In the 1920’s‚ many towns suffered from the organized crime of bootlegging due to Prohibition. Newport‚ the town in which Ruben Hart lives in‚ was one of them. Everyone around him — his father‚ Jeddy McKenzie‚ Marina McKenzie‚ even the police chief is involved deeply with the illegal aspects of rum-running. In Black Duck‚ Janet Taylor Lisle uses multiple craft moves‚ such as experimental element of newspaper articles‚ symbolism‚ and imagery to demonstrate how the smuggling of liquor affected the
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Makerspaces help patrons by giving them a sense of community by collaborating on projects with other like-minded individuals. In a 2013 report‚ Chicago Public Library asserts the relation of makerspaces to the “Connected Learning Model” which describes the effect of a person able to participate in their interests with support from others leads to academic achievement‚ career success‚ or civic engagement
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On a humid summer day in Chicago‚ my family and I decided to take a long journey to visit my distant family/friend in the Upper East Side of Chicago. Although‚ the car ride seemed peaceful and smooth‚ little did I know this was a journey to the most horrific town I’ve ever seen. Furthermore‚ three long hours rolled by‚ my dad finally made the last turn into the town where this relative lived. It seemed as soon as we turned‚ the clouds began to turn gray and dull. While driving down the streets which
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Lets just say‚ never go to chicago airport‚ NEVER. I woke up to 4 alarms going off. My Alarm‚ my sister’s Alarm‚ My Mom’s Alarm and the front desks wake up call.. It was 4:00 am and my ears felt like they were going to fall off. Ok just imagine you’re in a tornado‚ hurricane‚ and an explosion. Just imagine the sound‚ that’s what my hotel room sounded like. Once My family and I finally got all the alarms off we started packing. We were at a Cancun Mexico‚ at our hotel Royal Solaris. This was our
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The Man Who Went to Chicago An African American man undergoes many experiences and ideas through the several different jobs that he has. The narrator is a man‚ whose name is never mentioned throughout the story‚ who is employed in several occupations throughout his life. At each job‚ he learns something new about his race and the American race‚ whether it is something good or something bad. This short story‚ written by Richard Wright‚ is a very complex story to read‚ but from what I understood
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part of the South Side of Chicago‚ Mr. Jackson was one of the most prominent young black politicians in the country. He is most remembered for working on issues related to health care and education for the poor. Jackson and his wife‚ Sandra Stevens Jackson‚ pled guilty on Wednesday in a scheme to use $750‚000 in campaign cash for personal use. In January 2006‚ Jackson personally opened a bank account under the name Jesse Jackson Jr. for Congress‚ according to the Chicago Tribune‚ Federal authorities
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such as The Bean and Crown Fountain. What individuals of society don’t know is that it has had an impact by attracting new businesses‚ enhancement in real estate values and its ability to attract retirees and tourists. Ever took a walk Downtown Chicago to visit the most renowned landmarks? Well if you haven’t then you should do so. I’m sure that most of us have seen pictures of them and taken pictures with them. I may not have grown up in the Downtown area‚ but I can tell you one thing whenever
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gangs. During that time he met a famous well-known mobster at the time Johnny Torrio who hired him. Capone began working for him and associated himself to Torrio’s gang the James Street Boys‚ who were later the Five Points Gang‚ biggest gangs in Chicago. Torrio lead Capone to meet other mobsters such as Frankie Tale‚ which Capone started working for in his Inn. Al Capone was actually nicknamed “Scarface” in 1917 at this Inn
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Using local newspapers such as “The Chicago Tribune‚” research a communal problem that exists in the city of Chicago. Argue for how the mayor or Chicago citizens can begin the process of confronting or alleviating the problem in a 700 word essay. In the essay‚ explain the nature of the problem and then discuss how a specific plan can serve as a possible solution to the problem. The audience for the essay can be either the mayor of Chicago or a group of local Chicago citizens. Use the MLA style system
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A Visit to Zhengjue Temple Zhengjue Temple is located on Wentworth Avenue in the center of China Town in Chicago. It is a small-scale Mahayana Buddhism temple founded in 2003 by a Malaysian nun. It currently consists of two nuns --- the Abbot and founder of the temple and Rev Chi-Miu Sik. The decoration of the temple looks very similar to temples I used to visit in China‚ except for the fact that Zhengjue Temple is smaller in size. It has one big hall mainly used to place the statues of Buddhas
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