The history of African-Americans in Champaign-Urbana has gone virtual! A new project, called eBlackChampaign-Urbana, is working to bring together the documentation of this important history online to find new ways to celebrate, remember and use it into the present and future. The eBlackChampaign-Urbana website (http://www.eBlackCU.net) features digitized newspaper clippings, photographs, church programs, obituaries, research papers, scrapbooks, maps and more on the local African-American experience
Will County is home to a number of historical landmarks, famous figures, and a plethora of history. It was not always as built up as parts of it are now; Some two hundred years prior, Will County was a land of prairies in which it was farmed and hunted by the Potawatomi Indian tribe. The first established settlement in the boundaries of the county were made by a man named Jesse Walker in 1826. He named it Walker’s Grove, and worked with Potawatomi in the areas of agriculture, milling, and trading
Edgar Lee Masters was a poet and novelist born in the late 1800s. He is most known for his famous 1915 publication of Spoon River Anthology, a compilation of 244 free-verse epitaphs told from the grave by the former residents, both real and imaginary, of Spoon River, a fictitious small town. All 244 dead residents of Spoon River have a story to tell about their victories, hardships, and their secrets. Masters became famous by revealing the secret lives and loves of a small town’s residents, told
those in its path of destruction. With a death toll totaling at least 695 people, and over 2,000 other injuries, the tri-state could have been one of the most devastating tornadoes in America's history. Tearing through southern regions of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925, the great tri-state tornado lasted about three and a half hours. From the time it touched down three miles northwest of Ellington, Missouri at 1:01 p.m. to the 4:30 p.m. dissipation southwest of Petersburg, Indiana
At the turn of the century, American readers were interested only in stories with happy endings, where goodness was praised and evil was punished. They did not particularly care if that was a false interpretation of the way life really was. When men such as Frank Norris, the author of The Octopus, wrote angrily of the injustices and poverty to be found in America, readers turned away. The Octopus made them change their minds. The course of the novel and the reality of its characters held the readers’
Spoon River Anthology The Spoon River Anthology, written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915, was a unique piece of work in both style and structure. There are over two hundred “stories” told by the dead people who once lived in the town of Spoon River. The lives and dreams of these people are written as poems. The poetry itself is an excellent example of early modernist style. Since there are many people from many different backgrounds, and even different generations, (There are examples of Old
We started at an elevation of about 6,400 feet. At his location there were many Pinion Pines, Junipers, rabbit brush, sagebrush, Indian rice grass, and cheat grass. At this location there were two different layouts. There were areas with more trees making a forest and there was a large area that had a few trees scattered through out. There were efforts to increase land for deer to graze so the trees were chain sawed down. Sadly their efforts failed because cheat grass has taken over all the open
labor shortages during World War One, allowed many immigrants into the neighborhood, most of Mexican decadence. (Pilsen.) When UIC began expanding this further pushe... ... middle of paper ... ...xpayer's Primer for Understanding TIFs. Coo County: Cook County Clerk, 2009. Word Document. Gellman, Erik. "Pilsen." Encyclopedia of Chicago. 205. Web. 24 Nov. 2011. . "History of Pilsen and Little Village." San Jose Obrero Mission. Web. 24 Nov. 2011. . Joravsky, Ben. Those Slippery TIF's. Chicago: Chicago
The famous poet Edgar Lee Masters, uses a collection of short poems in her work "Spoon River Anthology". The Anthology collectively narrates the epitaphs of the residents of Spoon River, a fictional small town named after the real Spoon River that ran near the author's home town. In one of her numerous short poems called "Minerva Jones", I learned that Minerva is a rape victim. With her heavy body, cock-eye, and rolling walk, it drew plenty of attention of the people. But it drew too much attention
Roger Ebert is a famous Chicago Film-Critic who was born on June 18, 1942 and passed away on April 4, 2013. He also worked as a journalist, and a screenwriter. He worked for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 up until he passed away. He was very popular in the movie business and won many awards and had very high regards from his coworkers and peers. Some even consider him the most famous movie critic in the world. He was married to his wife Chaz Ebert for 21 years. Although he did get married his very
