was used to produce elaborate ornaments long before the Spanish colonized the region in 1565. Elsewhere in the Western Pacific, gold mining was yet to achieve widespread prominence. From the 17th to 20th centuries, the Sado Mine in Japan was a steady source of gold. It is only in recent times that China has become the world's largest gold producer. New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Australia had gold tucked away in their lands, but the original inhabitants had little time for digging or processing this yellow metal. That changed dramatically in the mid-19th century. By this time, Europeans had arrived, and they were keen to find gold.

5 In Papua New Guinea, traces of gold were found in pottery in the 1850s. But, it was not until 1888 that gold was reported on the country's Sudest Island. The modest rush that followed attracted around 400 miners. This number, however, pales in comparison with other 19th-century gold discoveries around the Pacific. Still, we must not overlook Papua New Guinea simply because of its humble beginnings. In recent years, it has ranked as the world's 13th largest gold producer.

'Instant' Towns

6 The major gold rushes in the Pacific area started in 1848, when gold was reported in California. Towns grew up almost overnight. Initially, they were a scatter of canvas tents linked by rough, muddy tracks. Few lasted beyond the local gold rushes. San Francisco, however, is a notable exception. It turned from a small settlement into a major city within just a few years.

7 In many newly discovered goldfields, market gardens were developed along fertile river valleys, and wagons would cart supplies to the goldfields from the port towns. Those who discarded their picks and shovels and opened shops or businesses that took wagonloads of supplies to the waiting miners often profited more than those who remained in the field.

8 Such experiences were not specific to the Pacific Northwest. Similar tales are told far across the Pacific. In 1851, gold was first discovered in the Australian state of New South Wales. A few months later, it was discovered further south in Victoria. The result was another rush of gold-hungry hopefuls.

Riches — For the Few

9 In 1861, the rugged hills of New Zealand were also ringing to the sound of miners' picks. Experienced miners, some from the goldfields in the United States and Canada, and "new chums" were soon risking their lives along the rivers of the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. Canvas tents that afforded some protection in milder climates were discarded in favor of rough-built stone cottages. Once again, however, gold eluded most of those who believed somewhere, sometime they would find riches beyond their wildest dreams.

Part A
Which of the following best describes the author’s point of view about gold mining?
Gold mining has long been a successful endeavor for civilizations and should continue to help humans prosper.
The challenges of gold mining have helped gold miners develop admirable qualities like grit and perseverance.
Without the development of the gold mining industry, many present-day cities and towns would not exist.
Despite attractive prospects, the chances for success are too limited to make gold mining a worthwhile venture.

Part B
Which two pieces of evidence best support the answer to Part A?
"Day after day, they jostled, dug, and suffered as they sought to strike it rich." (paragraph 2)
"The modest rush that followed attracted around 400 miners." (paragraph 5)
"The result was another rush of gold-hungry hopefuls." (paragraph 8)
"Not ideal statistics, you must admit." (paragraph 10)
"Two companions had 'nothing to eat for 4 days, but boiled grass.'" (paragraph 13)
"It might be safer to train as a geologist or metallurgist and earn a steady salary." (paragraph 16)

Answer:

Answer:

you better not be late for your interview

we would be better soon

its time you tidy your bedroom

we better do the washing up

I'd rather the guests come at eight o'clock

unless you study, you won't pass the exam

i wish we could afford a new car

if you need any help just call me

1. you better not be late for your interview

2. we had better go soon

3. it is late already, you tidy your bedroom

4. We had better do the washing-up.

5.It would rather the guests come at eight o'clock.

6. unless you study, you won't pass the exam

7. i wish we could afford a new car

8..if you need any help just call me

We use had better to refer to the present or the future, to discuss activities we believe others should do or that are desirable in a certain scenario. The verb form is always had rather than have. In casual contexts, we usually reduce it to 'd better. Had better is a strong phrase. It is used when we believe there will be bad consequences if someone does not accomplish what is requested or proposed.

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The idea rhat the speaker trying to convey about language and communication in lines 4 - 8 is that communication is s only effective when the other party understands the information.

Language is a kind of communication that transmits information through verbal or nonverbal codes. Focusing on the message, communication is a mechanism for two or more people to exchange messages or information. A tool of communication is language.

Language is a vehicle of communication that aids in the expression and transmission of two people's thoughts, sentiments, and emotions. Language also relies on verbal or non-verbal codes.

There are many other ways to communicate, including through words, sentences, gestures, and facial expressions. Language use is a crucial component of effective communication. Language provides us with the words and means to express our own views, wishes, and desires.

In this case, the narrator stated that they made sounds to the animals and that they hear the sounds but they don't know what it means. This illustrates a lack of effective communication.

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Explanation:

Q1. everything about informative essay

Q2.learn more about informative essays

Q3. through articles, internet, news, etc.

