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1.San Francisco, California Is there a valid argument to this? With San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate bridge, innovative Silicon Valley, and notable cable cars it is the zenith of American culture and spirit. It is also important to note that STANFORD hasn’t even been pointed out. Everything about the city screams: Improve! Improve! Improve! Another interesting fact about San Francisco is that during the Great Depression not a single bank failed. San Francisco is truly the epicenter of world…

Ernest Burgess in "The Growth of the City," in which he examines Chicago and vicinity. In addition, Bruce Epperson (2007), the author of “Eminence Domain: Reassessing the Life and Public Works of Robert Moses” examines the way in which Robert Moses geared his projects for New York City and the surrounding area (p.1). However, one may find that the way in which Moses plans projects for New York City may connect to the way in which Chicago was planned. Before the formation of suburbs, the majority…

police officers and all other types of city workers to make sure that he would never get charged with any felonies. Capone went against Prohibition laws and made most of his fortune by selling alcohol illegally. Al Capone, a vicious street gangster in Chicago, was charged with tax evasion since the FBI could not press murder charges on him. Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York on 17 January 1899 (Nix). He was born to Italian immigrants Gabriele Capone and…

Chicago is known as the windy city, but most people tend to forget about the architecture fleets that Chicago has accomplished over the decades. In Chicago, people do not get the chance to see buildings that incorporate multiple different styles into a single structure. In class, I got the chance to expand my knowledge on Postmodernism buildings. A Postmodern building tends to have multiple different styles and designs incorporate into one building. The Postmodern concept is like a beautiful…

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,…

Several pivotal events and turns faced during the post-civil war period in the 1860s that America experienced several good and bad events which helped push along its evolution. Factors include immigration, industrialization and racial bigotry coming from several previous slavery states in the south. The country was divided until the Civil War came to an end at Appomattox courthouse when the South surrendered to the North. By 1915, a prosperous America had been started to be built with the…

summer while at band practice his band director announced where the band would be going for their spring trip in April. The destination was set for Chicago Illinois and so John and his sister where super excited because that was where they where born. Fueled with this information they soon arrived home to tell their mom that they would be going to Chicago for their final band trip. After explaining what…

public bathrooms, pure water, an ambulance service, electric streetlights, and a sewage-processing system…” (Larson 247.) This allows Larson to show his readers a contrast of the city 's appearance of the White city and the Dark City. The people of Chicago live in the Dark City that contained smoke, garbage, manure, and dead animals; therefore, when visitors walk into the White City they are amazed at the beauty that they have not fully realized was even possible. Larson further juxtaposes the…

their native land. They are both separated and displaced in a new society and have a longing for their own culture. In their situations, they are also differences and similarities. For “Museum Indians”, the main character was born in Chicago and lives in Chicago. She was introduced to the city by her mother. They were also forced to leave their home to support their family. But instead, in “Bonne Anne,” the character was born in Haiti yet lives in New York. He has a Haitian culture and is…

The American gangster has always been viewed as an integral icon in American entertainment, from its beginning in classic Hollywood films such as Scarface: Shame of a Nation and on into present day films such as Good fellas. However, there is one important point one must take into account when discussing the great American mobster film, and that is the historical accuracy of the film when it is in reference to a real life gangster. Many mob movies feature characters who strike a quite startling…