Chicago

Many cities in America boast places that hold mysterious poltergeists and haunted mausoleums, but none of them have more supernatural beings than New Orleans. From a ghostly prostitute to a queen of black magic to a roving rug-rat, New Orleans is filled to the brim with paranormal sightings and experiences. One example of local folklore is the life of Josie Arlington, who led a pretty messed up life. She was living off money that she got from prostituting herself, but she knew that she could…

In a New York Times article available only one day after the fire, one witness exclaimed, “I only saw one man show. All the rest were girls. They stood on the windowsills tearing their hair out and handfuls and then they jumped. One girl held back after all the rest and clung to the window casing until the flames from the window below crept up to her and set her clothing on fire. Then she jumped far over the net and was killed instantly, like all the rest"(Triangle 2). On what was meant to be a…

Imagine you’re 600 feet in the air, looking down at the little world below you. The itty bitty cars and teeny tiny people. It is hard to believe you were once down there, that the world shrunk or that you grew. The Mississippi River and beyond on one side, St Louis on the other. That's right, you're at the top of the western hemisphere's tallest monument, the Gateway Arch! The Gateway Arch is 630 feet tall and wide, as well as being 43,306 tons and costing 13 million dollars. Four million…

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other is the New York Mets. The club began play in the AL in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (not to be confused with the modern Baltimore Orioles.) Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the…

Zara Beadle METR 113 24 November 15 Assignment #4 SF Bay Area Air Pollution Risk Assessment The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is an agency responsible for air pollution control in the San Francisco Bay Area. The BAAQMD is devoted to improving air quality and public health to all Bay Area citizens. Communities in the SF Bay Area that have the highest health risk from air pollution are Concord, Eastern San Francisco, Western Alameda County, Redwood City/East Palo Alto,…

One way to sum up the great recession: we're still feeling the ripple effect. Many cities have been reduced to rubble where there was once great industry and a thriving community with a promise of a greater, more successful tomorrow. The American dream of owning a home, cars and property reduced to nothing more than just that, a dream. As we witnessed in Anthony Bourdain's documentary, "Parts Unknown": Detroit, one of the greatest cities of progress and manufacturing now covered with graffiti…

The book, The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea, is based on the true story of the Yuma-14, or Wellstone 26, who were Mexicans that crossed into America through the desert. This novel goes through not only their story but what happened before and after their journey, as well as the mentalities of the Border Patrol agents. It gives you the complete picture of what had happened. The Devil’s Highway starts off with a brief background about what happened. It’s learned here that 14 men had died…

Throughout history New York City has been perceive as the city of opportunity. New York City is an astonishing city with luxurious skyscrapers, home of the latest fashion, having one of the biggest public transportation system in the country as many other things such as Broadway theatres, cinemas and the famous Time Square electronic billboards. All these perceptions motivate many people from all over the world to migrate to New York City with hopes of fulfilling their dream of living a better…

Chicago began as a city based mainly on commerce based on its location alongside the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. As a result of these two natural landmarks, its location was only logical for setting up a crossroad between the West and the East, as well as an area of trading between the natives and settlers. Over time however, Chicago will keep its label as a city based on commerce however will begin a transition towards a true modern city for residents that can even rival the likes of New…

Chicago’s Criminality vs. Attraction How have significant people, places, and/or events made the city of Chicago what it is today? Chicago Literature had a major focus on the good and evil of Chicago. It started off by concentrating on what represents Chicago; The Cubs, deep-dish pizza, and the Art Museum were all brought up quite frequently. Later, the course got into the World’s Fair and the serial killer, H.H.Holmes, in the book “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson, and eventually…