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The floods in Old Sacramento were terrible. The floods destroyed the town and flooded the homes. During floods, wealthy citizens used boats to travel, while poor families lived on roofs until the water went down. After many floods, the citizens decided to build a levee around the town, but it didn’t work so well. They raised the town; this took a lot of time and money to do. The owners of homes, businesses, and stores had to pay for their buildings to be raised. Many owners didn’t want to pay all this money just to raise the building. There were huge holes in the sidewalk and at night people were getting hurt. There was one incident where someone fell into a hole because the owner didn’t raise the sidewalk. The owner was arrested, and was let out right away. Floods weren’t the only problems in Old Sacramento; fires caused problems too.

Many terrible fires had happened in Old Sacramento. Oil lit lamps in the town caused most fires in Old Sacramento. There weren’t really any fire stations in the town. There were just groups of 14 volunteers that wanted an article in the paper. Sometimes when a fire happened, two stations ended up going to stop it, and sometimes the stations fought so much that they forgot about the fire. The fire station volunteers put out fires for publicity. All companies had mottos; company 3’s motto was “Always Ready”. Even though the fires and floods were bad and Sacramento still stands.

Of course every town, city, country, and state go through rough times now and then, but they always try to get up again, and rebuild. Not many tragedies were as bad as Sacramento’s because of the floods, but we, Sacramento, tried to get back up. Now we are one of the most populated cities in the country.

Hike
Long, painful
Frightening, terrifying, tiring
Soggy, dangerous, fluffy, puffy
Sleeping, snoozing, comforting,
Pillow

Looking Out
The small waterfall flowing off the cliff
The distance calls of harbor seals
The clean, crisp, and salty scent through the air
The dirt a lay upon to see the ocean’s beauty

Cargo Net
Dangerous, terrifying, amusement
Cargo Net

Homestead
Warm, calm
Relaxing, comforting, joyful
A room filled with joy and playfulness
Peaceful

Moving In
Short, distant
Tiring, strengthening, exciting
Anxious, heavy, sad, sorrow
Depressing, dispiriting, saddening
Dismay, gloomy
Leaving

My Opinion on The Terrible Wave
I like how Marden Dahlstedt wrote so many descriptive sentences in the book The Terrible Wave. I also like the way she uses words that make me wonder what they mean. For instance, “Aunt Ella was such an ever-lasting prissy bore.” In that sentence the word I wonder about is prissy. She uses so many descriptive words that I don’t even know. Every time I read a new chapter I learn a new word! Like for instance I learned that the word parlor means a place in a house where guest stay. I also like how in almost every chapter the characters talk to or meet someone new.

I also like how in each chapter a character does something different. In chapter 7 Brian told the small group, “I was talking to a bunch of men up at the house,” he said, “and they’re starting a search party. I’m going a long with them.” After he had told the group that in the morning, he asked Tom to come along with him, and after he asked Tom, he said “Sure”. Then Tom stretched, and Brian got ready. When Tom and Brian were both ready they went on their search for Septimus Shaw’s wife, Megan’s father, Mrs. Alderson’s husband, and Stefan’s relatives. That night Brian had returned from his search without Tom and had explained about himself to Megan, and Megan explained about herself to Brian. That morning Tom had returned.

My last reason why I like Marden Dahlstedt’s writing is because in every chapter there’s a climax, not always a big one, and always not a small boring one, but mostly a medium, interesting one. For example when the wave struck Johnstown in chapter 3, that was the main climax of the book, and when Timothy and Aunt Ella were found dead, that was a medium climax. Another example was when Brian, a main cheater saw the building he was living in during the flood crashed; that was a small detail. These are my reasons for why I like Marden Dahlstedt’s style of writing.

California’s History

There are a many important events that were important to California’s history. It was hard to choose the most important event, but the most important event about California’s history was the war between Mexico and the United States.

The war between Mexico and the United States was an important event about California’s history. If it didn’t happen California would never been part of the United States, and if the war between Mexico and the United States had never happened, then California wouldn’t be a part of the United States. The war was also important because if it didn’t happen Mexico would own California.

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stated that the United States owns most of Mexico’s land, and that all the Mexicans would keep their rights. Also the Mexicans would also keep their land grants. That’s why the war between California and Mexico is important to our states history.

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