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Bill Ayers co-founded the Weather Underground a communist revolutionary group. Ayers was born to a wealth Chicago family he was educated at the best schools. Ayers was arrested once but only stayed 10 days in jail because he tried to interrupt the Ann Labor draft board. Ayers and some leaders of the Weather Underground planned to bomb to blow up Fort Dix in New Jersey,…

Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams modeled a method in social work that existed in contrast to the Charitable Organization Societies (COS). Addams chose to live among the disadvantaged and immigrant populations, seeking a reciprocal relationship that would encourage a symbiotic existence between social classes (p. 59). Where Hull House did not attempt to decide the fate of the poor, COS existed solely to facilitate “friendly visitors” to enter the homes of the poor and use the data they…

accusations of violent crime placed around him, saying, “...I don’t pose as plaster saint, but I never killed anyone. I never stuck up another man in my life….” Al did have shortcomings, and he recognized this. In fact, his legacy as the “Boss of Chicago” stuck…

American gangster. Al Capone is commonly known to many as scar face Born in Brooklyn in New York City Al Capone’s parents were Italian immigrants, Capone made himself involved with gang activity at the age of 14 after having been expelled from school. He moved to Chicago to…

the growing cities, only to face ethnic discrimination, daunting poverty, and nativist legislation” these attitude led to terrible conditions for the working poor and consolidated their numbers into very poor district in major cities (TWE 375). In Chicago, where the Hull House was located, four out of every five people were foreign born. The turn of the century found a great improvement in the roles women were able to play in the public sector. Many American women were living more active,…

His actions not only affected the Chicago area, but had a major impact on the gangster himself. Prohibition, Gambling Dens, Whorehouses, and Gang Murders all made him the popular mob boss that everyone knows about today. Capone was born on January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York to an Italian immigrant Family.(Biography.com) Al was an excellent student in school, showing hope that he might actually make it out in the world. However, going to a harsh and meager school affected him, and made him…

forming “posses,” groups of students who meet weekly to discuss issues and solutions to college life with a faculty adviser. “What sets us apart is that on-campus support,” said Zoe Engel, the Assistant to the Director at The Posse Foundation – Chicago. “Not just giving students money, which is great, but also, providing an intangible resource.” Giving out grant money to low-income students has become a trend among top colleges, according to Cockrell. “It can sound very sexy,” Cockrell said.…

other buildings used for classes and clubs, a nursery school, the only public library in the neighborhood, a playground and one of the first gymnasiums in the country. Hull-House opened a boarding home for girls. Many of the neighbors came to the center for weekly baths. Even though Hull- House is closed in 2012 the Hall exists today as a social service agency, with locations around the city of Chicago. The University of Illinois at Chicago has preserved a small part of the buildings as a…

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…

educator he is an artist and his art piece “Bridgewater Ascending” was chosen to be displayed on campus. Before being employed at BSU, Lorenson lived in Chicago, Illinois. There he recieved a MFA degree in sculpture from Northern Illiois University and before that he recieved a BFA degree in sculpture from the University of Northern Iowa. Even before school, Lorenson knew he wanted to work with metal, which is why his art pieces are made of various metals. When left Chi-town, at his own expense,…