Addams and her commitment to insight social change to problems that existed during the turn of the 20th century. As a reaction to the hardships of a changing industrial society‚ Addams decided to establish a settlement house in the West side of Chicago to help individuals who had suffered from the cruelties of industrialization. Rejecting the philosophies that stemmed from the Gilded Age‚ such as social Darwinism and the belief that human affairs were determined by natural law‚ Addams was a progressive
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In the decades following the Second World War‚ America’s cities began a transformation still being felt today. The increased suburbanization of the middle class‚ and the resulting movement to stop it‚ led to the development of new urban spaces which had wildly varying levels of success. New partnerships between businesses and government agencies resulted in legislation that had a variety of positive and negative effects on different populations. Architects strived to create new methods of housing
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living miserable lives while she was wealthy because of her father. After she saw what was happening‚ she wanted to make a difference and help people who did not have the money to provide food‚ clothing or a safe place to live. So‚ she returned to Chicago‚ Illinois and opened Hull-House on September 8‚ 1889 ("Jane Addams." DISCovering Biography). Over time‚ Jane Addams overcame women suffrage and education‚ along with helping the poor. Jane Addams believed that women should have the same rights as
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city they prefer: Indianapolis‚ Saint Louis‚ Chicago‚ or Milwaukee. 120 liked Indianapolis best‚ 430 liked Saint Louis‚ 1360 liked Chicago‚ and the remainder preferred Milwaukee. Develop a frequency table and a relative frequency table to summarize this information. (Round relative frequency to 3 decimal places.) | City | Frequency | Relative Frequency | Indianapolis | 120 | 0.060 | St. Louis | 430 | 0.215 | Chicago | 1‚360 | 0.680 | Milwaukee
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type in the United States that represented the Twentieth Century more than the skyscraper. It established the political‚ industrial‚ and technological ability of the new world becoming the major architectural symbol of America. Urban hubs‚ such as Chicago and New York‚ developed concentrated groups of towers that prevailed the city skylines‚ as cathedrals had done centuries earlier in other parts of the world. The origin of the skyscraper or structures of large heights can be traced throughout
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In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World; the 1893 Chicago World’s Exposition was a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of his ‘discovery’ of the New World (the Americas). After winning hosting rights‚ Chicago used the fair to show the world that it had risen from the ashes of the devastating 1871 Great Chicago Fire. Jackson Park served as the six-month exposition’s venue and Daniel Burnham was the lead architect that supervised the design and planning of the exposition’s major
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Most‚ the employees are truly the most powerful medium for conveying the brand to customers (Stershic‚ 2008). Employer sponsored wellness programs have been on the rise in recent years; according to a survey conducted to 361 organizations in the Chicago area by the Rush University Medical Center‚ the organizations are highly interested in engaging employees in healthier behaviors by encouraging healthier lifestyle habits. The organizations are realizing that implementing wellness initiatives has
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Field’s. The problem was first noted at 5:30 a.m. by a member of the Marshall Field’s trouble desk who saw water pouring into the basement. The manager of maintenance was notified andimmediately took charge. His first actions were to contact the Chicago Fire and Water Departments‚ and Marshall Field’s parent company‚ Dayton Hudson in Minneapolis.Electricity — and with it all elevator‚ computer‚ communication‚ and security services for the15-story building — would soon be lost. The building
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After Colosimo’s was murder and Frank Yale was arrested for murder.Torrio was in charge now and moved Capone to second in command.Capone family moved to Chicago permanently.They moved into a red-brick bungalow on 7244 South Prairie Avenue on the city’s South Side.It would also be Capone’s first headquarters. In 1923 election mayor William Emmett Dever was elected and at this point the city government began
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES‚ INC. ) Judge Julie James ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT ANHEUSER-BUSCH To: Defendant Anheuser-Busch and its attorney‚ John Smith‚ 234 Main Street‚ Chicago‚ IL 60601 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that plaintiff Justin William King demands answers to the following interrogatories‚ under oath‚ pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1. Please describe the cargo load that was on the trailer
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