Saturday, December 6, 2008

pOst # 5 on book

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-This part of the book was on december 15 1890

-Daniel Burnham dies

-Only one candidate replied with any enthusiasm

-Hunt,Post,Peabody, and McKim held a meeting on their own and Burnham wasnt aware of it

-Burnham met with the eastern architects

4 questions

-Was Burnham worried about gettin the fair ready on time?

-Why did only one candidate respond to Burnham?

-Why did the have a private meeting without informing Burnham?

-Why did Burnham leave New York?

3 vocabulary

transcontinental-passing or extending across a continent

vigilance-state of quality of being vigilant

magnitude-size;dimensions

2 literary terms

'Eventually, much would be made of the fact that Holmes had erected his building during the same period in which Jack the Ripper , thousands of miles away, began his killings' irony

Strong gust of winds buffeted the train, and ghostly wwirga of ice followed it through the night' personafication

1 overview sentence

This part of the book was about discussion how Burnham died.

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