Select one of the two prompts below. Cut the prompt you have chosen and glue it on a journal page. Write your answer and include it in your journal.

A. "You are living in Ohio supporting your family and yourself as a bank teller. You have read the newspaper headlines and have heard the news that gold has been found in California. You have been dreaming about what life would be like if you were to go to California and strike it rich, inspired by all of the stories you have read in the newspapers, but you aren't sure they are true. Now that you have heard President Polk's announcement and know that the stories have some truth to them, what will you do? Will you go to seek your fortune and leave your family behind?"

B. "You are living in China supporting yourself, your parents and your siblings as a farmer. However, you have had difficulties because of the drought. You have read the newspapers and have heard the stories of "Gold Mountain" and that gold has been found in a far-off place called California. You begin to dream about what life would be like if you were to go to California and strike it rich. Even the U.S. president has made an announcement confirming that gold has been discovered in large quantities, just waiting to be picked up off the ground. You have never been away from home and you do not speak the language. Will you go to California to seek your fortune and leave your family behind?"

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