Englewood

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…

Therefore, a second example comes from the 2011 documentary film The Interrupters (Dir. Steve James). The film follows a community group called Cease Fire, who work in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The film perpetrates how members of the group try helping gang members to prevent violent criminal acts. In multiple scenes, one of the members called Ameena Mathews views a fighting between two human beings. Cobe, a member…

Utilization of Social Media in the Nursing Profession Matthew Drapeau State College of Florida Utilization of Social Media in the Nursing Profession Matthew Drapeau State College of Florida In our technologically integrated society today, social media has become a fundamentally effective tool for communication between colleagues, friends, and family. Almost everyone uses some form of social media to foster personal exchange with their peers, including health care professionals. A common…

"A Timeline of Emily Dickinson's Life." Emily Dickinson Museum. Trustees of Amhurst College, 2009. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. The Timeline crafted by the Trustees of Amhurst College starts in 1810, well before the birth of Emily Dickinson. The timeline itself, although it is about Dickinson, includes events that happened before her time and that she didn’t participate in, but probably impacted society and her life. An example is the Civil War. Both births and deaths within her family and close…

discrimination in Chicago. This was an era where segregation was still legal and forced separation of blacks and whites. Hansberry’s family in 1938 brought a house in a white neighborhood in a restrictive covenant stopping black buyers from buying houses in Englewood, Illinois. This conflict deeply affected her childhood in which twenty years later she wrote “A Raisin in the Sun “to show the struggle it played upon her life. Lorraine Hansberry addresses to young black writers that “what I write…

Quay Books. Gibbs, G., (1988), Learning by Doing, Manila: FEU. Jasper, M., (2013), Beginning Reflective Practice, Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. Kolb, D., A., (1984), Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of learning and development, Englewood Cliffs, NJ:…

In today’s society there are multiple assumptions on violence committed by youth. Many assume violence is an innate trait. If an adult shows traits of violence and aggression then one typically generalizes it’s a result from being born with that demeanor. One might also assume that this character flaw can never be changed or adapted. From this perspective, the belief holds that once a violent person, always a violent person. One might then begin to assume that violence is an incurable disease.…

Steve James). The film follows the Violence Interrupters around Englewood, Chicago as they try to mediate conflicts on the streets. The Violence Interrupters are not only trying to break up conflicts from escalating but they also act as mentors for troubled youth and even for adults who are on wrong…

The Devil in the White City is a true crime novel written by Erik Larson. The novel takes place during the late 19th century in Chicago, Illinois. The United States decided to host the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, also known as the World’s Fair, in honor of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the new world. St. Louis, New York, Washington DC, and Chicago all submitted bids to be the host city for the fair. By popular vote, Chicago was chosen to host the 1983 World’s…

Inciting Event In 1893 the whole of United States celebrates the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the America's and the World's Columbian Exposition opens to waiting public. In the nearby Chicago community of Englewood resides a businessman, a doctor, and the United States first documented serial killer, Dr. H.H. Holmes. First Plot Point As the trains which shall overwhelm Chicago with tourist and people seeking new opportunities so is it occupied by predators…