Rahm Emanuel

the trail leads all the way up to the city’s mayor, Rahm Emmanuel. Corruption is one of the major problems Chicago faces and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is the face of the corruption that plagues the city. In an article written by Judith Valente, Can Chicago offer a path away from gun violence? She states “More than 2,800 people were shot in Chicago last year, and by December 2015 there had been 417 gun homicides, up almost 20 percent from the previous year.” (Valente) As the country faces mass violence from gangs, a growing problem is the police brutality and the unjustified shootings of unarmed people. The people of Chicago are calling for…

varying levels of sophistication in the three articles “The GOP’s health-care plan goes in the exact wrong direction,” “Who is to blame for the opioid epidemic,” and “Rahm Emanuel gears up for a modern day- Brown v. Board.” Lane supports each of his arguments with ample quantitative facts and figures. In his March 22nd column on the misdirection of the GOP’s proposed healthcare plan, he uses relevant statistics about who uses medicare. To support his claim that there is little to be gained by…

The poems Africa and Flying Man by Rabindranath Tagore show the negative effects of man-made destruction. The destruction is the way they have mistreated the people of Africa, as well as changing the way nature used to be, from the peaceful harmonious nature to inventing more modernised technologies, making man seem more arrogant. The focus of the two poems is how man has destroyed the earth with their actions, and the poet does this by using imagery and figurative language. In Africa, Tagore…

Helen Keller lived an extraordinary and wonderful life. She never gave up on anything in life, and she always kept trying. In the book, Helen Keller: A Determined Life, Helen stated, “We can do anything we want to do, if we stick to it long enough.” All Helen wanted was to live a normal life, and to have no one think less of her. We should all try to emulate her example of determination and dedication. She is an excellent role model to anyone who thinks they should give up or stop trying. She is…

WILLIAM BLAKE is a 22-year-old student at Quinnipiac University. William is about to finish his senior year student teaching. After graduation, William and his evangelical Christian girlfriend MARY plan to start a life together as public school teachers. William is a staunch conservative. He is enraged when President Obama is re-elected. William dreams of an America in which conservative, Tea Party Republicans dominate the political landscape. While William thinks and talks like a conservative,…

presided throughout the trial, which began in District Court on March 6. Defense counsel said that they would appeal immediately to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appeals will act as an automatic stay of execution of the three sentences. Judge Kaufman had directed that the Rosenbergs be put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in the week beginning on Monday, May 21. Should the Circuit Court decide adversely, defense counsel said an appeal would be…

John Nicolay and Abraham Lincoln met when Nicolay worked as a clerk for the secretary of state. Rahm Emanuel seems to be more of a friend then rival, although he did initially support Hillary Clinton in the 2008 election, he later endorsed Obama. Both are democrats and have similar views regarding many issues. Rahm Emanuel was chosen as chief of staff because of his ability to accomplish tasks. Nicolay was already a secretary for Lincoln at the time of the election, and therefore was chosen to…

livability of minimum wage in Chicago, the state of Illinois only provides the minimum amount of assistance needed to get by. As I mentioned before, there is a maximum amount of monetary support that any state government is allowed to provide. Because of this restriction, there is little to no room for minimum wage earners to buy items that are purely wants and not needs, such as entertainment or vacations. I found an article from December 2014 about the minimum wage raise in Chicago. In it,…

On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a speech in regards to the violent crimes occurring in Chicago. Mayor Emanuel described the nature of Chicago’s crimes as violent, and gang and gun related. According to Emanuel crime is primarily a gang and gun issue. He says that gangs are emboldened especially because they view gun charges in Chicago as a “joke.” The extent of crime was described as a problem that affects all citizens of Chicago and that the fight against crime is…

In the article “As CPS schools empty: Mayor Emanuel, Dot let this crisis go to waste”, the Chicago tribune Editorial Board develops the different opinions on the controversial topic of closing down schools. School enrollment for Chicago public schools has become worse, in a comparison that was made with the enrollment for this fall it showed the dramatically drop of students that have vanish from CPS classrooms, which has led to the close of many schools. In 2013 fifty schools where close and…