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    Home of Michael Jordan, the Blackhawks, and “Da Bears”. Chicago, the Windy City, Chitown, and the Smelly Onion, or notoriously Chiraq. These are just a few names that the city has earned. Built right beside the lake stands great skyscrapers that make you look up and think, “well that is one serious tower.” The city of Chicago is also known for its unique suspended train system called the ‘L,’ which residents take to commute to and from all corners of the city. It is the city of arts, for example

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    The University of Chicago is located in Hyde Park and serves the South Side of Chicago, including the neighborhoods of Hyde Park, Oakland, North Kenwood, and Woodlawn. This area of Chicago is known to be diverse and culturally developed. Although, it is a lively community, the South side of Chicago is a poverty-stricken community. The community suffers from many health disparities due to low income, limited access to health care, unemployment, violence, and limited education ("Community," 2016)

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    Chicago: Love? Is the poem “ Chicago” just talking about the relationship with people that live in Chicago, or is it a love letter? In This poem is not really a letter to a specific person or group of people. It is out there to inform the world the Chicago is not a bad place. It may have killing and trash all over, but Chicago does do the dirty work so, there is bad things to expect from it. The poem “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg personifies the city has a person, and later on in the story it tells/

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    Chicago Research Paper

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    Chicago is a city located in the north side of the United States, in the state of Illinois, on Lake Michigan. It was founded in 1830. It is among one of the largest cities in the U.S. and it is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles with over 2.7 million residents. It is the most populous city in both the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern region of the United States. The city is an international hub for transportation. O'Hare International

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    Chicago Transportation Chicago has transformed into a breathtaking city, but how did Chicago manage to gain its popularity? Chicago’s industry in meatpacking and steel makes a massive impact on Chicago. Therefore, there are many ways to reach Chicago such as trains, planes, and automobiles. Transportation also plays a vast role in Chicago’s popularity. How has Chicago been influenced by transportation? Since many surrounding countries needed Chicago’s industry supplies but no way to receive the

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    Chicago 1950 to present had many major events in society and pop culture take place during this time period to make it the city it is today. In 1963, Chicago opend O'Hare Airport which is one of the largest airports in the United States today. 1966 saw Martin Luther King march the streets of Chicago to help with momentive in the Cival Rights Movement. In 1973, the Sears Tower, now know as the Willis Tower was completed. At the time it was the tallest building in the United States. 2008 saw the

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    Chicago, New York City, and Detroit Today, Detroit, New York City and Chicago have many similarities They're highly populated cities with high crime rates, many homeless people, noisy streets and terrible traffic. In contrast, they attract many tourists with their tall skyscrapers, and their famous attractions. As well as similarities, there's also, many differences. Today, Chicago and New York City are known for having many job opportunities and luring people in with promising careers. Whereas

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    poem “Chicago” he describes the positive and negative attributes of the city such as: the thriving industry and the hardworking people as the positive and crime and murder as the negative. “Chicago” is a short poem , however, the poem conveys many emotions about the city. Even though Chicago has many negative connotations to its name Carl Sandburg tries to express his love for the great city. By using repetition, personification, and apostrophe Carl Sandburg explains why he loves Chicago. One of

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    “Chicago” written by Carl Sandburg is an eloquent piece of literature about the lives of the people in Chicago and the city as a whole. Life in the city is described as a: wicked, crooked, and brutal way of life. Sandburg describes the poverty and grittiness of what he was exposed to, but also how the people there are hardworking even if they sometimes have to resort to doing jobs they do not especially enjoy. Throughout the entire poem Sandburg uses: personification, vivid imagery, and a shrewd

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    The Great Chicago Fire was a historical narrative written by Robert Cromie in 1958, a little less than 100 years after the fire took place. Robert Cromie had many accomplishments to be proud of, since he was a war correspondent, a sports journalist, a columnist, a book editor/author, and a radio and television host. His radio and television shows were about books and authors, and they gained him numerous writing and broadcasting awards. In 1936, he joined the Chicago Tribune staff as a writer (Struzzi)

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