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    Eric Larson's book, The Devil In The White City, takes place in Chicago during the Gilded age. Big business was on the rise, America was experiencing vast economic expansion, however, poverty still affected millions of Americans. Larson communicates the essential features of the Gilded age through his novel by showing the struggle that the architects and investors faced to make the world fair a success in the struggling economy, while also using the story of H.H Holmes as an analogy to depict…

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    artistic and architectural elegance. America, on the other hand, exhibited a humiliatingly lifeless and motley arrangement. Intent on redemption, America, lead by architect Daniel H. Burnham, organized the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, or the World’s Columbian Exposition, to honor the quadricentennial of Columbus’s “discovery” of America. To establish whether the fair led to America’s rise as a superpower while impacting the country’s future, it is necessary to consider the changes made to America…

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    Cities are known for being modern and up-to-date, which attracts a lot of people from all over the world. In places bustling with energy, it can be simple to become inconspicuous. Because of the Columbian Exposition, many vulnerable young attracted to the city's vivacity, went missing and many were never found. For this reason, H.H. Holmes was able to get away with many of his crimes. Growing up in Chicago, I lived in a neighborhood where crime was…

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    author and publisher, described it as “a gigantic peepshow of utter horror, but extraordinarily to the point.” In what follows I would try to depict what Chicago was like at the end of the nineteenth century, it was a time known as “the gilded age” − an era of stunning changes, technological advances and reconsiderations of moral principles. By way of analyzing Theodore Dreiser’s “Sister Carrie” and Eric Larson’s “The Devil in the White City”, as well as some other relevant historical sources, I…

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    defied the confines of the period it was written in and ushers in a new era in terms of ideas, politics, art, music, and everyday life. In the Victorian Period, many poets would write about ideas, the current attitudes toward women, and the resisting temptation, from a new viewpoint, which lead to changing thoughts and morals among the masses (Khanna and Landow). Although the word ‘Victorian’ brings to mind conformity, the Victorian Era of poetry is anything but typical (Victorian Poets). These…

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    The True Power Of Women In Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw, the characters presented in the play each depict a Victorian stereotype relative to their gender role during this time period. During the Victorian era, males were privileged and could do whatever they pleased in order to live the life they dreamed of. “The man’s power is active, progressive, and defensive. He is eminently the doer, the creator, the discoverer, the defender. His intellect if for speculation and…

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    Prologue Thesis: This small section was put in the book to introduce Daniel Burnham, an architect who helped create the Chicago world fair. This chapter also foreshadowed the upcoming events in the book as Burnham vaguely recalled the tragedies that occurred at the world fair. Notes: -Burnham is on a boat, headed toward Europe from America to go on a tour -Millet is Burnham’s friend who was also an architect in the endeavor of building the fair -The fair was six months long and attracted 27.5…

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    Extended Essay English Language and Literature “To what extent did The Velvet Underground & Nico's 'Banana album' relate the social, political and cultural landscape of its time and how?” Arthur Vandervoort: (Candidate Number) Supervisor: Jonathan Jones Session: May 2015 Word Count: Citation Style: Chicago Abstract: Table of Contents Page 1 Title Page 2 Abstract 3 Table of Contents 4 Introduction 5 “Not since the Titanic ran into that iceberg has there been such a collision as…

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    is, but also how scary and mysterious of a time the Chicago world fair was due to Holmes malicious actions. This shows the culture of the nation, the actions of people at this time, and that no matter what time of history you choose, no matter what era, their is always someone of something that creeps from the shadows and takes the world by surprise like Holmes…

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    Devil In The White City

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    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…

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