Thursday, December 4, 2014

My Experience in Chicago , Illinois. (Hull-House, Shed Aquarium and the Field Museum)

Chicago is a huge city with several well build tall buildings, it is located in the Midwest and the third largest city in the United States. Chicago is a vibrant city and a metropolitan area. I saw a lot of well known shopping stores in the world although l did not get the chance to window shop. Lake Michigan was the first impression l saw that reveals museums of art and science.

Hull House
According to Michael a tour representative, Hull House was a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded by Jane Adams and Ellen Gates. It is located in the West side of Chicago, Illinois State. Hull House opened its doors to many immigrant settles including Europeans and Mexicans immigrants. Hull house had innovative social, artistic and educational programs which made it to had grown a large number of settlement houses nationally. The most important things  l learned from the Hull House was the way Jane Adams use her own wealth which was left for her  by the father to give back to the community in order to bring social change, social reforms, educating the children. Jane Adams being a social activist she fought for the community to me l think human rights was her top priority even though she got several arrest warrant from the FBI but all that did not stop her mission. l was impress by the artistic design of sculpture of hands and the interesting photographs which gives knowledge on what use to happen during that time. l have also learnt when you want to make social change in the community, start from where you are even if you don't have anything its better to start from scratch than not to and its also wise to learn from others in the past and that is what South Sudan needs in order to move forward in terms of education and development.
In conclusion Jane Adams was a woman of substance, bold and courageous for her community.