Windy City This past summer‚ I went on a trip to what I now call one of my favorite places. The spirit of Chicago embodied me. I had always wanted to visit Chicago. I had seen many photos of the beautiful Windy City‚ and my friends often spoke of their visit to the city. Once I arrived‚ I did not want to return home. I was ready to leave my old life behind and start over. Going to Chicago opened my eyes‚ and taught me that I am meant to live in the city. Walking downtown made me feel like an ant
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Chicago has become one of the largest cities in the United States‚ ranking the third largest in 2012. Housing nearly 2.7 million civilians‚ it has shown exponential growth throughout the century and is now an icon for metropolitan cities (Largest). However‚ modern day Chicago is drastically different from its past. This topic has been widely researched to discover what molded Chicago into the city is it today. Numerous books‚ articles‚ and other publications discuss several possibilities of this
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Chicago Gun Violence Chicago is always in the news nationwide and some people might wonder why. Chicago is well known for its crime. The city has been struggling with this problem for a while. The biggest problem that plagues Chicago is its gang and gun violence because too many people are dying due to it. Chicago has alarmingly high statistics when it comes to gun violence in comparison to other major cities. Although the crime rate is slowly dropping‚ too many teenagers and young children
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The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago‚ Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won four Stanley Cup Championships and fourteen division titles since their founding in 1926. Since 1994‚ the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center afterhaving spent 65 years playing at Chicago Stadium.Currently‚ they are the defending Stanley Cup champions‚having
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Gentrification of Pilsen Chicago The Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago‚ Illinois was once made up predominantly of Czechoslovakian people and its last identity was a predominantly Mexican community. The east side of Pilsen has undergone a lot of gentrification and the main core and identity of this gentrification has been art. In the 1990’s Pilsen was a community in which many people would not feel comfortable walking alone at night whereas today it is known by many as a trendy art neighborhood.
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I Want a Wife (1971) In Judy Brady’s essay‚ "I Want a Wife"‚ she wrote a list of responsibilities for the role of exemplary wives in the 1970’s. The overall purpose of this article is to show the reader how the husband truly thought of how wives should act. Although Brady declared that she is a wife‚ she switched the roles where she is the husband for the article. She listed countless expectations that what a husband wants from a typical wife. These expectations were listed out in several paragraph
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concern and alter the lives of those who go through these problems. One problem‚ in the Chicago Logan Square neighborhood‚ is the lack of viable grocery store options. Chicago has an abundant amount of restaurants food options; however‚ many of those food options are not the healthiest. Food deserts are caused by food availability‚ location of grocery stores‚ and affordability of food. Throughout the Chicago area‚ there are countless unhealthy food options. Just walking down a street one is able
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Le’Ronnie J. Michael Lmichael02@yahoo.com 113 Holly Hill Drive Jackson‚ MS 39212 601-983-9421 (Contact) CAREER OBJECTIVE To obtain a position within an organization in order to gain a beneficial opportunity for professional growth EDUCATION Murrah High School – Jackson‚ MS General Education May 2002 Honor Roll Scholar Jackson State University - Jackson‚ MS Computer
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leads readers to celebrate criminals. Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb capture the story of this celebration of criminals within Chicago: The Musical calling it “a story of murder‚ greed‚ corruption‚ violence…[and] all those things we all hold near and dear to our hearts” (Fosse & Ebb 1). Chicago: The Musical follows the story of murderess Roxie Hart through the corrupt judicial system of Chicago. Roxie starts as the wife to the lowly mechanic‚ Amos Hart‚ but with the help of ace attorney Billy Flynn‚ Cook County
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bordering states are Indiana‚ Missouri‚ Iowa‚ Wisconsin and Kentucky. Chicago is the third largest city in the Unites States of America with approximately 2‚695‚598 residents. General Overview Chicago is the metropolis of Illinois‚ located in the North East corridor at a latitude of 41.85 and longitude of -87.65‚ 237 square miles of land‚ and 180 meters above sea level. The city of Chicago incorporated in 1837. Additionally‚ Chicago sits on Lake Michigan and has 26 miles of lakefront with 15 miles being
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