1. Based on your handouts and class discussion, explain in your own words why the hidden mural at Mission Dolores is an important artifact with regard to the nexus between the Ohline people and the Spanish settlers of San Francisco.
Hidden murals were painting on the interior wall of the church. Not only it was decorative, but it also shows vital devotional function from worshipers. The mural is very meaning for Ohline people and the Spanish settlers of San Francisco. As we know, the first wall painting in San Francisco is also the first one in California. The mural was like a connection between invisible and visible which means that mural can help people to feel the existence of the divine. These murals includes of some simple architectural parts by painting from artists, so mural is a very important architectural part in Spanish. Mural can deliver information about religion to people, and people can learn from mural such as subject, skill or belief. Thus, hidden mural at Mission Dolores is a good way to convert information for people to learn and it is an important artifact with regard to the nexus on these group people. 2. Based on the essay “Why San Francisco??? City Origins: 1835 – 1849”, as well as class lecture, discuss in your own words four factors that led to the boom of San Francisco. There are some factors that lead to the boom of San Francisco. From 1835 to 1849, more and more people move to San Francisco because of the Gold rush fever. Second factor is the geography of the region, and Stockton and Sacramento are mining regions, and San Francisco near with these two cities. Third factor is that transportation technology. In order to go there to seek gold, people have to take ships from San Francisco. Thus, San Francisco became the port of transfer, and clipper ships had to buy all the imported goods to San Francisco. One of the most important factor is that Spanish founding of a mission at San Francisco in 1776. The Spanish priests and soldiers got arrival there with their family. And they found some other missions around the bay area such San Jose, Santa Clara. As we know, Mexico took control of California in 1821, and the former officers try to increase the number of large land grants by encouraging the settlement of the land. Many landowners increase cattle for the trading of hide and tallow to set up large ranches. Because of the gold rush fever, the geography of the region, transportation technology and the settlement of Spanish people, these factors led to the boom of San Francisco. 3. Choose one word that best describes your take on of “The Luck of Roaring Camp”. Your chosen word should encompass the story as a whole. Support your answer with at least three distinct example directly from the text. This story was called “The Luck of Roaring Camp”. When it comes to one best word to describe this …show more content…
In this beginning of this story, we know some background of this story. In the roaring camp, all people living here are poor and also rude, and they fight with each other all day. It shows that roaring camp is a bad place to live. As we know, because of the gold rush fever, many people came to California. They are also poor, and that is why they came here in order to get rich. These people did not have well education, and the only thing they have is that brave which is to go on getting more money. One same thing between gold rush and roaring camp is that they were poor and they wanted to get rich. In the middle of this story, we know the people get a better life compared with their previous life. Many people also get rich during the period of gold rush. In this story, it is not a happy ending, because the floor destroy this camp. In 1949, many people who find the gold also did not have a good ending such as Chinese people. Many of them were killed. Like in this story, the flood took away all gold, and people have nothing. Thus, we can think “The Luck of Roaring Camp” is like a metaphor for the Gold
Hidden murals were painting on the interior wall of the church. Not only it was decorative, but it also shows vital devotional function from worshipers. The mural is very meaning for Ohline people and the Spanish settlers of San Francisco. As we know, the first wall painting in San Francisco is also the first one in California. The mural was like a connection between invisible and visible which means that mural can help people to feel the existence of the divine. These murals includes of some simple architectural parts by painting from artists, so mural is a very important architectural part in Spanish. Mural can deliver information about religion to people, and people can learn from mural such as subject, skill or belief. Thus, hidden mural at Mission Dolores is a good way to convert information for people to learn and it is an important artifact with regard to the nexus on these group people. 2. Based on the essay “Why San Francisco??? City Origins: 1835 – 1849”, as well as class lecture, discuss in your own words four factors that led to the boom of San Francisco. There are some factors that lead to the boom of San Francisco. From 1835 to 1849, more and more people move to San Francisco because of the Gold rush fever. Second factor is the geography of the region, and Stockton and Sacramento are mining regions, and San Francisco near with these two cities. Third factor is that transportation technology. In order to go there to seek gold, people have to take ships from San Francisco. Thus, San Francisco became the port of transfer, and clipper ships had to buy all the imported goods to San Francisco. One of the most important factor is that Spanish founding of a mission at San Francisco in 1776. The Spanish priests and soldiers got arrival there with their family. And they found some other missions around the bay area such San Jose, Santa Clara. As we know, Mexico took control of California in 1821, and the former officers try to increase the number of large land grants by encouraging the settlement of the land. Many landowners increase cattle for the trading of hide and tallow to set up large ranches. Because of the gold rush fever, the geography of the region, transportation technology and the settlement of Spanish people, these factors led to the boom of San Francisco. 3. Choose one word that best describes your take on of “The Luck of Roaring Camp”. Your chosen word should encompass the story as a whole. Support your answer with at least three distinct example directly from the text. This story was called “The Luck of Roaring Camp”. When it comes to one best word to describe this …show more content…
In this beginning of this story, we know some background of this story. In the roaring camp, all people living here are poor and also rude, and they fight with each other all day. It shows that roaring camp is a bad place to live. As we know, because of the gold rush fever, many people came to California. They are also poor, and that is why they came here in order to get rich. These people did not have well education, and the only thing they have is that brave which is to go on getting more money. One same thing between gold rush and roaring camp is that they were poor and they wanted to get rich. In the middle of this story, we know the people get a better life compared with their previous life. Many people also get rich during the period of gold rush. In this story, it is not a happy ending, because the floor destroy this camp. In 1949, many people who find the gold also did not have a good ending such as Chinese people. Many of them were killed. Like in this story, the flood took away all gold, and people have nothing. Thus, we can think “The Luck of Roaring Camp” is like a metaphor for the Gold