Evanston, Illinois Essays

  • Complaints Against the Northwestern University Students

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    Rowdy Drunken College Students I read an article about Northwestern University students in Evanston, Illinois, and the community’s complaints against them. The article, written by Bob Seidenberg, discusses the need for city council to call a meeting to address the problems of rowdy drunken college students disturbing the peace and quiet of the evenings, by wandering around and through Evanston homes late at night. The underling issue is, is this Northwestern’s problem, or simply a lack of respect

  • Community Service

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    Community Service People complain everyday about the problems in this world. One of my complaints is about people who complain! I have a high respect for those who take actions to try to solve these problems. One major group which has to solve problems this is internationally recognized is Rotary International. Another group with similar goals is The Ruritan Foundation. Both of these groups have a website used by people all over the world to communicate information about their organization

  • Patrick Kane Research Paper

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    able to influence kids and others with his performance on and off the ice with the Chicago Blackhawks. A charity that Kane does is the Chicago Blackhawks Charities. These charities are a variety of charitable events that happen throughout Northern Illinois, but mostly the Chicago area. They focus towards health, education, and housing. However their one goal is to “to serve local citizens and impact the lives of youth and their families in and

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Obama's Memorial Speech

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    President Obama’s memorial speech following the Tuscan shooting carefully utilized the Aristotelian appeal of pathos, or emotional appeals through his word choice, which aligned him with the American people while still conveying a sense of authority, and his use of biblical allusions, which drew his audience together on the basis of shared ideologies. In his opening lines Obama shows his compassion for the victims and mourners of the shooting stating: “I have come here tonight as an American who

  • James R. Boucher Fraud Paper

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    credit card for the 3 transactions. All 3 transactions were committed on 09/02/2016. 1) Circle K located at 111 E. Walnut St. Murphysboro, Illinois in the amount of $8.64 at 1241 hours. 2) Wal-Mart located at 6495 Country Club Rd. Murphysboro, Illinois in the amount of $73.40 at 0104 hours. 3) Walgreens located at 503 Walnut St. Murphysboro, Illinois in the amount of $1.94 at 0952 hours. The suspect attempted to make a cash advance at Circle K and Walgreens, but was declined. Edmond indicated

  • Interpersonal Communication In The Chicago Fire

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    “Chicago Fire” is a show on NBC that portrays the life of a firefighters and paramedics. The house has the Rescue Squad, Truck 51, and Ambulance 61. In the show there are plenty of examples of interpersonal communications working within the characters. Whether it be strained relationships, power hungry co-workers, or distressed victims of a fire, “Chicago Fire” shows interpersonal communications working to help understand situations, and solve problems. Through the last couple of weeks the show

  • Review of Behind the Arch: The Truth about Drinking at BVU

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    book about drinking at Buena Vista University. It was written because the University of Illinois did a survey on colleges around the county about their drinking habits. When some BVU students read it, some did not think it was accurate, so, they did their own research and got some of their own statistics. By the opinion of the students, the information they found was more accurate than what the University of Illinois found. This book had many things wrong with it. There were many problems with the writing

  • The Effects of Technology on Students

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    information can be available to students from across the nation with just a few clicks of the mouse. Students in a Chicago suburban elementary school recently used technology to explore the history of Ice Age animals in Illinois. Using the Internet, they “traveled” to the Illinois Sate Museum (200 miles away) and the Brookfield Zoo (10 miles away) to gather information and talk with experts via two-way video. The students constructed an electronic database to organize and analyze their information

  • The Decision That Changed Me

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    everyone's' lives whether they realize it or not. This paper expresses how the environment of Illinois College has changed my life. I am also including a poem that I composed recently after events that have occurred in my life. I am hoping that my readers will relate to and understand where I am coming from. I am especially directing to this to my peers, as well as the future generations at Illinois College. Someday As I lay here at night, thoughts swirling through my head. Is this the

  • Abraham Lincoln Reflection Paper

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    As I watched this documentary in and out of class, I was able to pick out the most interesting part presented as well as discovering new perspectives about Abraham Lincoln. This documentary provides insights from many individuals that Professor Henry Louis Gates encountered in search of the truth and Lincoln himself. One interesting idea presented by Professor Gates was the fact that Abraham Lincoln was not god, but a human. He has human characteristics therefore establishing that he too was not

