Characteristics Of Chicago: A City With Many Attributes

Chicago: A City with Many Attributes
Everything is defined by its characteristics. There’s no doubt Chicago is a peculiar city and possesses distinct qualities which makes it recognizable and distinguishable from other cities. It is a place with a great past, and perennially has stood with a noteworthy feature. The city not only exemplifies its distinct feature, but also symbolizes the personality of Chicagoans. The skyscraper, architecture, comedy, arts and music, and scandals are the attributes that make Chicago unique. Correspondingly, there are other defining qualities of Chicago found in the following sources. In “Preface” to The Third Coast, Thomas Dyja writes about the leading persons like Mies van der Rohe with the new hope and love
The charismatic leadership can inspire enthusiasm in their teams and people and motivate them to move forward. Dyja writes, “Mies van der Rohe and the brilliant young veterans whom he trained turned the Illinois Institute of Technology into the laboratory of modern architecture” (xxxi). It is clear that Mies van der Rohe oversaw his team, took the initiatives and inspired his team through a shared vision. Chicago adapted this attribute from the leaders to move forward being energetic. To further affirm this leadership, Dyja put through the contribution of Richard Daley as follows: “Daley consolidated City Hall, the business community, the Mob, and the labor to produce an enormous building boom that delivered on the new city that had been promised since Mies van der Rohe arrived in 1938. A great cost to its soul, Chicago turned itself into the capital of modern architecture” (xxxiii). This clearly states that leadership is flowing in every corners of Chicago and we can still this charismatic leadership in present days too. Manasseh reflects the voice of a black, Jewish woman: “It’s simple. We cared. We put on hot-pink T-shirts, got our lawn chairs and a couple of packs of hot dog, and went to the corner and cooked some dinner. We showed up and established a presence in the neighborhood.” This implies that a great leadership has the ability to care for others
Chicago has always shown the tendency to hope for the good even in the worst conditions. Chicago was facing segregation with black people moving to south and whites to north. Dyja portraits the fact of the sufferings of the people of south and all these sufferings and difficulties led to the formation of Communism Party. Peoples hope was still there and this hope found new mayor Richard J. Daley. Dyja reflects, “Daley had a vision for the city” (xxxiii). With the positivity belief that their future will have the best outcome, Daley lived to their hope. This belief is still prevailing in the corners of the Chicago. Mothers Against Senseless Killings, an organization providing care to the kids, has provided optimistic beliefs for a change. Manasseh portraits, “After just three summers on the block, violent crime and gun-related incidents in that census tract have declined dramatically. And this has had a ripple effect as far as a mile out. The neighborhood elementary school attended by a majority of our children has also seen improvements in student performance.” This statement clarifies that it is the belief of those mothers who were hopeful and confident about the change and improvements. This hopefulness is passed to the fans of the Chicago Cubs too. No matter what the outcome will be, fans are confident that the Cubs will win the match someday and be called as