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    The Good and Evil of a City: Erick Larson’s The Devil in the White City Larson’s The Devil in the White City was written during the time of 1890’s era of the Chicago World Fair and culture in the American’s utopian ideals. Larson will introduce the main character Daniel Burnham and his connection with the 1893 Chicago World Fair and the foreshadowing of many death within the chapters. Throughout the book, Larson will be discussing that evil exists in the American city during the time of the fair

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    Chicago, “The Windy City” is one of the most interesting cities in America (declarative). No large city even some of the greatest cities in the world have ever grown as fast as Chicago. Whether it be frequenting the lake or visiting the Lincoln Park Zoo, It’s so big there is never a time you feel bored (exclamatory)! The most gorgeous area in the Chicago is the Chicago Downtown. When driving through downtown you can see its rich architecture in buildings, businesses, and parks. You can see one of

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    Poem Analysis: Chicago

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    The city of Chicago is well known for its urban setting and advanced industry that's centrally located in the heart of the United States. For years, Chicago has been a passageway for goods and an epicenter for commerce which feeds an intricate economy. Moreover, Chicago is a city filled with a high degree of diversity. Chicago’s diversity, both through class and culture, has been the forefront for national movements advocating for labor and civil rights. In the collection of poems, Chicago Poems, Carl

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    Eight people were killed and 45 people were reported injured in Chicago last weekend, making it the second worst weekend of the year for Chicago gun violence. According to Chicago police, seven people were fatally shot this past weekend. In addition to the weekend shootings, a 25-year-old man was found fatally stabbed Saturday morning in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. Over 53 people were reported shot between Friday evening and Monday morning, making it the second worst weekend of 2015

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    goals to accomplish, these goals were as follows: gain votes, obtain power and to make downtown more appealing for investors. Richard J. Daley was the last leader of the potent Democratic machine that dominated Chicago politics throughout his 21-year reign as mayor of Chicago (Encyclopedia, Chicago). A political machine is best described as an unofficial organization designed to keep a particular group in power. Political machines generally dispensing social services and jobs to growing diverse immigrant

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    Welcome to the Windy City Chicago, Illinois is well known to be the home of many shootings, and other heinous crimes. However, Chicago isn’t always plagued by sadness, and bullets; it also has some amazing traits. Chicago is made up of 234 square miles of dazzling buildings that look as though they go upwards for miles accompanied by a beautiful skyline that never seems to end; fun places to visit, and exquisite food. This classy city of almost three million people is surprisingly most known for

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    City is about the epic process of creating and building the Chicago World Fair, but also includes the dark story of the murderous doctor who was on the hunt during the time of the fair. Deception is prominent throughout both of the stories, but there is one person who deludes the most people. The leading architect of the fair, Daniel H. Burnham, deceives the world into believing Chicago is the perfect city, when in reality it is far from perfect. Burnham deceived the world by creating the magnificent

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    Chicago, a city located along the shores of Lake Michigan in the state of Illinois, is the epitome of American urbanism. Possessing things like skyscrapers, bustling streets, and its versatile population. Chicago is filled with life and energy, earning its place as one of the most vibrant metropolises in the United States. However, despite the allure, Chicago is complex and flawed. In the poem “Chicago,” by Carl Sandburg, Sandburg employs the literary devices of allusion, personification, and metaphor

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    over 100 years a cow has been blamed for the 1871 Chicago fire. It’s simply not true. There is a myth that the O’Leary’s cow knocked over a lit lantern in their barn and caused the fire but there is another cause for the fire. Before the fire there was about 109,000 people. Then after the fire there was an estimate of 1,000,000 people when they rebuilt the new city ("Before and After the Fire: Chicago in the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s”). The 1871 Chicago Fire not only resulted in multiple fatalities,

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    Engage Chicago Essay

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    1. Why do you want to participate in Engage Chicago? It was curiosity, and a recommendation from an upper classman, that brought me to the Engage Chicago informational meeting. When I first walked in, I did not know what to expect. I only knew that over the summer, I wanted to do something that involved helping people and making a difference in the community as well as stepping out of my comfort zone and exploring new experiences. Engage Chicago provides a perfect opportunity to achieve my goals

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