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In the midst of a new era of development in Chicago, the firm Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett was commissioned to reconstruct the Loop Synagogue in 1957 (Figure 1) after the original building was lost to a fire. In order to reflect modern industrial life and provide a functional space within the transitioning city, the synagogue was designed to incorporate contemporary aspects in both the exterior and interior of the building, which is expressed through the materials and the layout. Additionally,…

Chicago’s Criminality vs. Attraction How have significant people, places, and/or events made the city of Chicago what it is today? Chicago Literature had a major focus on the good and evil of Chicago. It started off by concentrating on what represents Chicago; The Cubs, deep-dish pizza, and the Art Museum were all brought up quite frequently. Later, the course got into the World’s Fair and the serial killer, H.H.Holmes, in the book “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson, and eventually…

Myra Brooks Turner passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Parkwest Hospital surrounded by her family. Myra Brooks-Turner is an educator, an award-winning composer, professional pianist and freelance writer. Having started musical training at The Juilliard School in New York City at age twelve, she holds bachelors and masters honors degrees with piano, theory and composition from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. A professional composer and musical director in Dallas, Myra…

Shamrock Barrera 2/14/2016 “The Ups and downs of Society” Gwendolyn Brooks was an African american woman who lived from 1917 until 2000. She was born in kansas then moved to chicago where she died. She was married to Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. in 1939 and had two children, Henry and Nora. Throughout her life, she wrote many poems and even won a pulitzer prize in 1950. Gwendolyn Brooks is also the author of a poem called Sadie and Maud. This poem is about two sisters, but it is also about…

Declaration of Sentiments an Grievances, demanding “equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women.” One hundred and twenty-six years later, Judy Chicago created The Dinner Party, a mixed media installation to celebrate the liberation of women and women artists from the tyranny of anonymity. Judy Chicago (once known as Judith Sylvia Cohen) was born in 1939, during a time in which woman were an important part of society but were still not treated equally. “I was…

The Chicago School of Sociology emerged in the 1920’s and the 1930’s. In this school the first in depth studies of urban sociology commenced. The lead sociologists involved with the University included Robert Park, Ernest Burgess and Louis Wirth. They explored two key themes of sociology; urban ecology and urbanism as a way of life. These concepts greatly enhanced our understanding of cities and urban life. Their studies revolved around urban land-use and its effect on society, resulting in an…

Marlowe wants the elite members of Organized Crime to be held responsible for their crimes. “I like to see the law win. I’d like to see the flashy well-dressed mugs like Eddie Mars spoiling their manicures in the rock quarry at Folsom, alongside of the poor little slum-bred guys that got knocked over on their first caper and never had a break since. That’s what I’d like. You and me both lived too long to think I’m likely to see it happen. Not in this town, not in any town half this size, in any…

very easy life he does because he is so rich. Which means that in his lifetime he can get most things he wants. Michael Jordan and I played a game of PS4 football and I was the cowboys and he was the Bears. When we were doing this, this whole time we were in chicago in multiple places just in chicago. After the game I told him it was time for us to part ways. MBecause my mom at home was probably worried where I was. This is why I chose Michael Jordan in this project because his life is so easy…

Chicago is known for having many neighborhoods and each one having individual cultures and identities. The city has more than 200 neighborhoods and 77 community areas and all of them have a deep history that when combined with the others, it creates the complex history of the city we know today. Each neighborhood has unique cultural aspects and historical landmarks, in which the city encourages tourist and locals to go and explore them in each neighborhood. In other words, Chicago sells and…

Bandwagon Fans Do you know of a person who always roots for the best team in each sport they like to watch? Does this person switch teams each year based on which team is number one? If so, this person is more than likely a bandwagon fan in the sports society. I see people every year who wear different sports team shirts because the team they liked the previous year isn’t as good as they were, and I think it’s a disgrace to true fans like myself. People create problems by being bandwagon fans…