Chicago

Wilson uses the ghetto of Chicago as his “laboratory” to describe the decline in the African American race. With it being less barriers to a higher education, higher career opportunities, and allied groups in the American society. When you grow up in the ghetto, sometimes committing a crime is a part of an economic opportunity because much income isn’t coming into a person’s household. Males took it upon themselves to drop out of school to sell drugs. With the major decline being unexpected in…

Shamrock Barrera 2/14/2016 “The Ups and downs of Society” Gwendolyn Brooks was an African american woman who lived from 1917 until 2000. She was born in kansas then moved to chicago where she died. She was married to Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. in 1939 and had two children, Henry and Nora. Throughout her life, she wrote many poems and even won a pulitzer prize in 1950. Gwendolyn Brooks is also the author of a poem called Sadie and Maud. This poem is about two sisters, but it is also about…

this issue but, we decided to go for a simple, yet helpful solution for our community of West Chicago. In 2010, Americans produced about 250 million tons of garbage and only 34 percent was recycled. According to an Opposing Views article called “Pollution”, on average each person accumulates at least 4.5 pounds…

The trip to Chicago was blessedly uneventful, even as the amount of relics from the time before steadily increased as they got closer to the city. “You, are such a hick,” Miles whispered in her ear, grasping her elbow as she gawked, keeping her from tripping over her own two feet as they walked the streets of chicago. “Are you complaining?” she asked looking up at him with a toothy grin. “No,” Miles chuckled with a shake of his head as he looked into her mischievous eyes, “absolutely no…

mouth of the artwork. These frameworks are visually similar to elongated strips of windows, due to the quadrilaterals of negative space outlined by beams. Also, extended along the walls behind the sculpture is an unaltered aerial photograph of the Chicago Skyline, which can be seen through the gaps in the metal structures. This piece is constructed in a manner that inherently challenges the viewer’s sense of spatial reasoning and physical awareness. This is achieved through two primary factors,…

Hemon's "Lives of a Flaneur," he evokes a sense of community and belonging once he moves away from his home in Sarajevo and finds a new one in Chicago. Throughout this essay, Hemon's ultimate goal is to search for a new place to call home. He had originally left Sarajevo…

On October 8th, 1871, a tremendous fire broke out in the city of Chicago. Everyone had been doing their normal daily deeds when an unexpected fire started. The fire killed hundreds and left thousands homeless. This disaster fire grew quickly making it difficult to stop it as it spread north and east to the center of the city. Many people still to this day do not know or have evidence on how this chaos began. Although there are many theories about it, the O’Leary cow theory is the most…

streets, in many Chicago neighborhoods. One neighborhood in particular is the Back of the Yards. The back of the Yards is located on the Southside of Chicago…

Chicago, Illinois often referred to as the Second City or the Windy City has recently taken on a much more ominous nickname, Chiraq. The dubious title that entails that a major American city share similar traits to the worn torn country of Iraq comes about from the dramatic and unfortunate rise of gang violence in the city and metro area. Despite success in curbing crime from its peak levels in the early 90’s the decrease is no more, crime has come roaring back in the Windy City, leaving many…

“A City Ready to Burn” By:Talyn Houghton On October 8, 1871, Chicago, Illinois was a city ready to burn. In the book The Great Fire, the author Jim Murphy gave enough evidence to show that Chicago was a city ready to burn into a mountain of flames in 1871. At the onset, the city was a windy city anyway but tonight it was just so out of hand that (60 miles per hour)when the fire started in the O’leary’s barn they said that the cow kicked the lamp over when she was milking it, the wind it…