Richard J. Daley

particularly the Irish, saw opportunities for upward mobility through work in municipal government (1). This turned Bridgeport into a political hub producing many individuals that “dominated city government” and most notoriously gave birth to Mayor Richard J. Daley, “[who] controlled one of the most powerful machines in urban America [from 1955] until his death in 1976 (1). However, it was not until the 1960s that Bridgeport experienced a small influx [.02%] of black families moving into the neighborhood

It is human nature for individuals to act differently, and often immorally, when part of a larger group. In chapter 5 of Niebuhr’s Moral Man and Immoral Society, Niebuhr examines the attitudes of privileged classes as a group. Niebuhr is correct in his argument that the economic standing of a group determines their ethical and social outlook. His argument that a group formed from similar economic conditions will share similar perspectives of society is supported by the observations by Gilkey, Nerburn

Chicago Gangs, Then and Now with Solutions Nick Crot Marist High School Abstract This paper deals with gang violence in the city of Chicago since the beginning of time. It takes a deep look into the history of Chicago gangs and how they interact today. Also the past problems the City of Chicago made when dealing with gangs and the problems that gangs today have and how Chicago has the worst gang problem in the country. Also how gangs have turned themselves into big, and lucrative enterprises

In the short story, “Wallace Playlot” written by Billy Lombardo, a boy's realizations about human interaction in his life is shown. Lombardo uses characterization and point of view to establish that a person will never truly know another person’s character until they associate themselves with that person's personal feelings and thoughts. In every aspect of this story, there are always characters perceiving each other in certain ways. Petey is the narrator, and because of that, everything told to

Clint Eastwood: Timeless Icon or Spurious Miscreant? Timeless Icon Clint Eastwood has played some very unforgettable characters over the years: “Blondie” from The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, “Marshall Jed Cooper” from the film Hang ‘Em High, “Red Stovall” in Honkeytonk Man, “Frankie Dunn” in Million Dollar Baby, “Josey Wales” in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and the list goes on and on. One of those characters sticks out as the most successful and iconic franchises of Clint Eastwood’s long, esteemed career

the Robert Taylor Homes that can be seen from the Dan Ryan Expressway. (Krieger, The Projects) Chicago’s notorious reputation for crime-ridden, poor quality public housing is a direct result of public policy during the reign of former mayor Richard J. Daley. Instead of using public housing to give lower income families a decent place to live, as was the intent of most public housing at the time, it was used to segregate blacks by concentrating them into certain parts of the city. Cabrini-Green was

Little Italy is unique because it is no longer the ethnic enclave it was 115 years ago. When comparing Little Italy to other ethnic neighborhoods, we can immediately see differences. In Chinatown, for example, there are many Chinese restaurants, businesses, and structures scattered throughout the neighborhood. In addition, many Chinese people can be found visiting, working, and even living in the enclave. When you see these Chinese individuals, they are often speaking the Chinese language. Little

Shane Rigsby R. History 313 - Prof Gorman 4/4/16 Discrimination in the north (African American) One of the most dramatic demographic events that had a significant change in America would be the Great Migration. It had to do with the moving of 6 million of African American from the southern hemisphere of the united states to the northern hemisphere around the time of the 20th century. To better explain this event in American history it would be best to start with the chain of events that caused

Marketing MA Management and International Business Introduction CRM is a term for methodologists, technologies and e-commerce capabilities -used by companies to manage customer relationships. (Foss, 2001:1) It is also called customer management, customer care and sometimes customer centricity or customer-centric management. (Brown, 2000:1) All the names and definitions of CRM have customer, as its core-it is the management of customer relationships, which attempts to revolutionize

Gold-mining Business Plan: The purpose of this business plan is to raise $25,000,000 for the development of two private gold mining businesses while showcasing the expected financials and operations over the next three years. J.R Mining Company Limited is a Sheffield based newly registered company that will excavate gold from leased mines within the United States(Southern Placer Claim in Kern County, Southern California) and Mali (West Africa). The company is founded by John E Roberts.