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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reading has two parts. First is talk about the purpose and the significance of Chicago Plan. Second is the implementation of the Chicago Plan. We first to talk about the purpose and the significance of Chicago Plan. Chicago Plan is the correct route to guide the future development for this city. And this plan is the greatest plan in the American. Urban planning is the basis of all business and social problems. The Chicago plan solves the important problems for our congestion‚ transportation‚ and
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Chicago as well as The Great Gatsby‚ shows the renowned lifestyles found in the Roaring 20 ’s beyond the glamour of lavish parties. Both the novel and the musical create an ambience where drinking is plentiful‚ sex is a fixation‚ and corruption is abundant‚ yet they both capture how exquisite and outrageous these worlds seem to audiences in the modern era. In these worlds‚ everything is ostentatious‚ whether it ’s the glitz found in the jazz club performers or the party-goers. Since The Great Gatsby discusses
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My final choice of topic will be my home town Chicago. I selected Chicago because it has been categorized for so long‚ I would like to try to open many people eyes that it is more to Chicago than violence. I strongly feel that Chicago is one of the most unpopular city by those who have never been and those who has visited as well. This paper is for the general audience anyone who has stereotyped and/or have a negative vibe of Chicago should listen up. I know most of you already are up to date
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America is often looked at in grand admiration as the home for a mighty melting pot of different people and their cultures. It is historically famous for being refuge for any type of people looking for a better life for themselves. It is a nation built from the ground up by hard-working immigrant hands‚ who came simply in the pursuit of life‚ liberty‚ happiness‚ and the American Dream. Every few generations‚ clusters of immigrants would flock to the country for that same simple reason; the dream
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Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy Kristen Torres AJS/502 May 6‚ 2013 Joseph Richard Gutheinz‚ Jr. J.D. Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy “Community policing is‚ in essence‚ a collaboration between the police and the community that identifies and solves community problems” (U.S. Department of Justice‚ 1994‚ p. vii). Throughout the years‚ community policing has become a more popular strategy to help law enforcement officials control and deter crime; however‚ some areas across the United
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verse‚ including Chicago Poems from 1916‚ Cornhuskers from 1918‚ and Smoke and Steel from 1920. He enjoyed "unrivaled appeal as a poet in his day‚ perhaps because the breadth of his experiences connected him with so many strands of American life"‚ and at his death in 1967‚ many people observed that Sandburg was more than the voice of America‚ more than the poet of its strength and genius. He was America (Carl Sandburg). 3) The modernist era was alive
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and Chicago by Carl Sandburg Sociological Analysis From the respective viewpoints from and within the Jungle by Upton Sinclair and the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg‚ we can evaluate the differences between the externally affecting thoughts of the ignorant‚ the oppressed‚ the oppressors‚ and how the caused behaviors affect conditions in societies. The fictional facets of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 depiction of Chicago and the same of Carl Sandburg’s 1914 depiction catalyze
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There are numerous reason that people feel living in Chicago is better than any other place or city of United State. It is not only due to beautiful theater scene‚ lovely bars and restaurants or melodious music festivals that can easily found in every big city of the world. Resident of Chicago considers it as a better place because of the quality of life. About living in Chicago‚ different people have different type of opinion. Like: • Car is not needed. Plenty of train‚ bus and car services available
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Chicago: The Legacy of Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg may be one of our most influential poets in American history‚ he knew the American working man and his necessities. Sandburg used his poetry to explicate to the economy how life is‚ can‚ and could be. Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg‚ Illinois January 6‚ 1878 to Swedish immigrant parents with the names of August and Clara Johnson. His family was extremely poor. Carl left school at the age of thirteen to work odd jobs from bricklaying to
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