Chicago Defender

kid growing up in gang affiliated areas of South-Side Chicago and was one of the few that made it out with no harm. Lupe now preaches for change of gang violence going on in his home. Lupe Fiasco grew up in poverty within the Chicago area and advocates for change in his lyrics. Fiasco advocates that there must be change in the gang areas for that the kids of today’s society do not fall into the trap of gang violence. Gang violence in Chicago is caused by poverty in inner-cities, climate change, and

‘To have quality work is harder than what most would think. Questions about ‘Why can we not just pay the people ? Or try to let other people work ? ‘It seems easy to do but is harder to carry out, we need to have people who stand up against Labor( Sweatshops) and that is what Jane Addams did. Jane Addams started off by opening hull house she was letting in European people in who had nowhere to go and no money. She stood up for not letting children labor all day long for work they shouldn't do, and

Gangs in Chicago go hand and hand because of the rich history this topic has to offer. Coincidence? One may think not. In the time of famous mobster, Al Capone, gangs in Chicago were just evolving but did not live up to the names they have today. This includes their literal name, “gangs” , and the reputation they have today. However, groups similar to these of today have been around since the beginning of time, and not until after Al Capone did these groups get their name of “gang(s)”. Before they

fire regulations had been shaping throughout the long and dramatic events. People had been losing their beloved, corporations - funds, and the state formed new codes. One of the nation’s most influential fires occurred on December 30, 1903, in Chicago, when 602 people, mostly women, and children, died shortly after the state-of-the-art Iroquois Theater opened. The theater claimed to be “absolutely fireproof”, however, there was no fire extinguishers or fire hoses. It was not sprinkled either, even

Sociology and being a sociologist has been redefined by this book and Sudhir Venkatesh’s journey into the south side of Chicago. Totally removed from his very different life in California, Sudhir quickly became interested in day to day life of the toughest neighborhoods in Chicago. After wandering into to an area influenced by gangs, drugs, and violence, he eventually changes not only his outlook on poverty, but a significant amount of sociologists along the way. Sudhir, also referred to as Mr

The Seattle Pioneer Spirit The natural environment that Seattle was built on did not lend itself to a large city ,with problems of slowly sinking and flooding from tides, but the settlers of Seattle did not move. When the majority of the city burned down they took it upon themselves to practically move a mountain to make the city work. The resulting underground tunnels then were the savior of a historic downtown district many years later. The past of the city has been full of its share of problems

Chicago is one of the largest city in the United states. Every tourist that comes to the United States usually goes to Chicago. I had the luxury to go to Chicago over the summer. It was one of a lifetime experience. In Chicago, I did a lot things, but three main things that stood out to me is when we went to the Willis tower, the Chicago boat tour and the amazing food we ate Chicago was a great experience. I went with my two sisters and my brother in law. One of the first things I did when we came

The city that we modeled is Chicago, and what we noticed throughout our intense research was that Chicago most resembles the Sector Model. Hoyt’s Sector Model is an urban city model describing urban land uses and patterns. In this model, social classes are separated by a series of sectors and or wedges which originate from the core, the central business district, and in the case of Chicago, the ‘Chicago Loop’. The blah blah blah of Chicago has lead to the formation of these characteristics that so

Pawnee “Indiana” Pawnee is on it’s own island 50 miles south of Indianapolis, with the weather being almost a constant sunny 50-80 degrees Fahrenheit. That helps this city get almost unlimited amounts of solar power and a mountain range in the northernmost part of the city, which increases wind. Pawnee is recognized for its gigantic dome that is completely solar powered and takes up over 70% of the city, and it’s gigantic wind pipes that blast people and their discarded garbage (in two different

New York City has been in a constant state of change since the 1970’s. Evolving from a state of art and decrepitness to a glistening city of consumption. Yet in Jeremiah Moss’ book, Vanishing New York, the city did not “evolve” for the locals who breathed and lived in the city– the ones who made New York City the place to be, but rather for the big businesses who lure in the tourists who change the city into some kind of sister city to their middle American hometown. Moss uses the same ideas bell