Richard J. Daley

Introduction Richard Joseph Daley was mayor for about six terms and he deserved to be the mayor. He would go through struggles, achievements, the stress of having so many elections, and complaints from other candidates or the people of Chicago. How did Richard J. Daley’s political experiences shape him to become mayor? Richard Daley was most known for politics and working with budgets. He expressed those hobbies while mayor. Daley was a very extraordinary man and mayor, without him Chicago probably

Daley had three undeniable 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

In contrast to the polite and genteel story of Savannah, Mike Royko’s book, BOSS Richard J. Daley of Chicago, paints a much grittier story of one man climb to the top of the Democratic political machine. Daley’s rise is not the story of a privileged young man groomed to power, but the tale of a small town boy driven and ambitious enough to move himself up through the ranks of his party to become both leader of his party and mayor of his city. Daley’s ascent to power came from a combination of opportunity

Leading up to the establishment of the Chicago Police Department, the first rank of “constable” was created in 1830. Authorization of Chicago’s very own police force occurred on January 31, 1835. On August 15, 1835, the Chicago Police Department was born. The department’s mission reads, “The Chicago Police Department, as part of, and empowered by, the community, is committed to protect the lives, property, and rights of all people, to maintain order, and to enforce the law impartially. We will provide

On April 30, 2016, I intended on walking across the stage to receive my Associate’s degree from Richard J. Daley College. However, I decided to stay home and continue studying for my final exams. Sacrificing my graduation ceremony to pass my final exams with good grades proved that I made the right decision. After two years of dedication and consistent work, I have earned my Associate’s degree in Science. With a focus on math and science, I will continue my educational journey at the undergraduate

Chicago handgun ban, according to Rubin, an associate professor in the Northwestern University, other suburbs soon joined the action and began passing gun legislations, including Evanston, Oak Park, Highland Park and etc. Finally, in 1992, Major Richard M. Daley led the City Council to ban assault weapons in the city of Chicago. (Rubin). Thus the city of Chicago had become one of the cities with strictest gun bans in American History.

weeks where the was seen damming the rivers. Just simply by damming a river it changes its landscape. A dam is a new physical barrier across a riverbed majorly affecting the fish population migrating down or up the river Bylak, A., Kukuła, K., & Mitka, J. (2014). During certain seasons beaver tighten their dams to limit water discharge altering the landscape all of a sudden. This places nearly all fish migrations to a halt severely impacting them. However, the weather can impact dams as well, when the

On October 31st, I went to the Richard J. Daley Courthouse to listen to a court hearing. This was my first time being inside a court room and finding my way around was a bit of a struggle. I made my way to the 17th floor where I was given different room numbers to observe different hearings. My only experiences in observing courtroom proceedings were from a majority of the typical daytime television shows. Clearly, I came in with some expectations on the structure of the proceedings were going

Massive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations, draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there was a generation of youths looking to set their own standard - to fight against the establishment, which was oppressing them, and leave their mark on history. These kids were known as the hippies. There

The 1950’s and 60’s were a frightening time to live in for African American’s. It was time that was full of hate and bigotry. An era where hate ran so deeply through the veins of people in the South and the roots and history of the land they walked on. In Mamie Till and Christopher Benson’s book “Death of Innocence”, Till was described as someone who was “always into something. Among so many other things he still was committed to helping me.” (Death of Innocence: Chapter 8). Mamie also describes