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    The Great Chicago Fire happened on the night of Oct 8-10‚ 1871. One legend is at a barn located on the land of Patrick and Catherine O’ Leary at 137 DeKoven Street on the city’s southwest side and the fire started when the family’s cow kicked over the lantern and it lighted the hay and the barn caught on fire. Before the Great Chicago Fire the city average was 2 fires per day. In 1997‚ the Chicago City Council exonerated Mrs. O’ Leary and her cow. She turned into a recluse after the fire and she

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    So I believe gangs have a history in the United States. The United States have became a melting pot in the nineteenth century. There has been multiple attacks of gangs association around the world especially where most crime has happen. In Chicago shootings this year were 4‚999 gang-related members‚ the police say.. Gang members do not know the reason of being in a gang. It’s manly to be brothers or sisters as one. Some kids growing up don’t have actual brothers or sisters

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    Chicago Author-Date Referencing 2007 The Chicago Author-Date referencing style has two basic systems of documentation. There is the humanities style (which can also be known as the footnote and endnote or the notes and bibliography style)‚ as well as the au- thor-date style. This guide follows the author-date system of referencing. This involves citations within the text cor- responding to a full bibliographic entry in the reference list at the end of the document. The in-text citations include

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    the contagious disease‚ cholera‚ spread to the United States from Europe. Cholera ravaged the cities‚ such as Chicago in several epidemics‚ brutally damaging its victims’ physical health and frequently leading to death. In response‚ Chicago’s sanitary reformers and city engineers gained a new sense of resolve to combat these illnesses

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    and gave her a kiss goodbye. Daisy was the only thing Trevor truly cared about anymore. She reminds him of the beautiful memories he had with his wife after he lost her. The Vice Lords were one of the most terrifying gangs in downtown Chicago. Trevor used to be a member of this gang. It was a cold night when Trevor was heading to dinner with his wife. They were going to the local taco truck in their town. This used to be a common thing for them‚ sitting down on a park bench enjoying the company

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    S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called Greasers who lives on the Eastside‚ and all they do is drink and smoke. Then there are Socs which are a group of rich‚ snobby kids who live on the West side and they also smoke and drink. In their society and in gangs‚ many underaged kids smoke and drink. In this society‚ underaged kids do the same. Also in the article‚” The Allure of Gangs” it talks about why kids join a gang. Some kids join because they feel they like they are not

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    Rob Marshall’s Chicago is a film about dangerous women. Set in the roaring 20’s‚ few things could be thought more shocking and scandalous at the time than a woman wielding a gun. At that time‚ a woman’s place was in the kitchen or the laundry room‚ not a smoky jazz club and certainly not the state penitentiary. Chicago presents us with not one but two of “Chicago’s own killer dillers‚ those scintillating sinners” Roxie Hart‚ and Velma Kelly. Throughout the film‚ these two ladies are pitted against

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    looked good‚ but really they weren’t. The Great Chicago Fire was something that tremendously impacted everything in its path including people‚ infrastructure‚ and nature. Due to the Great Chicago Fire devastating Chicago and the surrounding areas‚ it left the city in a large amount of debt‚ thousands of people homeless‚ and massive destruction to the city. The Great Chicago Fire devastated many regions surrounding the area. The causes of the Great Chicago fire are uncertain but a theory a cow in a

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    Sisters and Brothers of America‚ It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name the most ancient order of the monks in the world. I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks‚ also to some of speakers on this platform who‚ referring to the delegates from the Orient‚ have told you that these

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    Art Institute of Chicago Art Museum 1. For this assignment I choose to visit the Art Institute of Chicago. I choose to journey down town to see the so much talked about Vincent Van Gogh exhibit. As a waited in line I meet a student of Colombia College he told me that you do not have to pay to get in donations are welcome. I was confused and unsure what he meant. He explained to me that College students could offer a donation of one dollar or fifty cents as admission to the museum. So from the start

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