World's Columbian Exposition

who were not rich were forced to work in horrible conditions for little pay in order to stay alive. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson offers a great insight into the life of Chicago before and after the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (or The World’s Columbian Exposition) occurred. Larson uses the disturbing and gruesome stories of a serial killer named H. H. Holmes (or Herman Webster Mudgett) along with the life of the architects behind the Chicago World Fair to get a sense of what Chicago…

Chicago World’s Fair was made to be the best of the best, topping Paris’s fair - however, things are not always how they seem to be, and there are many struggles in starting to build the fair. Notes: -Many trains came in and out each day, each bringing and taking many people. It was easy to blend in. -Many women came to Chicago, looking for work, and some perverse men saw them…

The Burnham Plan of Chicago, a bold plan for the Chicago metropolitan region, was established by Daniel Burnham, Edward Bennett and the Commercial Club of Chicago in 1909. Chicago was struggling with growing as a mature economy center in the United States with its old-fashioned and irrational city plan. Thanks to the Burnham Plan of 1909, one the most iconic city plan in the world, effectively improves the layout and the overall functions of Chicago. Not only benefited businesses, government,…

Book Review Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders Criminal Justice 370 Cornada McLester Mercer University Abstract This is a book review on killer clown. The John Wayne Gacy Murders. The author this book is Terry Sullivan with Peter T. Maiken and this book was published by Pinnacle Publishing Corp. they are located on 119 west 40th street New York, New York. Killer clown the John Wayne Gacy Murders was first copyright in 1983 and then again in 2013. Updated with the latest DNA…

Carl Sandburg’s Chicago may be widely interpreted as one man’s visualization of his city. The author’s use of a sort of ordered free verse reflects the controlled chaos within the city itself. One must be well familiarized with Chicago and all of its parts and citizens to truly understand the order of the city’s work, play, and crime. Sandburg also uses numerous adjectives and similes, which applies a sort of personal, human-like aura to this city. In the first half of the poem, Sandburg…

Running head: A MAGNIFICENT CATASTROPHE 1 A Magnificent Catastrophe Fahad Aljohani California State University San Marcos  A Magnificent Catastrophe In one of his most concise and “compelling read” works, A Magnificent Catastrophe, Edward J. Larson provides us with a fresh access to reality by drawing an apt reference to history. The tone of the writer in the 335 pages of the book cannot be mistaken. The writer puts up a spirited effort to calm nerves and appeal to the…

History The Weinheimer Community Center was opened to the public on January 14, 1954, which was made possible by Frederick Weinheimer. Weinheimer was a former member of the Highland community before his departure to Gulfport, Florida, where he was later laid to rest in the year of 1948. He was the son of the late Henry and Anna Marie Weinheimer, also members of the Highland community. Although Weinheimer had been apart from Highland soil for many years, the town still held a place in his heart.…

using the story of H.H Holmes as an analogy to depict the false perception of what America was during the Gilded age. The 1893 Chicago world's fair was a risky venture even by today's standards. Investing in something that is not necessary for day to day survival during the time leading up to the panic of…

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…

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is set during the 1893 World Fair in Chicago, Illinois, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. The event, which would cover over 600 acres and bring well over twenty seven million people was developed by the architect Daniel Burnham. Burnham and his partner at the time, John Root, set out to put Chicago onto a stage of positive reputation and honor. They must both overcome a series of delays and obstacles,…