What was going on in Chicago in the late 60‘s and early 70‘s? - There was a lot of construction going on. The City was getting bigger and getting modernized and expanding with new skyscrapers‚ buildings and expressways. The Mayor of Chicago was Richard J. Daley Sr.. Chicago had not grown much since the Great Depression. Daley was a big part of the growth in the 60‘s and 70‘s. The 1968 Democratic Convention was held in Chicago. There were lots of civil right issues at the time. There was the Chicano
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The Chicago School is known for its urban sociology and for developing Symbolic Interactionism approach. The Chicago School put a lot of attention to the human behavior‚ which would be determined by social structures and physical environmental factors than the genetic and personal characteristics. The Chicago School believed that the natural environment which the community inhabits is a major factor in shaping human behavior‚ and that the city functions as a microcosm for human interactions‚ relations
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that will last forever. From game one to the playoffs these men battled and persevered. This image shows many members of the Chicago Bears celebrating their big win by carrying off their Head Coach who led them to a sweet Super Bowl victory‚ however‚ these men had to battle every Sunday to overcome many struggles to be the champions they are today. The shown players of the Chicago Bears are celebrating triumphantly with packed stands in the background and people storming the field‚ they have obviously
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Throughout the years racial conflicts have always been a part of society. The Chicago race riot of 1919 was a major racial conflict that took place throughout the nation. This is event began on July 27‚ 1919 in the city of Chicago. It lasted several days‚ and took 6‚000 National Guard troops in order to end the violence on July 30‚ 1919 (Tuttle). The Chicago race riot was a result of several factors. For instance‚ economic differences‚ social and political issues‚ and racial tensions between blacks
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A CITY READY TO BURN On the date October 8‚ 1871 Chicago Illinois was a city to burn. Chicago was a young city but on this day the great “Chicago fire.” You might be asking yourself why is this so important well I am about to tell u why the “ A city is Ready to Burn.” Almost everything in Chicago was ready to burn around two thirds of the buildings were made of wood and can you even believe that they made the streets out of wood and MR O’Leary foot was wooden. That is unbelievable. The fire lasted
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As a soon to be Chicago Public Schools alum‚ in my lifetime I have experienced school budget cuts‚ teacher displacements‚ and two teacher strikes. I have always believed that education is the key to success and extended opportunities‚ but for the past two years‚ the optimism that I have always had has slowly started to deteriorate. Everyday when I view the news‚ it seems that my education is being attacked. Whether it is on a federal‚ state‚ or city level. Recently‚ I just learned that the Trump
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In this essay I will be talking about stage fright‚ Jonathan Pryce‚ and the film Chicago. In stage fright I will touch on what stage fright is to me and how it affects my acting. Then I will talk about Jonathan Pryce and all his thoughts on how stage fright is selfishness. Lastly‚ I will talk about the film Chicago and how the character’s emotions tie to the emotions of real people. For most people‚ stage fright isn’t hard to handle. But‚ it’s not always the same. Some people start to stutter‚ sweat
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was that America was corruption and‚ it was easy for people to get what they want. See in the 1920s people believed that America was the land of the opportunity and that if you came into the U.S you would be successful but‚ in The Great Gatsby and Chicago by F. Scott Fitzgerald and by Bob Fosse‚ Fred Ebb‚ and Maurine Watkins they give us a good perspective on how it was casually corrupted. The American Dream is probably one of the biggest lies I’ve ever heard.
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy
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During in the 1940’s in Chicago‚ African Americans struggled and suffered because of the dominance of white Americans over them. Many of them lived in a small room and harsh conditions. They faced discrimination‚ racism and were separated from white people’s places. They were also segregated where ever they went.The white community abused of their power and treated them as animals. In consequence of this‚ Richard Wright created Native Son. The book is about of all of the Biggers Richard Wright had
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