Chicago school

The title itself is a reference to Capone’s nickname, one which he thoroughly despised. Scarface, a nickname given to Capone due to the three unmistakable scars on his face, has a story all it’s own. After dropping out of school in the sixth grade, Capone joined a street gang in Manhattan known as The Five points Gang and worked as a bouncer and bartender at a bar called The Harvard Inn. It was there that he was bestowed the scars which adorned his face and the nickname that…

amount of HPV vaccinations administered by VFC ( Vaccines for Children). HPV vaccination is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and have the ability to cause problems such as genital warts and Cervical Cancer. 2. 100 schools in underprivileged communities each month will have a health educator inform them of HPV. According to the CDC, blacks and Hispanics have the highest rates of HPV. 3. By the year 2020 to increase the number of individuals practicing safe sex…

I grew up in a neighborhood where a tourist can capture awe-inspiring pictures through their phone's or camera's. Pictures that will bring out how rich this community is. Rich in culture, food, music, and art. Pilsen, The Heart of Chicago, is beautiful in and out. From the art located in almost every corner, to the kindest hearts that live in the people who live in Pilsen. Pilsen has many murals that have stories behind them. Stories about our ancestors' culture, traditions and history. Some…

of 18; he defends his sister from a man named Frank Carlucci O and got slashed on the left cheeks by the knife of Carlucci O. The exploits of Al Capone come in the ear of a big shark called Johnnie Torio. Torio became Capone role model; he move to Chicago to run things for Big Jim Colisimo; he controls the gambling and whore house business. Colisimo’s empire had trouble, Torio needed someone intelligent who could take toughest decision so, he decided to recruit Capone. Torio became Capone’s…

skip school for the day, and explore the city of Chicago. Each one of them had a very different experience. There was Cameron, who always tried to avoid trouble at any cost. He spent the day being worried and nervous because he was out of his comfort zone. Sloane, who always went with the flow, enjoyed her day and was calm no matter what happened. Then there was Ferris, who took all of the risks he could, and was always positive and outgoing. Throughout my three years at Springman Middle School,…

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.…

Publishing Group, 2003, and 447 The book "The Devil in the White City" is about the serial killer H.H. Holmes and the architect of the World's Fair Daniel H. Burnham. Who was Daniel H. Burnham? Burnham was a man who rose to prominence. In 1893 Chicago won the bid for the World's Exposition. The architects chosen were Burnham and his partner John Root, Burnham and John needed to build something to give their city a better reputation. Burnham ended facing many hardships along the way, it started…

Background Information Cabrini-Green, one of the 11 public-housing high-rises in Chicago, was built in 1958 for Italian immigrants who-who were affected by WWII. This did not work out for the immigrants due to poor living conditions, so they moved out. Soon after, the Cabrini high-rises were transformed and were turned into the Cabrini-Green homes after people built the William Green homes as an add-on to the Frances Cabrini homes. Right after that happened, the Cabrini-Green homes became an…

Everyone knows the famous scarred face of the Italian Al Capone that earned him the name Scarface. Following is a brief detail of his life. Life Al Capone belonged to a relatively poor immigrant Italian family. The only way he found possible to turn the poor lifestyle of his family to a rich one was through crime. Though he belonged to a rather respectable and professional family, h turned to crime to earn his income. Early in the year 1894, Al Capone’s father came to New York amongst many…

She devoted her life to try and help the poor and unfortunate and help the troubled children of a growing Chicago to have a childhood like hers. She made many strides to improving women's equality and rights in voting. As Pleck put it Jane Addams “was one of the most distinguished of the first generation of college-educated women, rejecting marriage and motherhood…