Book Review

                In the future, people no longer have personal connections, enjoy nature, and most importantly they do not read books. It just so happens that if you owned or even read a book you would get in trouble because it was severely against the law. In the future people drive fast, and don’t take the time to think and admire things. They watch a lot of TV. and their lives revolve around technology which is the only way people gain sensation and or feelings. A Fireman named Guy Montag wasn’t exactly your typical fireman that we know today, in which he burned down homes versus saving them. Soon he meets this odd girl named Clarisse McClellan. She likes to talk to people, go outside, and wasn’t fond of technology which was considered weird.  Clarisse was a thinker, which is considered almost dangerous in this society. She in a way awakens Montag; he starts to realize that he wasn’t satisfied with his life as well as the world around him.

I really enjoyed this book first off because of the Ray Bradbury’s writing style. I loved his illusions and the imagery used in the text to really paint the perfect picture for the reader. Another valuable thing that the book provided to the reader is that books should be valued, it’s a back handed kind of way of saying that no one should be able to claim on your desires, and censor how you feel and function.  I believe it's a great warning about how many times people in power will attempt to control the information that the people they rule see and hear by censoring, in order to keep those people under the thumb of the ruling elite. While on the other hand that books are to be read, and discussed and cherished, not burned! I believe that people should read it because there is a deeper meaning, when you read, whatever it may be, you should look between the lines, past the initial story, and see what you can find. I enjoyed this book so much and I feel that that others should read it because it challenges you to make your own, thoughts and decisions as you go through life, without the influence of others! It raises questions about censorship in our modern society as well. I have to admit that is was a hard read, but I appreciated the debate and points it raised, and I am sure you will too.

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Jr at Whitney

If Junior went to Whitney Young he would be an outcast. If Junior attended our school it definitely would not be like the school on the reservation but, he still would be view as "weird" to the majority of people to me. Students most likely wouldn't go out there way to meet him or get to know him on a deeper level. Especially is you are in a "cooler" group of people, you’re not suppose to or expected to interact with people like Junior. Junior would most likely spend most of his time in the arts building, the arts building is more relaxed and accepting and Junior does enjoy drawing. Also I feel that the artsy people at Whitney would be more accepting and less judgmental  He would eat lunch either off campus everyday alone so he can truly spend time with himself, or he would eat in the maze somewhere hidden and quiet. If he was to even make the team at Whitney he would probably gain a pretty solid supportive base. I say that because when you’re on a team it doesn't matter where you come or from its how you play and perform on the team. There are even special education kids that participate on school teams and thrive on them and aren't made fun of either. There are so many types of people in the school that there is at least one person for everyone! In general i believe that he wouldn't have to hide because Whitney Young kids understand that people do come from all across the city and from different homes, it doesn’t matter Although Junior may change the way he acts around the cooler kids in attempt to come off as a "cooler" person. . I wouldn't expect much from junior anyways because I most likely would not even talk to him if he came to the school so hiding himself wouldn't make a difference to me anyways. Overall his experience would be a little bit better then Rearden, but only a bit because we are more diverse not only racially but personality wise too. 

Hiding the Res.

Whitney Young is very diverse, but I do believe that people do tend to hide the “reservation,” whether it is on purpose or just never mentioned. Many people at Whitney Young have a tendency to hide the reservation because they don’t want to come off as a certain type of person, or be judged. At Whitney it is extremely cliquey, there may be a wide range of people in our school but people of similar race, backgrounds, and interest usually end up together. When you come to Whitney you don’t want to be considered lame or weird, no one does. Truthfully I am extremely self conscious, and I have a tendency to think that I am being judged based on everything that I do from athletics to my friends. I don’t say certain things when I am with people, because I don’t want them not to like me, so I am hiding the reservation because I am hiding who I am. I believe that people at Whitney Young students don’t care about where you come from, but who you are, how you present yourself to other people or even how you look. The reason this happens is due to the expectations have for certain people, and they judge them based on those expectations. 

PTI & Raisin in the Sun Post

In both The Great Gatsby and Raisin in the Sun the American Dream is shown in different ways.  In the Great Gatsby, everyone was from an upper class background. Their American Dream was based around the idea of happiness.  