Q4. everything about informative essay

Answer:

Carlos isn't a permanent resident; therefore, he doesn't qualify for the bursary.

Explanation:

The semicolon functions as a period while uniting these two independent sentences into a single phrase.

The comma after therefore gives a pause that makes it easier to move on to the next clause.

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The type of phrase used to modify the subject in the following sentence is a present participial phrase

A verb or term derived from a verb that describes a state of being and ends in -ing (present tense) or -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne (past tense) and serves as an adjective is called a participle. This indicates that it must describe or modify a noun or a pronoun. A participial phrase serves to modify nouns like an adjective.

A present participle phrase is a phrase that modifies a noun in a sentence and begins with a present participle. It begins with a present participle (a verb in its -ing form), which is followed by the verb's object and/or a modifier. Typically, it modifies a noun by describing its status (what the person is doing).

In the given sentence, the subject 'students' is modified by the phrase 'dancing' which is a  present participle phrase.

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"God formed man, man made money, and money made man crazy," did you get the point? You can get an idea for the subject of this essay if you have one.

The pulse of money drives this world. Many problems have been triggered by this money. The order of things is deteriorating. Only money gives you the ability to advance in life; without it, you will face a number of challenges.

Humans have lost sight of humanity because money has become so important to them. The price of smaller items is also rising. The middle class has no idea where it is going.

Bribery is defined as the act of giving or accepting a gift without having earned it in order to affect someone's behavior or attitude. Any improper action that aims to get an unfair advantage is considered to be corrupt. Corruption and bribery are both bad behaviors since they worsen income inequality. Corruption and bribery will impede the development of both your institution and your nation.

By taking the actions listed below, we can reduce these factors.

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In “The Value of a Sherpa Life,” the solution that Schaffer propose for the problem he has identified is an increase in the monetary value placed on a Sherpa life.

The value of Sherpa life is about how people should learn the import-ance of Sherpas in the climbing indus-try and value their lives more. The author of The value of a Sherpa Life says that the media and the general pop-ulation underrate and don't value a Sherpa's life, and they should increase the value of a Sherpa's life by acknowled-ging and appreciating them more (Westerns' life are worth more. Sherpa are "dispos-able" worth nothing)

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Rachel wants to send an IM to her supervisor, Darren, with a work-related question. The second image is the available to shows the appropriate status Darren should have for Rachel to send him an IM. Thus, option (b) is correct.

What is image?

A visual depiction is referred to as an “images.” Vector graphics and raster graphics are the two subcategories of an image. JPEG, PNG, and bitmap are the image file types. The image is the shown to the picture, photo, drawing, and they interpret the audience.

The Rachel wants to share the information of the Darren. The supervisor IM is Darren. The Rachel Show the image was the appropriate status of the Darren. The image is the shown to the Available.

As a result, the second option was the related to the Darren are the available. Therefore, option (b) is correct.

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The effect that the phrase "their arms folded in suspicion and doubt as you sink” has on the tone of the excerpt is this:

While using this phrase, the speaker did not have any sign of bitterness in the fact that his relative did not really support his disposition towards reading. He plainly stated things as they were.

The speaker did not use harsh words that show that he was sad or angry about the reaction of his relatives towards his hobby.

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A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to."

A. Prepositions are underlined & Prepositional Phase is in "bold".

1. On the living room wall was a huge portrait of their dog.

2. Jake works for the senator from New Mexico.

3. If I snore in my sleep, I am not aware of it.

4. The game is on channel five after the news.

5. Leah looked under the mattress and found a twenty-dollar bill.

6. The cat with the scarf, around its neck jumped out the window and landed on its feet.

B. 1. Object of each preposition are: 1. living room wall, portrait 2. senator 3. my sleep 4. channel five 5. mattress 6. scarf, neck, window, feet.

2. The function of each prepositional phrase:

1. On the living room wall provides information about the portrait of their dog

2. for the senator tells us Whom does Jake work for.

3. in my sleep tells the Time when I snore

4. on channel five after the news tells Location of the game

5. under the mattress tells Location of the twenty-dollar bill

6. with the scarf, around its neck, out the window, on its feet tells the location of the cat.

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The required details about time management in group is mentioned in below paragraph.

One of the biggest challenges that managers and team leaders encounter is time management. You'll be inspired by this well-known narrative resource.

What is the most efficient method for group time management?

Time Management List of Suggestions

Set appropriate goals. Decide on attainable and measurable goals.

Set wise priorities. Set task priorities depending on their urgency and importance.

Give yourself a deadline to finish a task.

Between tasks, take a break.

Organize your life.

Get rid of anything that isn't absolutely necessary.

Be prepared.

Does group discussion time management matter?

