Chicago metropolitan area

Independence Day, or the 4th of July, is a U.S. national holiday celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Many Americans celebrate Independence Day by shooting off fireworks, going to a parade, and enjoying the hot summer weather. My family drives down to Rockwood, Illinois for Independence Day and to visit my cousins Eddie, Katie, Emma, and Hannah. My favorite memory with my cousins was when we had a giant Independence Day Capture the Flag…

The name of my article is “The Maco Railroad Light.” This story was written by Troy Taylor. This article was published in 1998. Taylor writes mostly about history, hauntings, and the unexplained. He is the founder and president of the “American Ghost Society.” I believe the intended audience is people who love the unexplained. My article is about the Mako Light. It is an unexplainable light that appears near a railroad station. The light is supposed to come from a lantern that Joe Baldwin was…

In every great city throughout history, there has always been separation between those who are marginalized and down trodden and the upper echelons of society. This reached a climax in the first modern metropolis, New York City. At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States of America was in the process of emerging as an industrial and economic world power. The chance to come to the land of opportunity lead to a massive influx of immigrants, the majority of which were uneducated and…

Proposed Location Hopeful Photography proposed location need to represent the edgy urban chic feel of the company brand. Our location area would be in downtown Tulsa. Our company studio space requirement would be an open industrial retail space that is at least 2000 square feet. Space needs to have an abundant amount of natural light for studio sessions. The studio surrounding location is as important as the studio itself. The studio location must be in a convenient location that is easily…

In? -chicago Chicago is a city, where it has tall buildings and small ones. chicago has the Trump tower and the Willis tower. There is a lot of cool places like museums,towers,hotels,and even disney store! It also has a lot of more things like trains,houses,even Football fields. Another cool thing about Chicago has the bean and other cool structures. Brief Summary. - The narrator has to leave its town and school,the reason why is she`s moving with her grandma. Grandma lives in Chicago, she…

Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets shows the authors journey through mysteries of Chicago’s housing projects. As a sociology grad student at the University of Chicago, Venkatesh walked into one of Chicago’s toughest housing projects, clipboard in hand, ready to ask residents about their lives. However, the answers he got were unprintable. He stuck around, became friends with a gang leader and for the next decade lived a second life at the infamous…

I was born in Detroit and moved away before I had my brain was able to create memories. The only part of Detroit I knew was downtown. I’d go there for Tiger games, the Science Center, and the D.I.A. Before coming to U of D, I had the same stereotypical view of Detroit as most of United States. I thought of Detroit as being a city with a nice downtown but dangerous and rundown everywhere else. I was so wrong. Pledge Detroit changed my opinion of Detroit for the better. Particularly my sophomore…

illustrate the environmental effects from the combined emissions and discharges, in a geographic area. The results from the model CalEnviorScreen, ranks Barrio Logan as a “high pollution burden” community with a percentile score 96% out of 100%. It also indicates that Barrio Logan is in the top 3% of communities in California with extreme expose to diesel at 100%, impaired water at 97%, and solid waste at 94%. These statistics have many residents concerned, including Barrio Logan College…

suffered as much as Detroit. When the automobile companies declared bankruptcy this created complete chaos since trust was lost between investors and the people. As a result of this, the majority of people saw Detroit as a lost cause and viewed the metropolitan area as an economic wasteland. However, Detroit never gave up. The auto industry attained back its health, the Motor City slowly crawled its way back from a near-death economic experience to rebirth as a imperative business hub. It all…

Chicago is the third largest city in the United States of America. In such a large city, crime rates have always been an issue in both modern times and in the past. When the Volstead Act was passed in 1919 and Prohibition was in full effect, organized crime gangs took advantage of the restriction by illegally obtaining and selling alcoholic beverages to Americans. The base of operations was very commonly in Chicago, Illinois. This would continue until 1933 when the Volstead Act was repealed by…