The Haymarket riot was a situation between police forces and union members and strikers that occurred in the haymarket square in Chicago on May 4th‚1886. A few people died and a few were arrested during the strike. It turned to the riot because someone threw a bomb at the police which of course caused the police to take action against the strikers because it had turned violent. During this time strikes were incredibly common against factories and so on having to do with money or better conditions
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Besides the dream of owning a house Lena wanted a little garden for herself. When every one found out what Walter Lee did with the money Lena was ready to give up‚ but Ruth said "Lena- I’ll work I’ll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in Chicago I’ll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America if I have to- but we got to MOVE! We got to get OUT OF HERE!!" (Hansberry 140). Ruth knew what she wanted and wasn’t going to give up
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of the state of Illinois. Established March 1‚ 1839‚ Lake County consists of fifty-three villages‚ cities and townships. I have lived in Vernon Hills‚ one of the villages located in Lake County since 2005. Lake County is considered part of the Chicago‚ Illinois metropolitan area also referred to as the Chicagoland Area. Lake County is located north of and adjacent to Cook County‚ Illinois. According to the 2000 census‚ Lake County was the 31st richest county by per capita income. (Wikipedia‚
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Green Roofs Happen”‚ affirmed the will to make Toronto the “showcase for the world on green roof initiative”. In 2009‚ the Toronto City Council adopted the green roof by-law to direct the installation of green roofs in the city [76]. The city of Chicago sponsored grants for some years for the deployment of green roofs [66]. The city of Portland offers floor area ratio bonus for who installs green roofs [175]. Also the city of Waterloo in Ontario‚ Canada‚ has developed some projects to support the
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cities grew drastically and rapidly. The introduction of technologies like the elevator and steel frame of skyscrapers blended together in a perfect recipe for expansion. Major cities beginning to develop and flourish during this time‚ including Chicago‚ New York City‚ and Boston‚ not only influenced the development of American society‚ but were also influenced by several factors of American life. The key areas of immigration‚ transportation‚ and popular culture influenced‚ changed‚ and developed
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Hi John‚ This email confirms your scheduled interview with us on Thursday‚ September 29‚ 2011 at 11:30 AM. Our office is located at 230 South LaSalle Street (at the corner of Jackson and LaSalle). When you enter the bank building‚ please proceed to the security desk and let them know that you are here for an interview with Ling Pyng. The security personnel will give you a temporary visitor’s pass (must be returned upon your departure). After you obtain the pass‚ the security officer at the
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Corporation The following is a list of descriptive information for Boeing: Name of the Corporation: Boeing Current 2013 Fortune 500 ranking: #30 [1] Corporate headquarter location and address: Boeing Corporate Officies 100 North Riverside Chicago‚ Illinois 60606 [2] CEO’s and other key company and marketing leader’s names and position titles: W. James (Jim) McNerney‚ Jr. Chairman‚ President and Chief Executive Officer‚ The Boeing Company Raymond L. Conner President and Chief Executive
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social problems connected to immigration and urbanization. Among others‚ the settlement houses attracted middle-class‚ college educated women who had no other employment outlet. Jane Addams founded the most famous settlement house‚ Hull House in Chicago‚ where she and others tried to help European immigrants adapt to their new situations. This paper is an attempt to analyze the motives which underlie a movement based‚ not only upon conviction‚ but upon genuine emotion‚ wherever educated young people
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Jane Addams‚ The Mother of Social Work For years‚ men and women have shared the same rights that every American citizen can expect to have today. The land of the free prides itself for being associated with the idea of freedom and equality. These rights are often taken for granted and seem superficial until they come under threat. By being an American citizen‚ one would expect that the American government would grant those rights to every legal citizen. However‚ it has only been about ninety six
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of Bugs gang. The plan was brilliant‚ Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn located Bugs headquarters behind the offices of S.M.C Cartage Company at 2122 North Clark Street(Rosenberg‚ 2015). McGurn hired gunmen who were not from Capone’s gang and outside of Chicago so they could not be recognized. The most essential part of this plan was the clever ruse‚ two stolen police officer uniforms and a stolen police car. To get Bugs into the garage was easy. A local booze dealer contacted Bugs on February 13 and told
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