Since it aids in meeting deadlines, attaining time-based goals, scheduling activities, improving planning and preparation, and preventing time loss, time management is extremely important.

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The reasons that we can say are what would have to contribute to poverty in this nation would be:

You would become a statistic if you are not educated. You can prevent this by learning a skill or focusing on a career

This is the state where people are no longer able to afford their basic needs due to the high cost of living that they are experiencing. It is a social state that is characterized by lack.

The reason why a person may be a statistic is when they are uneducated and still do not take the time to learn the skills that would be useful to them in the future.

If one is able to get job ready skills they would be able to fend for themselves.

One of the major ways that one would be able to prevent poverty would be through education. A tertiary education would help to prepare a person for a career in the future.

Also one can learn a trade or a vocation that would have them offering their expertise and skills for money.

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A phrase is a group of words that collectively imply something. A phrase is the fundamental unit of language that communicates a whole notion. It accomplishes this by adhering to the basic grammatical principles of syntax. A sentence is the most important autonomous unit of grammar: it starts with a capital letter and finishes with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

A combination of words that appear to be a sentence but aren't truly sentences are called sentence fragments. Sentence fragments typically lack a subject or verb or fail to fully communicate a notion. A fragment cannot stand alone, even if it is punctuated to appear like a whole phrase.

Hence the correct option 1(A) and 2(B)

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Eight thousand starved and battered Navajo set out under threat of gunfire in 1864 on what the Navajo today refer to as "The Long Walk" to the Bosque Redondo reservation in eastern New Mexico.

More than 10,000 Navajo (Diné) were forcibly relocated to the Bosque Redondo Reservation at Fort Sumner, in present-day New Mexico, between 1863 and 1866. Depending on the path they chose, the American troops marched Navajo (Diné) men, women, and children for up to 450 miles during the Long Walk.

Over the course of the 18-day, 500-kilometer expedition, at least 200 people died. An area of 40 square miles (104 km2) was home to between 8,000 and 9,000 people, with a peak population of 9,022 by the spring of 1865.

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The strategy that would help ensure that audience members find your presentation concise and understandable is this: Ask someone to listen to your presentation and make corrections.

The best strategy that will help audience members to find your speech to be concise and understandable is when you prepare in advance and ask for possible inputs from your listeners.

The listener will hear your speech and determine what aspects of it require adjustment. When these are fine-tuned in advance, the real audience will better enjoy the presentation.

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Answer:

ask someone to listen to your presentation and make suggestions for improving its conciseness.

Explanation:

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When you give animals or objects human qualities, this term is called "personification"(Option D)

A personification is a form of anthropomorphic metaphor in which an object or abstraction is depicted as a person in literature or art.

Examples of personification are given as follows:

Synecdoches, metaphor, and onomatopoeia are other frequent literary techniques. Personification emphasizes the traits of a non-human by characterizing them with human attributes. That non-human being may be an item, an animal, or even an idea or notion.

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The preposition in the sentence “ The dinosaur ran through the grass.” is Through.

Adpositions, a class of words that consists of prepositions as well as postpositions, are used to convey spatial or temporal links or denote different semantic responsibilities.

Note that they are complement, or occasionally object, and can be seen as the noun phrase that a preposition or postposition usually joins with.

The term  preposition indicate direction, time, as well as place, location and others.

Therefore, The term "Through" can serve as a preposition, or an adverb, as well as an adjective.

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Answer:

missing a verb/fragment

Explanation:

the sentence is missing the verb "is"

the correct sentence should be: the corn is at the farmer's market.

Answer: i gave them money

Explanation: they broke very much lol

The doctor was averse to prescribing painkillers for minor injuries because the risk for adverse effects was too great.

What is pain killer?
Any medication from the class of medications used to alleviate pain is referred to as an analgesic medicine, also known as an analgesic, pain reliever, or painkiller (that is, analgesia or pain management). Usually, it is employed to encourage cooperation during a medical procedure. Although analgesia and anaesthesia are neurophysiologically similar and consequently several medicines have both analgesic and anaesthetic effects, anaesthetics conceptually differ from those that temporarily diminish, and in some cases eradicate, feeling. The nature of pain also affects the choice of analgesic: Traditional analgesics are less successful in treating neuropathic pain, and classes of medications such tricyclic antidepressants and anticonvulsants—which are not typically thought of as analgesics—often provide relief.

The doctor was averse to prescribing painkillers for minor injuries because the risk for adverse effects was too great.
Averse means opposed in feeling or action. Adverse means unfavorable.

Therefore, the correct option is A
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The word "reprove" as it is used in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" can only mean "scold", since "reprove" has a negative connotation, so the words are synonyms.