Nick Carraway comes into the picture and finds out that Jay Gatsby is stuck on one woman, his one true love and money and obtains the money through shady business deals, but then realizes he is a loving person and means no harm. Gatsby was never able to be with Daisy the only person that brought him true happiness.  The green light symbolized this in the way that it was there but he was unable to have it. Gatsby does everything in his power to get Daisy’s attention he throws parties that he doesn’t even care for and even throws himself under the bus for Daisy when she killed Myrtle and Tom accused him.

Another example of this in the Great Gatsby is Tom’s love for Myrtle.   You would have thought Tom had everything going for him; a wife, money, and nice home but he was missing something; being with his true love; Myrtle, who happens to be of a lower social class.  Throughout the Great Gatsby it shows that money cannot buy people happiness. The characters might have all of the things that keep them in the social class of wealthy but lack emotional happiness.

In Raisin in the Sun, the characters American Dream different for every character. This leads to their happiness.  Walter is the character who believes in the “rags to riches” concepts but it doesn’t work out as planned because he becomes obsessed with the idea.  He wanted to show his family that he could do something good for once.  Mama tries to “fix/help” her family no matter the cost.  Beneatha wants to become a physician and being a young independent African American woman. She is tired of God taking credit where it is not due and wants to marry an African instead of a rich man. The family also wanted to move to a better neighborhood.

Both of the stories had polar opposite views on what the American Dream meant to the characters in the book.  Since the American Dream in the Great Gatsby was about the emotional feeling people had for one another and the American Dream in Raisin in the Sun was about the materialistic things in life (money, houses, cars, etc.) I came up with what I thought the American Dream was which is; it is a thought or based on what each and every person perceives it as. The characters in the Great Gatsby had the magnificent, wealthy, and well respected lifestyle that most of the characters from Raisin in the Sun could only daydream of, while all the people in Raisin in the Sun  had the loving relationships that some of The Great Gatsby characters desperately needed.

The American Dream in both stories is fueled by the relationships the characters have and the people the interacted with.

Sister Suffragette

     The song that I have chosen that protests social injustice in the United States is “Sister Suffragette” from Walt Disney’s classic Mary Poppin’s.  “Sister Suffragette" is a pro-suffrage protest song sung by Mrs. Winifred Banks who is the wife of George Banks and the mother of Jane and Michael in the movie. The movie was set in the early 1900’s during the Woman’s suffrage movement, the women's suffrage movement is just another name for when women fought their rights, so that they could have the same professions as men, be paid the same wages, treated equally, and be able to vote too. This song was protesting the unfair and unequal treatment of women. Based on the lyrics “Political equality and equal rights with men!” the issue that this song focused on was the equality of women.  In the song Mrs. Winifred Banks sings “Cast off the shackles of yesterday…”  I believe that the shackles refer to the way that the women are treated, the unfair pay, rights and opportunities.  Another part of the symbolism is the word “yesterday.” I believe that she means that all the unfair treatment will soon be ancient history, and eventually forgotten by society. So basically the symbolism in this line is that they will be set free from inequality and be able to perform the right to vote, and have a successful career.  I choose this song because I love the movie Marry Poppins and I mean who has not seen Marry Poppins? This song is very upbeat and humorous as well. This subject matter is very dear to my heart because I am a girl, and without all the hardships that these women endured I would not have the opportunities that I have today. The women that participated and supported woman suffrage opened so many doors for myself and all women that is why this song is significant to me.  

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                                                                 -Lyrics-

We're clearly soldiers in petticoats
And dauntless crusaders for woman's votes
Though we adore men individually
We agree that as a group they're rather stupid!

Cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sign in grateful chorus
"Well done, Sister Suffragette!"

From Kensington to Billingsgate 
One hears the restless cries!
From ev'ry corner of the land:
"Womankind, arise!"
Political equality and equal rights with men!
Take heart! For Missus Pankhurst has been clapped in irons again!

No more the meek and mild subservients we!
We're fighting for our rights, militantly!
Never you fear!

So, cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sign in grateful chorus
"Well done! Well done! 
Well done Sister Suffragette!"

Proposal

     I live in the Hyde Park/ Kenwood, so I believe that the general Idea of the American dream in my neighborhood would be "Success." Not only success in your job or  how much you make, but being successful by fulfilling your goals and desires.  Also "Hope," I say hope because I strongly believe that everyone wants to better themselves and be given the same opportunities as anyone else. I believe that because of the culture and types of people that reside within Hyde Park/ Kenwood. In this project I would like to interview three different types of people; a businessmen person, family member, and a young adult/ teenager. I would like to do this because I want to see the difference between the three types of people as well as there similarities.

