Great Chicago Fire

Marlowe wants the elite members of Organized Crime to be held responsible for their crimes. “I like to see the law win. I’d like to see the flashy well-dressed mugs like Eddie Mars spoiling their manicures in the rock quarry at Folsom, alongside of the poor little slum-bred guys that got knocked over on their first caper and never had a break since. That’s what I’d like. You and me both lived too long to think I’m likely to see it happen. Not in this town, not in any town half this size, in any…

“ “The Cubs win 1908 World Series!” “Team poised For a Century-Long Dynasty After Second Consecutive World Title.” The headlines read on the morning of Thursday, October 15, 1908. This was the last time Cubs have won the world series. Here is the story of how the curse was broken this year. Two outs, bases loaded,two strikes, it’s all up to little Jimmy Howard. Joe takes a lead off third eyeing the plate. The pitcher winds up then delivers. The ball sailed in the air like it was in slow…

Born of Fire: Chrysler 200 Commercial Analysis The year 2008 represented struggle and despair. The American automobile manufacturing industry especially felt the hit of the economic crisis. The energy crisis spiked fuel prices, discouraging the purchase of pick up trucks and SUVs due to their low fuel economy. Chrysler was a part of the American “Big Three” and their company began to crumble. Unable to withstand the economic downfall, Chrysler was forced into bankruptcy in 2009. This 2011 Super…

Chicago is known for having many neighborhoods and each one having individual cultures and identities. The city has more than 200 neighborhoods and 77 community areas and all of them have a deep history that when combined with the others, it creates the complex history of the city we know today. Each neighborhood has unique cultural aspects and historical landmarks, in which the city encourages tourist and locals to go and explore them in each neighborhood. In other words, Chicago sells and…

of a pair of Air Jordan basketball shoes. I decided to do some research of my own because which little brother doesn’t want to be just like their big bro? In the course of looking up and researching these shoes, I fell in love. My brother ignited a fire in my heart that could not be contained, thus I’d say that I have a burning passion for collecting and selling shoes. With any free time I had I would look at shoes and obtain as much information as I possibly could. I often found my family very…

multiple ways to fight overgrowth of vegetation; prescribed burning, chemical treatments, and mechanical treatments (San Diego County Wildland Fire Task Force Findings and Recommendations, 2003). According to Keeley, Fotheringham & Moritz (2004), “fire suppression policy has been very effective at excluding fires from these forests” (pg. 27). When fires do break through these measures other mitigation strategies can further…

summer days ahead of them. All of the sudden, a loud alarm went off. The kids got out of bed and smelled some smoke. They inferred it was a fire and did the precautions their parents said to do when there was a fire. They all met at the mailbox anxiously waiting for their amazing parents but sadly they hadn’t shown a sign they were still alive. Finally, a fire truck that had “Crathco Firestation of Kansas City” on its front, quickly stopped and firefighters ran inside the brothers’…

The South Canyon Fire The South Canyon fire was a major fire that occurred on July 2, 1994, seven miles from a town in Colorado named Glenwood Springs. The fire was on Storm King Mountain and burned about 2,115 acres of land and took 14 lives with it. Some major causes of the fire were high temperatures, droughts throughout that year, and low humidity. This fire caused many families and friends to lose loved ones and changed the way firefighters today fight fires. The fire on Storm King mountain…

The Art Institute of Chicago is a Museum and art school located in the Michigan Avenue near Grant Park, across Lake Michigan in Chicago. It is one of the most important art museums of the United States, along with the Metropolitan Museum of New York and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It has one of the most important permanent collections of paintings of Impressionism and Post Impressionism in the world. Was founded in 1879 and was George Armour its first president. In 1893, the museum was…

ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a time when artists and creative minds alike are able to show their work and, if you will, bare their soul. On September 28, 2015 the sun is shining bright, scorching the skin of locals and tourists gathered around venues in the name of art. On the corner of Fountain Street and Division is the Fountain Street Church. The non-denominational, liberal church holds one of the best venues at ArtPrize. It is a piece of art itself with a tower standing tall above…