Essay paper 2 (300 points, due Wednesday, December 11)
DIRECTIONS:

Write a 4-5 page paper (1100-1300 words, Times New Roman font, 12-size,
double-spaced) on ONE of these 2 prompts:
For over a hundred years, Chicagoans have struggled with equal access to decent housing.

Discuss how suburbanization and the public housing projects in the post-1945 era and the current housing crisis play into this long-standing feature of Chicagoland’s history Incorporate information from at least 3 Diagrams from #1- 5.

Chicagoans have had a long history with police brutality and an unresponsive city government. Discuss key episodes in Chicago’s history where the city government/police “failed” the people. Incorporate information from at least 3 Diagrams from #5-8.In your paper, be sure to quote key phrases or sentences that illustrates or supports
your arguments. An “A” paper will bring in additional ideas, facts, and arguments from the Cronon/Pacyga bookts and the lecture notes. You are not allowed to cite sources from outside the assigned readings, or the internet, without permission of your TA.

 

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