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Forty-niners rushed to California with visions of gilded promise, but they discovered a harsh reality. Life in the gold fields exposed the miner to loneliness and homesickness, isolation and physical danger, bad food and illness, and even death. More than anything, mining was hard work.
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Explanation:
Answer:
In Rip Van Winkle, Irving shows his doubts about the "new America". After the Revolutionary war. America was trying to develop themselves. They were free to govern their selves within the process of developing themselves. However,some of them were unsure of their identities in the new country. Irving was born among this generation in the newly created United States of America. He was also unsure of his identity in America. Irving is somewhat negative about being an American. The main reason for this negativity or uncertainty is the country had no history and was new, whereas the Europeans had built themselves for thousands of years.
Explanation:
Breathe deeply and think positively. Breathing deeply will help to calm his nerves and clear his mind and help him to compose himself and thinking positively will allow him to see how he has been successful and what are the reasons for his success to share with the audience and realizing that since it is impromptu the audience will probably be more forgiving than if he had a prepared speech.