The American Dream: HOPE

Obama Sworn In for 2nd Term, This Time Quietly

The ability to better yourself and your loved ones is a part of the multiple meanings and interpretations of the American Dream. Not even 100 years ago people where being discriminated based on race, and sex. Everyone seemed to need to hate someone else and a majority of the time it's based on race. From the beginning African Americans and other inferior races struggled for the right to practically live. Since then they have fought for equal rights, to be respected, and to be able to have the same chances as the next guy. In America there is a since of hope, where you are able to achieve what you desire, and what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. That is the American Dream. From what they may say is a rags to riches story, the African American community climbed the ladder of equality and success because of the since of Hope, the American dream. This past month President Obama made history when he took the oath of office for a second time this year.  The nation’s first black president embodies hope and change for many Americans at this time of financial struggle and war. In this article it discusses his term, but I feel like he is a perfect example of the success and victory that the race achieved with the belief that anything is possible, and a since of hope.  

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Movie Review: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 

In the sequel of the famous 1974 Tobe Hooper cult classic horror film Texas Chainsaw Massacre the movie begins with the direct ending from the original movies finale with the burning of the Sawyer family home in attempt to kill the murderer called Bloodyface and his family, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats. But the real question is what really happened to Bloodyface, did perish in the fire or did he escape? The 2013 modern version of  Texas Chainsaw Massacre answered just that question. Picking up after the events of the original film, the people of Newt, Texas after the burning of the Sawyer house the entire family is presumed dead and the arsonists are celebrated as heroes in the town. However, an infant, Edith Sawyer, is found by one of the townsmen and taking in as their own. Years later Edith now known as Heather is notified that her grandmother, Verna Carson, has passed away and left everything to her; discovering that she was adopted, and her and a couple friends pack up to take a allegedly fun trip down to the town of Newt, Texas. But they are not aware of the secrets of the Sawyer family and the townspeople. Assuming the house is empty they settle down, but an unknown guest lived downstairs known as Bloodyface.

From beginning to end the movie made your heart race, you jump out of your seat, and waiting in agonizing pain as you wait for Bloodyface’s next victim. Throughout the 92 minutes of the movie it made you feel dank, uncomfortable and mysterious. The gore scenes and suspense had you on the edge of your seats biting you nails down to nubs. Besides the blood and guts there was a whole lot of drama there were numerous secrets and problems within the group of friends like cheating, lying, and betrayal. The climax of the movie had to be the best part of the movie, it makes you think and the dramatic irony of how Bloodyface was related to heather was very interesting, and how she develops and changes as a character is quite entertaining and even humorous at the end. This is one of the scariest movies I have seen in a long time! If a movie makes me scream in the theatre it must be terrifyingly amazing. I would recommend it to all, just beware of the nightmares. 
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Who Am I Thankful For?

Who am I thankful for, during this season on glee, and cheer? I am very thankful for my very acquisitive classmate, Ethan Feingold.  The first time that I can I remember experiencing the so called wrath of Feingold was last year in Honors World Studies. He was the opposite of a taciturn teenager, every chance he got he had to answer the question, be on top, and at the same time attempted to slip in some sneaky sly comments. Some people think it’s annoying and irritating, but truthfully I enjoy it. I am not the type of person that is fond of participating in class much. Therefore having Ethan in the classroom helps me understand the lesson, even if he goes on and on. When I am confused he explains it perfectly, and I have learned a lot from my classmate, and I hate to admit this but, I emulate him, I try to mimic his study ethic, and I try to be better than Feingold, which in the end really pushes me to be better, as a person, and a student. Ethan’s humor is very funny, and it makes class more tolerable, but his humor and sarcasm is not to be confused as him attempting to be mean. (That’s how I took it). In addition, he is very intelligent it should be illegal, it’s not fair, but he helps me on homework, class work, and even long term assignments, and I am tremendously appreciative of his help. I am extremely thankful for Feingold, all his carping, sarcastic jokes, and all; he just wants to make himself better as well as all the people around him.

