Chicago Gangs‚ Then and Now with Solutions Nick Crot Marist High School Abstract This paper deals with gang violence in the city of Chicago since the beginning of time. It takes a deep look into the history of Chicago gangs and how they interact today. Also the past problems the City of Chicago made when dealing with gangs and the problems that gangs today have and how Chicago has the worst gang problem in the country. Also how gangs have turned themselves into big‚ and lucrative enterprises
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Windy City This past summer‚ I went on a trip to what I now call one of my favorite places. The spirit of Chicago embodied me. I had always wanted to visit Chicago. I had seen many photos of the beautiful Windy City‚ and my friends often spoke of their visit to the city. Once I arrived‚ I did not want to return home. I was ready to leave my old life behind and start over. Going to Chicago opened my eyes‚ and taught me that I am meant to live in the city. Walking downtown made me feel like an ant
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BatBoy the Musical by Keythe Farley and Brian Fleming was very strange. I can’t decide if I liked it’s storyline. It was about a boy who is half human‚ half bat‚ which had been chronicled in Weekly World News and had been discovered in the West Virginia Hills. He had been brought to the town of Hope Falls‚ which brought fear and intrigue to the folks of the town. The Sheriff thought that it was only Dr. Parker who would know what to do with him‚ so he brought him to the Parker Family. The Parkers
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dreams were crushed‚ that was until his mother taught him to play the piano at the age of twelve. Bacharach enjoyed playing piano very much but he never really planned on making a musical career off of his abilities and it wasn’t until he heard the fine flowing movements and melodies of Jazz that it would change his musical talent into a passion. Bacharach loved everything about jazz an would do anything to hear it‚ even going as
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Chicago has become one of the largest cities in the United States‚ ranking the third largest in 2012. Housing nearly 2.7 million civilians‚ it has shown exponential growth throughout the century and is now an icon for metropolitan cities (Largest). However‚ modern day Chicago is drastically different from its past. This topic has been widely researched to discover what molded Chicago into the city is it today. Numerous books‚ articles‚ and other publications discuss several possibilities of this
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The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago‚ Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won four Stanley Cup Championships and fourteen division titles since their founding in 1926. Since 1994‚ the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center afterhaving spent 65 years playing at Chicago Stadium.Currently‚ they are the defending Stanley Cup champions‚having
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Chicago Gun Violence Chicago is always in the news nationwide and some people might wonder why. Chicago is well known for its crime. The city has been struggling with this problem for a while. The biggest problem that plagues Chicago is its gang and gun violence because too many people are dying due to it. Chicago has alarmingly high statistics when it comes to gun violence in comparison to other major cities. Although the crime rate is slowly dropping‚ too many teenagers and young children
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Gentrification of Pilsen Chicago The Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago‚ Illinois was once made up predominantly of Czechoslovakian people and its last identity was a predominantly Mexican community. The east side of Pilsen has undergone a lot of gentrification and the main core and identity of this gentrification has been art. In the 1990’s Pilsen was a community in which many people would not feel comfortable walking alone at night whereas today it is known by many as a trendy art neighborhood.
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concern and alter the lives of those who go through these problems. One problem‚ in the Chicago Logan Square neighborhood‚ is the lack of viable grocery store options. Chicago has an abundant amount of restaurants food options; however‚ many of those food options are not the healthiest. Food deserts are caused by food availability‚ location of grocery stores‚ and affordability of food. Throughout the Chicago area‚ there are countless unhealthy food options. Just walking down a street one is able
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Evita was a very well rounded musical production. All aspects of the production‚ including the singing‚ dancing‚ lighting‚ scenic design‚ and stage projections produced a great show. Not only were the actors on stage talented‚ but the use of light and video projection enhanced the performance and was one of the highlights throughout the show. I specifically enjoyed when the white curtain became the train of Evita’s dress and was used as a projection screen while it was attached to her. I have seen
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