Chicago Blackhawks

I recently spent a few spectacular days in the Windy City. Chicago is home to a few of my favorite things, Italian Beef Sandwiches, The Chicago Bears, and my lovely 97 year old grandmother. I personally have originated from Orlando, Florida and that definitely makes me impartial to a couple things, like the weather here, my cozy suburban lifestyle and of course, Universal! These cities are very uniquely, polar opposites, but capture the beauty of life as it is in each place. Most noticeably…

Indianapolis, Indiana, Is a beautiful city. It is home to numerous war memorials, second only to Washington, DC. However, it is a long way from my home town in Louisiana and not only in distance. I relocated to Indiana temporarily for a job almost a year ago, before the job was completed I was asked to take a permanent position. So my new ‘home’ town is now Indianapolis. I decided to embrace this with this essay, so I began to look for a site-specific public sculptor that has meaning to…

Various cities across the U.S. saw rapid development following the end of World War II. Advances in different type of technology allowed cities across the country to undergo vast reshaping, such as, the ability to mass produce products, in cheaper and more efficient ways. Advances in fertilizers and pesticides allowed more food to be grown in less time. The introduction of houses made from prefabricated parts allowed for entire new neighborhoods to be built in a short amount of time. Along with…

In chapter 6 of the reading, we are introduced to the fact that Chicago had a fast, increasing population of immigrants throughout the city. Subsequently, with such an increase of people of many different ethnicities and beliefs, there are bound to be complications which is seen. In Chicago, as quickly as the people arrive, they seem to segregate into their own social systems “Everywhere ethnic groups shared neighborhoods with others, but within these neighborhoods, they created their own…

“Can you believe we actually made it?’’ That’s what I asked my sister when we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge in our car. The lights, the people, the buildings, all so intriguing. We even saw the Statue of Liberty our first 5 minutes in the city. I couldn't help but to stick my head out of the window and breathe in that New York air, which was not a very good idea because there was trash a couple feet away from the car. This experience was just the encouragement I needed to chase after my dreams,…

Boredom again, nothing but boredom. All day long after breakfast we haven’t stopped or do anything. Minnesota is a real boring state, if you think about it. Almost as bad as Nebraska. At least there is some cities and a big lake to drive by. In Nebraska there is nothing but wheat fields flat as a doornail. We have been driving for over ten hours already, and it will still be tomorrow when we cross the Canadian border. What this is all about is the time I made a quick think decision, and almost…

In my visit to the Chicago History Museum (Chicago Historical Society)- on Saturday, June 18th, 2016- I experienced and was subject to visual study of various artifacts and exhibits which greatly expanded the range of my views and thoughts on history and the various smaller components which make up the history of a place, person, or thing. Such exhibits ranged from minute details making up a whole gallery on the evolution of everyday clothing and costumes in Chicago to major events which have…

One city that has been negatively impacted by the arrival of professional sports teams is the city of Detroit, Michigan. At one point essentially in shambles, Detroit, though still bankrupt and not very well off, at least now has something positive associated with its name. As the article by Joe Drape of the New York Times explains, “where even keeping the streetlights on has proved a struggle…”, Detroit is a city in complete and utter bankruptcy due to the reduction of population within the…

The document in chapter 21-1 – Jane Addams on Settlement Houses: The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements – was written by Jane Addams in 1892. The author is writing about the topic of social settlements to share the necessity for social settlements as there are major problems in the society, and these settlements would make “universal” those “blessings which we associate with a life of refinement and cultivation” and help provide for the betterment of immigrants and educated middle class…

The Working Families Party is party that was founded in New York in 1998 by a coalition of progressive elected officials, labor union and community organization members of the presently non active New Party. The Working Families Party has active groups scattered throughout the United States, in addition to the chapter in New York, they have another in Oregon, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. To expand as whole, the aim is to open more branches in other states…