Ten years ago, the city of Chicago, Illinois, made a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Although they came close to victory, the International Olympic Commission (IOC) awarded the hosting rights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while Chicago was knocked out in the first round of voting (“Rio to host 2016 Olympics,” 2009). It was a memorable win for South America as Rio became their first city to ever host an Olympics. In contrast, Chicago’s loss left its own inhabitants with some mixed…
During the summer of the years 1133 to 1855 a famous fair came into London, most commonly known as the Bartholomew Fair. Hosted in Smithfield, otherwise known as the location popular for slaughterhouses and public executions, the fair was a trading event that attracted Londoners of all classes. Ben Jonson uses this factor to his advantage with his play entitled, “Bartholomew Fair.” The type of people, activities, and crimes that occur at the fair gives Jonson the opportunity to reflect on his…
We focus on the U.S. Great Lakes megaregion, which includes large metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. The dataset consists of a balanced panel based on the monthly data obtained from various sources. Variables measured in this study and the data sources are described in this section. We focus on the time period between 2013 July and 2016 May for data consistency. Figure 1. US Great Lakes Megaregion (source:…
analyze the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the life of serial killer H.H. Holmes to contextualize the many contradictions of United States culture in the 1890s. In 1890, a majority voted that Chicago be the home for the World Columbian Exposition of 1893. The architects and city planners of Chicago envisioned a city that would “surpass the brilliance of the Paris…
Fridays. I lived in Two Harbors until the age of thirteen. After a year in Two Harbors I moved to an even smaller city called Silver Bay. Silver Bay was the best location because it was directly off the bay of Lake Superior. It also had the best private school designed for the student who lived out in the woods, because it was a lot harder for the students to make it to class on time because of all the snow delays. Minnesota was the coldest location of all the states I have lived in, and by far…
For example, Lavone Twitty, a native resident of Washington, DC, has two daughters in D.C. public schools and has found herself unable to keep up with rising rents and describes her experiences as “being swept out of town on a tide of gentrification” (Molloy 2016). Another example involves Loretta Holloman, a resident of Northeast Washington, who…
Force of Change by Alexis Rockman created in 2017 depicts the junction of the Niagara River, the Erie Canal, and Lake Erie particularly near Buffalo, New York. The painting displays the utter beauty of the Great Lakes, all the while exploring the dangerous forces that threaten them. The piece is one of a series done by Alexis Rockman called “Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle” currently displayed in the Grand Rapids Art Museum from January 27 to April 29. Through the use of several different…
The beautiful streets in Chicago were once burning buildings and smoke, the waters were once bridges leading on the flames, but what does Chicago look like now? The Great Chicago Fire was a devastating event. The fire left many areas in ashes, but now they have rebuilt their city into a modern town with many skyscrapers and monuments. Chicago's architecture has transformed the town because they have fixed the construction issues flaws of 1871, Chicago was built from ashes and now plays an…
difficult, especially if were talking about Chicago and Atlanta. Picking were to live has to come down to where I feel most comfortable. There are three sections that are going to help me choose like nature, entertainment and how close they are to other cool states. Choosing where to live for me comes down to nature. Nature plays a big role on where I choose to move to it has to be a big open space where I can go out and have fun I nature. Like in Chicago they have lake Michigan where instead…
Philadelphia is the home of cheesesteaks. A cheesesteak is a hot sandwich with thin sliced sautéed beef with melted cheese and usually onions on a 6inch or foot long roll. Cheesesteaks come from Philadelphia; the proper name is Philly cheesesteaks. In 1930 a man by the name Pat Oliveri who was a hot dog vendor originated the “philly” cheesesteak. One day Oliveri decided to grill some beef from his butcher. In the middle of Oliveri grilling a taxicab driver loved what he smelled and asked for a…