in the blaze. Historians agree that on Sunday evening‚ October 8‚ 1871‚ the Chicago Fire did indeed start in the barn of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. While the blaze ironically spared the O’Leary home‚ located on the city’s West Side at 137 De Koven Street‚ much of the rest of Chicago was not so fortunate. Before the fire died out in the early morning of Tuesday‚ October 10‚ it had cut a swath through Chicago approximately three and one-third square miles in size. Property valued at
Premium
the horrible luck Chicago‚ Illinois‚ has had regarding the hosting rights. Three years prior‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the city the right to host the third Olympics. Be that as it may‚ the 1904 games did not take place in Chicago as planned. Instead‚ Saint Louis‚ Missouri‚ captured the rights to host by threatening to host a similar
Premium Summer Olympic Games Olympic Games Athens
telecommuter Smith‚ or hog butcher Smith? Chicago‚ by Carl Sandburg‚ gives ordinary jobs‚ such as a hog butcher‚ the honor of titles. Sandburg opens the poem with well worded apostrophe by giving the city of Chicago these honored jobs. Chicago does not symbolize these jobs‚ or contain people who have these jobs; Chicago actually has those jobs. After Sandburg establishes Chicago’s different jobs‚ he goes on to talk about what other people say about Chicago. Although these things are phrased as accusations
Premium City Chicago
officially became a part of Chicago sports in 1925. Originally‚ there were two club basketball teams that were put together by George “Papa Bear” Halas in Chicago. They were both named the Chicago Bruins. Another team known as the Harlem Globetrotter originated in Chicago in the 1920’s too‚ but were forced to play road games once the skating rink they played in closed down. The first NBA basketball team however to be a part of Chicago was a team called the Chicago Stags. This basketball team
Premium Chicago Bulls National Basketball Association
Chicago has world class museums that make the city one of a kind. Some of the museum are listed on the top of the world‚ for example‚ the art museums of Chicago has several famous artworks from all over the world. And the other museums are famous for their artwork and sculptures. One of the most famous and exalting museum is the cultural center‚ which is located on Michigan Ave and Randolph. The location of this museum played a big role in making this museum one of the most visited museums in Chicago
Premium Culture Thought English-language films
Criticisms of Benchmarking Despite all of the positive recommendations for benchmarking cited‚ there are critics of the benchmarking proces. Wolverton (1994) states that benchmarking‚ as a cornerstone of CQI‚ is based only on current information‚ and may not give us the freedom and flexibility to see the future. In addition‚ Wolverton adds that this focus may relegate us to the role of follower‚ instead of leader. In writing about a related quality improvement technique‚ Business Process Reengineering
Premium Business process reengineering W. Edwards Deming
1 Chapter The Sociological Perspective E ven from the glow of the faded red-and-white exit sign‚ its faint light barely illuminating the upper bunk‚ I could see that the sheet was filthy. Resigned to another night of fitful sleep‚ I reluctantly crawled into bed. I kept my clothes on. The next morning‚ I I was determined. joined the long line of disheveled men leaning against “I will experience what the chain-link fence. Their they experience‚” faces were as downcast as their
Free Sociology
SW1C1 -SOCIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS FOR SOCIAL WORK Module 1 Introduction to Sociology 1.1 Introduction In the family of social sciences‚ Sociology is comparatively a new entrant. But because of its dealing with social problems‚ social relationships and social interactions the importance of the study of this subject has considerably increased. It has considerably developed in methodology‚ scope and approach. Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior and human groups. It focuses primarily
Free Sociology
l FUNCTIONALISM Functionalism is the oldest‚ and still the dominant‚ theoretical perspective in sociology and many other social sciences. This perspective is built upon twin emphases: application of the scientific method to the objective social world and use of an analogy between the individual organism and society. The emphasis on scientific method leads to the assertion that one can study the social world in the same ways as one studies the physical world. Thus‚ Functionalists see the social
Free Sociology
If you are a serious music lover or musician the two best seats imo is the front balcony in the nosebleed Gallery‚ you can SEE everything and the sound mixes up; AND the much more expensive Terrace seats behind the orchestra FACING the conductor. I remain a gallery first row balcony fan but it is interesting to trade once in awhile for the Terrace seats (side lets you see the musicians better than center imo) although the acoustics are odd there versus how the music blends up in the balconies‚ plus
Premium Car seat