DITWC Q1

Short Essay Questions (15 pts each): Answer the following writing prompt in a developed paragraph. Each will be graded on the following scale: 7 (15 pts), 6 ( 13 pts), 5 (10 pts), 4 (8 pts), 3 (6 pts), 2 (4 pts), 1 (2 pts), 0 (no pts).

How did the White City contrast with Chicago, the Black City? Provide textual evidence/references (properly cited) and developed commentary.

How was Holmes able to exert such power over his victims? What weaknesses did he prey upon? Provide textual evidence/references (properly cited) and developed commentary.

In his speech before his wheel took on its first passengers, George Ferris "happily assured the audience that the man condemned for having 'wheels in his head' had gotten them out of his head and into the heart of the Midway Plaisance" (Larson 279). In what way is the entire Fair an example of the power of human ingenuity and imagination? Provide textual evidence/references (properly cited) and developed commentary.