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    As many know‚ the Great Chicago Fire was a disaster of devastation‚ and most likely the worst disaster of the 19th century. The tragedy killed more than 300 people and left more than 100‚000 people without homes. Not only did the conflagration take a human toll‚ but the fire caused 200 million dollars in property damage and decimated more than three square miles of the city of Chicago. Despite speculation on the true cause of the fire‚ Emily Upton describes natural factors that allowed the fire

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    Rebuilding The Chicago Bulls First‚ of all The Bulls used to be a super team. Now they are an faint remembrance of The 80’s and 90’s. People like Michael Jordan‚ Scottie Pippen‚ Dennis Rodman‚ Steve Kerr and more was the team of this era. After Michael Jordan announcing he was entering the NBA 1984 draft The Bulls weren’t doing too hot. He got selected 3rd overall but he wasn’t the only need for them. Michael went to the playoffs that year but he and his team lost in the first round. They eventually

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    The Port Chicago Disaster

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    The Port Chicago Disaster On the 24 of July 1944‚ a memorandum was written from Captain W. S. Parsons‚ USN to Rear Admiral W. R. Purnell‚ USN. It was a report on the most destructive explosion on United States soil at that time. It was known as the Port Chicago Explosion. Captain Parsons worked in the Bureau of Ordnance as their Liaison Officer. So he was a prime candidate for the job. Rear Admiral Purnell was the head of the Military Policy Committee. This memorandum was not intended to

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    am about to tell you about what happened in Chicago fire that happened 1871. It devastated a lot of people made 100‚000s of people homeless. What I think about the Chicago fire is that if it had happen any where else the people would had acted the same as the people in Chicago did. Now I will tell you what happened in Chicago. When William lee reached Goll’s drugstore‚ he was gasping for air and frantic. In his breathless voice lee requested the key to the alarm box that was mounted outside of

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    The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy

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    The Title of Your Manuscript Here: The Chicago Style Template (1/4 page down from top) Your Name here (1/2 page down from top) EDFS 309: Scholarly Personal Narrative Writing Dr. Robert Nash & Sydnee Viray Date Here (All double-spaced) (Insert a Page Break here to maintain a separation between your title page and page one)1 The main section of your manuscript will begin on page two note that your last name and the page number is in a header‚ at the upper right corner

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    Chicago by Carl Sandburg The poem being reviewed in this paper is “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg. The poem addresses the progress and problems present in the city‚ but asserts that Chicago is powerful‚ vibrant‚ and a city to be proud of. “Chicago” also personifies the city and gives it a very specific character. The first two lines of the first stanza‚ “Hog Butcher for the World/Tool Maker‚ Stacker of Wheat” are referring to the industry of Chicago and it’s place in the economy. Around the time of

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    “Pegleg” Sullivan started it‚ or Bella’s comet did it. But in reality‚ Louis M. Cohn was the one who started the Great Chicago fire. Louis Cohn started the fire during his famous gambling night. He was the only culprit who admitted to starting the fire. So‚ if he didn’t do it‚ who did? Louis M. Cohn wrote in his will‚ a public announcement that he had started The Great Chicago Fire. According to Stories and Legends from the fire‚ Cohn only told about his crime to his family and friends. Cohn

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    that will last forever. From game one to the playoffs these men battled and persevered. This image shows many members of the Chicago Bears celebrating their big win by carrying off their Head Coach who led them to a sweet Super Bowl victory‚ however‚ these men had to battle every Sunday to overcome many struggles to be the champions they are today. The shown players of the Chicago Bears are celebrating triumphantly with packed stands in the background and people storming the field‚ they have obviously

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    Essay: Compare and Contrast the Chicago and Los Angeles Schools of Urbanism. Urban studies aims to develop an understanding the modern city metropolis. As Savage et al. have pointed out‚ the urban encompasses far more than just the physical city itself; understanding the city help us to understand many aspects of modern life (2003‚ pp.4). Many of its features‚ such as mass media and public transport systems have spread throughout society over the past century. Sociological studies of urban life

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