was the creation of Hull House. Hull House was by far what Addams is known for. When she visited Europe in the 1880s, she was inspired by a settlement house called Toynbee Hall. This inspired her to create Hull house along with her good friend Ellen Gates Starr in 1889. It
In 1889, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr bought a mansion from George Hull and founded a settlement house in his name. The Hull House worked until 1961, providing health services, education, and childcare to its lower class Chicago neighborhood. While the home greatly benefited the immigrant community, it also created a society of strong, educated residents, elite women, who theorized and fought for even broader change outside the Hull House’s immediate reach, focusing on the worker’s rights and
In 1864, John Ruskin appeared in Octavia's influence and obtained three houses in Paradise Place. He gave Octavia Hill the opportunity to manage them. The point was to make "lives respectable, homes cheerful and family life great. Octavia Hill was a British lady who happened to be a housing reformer who trusted that everybody ought to live in a cheerful home. Indeed, even with the poor's, she felt as though they should have been be guided and supported rather than individuals treating them like philanthropy
Addams, being inspired by Toynbee Hall, went home and immediately started to work on her own settlement house for young women. Addams and her best friend, Ellen Starr, spent almost a half a year looking for the perfect place in an overcrowded Chicago City. Addams and Starr finally opened the doors to, what they called, Hull House on September 18, 1889. It was successful, so successful that by the second year, Hull House was the host to thousands of people every
Antigone through an Anarchist and a Feminist lens by Mansour AlSubaie Antigone the Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles can be interpreted through several types of critical lenses. It can be best analyzed by an Anarchist and a Feminist lens for the following reason; the act of Antigone’s standing against Creon. In addition, to the act of Polynices going against Eteocles. These parts of the story are inspired by several cultural background tradition. Including the treatment of women which was a great
grass field, not far away there are huge gates with the post guard who are look stratified. This time the test will be held in the rain forests, and it guarded with electric fences that cover a whole forest area from the outside. Some soldiers seen patrolling in the guard tower, if we compared to other area, this location are closely guarded well with huge security systems around this place. The clock is at 08:00 pm now, all cadets one by one approached the gate waiting for next directions. The mentor
The Maze Runner James Dashner Introduction: The Maze Runner is a book full of adventure that will take you to a ride. The author of The Maze Runner is James Dashner. The book was a three year journey –Dashner. If I had to describe the content in the book in three words then I would say cryptic, pulse-pounding and adventure. The Maze Runner is a fantastic book full of not just emotions but it makes you more and more curious about what lies on the other side. The author said that it was a three year
Legends It has been three years since Rip Hunter recruited us for this mission to save the world. Since then a lot has happened, Rip has created the Time Bureau to try and fix our time aberrations. Our mission now is to get the time demon Mallus in his cage but to do that we must destroy the Dahrks. I am Captain Lance, the captain of the Wave Rider, our time ship. My team and I must defeats the Dahrks, save the world and make it home. My team has a vital five members, Amaya she wears the
Diverse Competitors Desperate to Find Halliday’s Easter Egg Have you ever been really invested in a video game, quest, contest, or something that promises a rewarding win? The competitors vying for the large fortune that comes with winning James Halliday’s Easter Egg Hunt sure are. Throughout the virtual reality that is the OASIS, the goal is to capture the several keys Halliday has strategically placed around the OASIS to eventually discover his special hidden egg, leading to a desirable win of
life of three brothers who have distinct life. These individuals are depreciated by the certain residents who see them as dangerous and savages. Normally, in life the majority of adolescent possess a family and a stable home. Nevertheless, the Gates brothers do not have a family to care of them. They became orphans at an early age comparing to other juveniles. Throughout the sequence of the narrative, many other characters have been involved in difficult situations. The author of poachers implements
Everything Will Be Okay The Belt of Deltora was restored. A clear morning had dawned, with a pure blue sky and a golden sun that beamed a comforting warmth and light on the land. Nobody in Del had slept the previous night. Their night had been filled with commotion and fear, but had ended with a pleasant hope, as the Deltora's heir was revealed, the Belt shone brightly, and the darkness that had long ensnared the land was defeated. It had been decided that the newly dawned day would be one of rest
He did receive his disability check and got his surgery to place the metal plate in his head since he was severely injured. The government gave him money and thanked him for his service and he lives his days believing that God sent him to open the gate. When Veterans come out of war, many of them suffer many different problems and back in the 1950s. These problems were not solved. Wilson shows that even those characters that seem lost in life and are taken advantage are the most wise. Those characters
The extract is from Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the year 1606. It is from act 4 scene 2. The extract primarily deals with the frustration and anger of lady macduff for her husband who fled away to England and betrayed her and their children. Lady macduff and her son have a serious talk in this scene in which she argues about how will they survive without the main pillar of their family i.e. macduff. The context starts with the conversation between Ross and Lady Macduff. Her tone reflects
A cultural conviction that prevailed throughout different historic eras was of male supremacy and female inferiority. Societies were ruled by men, and they structured the supposedly perfect roles that women should assume. These roles emphasized the importance of female silence, chastity, and obedience to the patriarchy. Men even rationalized their ideas of an ideal woman through Biblical examples and proverbial descriptions of the good wife (Kelso 3). Men imposed all of these characteristics on women
It first began in 1963, with President John F. Kennedy, and it is only given by U.S. Presidents, which is a great honor to have. Some people in the past whom have received this award are Norman Rockwell, Alexander Calder, Andrew Wyeth, Maya Lin, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jasper Johns, nearly half of them were artists, actors or musicians, including singer Bruce Springsteen, actor Robert Redford and “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels, but there were also computer engineers and famous architects
The Life Lessons Taught by Finding Nemo In “Finding Nemo,” Andrew Stanton uses unique techniques, such as, brilliant colors and phenomenal computer animations to teach his younger generation of audience to stay positive in life because optimism is key in being successful in life. “Finding Nemo” starts out with two clown fish, Marlin and Coral. They live in the Great Barrier Reef in an anemone and have multiple eggs that are about ready to hatch (Finding Nemo). Andrew Stanton uses phenomenal colors
entertainment. For Ellen, the road to success was very difficult nd had a tragic beginning. Her girlfriend was killed in a car accident and she was living a very dull life. She had many unanswered questions but nobody was there to answer them. Ellen uses this episode to quickly explain a tragic event in her life. By letting the audience into a very intimate part of her life, she can connect with them. This shows the audience that she is comfortable. She is connected
People call for social actions when they want to address a problem, and attempt to respond to it with impact. A comedian, Ellen Degeneres wants to address that problem with gay rights and gay marriage. She does this in a variety of ways, one mainly being through her comedic rhetoric. Ellen Degeneres has been a stand-up comedian, an actress, as well as a daytime talk show host, and other various comedic positions. Degeneres uses her comedic influence over the LGBT community to call for a social action
Finding Nemo was an animated comedy by Pixar animation and Walt Disney Pictures. The film is a comedy where one of the main characters is a fish named Dory. Dory is integral to the plot because she knows the location to where the main character's son Nemo has been taken too. This should be a fairly simple task but Dory constantly forgets what they’re supposed to be doing and gets distracted causing their journey to become strenuous. For example when Dory first meets Marlin he asks her if she’s seen
A Haunted Halloween In the town of Hull stone, on a Halloween night, four kids met up at Joe’s house to have a sleepover. Bob, Claire and Emily showed up at his house with their candy baskets. They left the house to go trick or treating in Joe’s neighborhood. The evening passed quickly as they had collected a lot of candy and they were returning to Joe’s house to begin their sleepover. On the ride back home, all was well until Bob suddenly stumbled upon a rock while riding his bike. Claire got