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Is the place you call home actually your ‘home’? In the story “Illinois” the author, Savannah Carpenter uses imagery, personification and point of view to develop and express the idea that at times, places, where you feel most accepted and belonged, may not be the place you call home. Carpenter sets the story in Illinois with the main character working as a bricklayer named Ken. Ken has been in the town his whole life and is accepted and loved by the town, even so, he always thought of the ocean…

NEW YORK CITY! You know, when I see New York City, there’s a lot that goes on there. Fast-food restaurants, overpriced sporting events at the Madison Square Garden, and not to mention the millions of people that maybe from an aerial shot look like tiny ants working within their colony. I’m excited to be there and it never gets boring when I go to the same food spots there. The adrenaline rush from walking through a train station that lies in front of one of the largest buildings in the world…

She devoted her life to try and help the poor and unfortunate and help the troubled children of a growing Chicago to have a childhood like hers. She made many strides to improving women's equality and rights in voting. As Pleck put it Jane Addams “was one of the most distinguished of the first generation of college-educated women, rejecting marriage and motherhood…

During the Gilded Age, otherwise known as the Progressive Era, there was a mass explosion in innovation to generate political, economic, and technological changes. Although there were detrimental changes in American cities during Urbanization, such as the spoils system, political machines, and robber barons, the majority of these changes were beneficial towards the evolution of today’s society, which is demonstrated by technological advances like Carnegie Steel and Edison’s light bulb,…

Chicago is known as the windy city, but most people tend to forget about the architecture fleets that Chicago has accomplished over the decades. In Chicago, people do not get the chance to see buildings that incorporate multiple different styles into a single structure. In class, I got the chance to expand my knowledge on Postmodernism buildings. A Postmodern building tends to have multiple different styles and designs incorporate into one building. The Postmodern concept is like a beautiful…

The Great Chicago Fire “The blaze spread through Chicago from Sunday night until early Tuesday morning” (Owens 7). Even the rumors were like wildfire fiercely going threw out the town. Before the Chicago fire, life in Chicago was nice and simple, but after everything was in flames. ”At the time of the fire, Chicago's population was approximately 324,000; within nine years, there were some 500,000 Chicagoans. By 1890, the city was a major economic and transportation hub with an estimated…

majority of people will realize this book is different after just reading the first two chapters of The Devil in The White City. Rather you find out the book is being told from two stories being jumped back in forth between two totally different men in chicago during the world fair, or the interruptions of flashbacks, and little details you come across from Erik Larson's own research. This sounding like chaos Larson still has his book set up with a prologue, four parts, and an epilogue. I…

One of the first things that you notice in our group’s poster would be the CN Tower. We chose this building because it is not only the iconic symbol of Urban Toronto, but also because it is a popular hotspot for tourists. This would benefit the tourism industry, as approximately 1.5 million people visit from around the world each year. Also the CN Tower is one of the 7 wonders of the modern world, making the CN tower an interesting place to visit. The second thing your eyes might have been drawn…

Your favorite Michigan tourist spot may not be the safest place to visit. Michigan's crime rate is increasing and becoming a serious problem that the modern world faces today. Michigan’s top 4 dangerous cities are Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, and Jackson. All cities encounter different crimes, but these 4 cities have the top rates in Michigan. Some types of crimes these cities face experience are murder, non-negligent manslaughter, property crime, rape, robbery, motor vehicle theft, and arson. You…

In 1889, Paris hosted the Worlds Fair for the first time. Here many vendors and people presented technological advancements, as the French were in the middle of their own Industrial Revolution (Munro). It was also a place to showcase the world’s best performances or exhibits of art, dance, theatre and music. The Paris Exposition also called the Exposition Universelle, lasted from May 6 thru October 31, 1889. The Fair attracted all kinds of attention throughout the world. The Fair was appealing…