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Outline

Outline

I. Intro

a. Setting the mood; Discuss Hyde Park

            1. New wealthy Elite Neighborhood

            2.  Large population of Jewish wealth

            3.  History of Hyde Park (1853…”)

b.  Date of the crime

c. People involved

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II. Thesis Statement

a.       The seemingly logical murder of a wealthy teenager by his privileged neighbors astonished the city as well as the country. It reformed and expanded the laws surrounding and pleas of insanity, and shook the judicial system. This trial altered the perspective of both the death penalty in the courtroom and views of wealth and society.

III.             Background Information

A.  Leopold

1.      Wealthy

2.      Son of a millionaire box manufacturer

3.      Studied law at the University of Chicago, planning on studying law at Harvard.

4.      I.Q. 220

     B. Loeb

            1. Handsome young man

            2. Privileged background

            3. Father:  Retired Sears Roebuck V.P.

            4. Very smart, youngest graduate from the University of Michigan

            5. I.Q. 160

                        a. interested in criminal activity

                        b. Read detective stories

                        c. Participated in actual crime

                        d. The case, was the first crime physically harming a person

                        e. Instigator

   C. Bobby Franks

            1. 14 years old

            2. from Hyde Park “The Lake Forest of the South Side”

            3.  Lived on 50^th and Ellis

            4. Described as a small thin boy active in sports

            5. Father; Jacob M. Franks was a retired industrialist, formally

President of the Rockford watch company

            (4, 5, 6, 7)

IV.             The Murder

a. Planning the “perfect crime” 

b. Kidnap/Chance

c. disposal

d. ransom

V.                The Discovery of “Bobby”

a.       How did they get caught?

1.      Glasses at scene of the crime

2.       Alibis did not connect

3.      Tony Minke, a Polish immigrant, discovered the body.

(5,…)

VI.             The Trail

a.       Clarence Darrow/ John R. Calvary

1.      Why did they choose?

b.      Trial for the century

1.      Everyone thought that they would plead not guilty, but Clarence Darrow

2.      Tactics, and reasoning for his approach to the case

c.       Verdict

1.      Leopold and Loeb received 2 sentences

a.       Life imprisonment

b.      99 years each for kidnapping

VII.          Effect on the Judicial system

a.        Illinois death penalty 20^th century

b.      Introduced new tactics and defense strategies for criminal law

1.      Judge vs. Jury

2.      Not Guilty = Jury & Guilty= Judge - Darrow quote from the trial- closing argument

“But, Your Honor, if these boys hang, you must do it. There can be no division of responsibility here. You can never explain that the rest overpowered you. It must be by your deliberate, cool, premeditated act, without a chance to shift responsibility. It was not a kindness to you. We placed this responsibility on your shoulders because we were mindful of the rights of our clients, and we were mindful of the unhappy families who have done no wrong. “

a.       Why was this important

                                                                                                                                      i.      Darrow specifically wanted a judge so the decision was only theirs, and the responsibility was not split between 12 people

     c. Introduction of Psych in the courtroom-quote from Leopold psychiatrist.

c.       Death Penalty

1.      After this case there was another option for criminal defense besides being put to death

2.       Decrease death sentences

(9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)

VIII.       Wealth in Society

a.       Stereotype of Wealth

1.      “That they are perfect, and do no wrong”

“Here were two boys with good intellect one eighteen and one nineteen. They had all the prospects that life could out for any of the young… [ they were] boys who never knew what it was to want a dollar; boys who could reach any position that was give to boys of that kind to reach; boys of distinguished and hinirable families, families of wealth and position, with all the world before them . “–Peter J. Spalding

a. well-off

b. educated

c. respectable

2.      In the end, Darrow succeeded. The judge sentenced Leopold and Loeb each to life imprisonment for the murder and 99 years each for the kidnapping. This was mainly on the grounds that, being under 21; Leopold and Loeb were legal minors.

b. Jewish community

            c. not common occurrence-elite vs. ghetto, desensitized to crime

            d. shocking that this type of murder came from wealthy families

1. Trial got a lot of attention and had spectacle qualities, i.e. angry mob outside courtroom

           

           

