Brewster’s “Where I Come From” and Sandburg’s “Chicago” portrays urban environments‚ exploring how the poets feel towards their respective cities. In “Where I come from” the poet was being critical towards the city life and show the contrast between urban and rural‚ whereas “Chicago” expresses his fondness towards the city even if there was many problems to it. In “Where I come from” Elizabeth Brewster makes a comparison between modern city and rural area. She did this by using tones and vocabulary
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Reform in 1900 – 1920 The reform in the early 1900’s was a change that desperately needed to happen. From the meat industries exposure to child labor reform was no doubt required. Progressive era reformers and the federal government were two large advocates for reform‚ they made a huge impact in health and policy but the federal government still faced criticism. The push for reform on the health standards was definitely one of the biggest impacts in 1900-1920. An example being the meat industry
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When most people think of their Grandma‚ they think of a sweet‚ loving‚ good-time‚ lady-like woman. However‚ Grandma Dowdel‚ in A Long Way from Chicago‚ is no average grandma. In this book‚ Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel journey from Chicago to their Grandma Dowdel’s for a week every summer from 1929-1935. They experience new things every summer and learn that their grandmother is anything but normal. Grandma Dowdel does not always follow the rules of the law or society‚ but her grandchildren learn
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Disaster in Chicago" in order to further investigate the devastating Chicago heat wave of 1995. From July 13h to July 20th‚ the heat led to over 700 deaths and thousands being hospitalized due to heat related illness. Following the catastrophe‚ there have been numerous medical‚ meteorological‚ and epidemiological studies done examining the reasons for the historic mortality rate‚ but none seemed to focus on the on underlying issues such as social etiology. In "Heat Wave"‚ Klinenberg‚ a Chicago native
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The evolution of the female sex between the last one hundred years‚ and now is astounding. Since the 1900s‚ or even earlier‚ women have worked towards equality‚ and while this fight is still not over‚ women have slowly grown as a whole. Society has changed drastically over the last century‚ and although women may still be viewed in the same old-fashioned ways‚ many things have changed for the better. The similarities and differences between women one hundred years ago‚ and women today‚ are particularly
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One name. Louis M. Cohn. He started the great Chicago Fire. With no doubt‚ it was him.Well you might be thinking‚ how do you know? Well read and you’ll find out!Louis M Cohn that’s who really started the fire. He is the most reliable theory who else could’ve done it.First of all there’s an old map showing the town of Chicago at the time. The map showed peg leg couldn’t have saw Mrs.O’Leary’s house from where he was standing‚ there would have been a house blocking his view. Also why would someone
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Chicago Black Sox Scandal The 1919 World Series is home to the most notorious scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds. Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear. It was‚ however‚ front-page news across the country and‚ despite being acquitted of criminal charges‚ the players were banned from professional baseball for life. If anything can be said in
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The first juvenile court was established in Chicago‚ Illinois in 1899 when the question presented itself whether or not juvenile offenders should be tried and sentenced differently then adult offenders. (Anderson‚ 1998) This is one of the reasons that the juvenile system was developed. Legislatures felt that’s the offenders age and maturity level be taken into consideration and that rehabilitation be the main focus of juvenile offenders. Physiatrist offered the facts that during adolescence‚ the
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shape than those in the 1900s. Physical Fitness First‚ children in the 1900s had better physical fitness. Children in the 1900s were faster than children today are. According to the article Kids Are Less Fit Today Than You Were Back Then‚ children could run a mile on average 90
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During the early 1900s in Australia‚ life was harsh but for those who worked effectively‚ they became prosperous. Australia was in fact one of the most secure and economical places to find work‚ that is a working man’s paradise. Australian workers were‚ in many ways‚ considered much better off than their counterparts. They were given higher wages‚ and much more fringe benefits. Social Security legislation passed in 1905 meant that from July 1909‚ people aged over 65 years were given a pension of
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