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Capone was born in Brooklyn New York In 1899 he was born to the parents Terasina Capone, and Gabriel Capone. Al Capone was born 4th out of 7 brothers. Al Capone was from Italian descent and was baptized a Roman Catholic. Al Capone dropped out of school early like most immigrant families to support his Mom and find work; he dropped out at age 14. Then a little while later joined the South Brooklyn Rippers and then the Five Points Juniors. He will soon be the most infamous crime boss in History.…

For many parents, the birth of a new child brings joy and glee. However for my father, I was a burden made by his late-night illegal activities. West Englewood is an area many people have not heard of - it’s tucked inside the southwest side of Chicago. During the day, the people of Englewood would wake up to the smell and sound of gunshots and burning tyres. Police officers would parade the streets in their well-ironed uniforms and the alleys would be covered with bright and colourful…

‘Chicago’ Carl Sandburg The poem ‘Chicago’ by Carl Sandburg describes the city of Chicago in the United States of America, presumably at the time of writing, 1914. Sandburg is first speaking to the city, then speaking to the people who is reading the poem. Sandburg has described Chicago as a city of the big shoulders, busy and brawling. Sandburg’s deep affection for his city arises, in spite of the outsiders staring at the hard working people who colonise the city. He makes us imagine Chicago…

created a type of organic type of architecture, called Prairie School, which incorporated horizontal lines which can be seen from many of his pieces of buildings and homes he had created during his lifetime. Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. After college, he became chief assistant to architect Louis Sullivan. Wright then founded his own firm and developed a style known as the Prairie school, which strove for an "organic architecture" in designs for…

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…

Park, Garfield Park, Austin, and Logan square communities across Chicago, Illinois. The youth participant’s ages range from 7-18 years old. The ethnicity of the youth participants consist of mainly Hispanics, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and African Americans. The clients served by BUILD also entails more than 90% of their youth participants being of low income families, gang affiliated, and victims of abusive environments (BUILD Chicago, 2013). Discuss the route by which the “client”…

Every week, dozens of lives are taken in the city of Chicago through the use of gun violence. These homicides happen most commonly in the southern neighborhoods of the city, notably areas such as Englewood, Austin, and Humboldt Park just to name a few. It just so happens that the city of Chicago is the city in which it is most difficult to acquire a firearm of any sort with the proper licensing. It is so difficult that we are ranked 1st when it comes to gun control in the United States of…

Born of Fire: Chrysler 200 Commercial Analysis The year 2008 represented struggle and despair. The American automobile manufacturing industry especially felt the hit of the economic crisis. The energy crisis spiked fuel prices, discouraging the purchase of pick up trucks and SUVs due to their low fuel economy. Chrysler was a part of the American “Big Three” and their company began to crumble. Unable to withstand the economic downfall, Chrysler was forced into bankruptcy in 2009. This 2011 Super…

Our world, once divided by the vastness of its oceans, has become connected more so than ever through globalization. International transport, communication, and commerce are results of this development. While globalization has its benefits, it instills regional and global competition between cities. Some cities have flourished, becoming world cities. Others struggle to maintain or catch up. To better understand this sense of competition, indexes have conceptualized universal characteristics of…

black area of Chicago, broadened, its length snaked onward continuing to grow at a steady pace. Eventually, social conflict, animosity and racial tensions exploded and, in 1919, a bloody riot broke out on the streets of Chicago. Many people, historically, recall the riot as the summer of “the red riot”, leaving 15 whites and 23 blacks dead, and another 500 (with 60% being black) injured. (The Chicago Race Riot of 1919). According to the Chicago Website City of Chicago, Chicago was…