Crucible Act II

Act II takes place in Proctors home, Elizabeth and proctor are downstairs disguising the trials while Marry Warren servant, has gone to the witch trials. At the time 14 people are already in jail, and everyone is on their toes because if you are accused witches do not confess, they will be hanged. But when Cheever comes in with the Warrant everyone in the household is caught off guard, Abigail has accused Elizabeth in dabbling in black magic or witch craft, claiming she was trying to kill her. Therefore she is taking away to be locked up and Proctor promises to get her out. In this act I really enjoyed the drama unfolding and how old the secrets of a “pure”, “Utopian” society are just spilling out .Also how neighbors, friends, co-workers, family are at everyone’s throat. Tossing up names just to save themselves just like McCarthyism. I feel as if people are going to start to use this whole situation to their advantages to get rid of people they don’t like, to get property, power pr even money.

Note Cards

1) 1. The Hyde Park community began in 1853 when Paul Cornell, a New York lawyer, purchased 300 acres of property from 51st to 55th Streets. H e was also an insightful investor, and Cornell deeded 60 acres to the Illinois Central Railroad in exchange for a train station and the promise of daily trips to the heart of Chicago's commercial core. As construction expanded over the next thirty years. One of the first was the creation of the University of Chicago, the University of Chicago emerged from the philanthropy of John D. Rockefeller, who was interested in launching an institution of higher learning in the Midwest,

2)  1. During this time, Hyde Park also became increasingly ethnically diverse, as Jewish residents became an important part of the area's social fabric. They began to set up a variety of social and civic institutions, including a Jewish community center and several synagogues.

 3) 3. Hyde Park is a majority middle class, but there are small areas that reflect the 20th century period where the wealthier people in the city moved to this neighborhood to escape the decline of Prairie Avenue. At the time Hyde Park wasn’t seen as a diverse community or any capability of being more then it was planned to be an urban-renewal plan. At the time, it was a old commercial buildings and housing stock

4)  8. Bobby Franks, was the victim of this case. He lived on 50th and Ellis Avenue at the time of his kidnapping on May 21st, 1924. His family was very well off; his father Jacob M. Franks was a retired industrialist, formally a president of the Rockford watch company. Jacob M. Franks married his wife Flora in 1906, and in 1909 Bobby was born.

5)  9. The crime that captured national attention in 1924 began as a fantasy in the mind of eighteen-year old Richard Loeb, the handsome and privileged son of a retired Sears Roebuck vice president. Loeb was obsessed with crime. Despite his intelligence and standing as the youngest graduate ever of the University of Michigan, Loeb read mostly detective stories. He read about crime, he planned crimes, and he committed crimes, although none until 1924 were crimes involving physical harm to a person.

 6) 9. Darrow and Leopold later saw Loeb's fascination with crime as form of rebellion against the well-meaning, but strict and controlling, governess who raised him. For Loeb, crime became a sort of game; he wanted to commit the perfect crime just to prove that it could be done.

7) 9.Loeb's nineteen-year old partner in crime, Nathan Leopold, was interested in ornithology, philosophy, and especially, Richard Loeb. Like Loeb, Leopold was a child of wealth and opportunity, the son of a millionaire box manufacturer. At the time of their crime, Leopold was a law student at the University of Chicago and was planning to begin studies at Harvard Law School after a family trip to Europe in the summer. As a student of philosophy, “Leopold was attracted to Friedrich Nietzsche.

 8) 9.Nietzsche's influence on early twentieth century academics was powerful, and the merits of ideas contained in books like his Beyond Good and Evil were fiercely debated in centers of learning like the University of Chicago. Leopold agreed with Nietzsche's criticism of moral codes, and believed that legal obligations did not apply to those who approached "the superman." Leopold's idea of the superman was his friend and lover, Richard Loeb.”

9) 9.It was Darrow's decision to change the boys' initial pleas to the charges of murder and kidnapping from "not guilty," to "guilty." The decision was made primarily to prevent the state from getting two opportunities to get a death sentence. “With "not guilty" pleas, the state had planned to try the boys first on one of the two charges, both of which carried the death penalty in Illinois, and if it failed to win a hanging on the first charge, try again on the second. The guilty plea also meant that the sentencing decision would be made by a judge, not by a jury. Darrow's decision to plead the boys guilty undoubtedly was based in part on his belief that the judge who would hear their case, John R. Caverly, was a "kindly and discerning" man. With the public seemingly unanimous in calling for death, Darrow did not want to face a jury. In his summation Darrow noted, "where responsibility is divided by twelve, it is easy to say ‘away with him'; but, your honor, if these boys are to hang, you must do it--...it must be by your cool, premeditated act, without a chance to shift responsibility."”

