TITLE An Anti-Gentrification Tour Of The South Mission LEAD PARAGRAPH One of San Francisco’s most unique neighborhoods is the Mission District‚ which describes the area surrounding the Spanish Mission of San Francisco in the late 1800s. Prior to Spanish colonization‚ the area was inhabited by Native American people who the Spanish missionaries were meant to "civilize." Since then‚ it has been an immigrant and minority neighborhood‚ first welcoming German and Irish before and after the 1906 earthquake
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Chicago: A City with Many Attributes Everything is defined by its characteristics. There’s no doubt Chicago is a peculiar city and possesses distinct qualities which makes it recognizable and distinguishable from other cities. It is a place with a great past‚ and perennially has stood with a noteworthy feature. The city not only exemplifies its distinct feature‚ but also symbolizes the personality of Chicagoans. The skyscraper‚ architecture‚ comedy‚ arts and music‚ and scandals are the attributes
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you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on.” The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Times‚ both of which are prominent newspapers of Chicago‚ recorded relevant information about Eugene Debs and his contribution to the Pullman Strike. Both newspapers only recorded some facts that supported their newspaper’s views of the event that happened over the few month of the nationwide strikes. Eugene Debs was described
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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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school my father had to relocate to Chicago for one year that gave us an opportunity to live there. We moved in August into a northern section of the city‚ Lincoln Park. Moving to Chicago was an exciting opportunity to live in a big city. Since I never lived in a big city‚ I was not really sure what to expect. The school where my brother and I were enrolled is Jones College Prep. In comparison to Lincoln Park‚ a residential area in the north section of Chicago‚ Jones College Prep was in the South
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going to be in Chicago today. Our neighbor‚ who is cousins with Jackie Robinson‚ had told her the night before and was waiting to surprise me in the morning. She said that if I would do some chores‚ she would take me from our house in Gary to Chicago to try to see Jackie Robinson. After I was finished eating breakfast‚ my mom reminded me that it was time to do some chores. I went upstairs to clean the bathroom. When I was done cleaning the bathroom I asked my mom if we could go to Chicago and try to
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Chicago tylenol Murders Events In the event of the Chicago Tylenol Murders several lives were taken by mysterious cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules in different Chicago areas. It all started when 12 year old Mary Kellerman woke up feeling sick‚ like normal her parents kept her home from school and gave her Tylenol to ease the pain. Instead of easing her pain she ended up dead on the floor of her bathroom‚ her father found her. That same day in a totally different area of Chicago‚ a
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On Sunday I attended a Chicago Bears football game for the first time. They played against the Tennessee Titans‚ and it turned into an absolute thriller that came down to the very last play. Although they didn’t win‚ I left the stadium with a smile on my face and a very sore throat. For three hours or so‚ I stood screaming‚ chanting‚ booing‚ laughing‚ and cheering as I watched my favorite team. Seeing the game in person is far different‚ and better‚ then watching it on t.v. The breeze coming off
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The poem "Tenement Room: Chicago" is simply about the same thing as its title says‚ a tenement room in Chicago. To show the mood of the room the poet uses imagery. When the poet uses imagery‚ he uses words to create mental images using the five senses of seeing‚ smelling‚ hearing‚ tasting‚ and touching. The poet here tries to show how the room and everything in it is broken‚ beaten‚ and old with visual imagery. In the second stanza the port goes on‚ object after object‚ describing each. In verses
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existing association that extends deep into American culture and language. Americans can be hurt by others by being “blacklisted‚” or “blackballed‚” or “blackmailed” (Williams‚ 1964). When the Chicago White Sox deliberately lost the 1919 World Series as part of a betting scheme‚ they became known as the Chicago Black Sox‚ and to this day the “dark” chapter in American sports history is known as the Black Sox Scandal. In a similar vein‚ Muhammad Ali has observed that
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