  • The Impact Of Media On My Life

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    Media In My Life Over these past 5 days I have been asked to not only record, but check my consumption of my media intake. At first I thought “ this assignment seems odd, I certainly don 't use or interact with media 8 hours on average like studies say. There 's no way”. But after these five days I can say without a doubt that my initial observations were way off target. Thought the monitoring and recording process I found that on a daily average I am exposed to about 7 hours of media a day. A number

  • Significance Of The Chicago World's Fair

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    In 1893, the great Chicago World’s Fair took place. Just climbing to the second largest populated city in America, Chicago had a lot to prove. The World’s Fair was a perfect opportunity for Chicago to come together and show that they can compete with other large cities like New York and Philadelphia. For the World’s Fair to be as successful as it was, there was a need for leaders, innovators, new inventions, and tremendous attractions. Without these, the fair could not have been designed and constructed

  • Essay On Chicago Fire

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    The Great Chicago Fire started on October 8th, 1871 and is said to be one of the biggest events in Chicago’s history. To this day, nobody really knows how the fire was started; however, most say it started in a barn behind the home of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. There are claims that their cow was the cause, but that’s just one of the many myths that were started. The way that most of the buildings were built during this time, it was only a matter of time before a major fire happened. With

  • Christian Dislike of Obama

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    Religion has always been an important part of America and America’s history, from the time the pilgrims travelled from their homelands, to now. Religion, especially Christianity, is a prominent force guiding nearly all aspects of American life. Religion is involved in societal issues, economics, and politics. Often times, it is a dominant factor in politics and can eliminate someone from any chance of a political career or it could have the opposite effect and boost someone to the top in politics

  • What Is The Character Of Per Hansa By Beret Hansa

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    Per Hansa is a very optimistic person who always sees the good in situations. He seems to always be in a good mood and has a great work ethic and never seems to sit down. He is a very able-bodied man who always thinks things are possible. He tries to avoid all problems that he and his wife have. He was the one that wanted to leave his homeland of Norway in order to come and make a life in America. Per will do anything for the better of his people and his family. He becomes sort of like a business

  • Agronomists

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    work of agronomists.”(Illinois State University) An agronomist even finds the best way to plant and harvest any source of food. Agronomy is a science in which an agronomist views agriculture in an integrated perspective.(Agronomy.org) The education for an agronomist is a four year bachelor degree at a university. There are many agricultural universities throughout Illinois such as University of Illinois, Illinois State University, Western Illinois University, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  • The Reversal of the Chicago River: Saving a City

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    modernize quickly and businesses to cut corners to keep their edge. The river soon became the dumping ground for both sewage and toxic waste dumped by the slaughter houses. By demand of citizens, a canal was built “which later would be named the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal (Hansen, pg. 41). The proposed canal “called for an excavation that woul... ... middle of paper ... ...far too much backlash in terms of human geography, trade, and ecosystems to ever occur, especially since the canals

  • Barack Obama

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    called it "an ill-considered race" in which he got "spanked" by the voters. Barack directed the Illinois Project Vote, which was a voter registration drive aimed at increasing black turnout in the 1992 election. Directing this project, Obama accepted positions such as attorney with the civil rights law firm of Miner, Barnhill and Galland and a lecturer at the University Of Chicago Law School. The Illinois Project Vote helped Carol Moseley Braun become the first black woman ever elected to the Senate

  • Effects Of Individuality In The Media

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    "Momma, look what Jessica commented on Facebook about my new haircut,” the girl says, pulling up the hateful post to read for the third time that day. Her mother looks at the degrading words and frowns. “Oh, don’t worry what she thinks, sweetie. Your hair looks great just how it is,” her mother reassures her. “No, momma. Nobody else’s hair is like this. I want my hair like one of those pretty girls on TV!” Unfortunately, individuality is becoming an extinct quality in today’s youth. Teenagers

  • The Routine Activities Theory: John Wayne Gacy

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    On March 17, 1942, John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois. When he was younger, he was involved with activities such as boy scouts and odd jobs around his neighborhood. It is said that while Gacy wasn’t popular, he was well-liked by those people who knew him (Taylor, Troy). Gacy’s father was an alcoholic and would often abuse Gacy and his siblings if they were thought to have made trouble. His father would also abuse his mother. When Gacy was playing on a swing set at age 11, he was hit in