 10) 10.  Darrow's decision to plead the boys guilty undoubtedly was based in part on his belief that the judge who would hear their case, John R. Caverly, was a "kindly and discerning" man. With the public seemingly unanimous in calling for death, Darrow did not want to face a jury. In his summation Darrow noted, "where responsibility is divided by twelve, it is easy to say ‘away with him'; but, your honor, if these boys are to hang, you must do it--...it must be by your cool, premeditated act, without a chance to shift responsibility."

11) 10. The defense presented extensive psychiatric evidence describing the defendants' emotional immaturity, obsessions with crime and Nietzschean philosophy, alcohol abuse, glandular abnormalities, and sexual longings and insecurities. Lay witnesses, classmates and associates of Loeb, were offered to prove his belligerence, inappropriate laughter, lack of judgment, and childishness. Other lay witness testified as to Leopold's egocentricity and argumentative nature. The state offered in rebuttal psychiatrists who saw normal emotional responses in the boys and no physical basis for a finding of mental abnormality.

     

12) 10. The defense hoped to build its case against death around the testimony of four psychiatrists, called "alienists" at the time. The prosecution argued that psychiatric testimony was only admissible if the defendants claimed insanity, while the defense argued strenuously that evidence of mental disease should be considered as a mitigating factor in consideration of the sentence. "In the most critical ruling of the trial, Judge Caverly decided against the state's objection, and allowed the psychiatric evidence to be introduced."

13) 11. The famous Leopold and Loeb trial affected the public and future of law in Illinois. The trial most influenced the use of capital punishment in Illinois. Since 

14) 11. Next, the trial's plea affected outcomes of future criminal cases in Illinois. "The "plea of not guilty by reason of insanity" introduced a new defense for guilty criminals." For years to come after their trial, Darrow's plea saved more people from the death sentence in Illinois. Finally, it also had an effect on society. The murder changed the public's view of wealthy people. Now, society realized that wealthy and intelligent people weren't always good. 

15) 12.  Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Gregg v. Georgia, Illinois's state legislature voted to reinstate capital punishment in 1974. "The first execution under the new statute was that of Charles Walker in 1990, followed by eleven more executions until the final Illinois execution was carried out in 1999." All executions in Illinois since 1974 were carried out through lethal injection.

16) 13. Troy Leon Gregg was an individual who was incarcerated within the State of Georgia subsequent to his arrest and conviction of the murder of two individuals in 1973; subsequent to his trial, the jury had found Gregg guilty and had sentenced him to death. Gregg was the first individual in the history of the United States whose respective execution was accepted by the Supreme Court of the United States

17. 14) On the Southside of Chicago was a developing suburb called Hyde Park, which was full of promise, as well as new wealth. Nicknamed the “Lake Forest of the Southside,” it was established by wealth, for wealthy people.

18. 14) In 1853 Paul Cornell a New York lawyer purchased land between 51st street to 55th. Over the next thirty years, his involvement helped establish major institutions like the University of Chicago.  At the this time the neighborhood was becoming ever more diverse, Jewish families of wealth moved into the community, assisting in the establishment of Hyde Park, and becoming prominent parts of the community.

19. 15) Born Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. on November 19, 1904, Leopold was a native to Chicago. Nathan Leopold was the son of a wealthy family of German Jewish descent. The families wealth derived from his fathers box shipping and freight company. Claimed to be a child prodigy, Leopold exceed genius levels, he was rumored to have an I.Q. between 210-220 at that time.

20. 15) Leopold studied law at the University of Chicago, with the intent of studying law at Harvard University as well. Leopold is described as a very strange and awkward character; his intelligence set him apart from his contemporaries. He struggled making friends due to his elitist attitude, which carried through his young adult life. When he attended the University of Chicago in 1920, he established the mutual friendship with Richard Loeb, his partner in crime.

