Chicago has its good and bad because of the people who define it. In the poem "Chicago", Sandburg is able to identify the existence of both good and bad in the city of Chicago because of his reliability, his descriptions of the Chicagoans, and the way he structures the poem. Sandburg's portrayal of Chicago is effective because of the realistic and reliable view that is used in this poem. He acknowledges that though a lot of admirable, hard work is done in Chicago, bad things happen too. In the second stanza, Sandburg admits that there are "painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys" (Sandburg, 85, 6-8) and "[gunmen killing] and [going] free to kill again" (85, 9-10). He doesn't deny that these repellent events take place in Chicago; he confirms that they do and that he has seen them happen. It is made clear that Sandburg has a deep love for Chicago by how he follows his recognition of the bad, "Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning" (85, 15-16). His readers are assured of his reliability because of the frank manner in which he recognizes not only the good aspects of Chicago, but the bad too. It's no secret that he is proud to be a Chicago native, but he is also willing to admit that there are some "wicked," "crooked," and "brutal" (85, 6, 9, and 11) things that happen in Chicago, which gives him credibility. .
Sandburg's most used method of describing Chicago is describing the Chicagoans. He says that Chicagoans can be found "bragging" (86, 32) to explain that yes, the people of Chicago are human and have sides to them that may not be very admirable but offers many commendable verbs as well. These words of action, "Shoveling," "Wrecking," and many others help to illustrate the point that Chicago is a city of activity and hard work (85, 22-23).
I am a U.S. citizen, born in Chicago on the 28th of May, 1993. ... In other words, your family defines who you are. ... But who I am, or who anyone else is for that matter, isn't something that can be picked and chosen. ... Chicago factually has the biggest population of Serbs outside of Serbia. ... As a Serbian I am classified as a minority, but as a U.S. citizen I am not the minority. ...
An event of such magnitude that it doubled the number who died in the great Chicago fire of 1871, and eclipsed the death toll of Hurricane Andrew by a figure twenty times as great. ... Of those that were least affected by the heat wave, Chicago's Latino population stands out above all others. ... This area, which in the book Ethnic Chicago Jorge Caruso and Eduardo Camacho define by its "lively streets, taco stands, and bodegas", has supplied a number of jobs to the community and has attained a level of stability which keeps generations of families in close proximity to each other. ... ...
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They were seen as soldiers who reassured the citizen that the nation was strong. ... Some of the best athletes in history are the ones who can take their achievements in stride. ... A survey in Chicago, done by the Chicago Sun Times, found that more than 50% of Chicago area student-athletes said that drinking among their peers is a bigger problem than most people realize (Survey). ... The media has an obligation to define issues, report wrongdoing, and at times act as a moral barometer for the sport culture (Ferraro). ... Who are athletes really role models for? ...
Grassroots is defined as "the ordinary people in an organization, rather than the leaders" by the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 2001 edition. ... The teachers at many of these schools were often underpaid and poorly trained with significantly less classroom experience than those who taught at white schools. ... The media chose to mainly portray the whites who were against busing and integration and downplayed the pro-desegregation movement. ... The Panther's Rainbow Coalition was a milestone in the history of black Chicago. ... They were run by young radicals from diverse ba...
We still believe that education is the great equalizer; it creates opportunity, spurs innovation and helps our people become well rounded and informed citizens. ... Even more to the point the U S Chamber of Commerce says, "We must understand that in the 21st century the race for human talent will define the global winners and losers more than any other factor, America's first priority must be to high-quality talent. ... Careers begin at a much younger age and at a more advanced level then they did years ago and a college degree can sometimes be a hindrance to those who are of the ...
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Based on the common values and practices of a society, these vantage points, define a person's identity within a society. ... An individuals identity has generally been defined by specific character traits and unique experiences, yet societies influence on ones identity is undeniable. ... In this novel, a small town girl leaves her home in search of work in the big city (Chicago), an unprecedented concept, via the newly built rails. ... As seen in the example of unhealthy physical ideals for women, citizens become swayed in directions subconsciously, which don't usually reflect ...
It is defined as any law or policy designed to limit or abolish the sale, possession, and use of firearms. ... Chicago, the Court applied this ruling to the rest of the country (Smith 6). ... Ordinary law abiding citizens may have no interest in or need for this information, but criminals surely will. Burglars generally tend to break into homes owned by citizens who don't carry guns. ... Those who oppose firearms center their arguments on the belief that as long as guns can be owned privately by citizens, crime can only rise. ...