Summary
Burnham met a with a lot of architects to build the fair. He had to work with a lot of people from different area to get the job done. Root was exhausted from all the work that was required to make the fair. Holmes contributed to the fair by offering his building to make an hotel. Holmes had his own plan which to burn down his hotel after the fair. He also intended to kill people in the building as well because if the fire would destroy evidence. Many people were suspecious of Holmes but had no evidence. The fact that he was charming scared people because so much hospitality made people wonder about his true characteristic. Holmes was an intelligent man and as the fair went on many people had died, men and women. Even though people were missing the police did not question Holmes because of how easy it was for people to disappear in Chicago. When Julia got pregnant, Holmes told her to get an abortion because it was an ignominy to have a child before marriage. When Julia went to have the abortion, Holmes killed her and her neighbors knew that something was wrong with her but had no clue.
Quote
"I'm afraid of height" (Larson 90).
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This quote shows that if it was not someone's day to die, he/she would not die even if death passed near. The fact that the man's weakness saved him from being kill by Holmes, i think that was a miracle. I think that his purpose for surviving was to tell how Holmes tricked his victims.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Devil In The White City(1-78)
Summary
Mr. Daniel Hudson Burnham could not enjoy his voyage in the Olympic because of his ffot disability. Mr. Millet was one of the people who helped Mr. Burnham through the process of building The World's Columbian Fair which is known as the white City. 27.5 million folks visited the fair and approximately 700,000 came in a good day. The fair was glamourous and it occupied 200 building and there were all sorts of exibitions.Along with the glamour there was a lot of darkness. Many individuals had gone missing. A handsome doctor was to blame for their disappearances. Many of the fair founders disappeared mysteriously. Burnham learned that Millet's ship had an accident . people thought there were a lot of factors that could kill someone in chicago. The Exposition Universelle which was in paris imbued them to build the fair to show America's power. Many debates had happen in congress to decide the location the fair would take place and finally after a lot of hard work, Chicago got the fair. Burnham was born in September 4, 1846 and was not an excellent students but was good at drawing which helped him in the process of becoming an architect. Many materials were required to build the fair. A lot of money and the exact position had to be determined by Root and Burnham. According Holmes's wife, he is a charming man but underneath he was ambitious. After Holmes was happy to hear the fair would be near him.
Quote
"and 81 percent seems the highest he ever reached" (Larson 19).
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i was quite suprise about this data because many people would think that Burham was an excellent student. I also made a connection to this by comparing Bill Gate to him. It also shows that most geniuses are not good at everything but they are experts at what they do. I was also sup[rise that the fair did not take place in NY because that where most people visit.
Mr. Daniel Hudson Burnham could not enjoy his voyage in the Olympic because of his ffot disability. Mr. Millet was one of the people who helped Mr. Burnham through the process of building The World's Columbian Fair which is known as the white City. 27.5 million folks visited the fair and approximately 700,000 came in a good day. The fair was glamourous and it occupied 200 building and there were all sorts of exibitions.Along with the glamour there was a lot of darkness. Many individuals had gone missing. A handsome doctor was to blame for their disappearances. Many of the fair founders disappeared mysteriously. Burnham learned that Millet's ship had an accident . people thought there were a lot of factors that could kill someone in chicago. The Exposition Universelle which was in paris imbued them to build the fair to show America's power. Many debates had happen in congress to decide the location the fair would take place and finally after a lot of hard work, Chicago got the fair. Burnham was born in September 4, 1846 and was not an excellent students but was good at drawing which helped him in the process of becoming an architect. Many materials were required to build the fair. A lot of money and the exact position had to be determined by Root and Burnham. According Holmes's wife, he is a charming man but underneath he was ambitious. After Holmes was happy to hear the fair would be near him.
Quote
"and 81 percent seems the highest he ever reached" (Larson 19).
Reaction
i was quite suprise about this data because many people would think that Burham was an excellent student. I also made a connection to this by comparing Bill Gate to him. It also shows that most geniuses are not good at everything but they are experts at what they do. I was also sup[rise that the fair did not take place in NY because that where most people visit.
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