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    The last time he had been around people was at the amusement park, he went and had been completely mesmerized by the Ferris wheel and its beauty. That day he met some very…

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    comes be, as she describes the relationship in terms of, “good friends […] who trust each other implicitly, […] but never make love” (160). The loss of the unconscious represent Mui’s loss of any sexual desire as she is scarred of the events at the Ferris wheel, leaving her with the guilt of the conscious as the moral dictator for external reality. Instead of love partners, their relationship comes to represent that of merely business associates as he takes over her father’s business after his…

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    Did you ever want to know where Chicago came from? Several people in Chicago do not even know how Chicago came to being. I will be telling you about Chicago’s origin, it’s hard times, and what made it the third largest city in America. I hope you enjoy learning about Chicago as much as I did. It all started in1795 when the Pottawatomie Indians gave a track of land to the newly formed United States. Captain John Whistler was sent by the United States Government to take charge off the new land,…

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    social progress of the night. I decided that my best option was to sway away from casual chatter or small talk. The last thing I needed at this moment, especially on our first actual date was to initiate meaningless chatter. While in line for the Ferris wheel, we began to banter about the past. Recounting the tale of how we first meet, and how we were mortal enemies on the battlefield of English class. While in mid- conversation I felt something graze the seams of my pants. I took a gander down…

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    The Devil in the White City by: Erik Larson Crown Publishing Group, 2003, and 447 The book "The Devil in the White City" is about the serial killer H.H. Holmes and the architect of the World's Fair Daniel H. Burnham. Who was Daniel H. Burnham? Burnham was a man who rose to prominence. In 1893 Chicago won the bid for the World's Exposition. The architects chosen were Burnham and his partner John Root, Burnham and John needed to build something to give their city a better reputation. Burnham…

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    fair goers attend the show. 2. Big Tex, the fair mascot, is 55 feet tall and has become an icon of Dallas and Texas. It was recreated in 2013 after a fire due to an electrical failure in 2012. 3. Texas Star Ferris Wheel is the most popular ride and is 212 feet tall that makes tallest Ferris wheel in North…

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    on electricity and the technology it powers. The fair also prompted George Ferris, Jr. to construct the Ferris Wheel. This engineering marvel, which seemed “incapable of withstanding the stresses placed upon it” (Larson 280), but had endured winds that “whipped [a] five-ton craft onto its side” (Larson 300), redeemed America’s dominance in the metalworks and added a new element to the amusement park industry. Ferris Wheels, included in “[e]very carnival since 1893” (Larson 373), have safely…

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    memory, he is exclusive and calm. But, at this moment, I have to say his behavior extremely looks like a child who obtains a candy from their parents in the festival. “ It sounds great!How about the Rollercoaster first and then we choose the Ferris wheel?” I suggested. Jimmy goes up the steps and then poses a “please” action. He is a real gentleman, I said in the heart. The machine starts up slowly, Jimmy and I and other people are traveling at a high speed, being lifted up and dropped. All…

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    George Ferris was chosen due to his idea of the Ferris Wheel. The structures and buildings of the fair were painted white, and thus the exposition got nicknamed "the White City". Nearly six months later, the whole city was torn down, since it was meant to be temporary to begin…

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    First Amusement Rides I was so scared I did not know what to expect when the bar came down locking me in. It was my very first time riding actual rides besides a ferris wheel and a merry go round and I was excited but also extremely nervous. My older brother was trying to tell me that it was fine and reassured me several times that the sign that said you can’t ride if you have a medical condition was for broken arms and legs, not for a heart condition. After finally considering this a million…

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