... 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 ... they do, the Chicagoans are given more emphasis and more importance. On another note, Sandburg also capitalizes the titles of the people, giving them more meaning. Capitalization often serves as a title of a person, so saying "Stacker of Wheat" rather than "stacker of wheat" (85, 2) s...

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... to have a name ,some sense of belonging ,joining a gang provides its members just that, no one will forget just what you are once you join. and you will always have a title to go by. Gangs aren't anything new. They have been around for much longer then many people believe. As long ago as 1200 A.D. , in India they had a use for the ... into New York City . Immigrants of this time were in the least to say welcome, most of European decent came over due to famine and lack of opportunity in their native countries. The most popularly known gang to develop at this time was "the Five Points Gan...

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Section I. Title - NYPD, A City and its Police Authors - James Lardner and Thomas Reppetto Number of Pages - 388 Publication Date - 2000 Section II. NYPD, A City and its Police is a book about the development ... officers. Roosevelt extended the area outside of New York City to allow anyone within the state of New York to become officers. This was intended to bring in better-educated, native-born men. Roosevelt was also known for his unique way of checking up on his on-duty officers. He would make rounds through the streets of New York City to ... ...

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