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    Alex Tran Annette Venegas Luz Martinez Vanessa Cortez The play was first performed in March 11, 1959 Lorraine Hansberry Was African American Born in Chicago on May 19, 1930 Died at age 34 from pancreatic cancer She attended the University of Wisconsin and was the first person in her family to not attend a black college She worked as a waitress and cashier at first, and writing was just a hobby. In 1956, she committed all her time to writing. She wrote about feminism, sexism, racism, and homophobia

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    Lakeview East, West Lake View, and Wrigglyville are the three smaller communities that make up the larger Lakeview neighborhood. More specifically, the businesses were clustered around Clark Street and Halsted Street. In 1997 Chicago’s Mayor, Richard M. Daley, officially recognized the area as a gay neighborhood. This area, now known as Boystown, was the first gay neighborhood in the United States of America to be officially recognized by the government. The same year city planners under the direction

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    Chicago Handgun Bans

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    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.

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    Michelle Obama

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    FLOTUS: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal,” the Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions, 1848. It has been exactly 100 years since suffragists marched the streets of New York City with a banner that read “President Wilson favors votes for women.” Political, social, and economic inequality may seem like a thing from the past because of the accomplishments of women like Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres

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    Chicago Green Roof Project Marilyn Alberthal and Bryce Hansen PM409 City University  Abstract This paper analyzes the proficiencies and deficiencies of the initial Green Roof project in Chicago. Many consider this first roof as a great example of how to properly set up a green roof initiative for city buildings. It also opened the doors for the city’s residents to incorporate this into their personal properties. Chicago has been recognized for their work in making more and more of their buildings

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    This paper analyzes the current situation and institutional structure of the Chicago Public Library system in the light of current research of mission, vision, and value statements. A literature review on organizational mission, vision, and value statements reveals that the consensus of the field is that organizations benefit from articulating mission, vision, and value in separate statements that are drafted with organizational stakeholders first and foremost in mind. The current Chicago Public

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    Detroit Urban redevelopment Essay

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    DETROIT, known as the "Automotive Capital of the World," is the largest city in the state of Michigan. The city sits at the heart of an official three-county metropolitan region comprising Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. As we look at the current condition of Detroit Michigan, you would ponder what made the city look so ran down and why did everyone abandoned a once known as a beautiful city. If one were to look at older pictures of the city back in its earlier years they wouldn't be able to

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    1.) Wheelan and Stone present very different perspectives on the field of policy analysis. Describe their perspective using examples from the text. Which perspective do you believe in? Is there a way the two perspectives can co-exist? The perspectives that Wheelan and Stone presents that differentiate from the tow is the basis of how they view public policy and its impact on its citizens. Wheelan approaches the public policy realm from an impactful view of society and how institutions are the driving

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    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

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    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

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