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poem "Hold Fast to Dreams" by Langston Hughes. Without dreams one's life has no purpose. In the play A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that tells the story of the hopes and dreams of a five person African American family living in Chicago in the 20th century. As Mama, the head of the house, receives a retirement check of 10,000 dollars, each person in the family has their hopes and dreams of what to do with this large sum of money. Walter is the son of Mama and the main male…

The Chicago mob was one of the most notorious criminal organizations in U.S history during the early twentieth century (Lyman & Potter, 2015 p.88). You had bosses such as William “Big Bob” Thompson and Mont Tennes who changed the history of Chicago. But it was Al Capone who made Chicago one of the most ruthless and crime ridden towns in the nation (Lyman & Potter, 2015 p. 88). Capone started off in New York City, but after he was suspected of committing two murders, he had two options; to…

Towards the end of the 1960’s the draw of the suburbs was beginning to gut the middle of most American cities. As the 1970’s wore on a plethora of reasons such as crime, job losses, and racism made them all the more attractive. Cities appeared to be dying. Then a strange thing happened, in the mid-1990’s crime began to drop rapidly and people began moving back to cities. Today cities like New York that were on the brink of collapse are thriving. Even stranger, because of the recession post 2000…

“Life Of A Pimp” Chicago illinois 1960, the city was busy like any other night, live music, basement parties & clubbing all day until dawn. The town was always awake it didn't even matter what time of day it was, everybody was always out riding, walking and you always seen the little children play about too. But, at night the worst things happen to anybody at any time people didn't care they still went out and wandered around. Back then cops didn't really care what people did they just picked…

IV. Utilizing an electric barrier will eliminate issues for boaters on the Great Lakes Not only are Asian carp affecting the ecosystem and food web in the Great Lakes, but they are also affecting the humans who use the lake. During the summer season, the Great Lakes are used the most for the use of boating and sport of fishing. After the invasion of the carp, many boaters, as well as the fishing industry, have faced many impacts from the species. This section will discuss the consequences that…

names!!!!!!!! When I signed up for the EDCI 20500 I was not sure what to expect when going to Chicago Public Schools. In class, we discussed, watched videos, and read books over inner city schools and the experiences that the students have and teachers have in the schools. Before I came to Chicago and attended George Leland Elementary School, I expected the classroom to be bland. When we talked about Chicago Public Schools in class we talked about how they do not have a ton of money to buy…

Barack Obama was born on August 4th, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. He moved to United States where he graduated from Harvard Law school. He worked as a community organizer, lawyer, and lecturer at University of Chicago Law School before starting his political career. Obama’s main cause was to promote peace among nations. He spoke a lot about a just war, and coming to agreed upon decisions without violence between nations. Being the President of the United States, it is easy to get drunk off power,…

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Transmuted America is a 2003 non-fiction book by Erik Larson. Mr. Larson relishes to embroider the past. So he relentlessly fuses history and regalement to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel, consummate with abundant cross-cutting and foreshadowing. Mundanely these might be alarming tactics, but in the case of this material they do the artifice. Mr. Larson has indicted a dynamic, enveloping book filled…

Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on June, 10 1922. Her mother’s name was Ethel Marion and her father’s name was Francis Gumm. Judy was the youngest in her family. Judy’s two older sisters were Suzanne Gumm and the other sister was Mary Jane Gumm. Garland began performing at age of two. She performed dance acts with her sisters.They were known as the Gumm sisters. In 1936 at age of thirteen, Judy signed a contract to Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Later that year, Garland appeared in…

George E. Merrick • General purpose: to inform • Special purpose: to inform my audience about George Merrick and his great design of the City of Coral Gables A. Introduction I) Attention getter: according to George (2011), 80 years ago, a city that covered 10,000 acres, had total of $150 million in sales and over $100 million spent on construction (para. 10) II) Credibility statement: I had been living at Coral Gables since 2011, where I visited the Merrick House, Coral Gables Museum, and…