Definition: Chicago has hosted the democratic convention ever since 1860. Chicago was quickly taken off that lists after the encounters between protesters and the police during the 1968 democratic convention. The nation was in a state of turmoil. The ongoing Vietnam War‚ assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy the country was outraged. Mayor Richard J. Daley was not pleased with the thought of hosting the Convention. The conflicts between Eugene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy‚
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Burnier English 1102 April‚ 2012 Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition Between the first of May and the end of October‚ an estimated 27 million people attended Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition (Worlds Columbian Exposition)‚ also known as Chicago World’s fair of 1893. This fair was planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus voyage and discovery of the New World. However the fair was a year late due to political arguments. The exposition covered 630 acres in Jackson
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placed in our city. With the implementation of the new sculpture‚ we‚ as a city are digging ourselves into an economic hole. One example of this is the Picasso sculpture in Chicago. With all that money spent very few civilians were in favor of the painting. Given the size of the population of our city in comparison to that of Chicago‚ even the slightest number of people in favor this sculpture in our city will not compensate for the money spent. Do we as a community‚ really want to spend thousands of
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Consequently‚ living in Chicago was complex at times‚ it was difficult for me living there. Often I miss living there yet I didn’t miss the cold winter I experience. Occasionally‚ I think about the fun times exploring the City of Chicago‚ with some of my best friends‚ and performing popular songs with my brothers.. Chicago is one of Illinois largest city‚ known for their skyscraper‚ The Sears Tower. During‚ the time I lived in the windy city‚ I would sometimes travel alone‚ I would visit all
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historical architectural art is the auditorium building of Chicago‚ which had been considered as one of the greatest leaps in the world of architecture and engineering during the nineteenth century. Although Chicago faced a dramatic misery in the year 1871 due to the great Chicago fire that destroyed most of the infrastructure of the city‚ this downfall acted as the initial point of the movement towards what’s known today as the large‚modern city of Chicago. After ten successful years of rebuilding damages
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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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stands before a crowd of two million‚ as he looks out over a podium on the steps of the capitol building. American flags adorn his stage. This man is Barack Hussein Obama‚ and he is about to be the 44th president of the United States. The two cities‚ Chicago‚ and Honolulu‚ Obama lived in show how different kinds of racism can affect the lives of black Americans. In Hawaii Obama attended Punahou High School where he made up a large majority of his school’s black population. In Hawaii‚ Obama did not experience
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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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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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