We say two words are each other's synonym when they have the same meaning. Synonyms can be substituted for one another. Examples of synonyms are the following:

The word "reprove" has in "scold" a synonym. However, even if we did not know that, we could assume so because of the context in which "reprove" appears. We can tell it has a negative connotation as it refers to people taking away our freedom to do as we please. Since the other options beside "scold" have positive connotations, we can eliminate them.

In conclusion, "scold" is the best answer choice when it comes to the meaning of "reprove". The two words are synonyms.

The missing answer choices were found online. They are the following:

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A Sonia Nazario makes use of robust connotations in her texts to get the eye of the readers. Both texts point out the plight of migrants from Central America. Sonia Nazario Shifts her Audiences via way of means of Following a Different Type of Voice.

Both texts via way of means of Sonia Nazario recognition at the opioid disaster in America. Nazario’s textual content, The Broken Code: How Drug Dealers In New York Are Winning the War on Drugs, is a nonfiction ee-e book approximately the drug sellers and the NYPD’s efforts to prevent them.  Nazario makes use of investigative journalism to provide her tale.

To enhance readability, I will use bulleted listing for the specific elements of the paragraph. Both texts via way of means of Sonia Nazario carry the identical message regarding the struggling of immigrants and refugees and the want for motion and help.

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The statements restate the key idea expressed in the key sentence. are;

1. Planning ahead helps people to avoid problems. does restate key ideas.

2. Difficult times disappear if people prepare for them. does not restate the key ideas.

3. Poor planning is a result of laziness. does restate key ideas.

4. Disasters sometimes happen even if people plan for them. does restate key ideas.

5. Planting and harvesting in summer provide food for the winter. does not restate the key ideas. does restate key ideas.

6. Some crises can be avoided if they are anticipated. does restate key ideas.

7. Disasters often teach people to plan ahead. does restate key ideas.

8. Planning ahead often brings about suffering. does restate key ideas.

If we supply a speech, we might decide to express our most important idea at the beginning and then restate it a 2nd time, close to the give up. often while you restate something, you assert it in a slightly one-of-a-kind, possibly clearer way, with the intention of really getting your point across.

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Answer:

what is Macbeth state of mind at the end of act 1 and why

Explanation:

Thus, Macbeth's state of mind in this scene is one of ambivalence and confusion. On one hand he doesn't want to kill Duncan because he has nothing against the king, on the other hand, the prophecy of the witches and the urging of his wife is pushing him toward taking this action. And He is aware of the powerful reasons for murdering the king, but is nagged by self-doubt arising from his fear of retribution both in heaven and on earth and by his likely loss of reputation.

The sentence that best describes one aspect of the relationship between banks and their clients is that D. "Banks like to give out loans because when someone borrows money, they have to pay that money back along with interest on the money.

The relationship between banks and their clients can be seen as one where the bank can lend money out to their clients that are in need of money for their business and in return the bank will collect their interest base on some certain percentage of the money that was lent out to the client.

Therefore, option D is correct.

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The answer is option D.Gavin will feel more comfortable spending time with Aurora's family​. "The Walking Dance" by  Marcela Fuentes Galvin Aurora.

What is the conclusion of "The walking dance"?

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The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, also known as the ITPA, is a 1986 revision of legislation passed in 1956 as a result of India's signing of the United Nations' declaration on the eradication of trafficking in persons in 1950 in New York.

What is immoral act?
Immoral behaviour is anything that is bad, sinful, or otherwise wrong. Immorality, also known as wickedness, is a state that good people try to avoid. Immorality has to do with wrong actions, such as stealing, lying, and murder, because morality refers to what is right. People's perceptions of what is immoral vary, making this a tricky word. While killing is clearly immoral, there is debate over whether other actions, such as using foul language, are equally immoral. Although different religions have their own definitions of immoral, the term is always used to refer to wrong and offensive behaviour.

"The sexual exploitation or abuse of persons for commercial purposes" is what it means. In light of this, it is important to keep in mind two things: first, it is possible for someone to be exploited or abused for sex, and second, the person doing so usually does so for financial gain.

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A word or phrase that joins one concept to another in writing is known as a transition. In a paragraph or between paragraphs, this relationship may appear.

What is Transition ?

A transition, also known as a connecting word or phrase, is a word or phrase that indicates the relationship between paragraphs or portions of a text or speech. Transitions increase cohesiveness by making the relationship between concepts more clear or by indicating this relationship. In reality, transitions "transport a reader from part to section" by acting as "bridges". Transitions lead a reader or listener through logical stages, temporal intervals, or spatial locations.

A transition word, put simply, shows the connection between two parts of a text or spoken language. One may see how these phrases lead readers or listeners from one assertion to another by utilizing the picture of a bridge. People may construct sentences more effectively and communicate what they want to say in less time by employing these terms.

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Answer:

a,b,c,b

Explanation:

smart