21.) 16. Born Richard Albert Loeb on June 11, 1905, in Chicago, Illinois. “Richard Loeb was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth,” his father was a wealthy Jewish lawyer who went on to the vice president of Sears and Roebuck. Due the strict hand in the household Loeb excelled academically, which led to him being one of the youngest and most intelligent graduates from the University of Michigan. He was also known to have an I.Q. of 160.  –Biography.com

22. 17. His intelligence he had a darker side to him, “Loeb showed distinct Jekyll/Hyde characteristics from an early age.” He was interested in all sorts of criminal activity, he read detective stories, and participated in actual crime like minor family theft to shoplifting, vandalism and arson, but known involved physically harming a person until he conjured of the perfect murder. –Biography.com

23. 18) Robert Franks was a neighbor and acquaintance of Richard Loeb, also a Hyde Parker, he lived on 50th and Ellis in the Kenwood neighborhood.  He was described as a very thin boy and participated in sports. He also came from a wealthy family. His father was Jacob M. Franks, a retired industrialist and formally the president of the Rockford Watch Company. –Biography.com

24. 19) what was Leopold and Loebs plan? While experimenting with their elite status via petty small crimes. This built up to their plan for the perfect crime-murder. Their plan was to kidnap and kill a neighborhood boy, dispose of the body, and write a ransom note without getting caught.

25.) 20. “Loeb showed distinct Jekyll/Hyde characteristics from an early age.” He was interested in all sorts of criminal activity, he read detective stories, and participated in actual crime like minor family theft to shoplifting, vandalism and arson, but known involved physically harming a person until he conjured of the perfect murder.

26.) 20. his father was a wealthy Jewish lawyer who went on to the vice president of Sears and Roebuck. Due the strict hand in the household Loeb excelled academically, which led to him being one of the youngest and most intelligent graduates from the University of Michigan. He was also known to have an I.Q. of 160.

27.) 21. While Bobby Franks was walking home from a baseball game around 5:15 pm. They hailed Bobby to the car, asking him about a tennis racket Loeb was interested in. He was struck in the back of the head with a chisel and he was gagged with a sock in his mouth. Soon after his death

28.) 21 Leopold and Loeb drove to an area near Wolf Lake near Hammond, Indiana.  He was stripped naked on the side of the road and covered with hydrocholoric acid, making identification of the body difficult. Then disposed the body in a drainage pipe at the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks north of Wolf Lake

Crucible Post

The story takes place in a Puritan Town called Salem. The scene open ups in in Reverend Paris' house, in a small upstairs bedroom, in the year 1692.  His daughter Betty is sick, he is praying by the side of the bed where then the author introduces many other characters; Abigail, Proctor, Tituba, Mr. & Mrs. Putman and others. They believe that there has been some sort of connection to the Devil in the village, they begin spreading terror and havoc among themselves, and the town.  I really enjoy the plot the author portrays, the drama and the secrets hidden behind all theses so called “picture perfect,” or “pure” people and in this society. I feel like they don’t focus as much on the actual Salem trails, but the story behind it and secrets beneath this group of people in Salem. The evil within all these “pure” folk, and all their dirty little secrets begin to spill out like a shaken up soda waiting to spur out. So, that’s was somewhat of a let done, because it was not what I expected.         

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One Love 

Bob Marley is a very unifying  person, and his approach to community is making everyone welcomed and accepted. In his song he sings "One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right" which means that as a community we must get together and we need to get together and make life better, sweeter, and happier. He feels that there no need for change because the change is already happening. The mood of the song very calm and encouraging. He continues to ensure that everything will be alright, and that the people in the community feel secure, and not out of place. Bob Marley  felt that the community was everywhere he went and his fan base, which was the world.  His message was for everyone, therefore it was for both rural and urban society.            

One Love

One Love 

Bob Marley 

One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right
Hear the children crying (One love)
Hear the children crying (One heart)
Sayin', "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right."
Sayin', "Let's get together and feel all right."
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One love)
There is one question I'd really love to ask (One heart)
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own?
Believe me

One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right
As it was in the beginning (One love)
So shall it be in the end (One heart)
Alright, "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right."
"Let's get together and feel all right."
One more thing

Let's get together to fight this Holy Armageddon (One love)
So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom (One song)
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation

Sayin', "One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right."
I'm pleading to mankind (One love)
Oh, Lord (One heart) Whoa.

"Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right."
Let's get together and feel all right.

"Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right."
Let's get together and feel all right.

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