Harvey Mickens had a $10,000 life insurance policy through CMFG Life Insurance Company. In March 2014, Harvey changed his policy, via telephone, from a term life insurance policy, which named his late wife as the beneficiary, to a whole life policy, which named appellant Carl Mickens, Harvey’s brother, as the beneficiary. Following Harvey’s death in July of 2014, there was a dispute over whether Harvey’s life insurance policy should be paid to Carl or to Harvey’s Estate. The Harvey Estate, administrated
Spoonface Steinberg Audio Drama Report 1. The author of Spoonface Steinberg is Lee Hall. The significance of this story’s title called Spoonface Steinberg is that Spoonface is this little autistic girl’s name whose face is described as round as a spoon. And if you looked into a spoon you will see a face like hers. 2. There were many important events in this story like in the beginning how Spoonface is describing her love for the opera music. Furthermore, she says that the beautiful opera music
Importance of Setting in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery The setting in the beginning of The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, creates a mood of peacefulness and tranquillity. The image portrayed by the author is that of a typical town on a normal summer day. Shirley Jackson uses this setting to foreshadow an ironic ending. First, Jackson begins by establishing the setting. She tells the reader what time of day and what time of year the story takes place. This is important to get the reader
The community of Oak Forest, Il., lies in southwest Cook County approximately 27 miles south of Chicago. The town is less than half an hour from Chicago Midway International Airport and under an hour from O’Hare International Airport. The Rock Island Railroad metro provides commuter rail service from Oak Forest to Chicago. Interstates 57, 80 and 294 are accessible from the city. History of Oak Forest The earliest settlement of Oak Forest dates back to the early 1800s. The town was called Cooper's
Human Emotions in Spoon River Anthology Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters is a collection of epitaphs that reflects the lives of the townspeople of Spoon River. The production of the anthology was a result of a psychological encounter Masters had experienced. Although the crisis is not specified, it began after spending a beautiful weekend in Chicago with his mother in May 1914. During the stay, Masters and his mother had recalled past events and people. After he walked his mother to the
One of literatures greatest quality is allowing the reader’s mind to uncover subliminal messages in an attempt to form their own understandings and ideas. Perhaps, this particular process is commonly described in the idiom “reading between the lines.” While many writers have implanted this literary aspect into their works, this essay focuses on a specific parable written by Nathaniel Hawthorne entitled The Minister’s Black Veil. Notably, a parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual
The sin that Aylmer shows throughout the story is in relation to Georgina’s birthmark, which dramatically and suddenly grabs hold of his character. Aylmer becomes egotistic in the ways of his actions and thoughts, not considering that he himself has a problem but that his wife’s imperfection is the problem. By Aylmer’s immoral and obsessive desire for perfection, he took Georgina’s liberty and self-confidence away, which reveales his sins. First, before the marriage, Aylmer had not been bothered
presented is whether the cause of inequality is because of lack of education. In higher class part of Chicago the University of Urbana- Champaign holds two very large graduation ceremonies in the spring. So large the crowd cannot fit in the basketball arena that holds sixteen thousand people. Marsh taught some of the students that attended the University of Urbana- Champaign however he was not at the graduation that may. Instead he was at another graduation in a shabby room in
The Community Health Assessment evaluated the basic demographics and health-related statistics of community residents in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. In use was accumulated data retrieved from Countyhealthrankings.org, also, city and county agencies to include the local police departments. Uncovered was one fifth of community residents reporting increased neighborhood violence, which remain higher than the national average. Correspondingly
causing issues with the human population. Most people living in Illinois have hit or nearly killed a deer driving on Southern Illinois roadways. This common occurrence could be kept at bay or maybe even avoided if the deer and wild game had more space to reside. There are many points that coincide with this reality but the main issues are the small subtle ones that affect everyday life and are often overlooked. Picture the Illinois we will leave for our children. Do you see a lush green forest or