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La Grange Fire Departments own Firefighter/Paramedic James Baum was the keynote speaker. James Baum, is a military veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom I & II (2003-2004) and in South Korea as a member of the 8th Army United Nations Command Honor Guard (2005-2006). After completing his service he then studied to become a firefighter Paramedic. James served previously with Sugar Grove and Wheaton Fire Departments before joining the La Grange Fire Department in 2010.…

Wish I Could Be Part of That Disney World Since my toddler years, I have been an avid Disney fan, nay, an addict. I have attended the parks annually since my 3rd birthday. For many years, my family bought annual passes and we went as often as every other weekend. Early on I thought my dream job would be to play a Disney princess, as I grew into my preteen years I found that to be overrated. I became more opinionated of the changes occurring within the parks and less entranced by the magic they…

Nike is one of the most popular brands across the globe and is a household name. The brand is mainly known for promoting the sale of athletic apparel for all ages, and all skill levels. Several sport teams around the world use Nike’s products as part of their uniform, and they sponsor a variety of different leagues and levels of sports. Another popular approach Nike likes to use to promote its business is by having celebrities or famous athletes endorse their products. A good example of this is…

Introduction The Distillery District is a heritage building community located to the east of the downtown core in Toronto. Gooderham and Worts founded the site as a distillery in 1832, and by the 1860s, it was the largest distillery in the world. The deindustrialization of neighbouring areas subsequently resulted in the closure of all remaining distillery operations by 1990. By 2003, the Distillery District was transformed into a pedestrian oriented area, allowing for a dynamic public space…

Little Tokyo: a relatively small 67 acres of land, rich with cultural and social history, a hotspot for tourists and Los Angeles natives alike, a landmark of Japanese American society right in the center of downtown Los Angeles. With its roots tracing as far back as the 1880’s, even to this day it continues to bring in and entertain tourists daily, with its small town charm and many interesting and exciting attractions. Little Tokyo serves as a hub for Japanese culture and tradition, new and old…

27 million…27 million! people were helped in 2015, and 30 thousand annually! This is not luck the salvation army has reached out to all corners of the world, from Iowa to Taiwan and everything in between. Before you donate to any other charity consider this. The salvation army has a very wide variety of different causes you can put your money to, and the salvation army is not hard to find. Which means no matter where you are at there is a good chance you can hear someone ringing a bell this…

Los Angeles is a place where people of different social backgrounds lead increasingly separate, parallel lives. Individuals from all social backgrounds participate in routine activities in micro-spaces throughout the city such as purchasing a cup of coffee or riding the bus to work. These people can be a student going to school or a senior citizen out on a stroll. Even though they may cross paths and share certain spaces on a consistent basis, that does not mean that they live identical lives.…

Nathaniel is a 58 year-old single African American homeless man who suffers from a mental illness that lives in the city of Los Angeles. Nathaniel began experiencing delusions, hallucination, and hearing voices when he was a young boy. When Nathanial was approximetly13 years old he had his first hallucination, in which he saw a car that was on fire and that it was driving away. Nathanial’s mental illness has progressed as he has become older. Nathaniel’s first mental breakdown occured while he…

Steve Jobs can be considered an American icon. He helped create a society filled with technological advances no person could have ever imagined. In 2005, Jobs presented a commencement speech at Stanford University that captured the hearts of many people through his use of emotion and rhetoric. By breaking down his speech into three parts he was able to develop one overlying theme, never give up until you find something you love. The three stories he decided to share included connecting the dots…

On the 7th of December in 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The following year, in the middle of February, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that allowed for the relocation of all those living in coastal Washington, Oregon, and California with Japanese ancestry. Those living on the West coast were relocated to desolate places far away from the Pacific Ocean and placed in camps with other Japanese Americans. There were a few reasons for the relocation of Japanese…