3‚839 people have been shot in Chicago from January to November of 2016. This makes Chicago’s most pressing issue violence. Violence has to be stopped in order for Chicago’s other problems to stop. As violence worsens‚ many other problems erupt such as poverty‚ lack of education‚ gang activity‚ child abuse‚ and police brutality. Gangs are one of the most common causes of violence in Chicago‚ and finding a way of reducing gang activity would be a great start to get rid of violence. With violence comes
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Gang violence affects about 60 percent of most households. Gang violence have affected many lives over the years. In the cities of Chicago‚ violence is emerging a lot as the years go on. Gangs in the city of Chicago first started about the 1970’s‚ with 970 murders in one year. Gang violence occurred within and across racial and ethnic lines throughout Chicago. In the late 1960’s powerful black and Puerto Rican gangs joined forces with political groups. According to a report by the office of juvenile
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The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 was a huge event! Not only because the World’s fair is a big deal‚ but this particular World’s fair was a hard one for Chicago to get. Many other big cities put in their bids to host the event‚ including New York and Washington D.C. On May 1‚ 1893‚ the gates opened at the World’s Columbian Exposition. This fair which was meant to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ first voyage also served as a showcase for a fully rebuilt Chicago. ”At the
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Natalie Flowers Jv theatre 6th 31 October 2014 Chicago Play Critique The show takes place in Chicago‚ Illinois in the 1920s. It starts with Roxie Hart’s cold-blooded murder of Fred Casely. Roxie convinces her husband Amos that the man was a burglar‚ but then the police inform him that she knew the man and Amos gives her up to the cops. She is sent to the Cook County Jail where she meets Velma Kelly‚ Mama‚ and other murders. Mama gets her talking to the best lawyer in town‚ Billy Flinn‚ and with
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the case for one Major League baseball club‚ the Chicago Cubs. It has been over 100 years‚ 1908‚ since the Cubs have won the World Series. With many many great teams since then and no World Championships‚ is it too much to think that maybe‚ just maybe this franchise‚ is cursed? Well from the Billy goat in 1945 to the black cat in 1969 and Steve Bartman in 2003‚ many unfortunate events have occurred that have led many to believe that in fact the Chicago Cubs franchise is cursed. Cub pride was at its
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Essay 23: Common Myths about Medical School Acceptance Myths abound about the gauntlet that medical school applicants must survive just to become medical students. To hear people describe the process‚ it sounds as harrowing as basic training in the Marine Corps. On the other hand‚ every legend contains some truth. So let’s cut through the layers of exaggeration and get to the kernels of truth. Myth #1 - You need a 4.0 GPA in college to get into medical school. Reality: Although getting straight
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Jonathan Matthews bowed and returned to his seat. As the applause died down I counted how many people before me had to go up in front of the class. Our less-than-ordinary Health teacher has decided that we should go in alphabetical order by first name. That means that next up is Kim Hunter‚ then Kristy Smith‚ Liam Johnson and finally me‚ Lisa Williams. Everyone around me was shuffling papers and looking over spreads of information on large rectangles of thick card. Those who left everything to the
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States‚ one state and city that is always mentioned is Illinois‚ Chicago. It is usually used as a tool for politicians and media outlets to combat racial inequalities‚ and police brutality against blacks and minority group by presenting skewed statistics about black on black crime‚ or poor living conditions in predominately black neighborhoods. But if were where to looks at UCR data and compare the crime trends in the city of Chicago over the period 2012-2014 with the national average for the same
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“Chicago”‚ written by Carl Sandburg is a strong meaningful poem illustrating the pride and confidence that pours out of the city of Chicago. Throughout the poem he points out the shortcomings of the city‚ but at the same time challenges the reader to find another city as majestic despite its flaws. He admits that first impressions of the city are negative‚ but there is more than meets the eye. Behind all its smoke and arrogance is a city built upon a foundation of confidence‚ pride‚ and creativity
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University of California Berkeley Library Turabian and Chicago Styles Citations This guide provides examples and the basic guidelines for citing sources following the University of Chicago Press ’s Chicago Manual of Style and Kate L. Turabian ’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers‚ Theses‚ and Dissertations‚ commonly referred to as Chicago Style or Turabian Style. Kate Turabian‚ the dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago for over 30 years‚ developed her guide for students and researchers
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