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    The Southern way of thinking for many whites remained constant from the 1900s to 1950s. There was racial intolerance and discrimination. Southern tradition was embedded into everyone‚ black and white. The causes for these prejudiced positions stemmed mainly from fear and many cared over from the time of slavery. The blacks on the other hand‚ were split. Some agreed with the complacent doctrine of Booker T. Washington‚ while others pushed for the social and political equality stressed by W.E.B. Du

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    initial impression of the wonderful piece that Exhibition‚ Chicago Symphony Orchestra‚ performed throughout the video. The work of art composed by George Solti was amazing. I found the orchestral sounds far more beautiful‚ strings much more engaged musically. This piece has its differences in many areas of the song‚ but it doesn’t compare to other music heard. The piano played throughout the piece was like music to my ears. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is very well known for its classics‚ and

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    Changes and Continuities in America from 1900 -1990 During the 20th century‚ many international relationships changed throughout the world. America‚ for example‚ experienced changes and continues throughout this time. America’s relations changed with the USSR after World War II from allies to enemies‚ the US’s controlling relations with Cuba to enemies‚ and the United States position to global power. Even though the Unites States of America had many changes‚ there were some things that stayed

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    Barbara Brown October 24‚ 2013 Black Chicago Paper #2: Black Chicago Renaissance Reader by Darlene Clark Hine A Renaissance is a cultural movement‚ rebirth‚ and reinvention. The Black Chicago Renaissance began in the 1930’s where Chicago experienced a cultural renaissance that lasted into the 1950’s and was in comparison of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s. I don’t believe that the Harlem and Chicago Renaissance should be compared due to the fact that these were two places that were

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    lives during those delicate years from about 3 to 17 are the events that will make them the people that they will be for the rest of there lives. Clearly‚ everyday life in 1900 was much different may have been much harder than life today‚ but what may be unclear is whether the children today are any better off than the children of 1900. The list of pros and cons for both sides goes on and on when discussing divorce‚ child abuse‚ and the high-stakes testing that has been permanently adopted by the American

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    Essay: Compare and Contrast the Chicago and Los Angeles Schools of Urbanism. Urban studies aims to develop an understanding the modern city metropolis. As Savage et al. have pointed out‚ the urban encompasses far more than just the physical city itself; understanding the city help us to understand many aspects of modern life (2003‚ pp.4). Many of its features‚ such as mass media and public transport systems have spread throughout society over the past century. Sociological studies of urban life

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    1.7%: Number of homes sold rises 22% from year earlier’‚ Chicago Tribune‚ 20 July 2012. The price elasticity of demand in Chicago real estate market The newsletter reported the important data of Chicago real estate market in June 2012. Generally speaking‚ this market was experiencing great ascending trends during the short term before the data was released. The specific data is summarized in the following graphics. The market of Chicago real estate (June‚ 2012) Market | Median price | Increasing

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    Upton Sinclair and the Chicago Meat-packing Industry In 1900‚ there were over 1.6 million people living in Chicago‚ the country’s second largest city. Of those 1.6 million‚ nearly 30% were immigrants. Most immigrants came to the United States with little or no money at all‚ in hope of making a better life for themselves. A city like Chicago offered these people jobs that required no skill. However‚ the working and living conditions were hazardous and the pay was barely enough to survive

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    latino community for cheap labor‚ which is basically legal slavery. Many families even if they were citizens of the United States were deported to their home countries. So why were people of the latino community treated so poorly in the 1900’s in America? During the 1900’s majority of schools were segregated in America. “By the 1940s‚ as many as 80 percent of Latino children in places like Orange County‚ California attended separate schools”. (Blakemore) Not only were the students separated‚ but the

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    concept and importance of airplane stability that first began to appear in the 1900s. With this in mind‚ airplane stability refers to the tendency of an airplane remaining in a straight and upright position despite there being a change in attitude during the flight (Vincenti‚ p. 52). However‚ while the invention of the airplane was gradually gaining the interest of inventors/pilots during the late 1800s into the early 1900s‚ the importance of airplane stability was not always obvious and was often taken

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