People from Chicago, Illinois

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton’s parents gave birth to her on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, growing up in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb 15 mile NW of Chicago. She was the oldest of three children, having two younger brothers. Hillary was very young when she became active in politics. She attended young Republican groups while campaigning for Barry Goldwater in 1964. She attended Wellesley College, where she was active in student politics as well as the senior class president. After…

winter night in Illinois, everyone was in their homes warm and safe. The meteorologist kept accurate predictions of the weather for their whole career. One day on the weekend the meteorologist notices a strange reading in his forecast. He picks up a strange cloud group coming towards his city. A Blizzard with high winds of over 100 mph, hail, frozen rain, and it dropped to negative 10 degrees. The blizzard demolished peoples homes from frozen trees and high winds, power lines tore town from tons…

The birth of organized crime and gang violence was, arguably, the 1920's. Business were scared into getting "protection" by gangs. While gruesome crimes were committed from avenging mobsters. The most unforgettable crime was the St. Valentine's Da y Massacre. Bugs Morans legacy is defined best through his participation in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. In Minnesota on 1891, Alelard Cunin was born. He didnt get along with his father very well. At the age of 19, Alelard Cunin ran away were…

be an inspiration to everyone. Nathaniel Adams Coles was born on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama to Mr. Edwin Coles and Mrs. Perlina Coles. His father was the Baptist Minister and his mother was the choir director of their church in Chicago, Illinois. In his huge musical family he had two sisters and four brothers, who were all taught music by their mother. All five sons became professional musicians. As an adult he was married to Nadine Robinson but later divorced in 1946. Nat then…

Introduction Marva Collins, the founder, principal, and teacher of Westside Preparatory School believed that all students were teachable. As a teacher in the public school system in Chicago, Illinois she witnessed firsthand how black students were disservice by public school education. Many students were labeled with a learning disability, which led them to believe that they were unable to learn, and thus they had given up on education. Marva Collins saw this as an issue and decided to take…

Even though the intent is to highlight the negatives in black communities I can relate to the content and its characters. I do agree with the stereotypes of the characters but I can see how it may send out the wrong message about African Americans as people. Riley Freeman for instance is a prime example of how the media portrays African Americans as loud, aggressive, violent, and unfashionable. He wears oversized clothes, has cornrows, and is very vulgar. Throughout the series, Riley constantly…

year he had the desire to emigrate to Utah. He and his wife Charlotte made their plans and sailed from Liverpool, England on April 30, 1866 with their daughter Miriam and her son Arthur and their grandson Lorenzo. Before leaving William penned this poem: My friends the time is growing nigh, When I, to you, must say good-bye ‘twill be my last farewell; I soon shall join a noble band, And journey from my native land, Far in the west to dwell. Do you not know the time has come For scattered…

recent crisis has brought over one million refugees into Europe in just 2015. Today, more than 65 million people are forced out of their home country as a result of persecution, violence or natural disasters. The conflict in Syria certainly is the biggest cause of migration; but the seemingly endless violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as poverty in other Middle Eastern countries, force people to find safety elsewhere. It is difficult to have accurate numbers…

Introduction For this assignment, I have chosen to write about two people who have both influenced American culture and positively impacted me as an individual. I chose two people that are complete opposites, but are actually pretty important to me. The male I chose to talk about was Yo Gotti and the female I chose was Michelle Obama. Birthplace and Family Yo Gotti, born Mario Mims, is an American rapper. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 19th, 1981. He grew up in…

occurring, in other words American people couldn't marry African Americans. The Supreme Court decided to make that law, it was charged as felony if a white person married a black person. It's was as if the court harassed the people. Chief Justice Earl Warren written, "The freedom to marry and not to marry a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the state." "Loving v. Virginia." Oyez. Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, n.d. Dec 1, 2015. To…