Chicago is known as the heart of America; the place people gather from coast to coast. Famous for its architecture‚ history‚ sports teams and delicious food‚ Chicago has a lot to offer. However‚ this city is currently in a lot of trouble. What was once known as a thriving‚ luxurious city is now being taken over by violence. News programs across the nation haven’t been broadcasting the positive things about Chicago‚ instead they have been primarily focusing on the uprising problem in this city-the
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Chicago theory of crime was founded in 1920‚ and has been referred to as “Social disorganization theory” (Bohm‚ 2011). The Department of Sociology attempted to identify __Environmental factor associated with crime __How a specific neighborhood’s crime related to that neighborhood’s characteristics (Bohm‚ 2011). This was the United States 1st large-scale study done to explain why crime occurs and became the platform for many future studies (Bohm‚ 2011). Chicago School earned a reputation as the
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hear about crime statistic or the rate of crime in different parts of the United 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
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Chicago Organized Crime and Political Figures Organized crime in Chicago has existed for over a century‚ with its magnitude being extremely pronounced before the year of prohibition i.e. 1919. The gangsters took advantage of lucrative markets for illegal activities such as gambling‚ prostitution‚ robbery‚ hijacking and contract killing to extort. The popularity of the gang activities such as gambling was amplified by the hardships caused by depression; the poor citizens had high hopes of being released
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the horrible luck Chicago‚ Illinois‚ has had regarding the hosting rights. Three years prior‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the city the right to host the third Olympics. Be that as it may‚ the 1904 games did not take place in Chicago as planned. Instead‚ Saint Louis‚ Missouri‚ captured the rights to host by threatening to host a similar
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Chicago Launched in 1975‚ the musical Chicago‚ created by a talented pair of composers and producers that included both John Kander and Fred Ebb later known as Kander and Ebb. Kander was born on March 18‚ 1927 in Kansas City‚ Missouri. His exposure to music began at an early age as a result of having had tuberculosis as a baby. During this time‚ Kander was cut off and not allowed to be around other people‚ that separation developed his ability for sound. Kander started piano lessons at the
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Chicago Skyline I don’t know if the Chicago Skyline is one of Illinois official seven wonders. I do know that is one of mine. At some point in everyone’s life they should make the journey to experience the magnificent view of the Chicago Skyline. Young or old‚ whether it is day or night‚ winter or summer‚ by land or by sea and without a doubt by air the Chicago Skyline will never fail you expectations. I remember the first time seeing the Skyline. I was a young child driving with my family
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| Communities in Chicago | | By: Mike Miller | 12/7/2012 | Mike Miller History 111 David Johnson Research Paper Chicago has a history steeped in growth of infrastructure‚ devastating natural disasters‚ and everything in between. It first was settled in the late 1700’s and has been growing exponentially ever since. It’s a city of commerce and opportunity for many incoming immigrants and settlers to start a fresh life. This place became one of the most desirable cities in America
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The Wing city Chicago When I first visit Chicago two years ago‚ I thought Chicago is just a city with cold winter and nothing fancy. So I always stay in my little comfort zoon like Chinatown and only hangout with my Chinese friends. However‚ after a month of exploring Chicago‚ I was totally wrong. Chicago is a place with rich history‚ culture diversity and innovation in business. It is so fabulous and modern‚ yet so calm and beautiful. When you pay close attention to your surrounding‚ you
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critical in the Pacific Coast; as a result‚ it caused the dispersion of Chinese that had settled in California to the mid-western and eastern states.(Chicago-Chinatown‚ 1996)1 Many Chinese migrated eastward to some major cities‚ and some of them chose Chicago. In the 1870s‚ the first Chinese immigrants arrived in Chicago. Although Chinese in Chicago endured the same restrictions and discrimination that happened in other cities of America‚ the population of Chinese increased progressively. In 1890
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