Bob Fosse was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ United States on September 23‚ 1987. Fosse began his unusual career as a dancer in the late 1940s‚ touring with companies of Call Me Mister and Make Mine Manhattan. After playing the lead in a summer-stock production of Pal Joey‚ then choreographing a showcase called Talent 52‚ Fosse was given a screen test by M-G-M and went on to appear in the film Kiss Me Kate. This appearance‚ in a highly original dance number‚ led to Fosse’s first job as a choreographer
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In the past century buildings have got taller and taller‚ as the world becomes more populated and more people want to get on the same piece of land. Tall buildings are nothing new‚ towers and pyramids have existed in architecture for thousands of years‚ but in has only been in past 100 years. In the quaint Tuscan hillside is a small town called San Gimignano. Half way in between sienna and Florence‚ San Gimignano was a stop for pilgrims on route to Rome. Built in the 13th century‚ it steadily got
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live in makes up for the chances you have in life. I am comparing two parts of Chicago‚ Garfield Ridge and Englewood. Both have a major diversity within people and I will be talking about the statistics of both neighborhoods and providing proof and evidence on which community provides the most for the upcoming generation. I chose the opposing neighborhood to show that Chicago can be segregated and segregation in Chicago causes kids to lack the knowledge and education they need in order to “survive”
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was a completely different story. 65‚000 workers on strike in Chicago‚ joined a group of lumber works at a rally confronting strike-breaking workers at the end of the work day. Officers tried to dispurse the strikers‚ with guns drawn. The police opened fire as the strikers retreated‚ killing 6 and injuring many more. On May 4‚ 1886‚ a rally was held at the Haymarket Square‚ consisting of 3000 people‚ including the Mayor of Chicago‚ who wanted to make sure that no violence occurred. The Mayor talked
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At the turn of the twentieth century the press received a great amount of credit for the success of the Progressive movement. Notable muckrakers Jane Addams and Jacob Riis showed determination towards there being a change; each made sure to use their abilities to aid in not only a social way‚ but ask economically and politically‚ even to this day what they’ve done has made a massive impact. A native of Denmark‚ Jacob Riis moved to the US in 1870 to pursue work. Riis worked as a police reporter
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Devil in the White City‚ a monograph written by Erik Larson‚ detailing the lives of two men during the years of construction and preparation for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (alternately‚ The World’s Columbian Exposition)— Daniel Burnham‚ the lead architect of the fair; and Herman Mudgett (alias: H.H. Holmes‚ among others)‚ a serial killer taking advantage of young women flocking to the city in search of the chance to lead their own lives. That the darkest shadows exist directly under the brightest
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HULL-HOUSE Laura Jane Addams was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Cedarville‚ Illinois‚ into a privileged middle class family. As a young child‚ Jane‚ as they called her‚ knew hardships. At the age of two her mother died. Soon after‚ Addams had been struck with tuberculosis leaving her with a deformed spine. Still having her father to carry her through‚ she would try to live life as normal as possible. Jane often would travel to the mills her father owned; playing in the piles of grain in the storerooms
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Another teenager lays dying in the streets of Chicago‚ gasping for their last breath of air before becoming another statistic in the rising violent crime rate produced by guns. This has become an all too familiar scenario for families living not only in Chicago‚ but inner cities throughout the United States. Mainstream media would like for everyone to believe that it is the gun that is to blame for these crimes‚ while politicians use these unfortunate events to push their anti-gun agendas. Many legislators
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Settlement houses are a large part of social work history in both the United States and England. These houses have many different functions‚ but their main priority is to provide services to individuals‚ groups and communities in order to solve community problems. Some houses have a specific focus such as children‚ women‚ employment etc. Others are simply a resource in the community for everything from employment to education. These houses were so successful that many are still in operation today
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shopping together. We also went to the movies‚ out to lunch‚ and drove around. It was fun to be with friends almost every day. We slept over at each other’s house every day. One day at my house then theirs. Next thing I did was go to downtown Chicago for New Years Eve. We went to Bacci’s pizza for dinner. Then rode the red line back to Millennium Park to see the fireworks. It was cool out that day not cold about 45 degrees. After that‚ I went home and got the car then went to a friend’s party
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