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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property owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary‚ located at on the southwest side of Chicago‚ IL. People knew this event as a devastating event‚ and it was at the time‚ but the city of Chicago had a significant amount of growth after this event. Even though the Chicago Fire of 1871 was devastating‚ the Great Chicago Fire brought economic reform‚ architectural reconstruction‚ and major positive changes for the City of Chicago.1 What happened the day of October 8th‚ 1871? Late
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History of Chicago Midterm March 16‚ 2012 Why was Chicago chosen to become the center of the 19th century growth? Experts have determined that 19th-century Chicago was the fastest-growing city in U.S. history. Census data show the population went from about 5‚000 in the early 1800s to more than 2 million by 1900. (Census) The population more than doubled every decade during the 19th century. This massive rate of growth was much faster than that seen in other large U.S. cities such as Boston
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This Ain’t Chicago is Zandria F. Robinson’s study of the relationship between location and race‚ class‚ and gender. She identifies the regional differences‚ specifically of the African-Americans living in the south and north. The study analytically separates the southern blacks from their fictive kin and whites they correlate with in order to explore the differences in regional identities. The study took place in Memphis because Zandria believes that it “sits at the physical‚ temporal‚ and epistemological
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hot‚ summer afternoon‚ my friend‚ Weston‚ and I decided to watch the Chicago Cubs play baseball. Little did we know this was going to be the worst fight we would ever experience with each other. We disputed about who we thought topped the Chicago Cubs roster. It all began when we were in my basement watching the gifted Chicago Cubs play in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field against the South Side Hitmen- the Chicago White Sox’s. All was going well until Weston asked me “Ben‚ who do you think
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fully‚ one must begin with the history in which it was derived from. The Art Institute of Chicago was initially located in Grant Park for more than 100 years. One will find very interesting that much if not all the land in which the museum sits upon has been man made over time. The Art Institute’s building located on Michigan Avenue was developed on land that was once turned to rubble due to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. During the 1890’s more parks were being created east of an existing railway
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got rescheduled the next day through Chicago‚ so I went home to spend the night at my aunt’s house. The next morning‚ I got on a flight to Chicago‚ but when I got there‚ it turned out my flight home to NYC had been cancelled. Fortunately‚ my sister lives in Chicago‚ so I spent the night with her. The next morning I got up in the dark and got in a cab to go to the airport and sit on the waitlist for a flight home. It’s snowing‚ but nothing unusual for Chicago. As the cab speeded on the highway‚ it
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What started as a small spark ‚ possibly in a barn‚ ignited one of the most destructive and largest catastrophes‚ in Chicago’s history. The Great Chicago fire of 1871 is still a mystery. MAny have speculated‚ pointed fingers‚ and taken blame for the devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of acres‚ took many lives‚ and charred the Windy City to ashes. The truths to what really happened on that late night on the eighth of October may never be unravelled. Many do however feel that the evidence
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but to think about him‚ his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006‚ 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns‚ and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36% (164) of suicides were committed with firearm from close by Counties. Its crazy how young people is just wasting their lives and other lives in Chicago. Its not just in Chicago‚ its all over the U.S.A. The U.S centers of Disease Control and Prevention reports that
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How White People Became White Paula S. Rothenberg William Paterson University of New Jersey Abstract Biologically speaking‚ it’s just as possible for a given white person in Florida to have genetics similar to his neighbor down the street as it would be for the same white person to have genetics similar to a black person in Nigeria. We could just as easily disregard skin color and pay attention to hair and/or eye color. Sociologists make this claim because they argue that the definition
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