Living in a big city is a lot different than living in the country. Cities are compact ‚ loud‚ and always busy; the country is usually isolated‚ tranquil‚ and underpopulated. In a city like Chicago‚ which is home to about 2.8 million people‚ there are so many things that contrast from the country. In Chicago‚ there are about 16 houses per block‚ there are about two schools within a five mile radius‚ schools are packed‚ sports aren’t well funded‚ and education was kind of like a repeat every year
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On Sunday I attended a Chicago Bears football game for the first time. They played against the Tennessee Titans‚ and it turned into an absolute thriller that came down to the very last play. Although they didn’t win‚ I left the stadium with a smile on my face and a very sore throat. For three hours or so‚ I stood screaming‚ chanting‚ booing‚ laughing‚ and cheering as I watched my favorite team. Seeing the game in person is far different‚ and better‚ then watching it on t.v. The breeze coming off
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Exposition: Putting Chicago on the Map As noted by Robert W. Rydell‚ the author of World’s Columbian Exposition World’s Columbian Exposition‚ also known as the Chicago World’s Fair took place in Chicago from May 1‚ 1893 through October 30‚ 1893 (Rydell 1). The fair was designed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of the New World (1). The fair took place only shortly after the Chicago Fire and demonstrated Chicago’s ability to bounce back after great tragedy. The Chicago World’s Fair
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Chicago Public Schools should focus on Quality not Quantity Next year‚ the school day for all Chicago Public Schools will be longer. The majority of the students that will be attending a public school next year have been complaining and oppose this extended school day. On the other hand‚ Mayor Rahm Emanuel is determined to extend Chicago’s short school day due to the ridiculous dropout rates. Mayor Emanuel‚ as well as many parents‚ believes that the time a student spends in a class should directly
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Eric Kim’s Chicago‚ 2013 is a collection of psychological feelings that have been captured in one instance of time. Initially giving the image of a busy working man‚ the subject featured in this picture is a model of the average working man. Taking a look at the surroundings‚ the businessman’s true mentality begins to peak. This man is exhausted‚ stressed‚ and lonely. Despite all of these characteristics‚ this picture still gives encouragement and inspiration in an unusual way‚ which is what the
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The author‚ Eric Klinenburg‚ uses multiple aspects such as meteorological‚ sociological‚ political‚ ethnographic‚ political‚ and journalistic aspects to explain the Heat Wave of 1995 in Chicago. My preliminary diagnoses of the cause of the high death rate would be that the heat wave worsened the health of Chicagoans who were already diagnosed with serious health conditions. The author poses a question that the heat wave may have affected the individuals who were already stricken with a disease. These
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Organized Crime & the Political Machine Throughout history there has been a constant struggle‚ but also a complex web of connection between government and organized crime. Bribery‚ extortion and embezzlement are among some of the crimes that connect the mafia with important political figures publicly‚ however the relationship between these two entities seems to go a lot deeper. In fact‚ according to recent investigation‚ some elected officials are‚ themselves‚ important crime leaders. A prime
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Chicago in the 1900’s were deadly. Open shootings‚ muggings‚ and illegal breweries‚ all started with Mobsters. Most people do not know who Johnny Torrio is‚ but gangsters would not be the same without him. Born in Italy‚ then traveled to New York‚ but his life as a big time gangster started in Chicago. Johnny Torrio lived a rough life. His dad died when he was two years old‚ and his mother brought him to New York. His mother remarried a man who owned a grocery store that was secretly a illegal liquor
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that Changed America At the turn of the twentieth century‚ many American cities were struggling to find their place in the world. One such city was Chicago‚ Illinois‚ the focal point of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City‚ a nonfiction ode to history about the events that took place during the World’s Columbian Exposition. In 1893‚ Chicago was home to more than the World’s Fair; it was also the home of America’s very own Jack the Ripper‚ Dr. Henry H. Holmes. While a team of the most brilliant
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the case for one Major League baseball club‚ the Chicago Cubs. It has been over 100 years‚ 1908‚ since the Cubs have won the World Series. With many many great teams since then and no World Championships‚ is it too much to think that maybe‚ just maybe this franchise‚ is cursed? Well from the Billy goat in 1945 to the black cat in 1969 and Steve Bartman in 2003‚ many unfortunate events have occurred that have led many to believe that in fact the Chicago Cubs franchise is cursed. Cub pride was at its
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