Recently in East Porterville, California has reached an all new high with dealing with drought. This is the worst case of drought that California has experienced in a while. Many of the communities in the area have become unimaginably dry. There are no way for the people to take showers, wash the dishes, or even use the bathroom. The water supply in this community comes from a well instead of public utilities. The well has become dry leaving people with no water. With the drought taking over the city a 71 year old grandmother named Donna Johnson has decided to step forward and help the people in need. She began to buy water bottles for the people that lived in this town. She makes it her job that everyone in need are able to get water. Many people consider her to be an angel. A resident of the town said, "She has a big heart. Sh'es an Angel." There has been a state of emergency issued to try and help these people that are in need.
This relates to APUSH because it refers back to when the Dust Bowl occurred. During the Dust Bowl many people faced drought that lasted for ten years. This effected so many people in the land especially the farmers because they weren't able to grow crops and make any money. I think that it's really nice for this lady to take it upon herself to make sure that these people have water because she doesn't have to. Hopefully there will be something done for these people so that they wont have to suffer anymore. I also think that these people should evacuate from this area until something can be done.
This article was written by: Micheal Martinez, Sara Sidner, and Traci Tamura
As I was reading this I thought of the dust bowl and how hard of an impact that was to many. I hope that this won't end up being a repeat. -Blythe Taylor 3rd
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