Michigan

backgrounds and popular tourist attractions. To take a break from the busy schedule I have as a student, and to avoid writing more essays like this, I went on a vacation to Michigan with my mother and two siblings. We visited South Haven, a pleasant port city on Lake Michigan’s east coast, and Detroit, the famous largest city in Michigan. These areas interest me because there’s plenty to do; there are amazing restaurants, breath-taking scenery, and family-friendly, inexpensive entertainment.…

My freshmen year of Highschool was one of the worst experiences of my life. I started freshman year of highschool with a low gpa of a 2.62. I was not at all happy with this GPA and I needed to change that. During my freshmen year, I was scared to ask questions to my teachers and to my classmates. I knew that was unacceptable of fear taking over my grades. I went to talk with my advisor and asked her for help and she helped me develop strategies that will help me become successful in my life. I…

The questionnaire was handed out to 53 Western Michigan University students. The questionnaires were given to classes at both the College of Engineer and Applied Science and Western Michigan University Main Campus. A copy of this questionnaire can be found in Appendix A. The majority of these questionnaires were taken five minutes before a class. The students were…

Flint, Michigan is a rather small city of about 99,000 people, with a majority (56.6%) of the population being African American and about 41.6% of residents living below the poverty line. Once the home of the United States’ largest General Motors plant, Flint’s economy suffered a major blow when General Motors downsized during the 1980s. A low budget, contaminated water source, and outdated infrastructure have led to a water crisis in Flint, Michigan which is a danger to local residents in…

One of the movements that the DFWC members campaigned in was for city playgrounds. Club members persisted, and succeeded, in their efforts for gaining support and funds for these playgrounds. To raise funds to build the park they personally went door to door requesting donations. Writing numerous letters along with many speeches, they managed to receive fourteen thousand signatures on a petition presented to the board of education. In doing this, they finally won over the school board who in…

Pamela Puchalski is one author who believes that the government failed its people during the Flint Water Crisis, as she describes in her article “A Functioning Government Could Have Prevented the Flint Crisis” (2017). She attributes the poisoning of Flint residents to the incompetence of government officials at both the city and state level. Puchalski outlines the five different ways in which the government failed the people. First, she says, they made decisions based on what would be quick and…

environment. There are many ethical issues surrounding companies who may contribute to water contamination and those who govern water safety. Water contamination events can cause nationwide concern, such as the drinking water in the city of Flint, Michigan and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. Water contamination can have disastrous consequences for the human population with effects such as birth defects and non-communicable diseases. According to the textbook, there is…

The Flint water crisis is a drinking water contamination issue in Flint, Michigan that started in April, 2014. These past 3 years have been an extremely hard time for Flint residents since they have had no proper drinking or bathing water in 2 years, so residents have been taking a stand against the government by carrying around jugs full of dirty, unsafe drinking water coming from their faucets at home to protest against the inaction of the government. The residents have a lot of courage to be…

it is a whole new environment that takes time to get used to. My most important piece of advice is to make sure you make time for school and for friends. Creating a fine line between those two will allow you to ultimately succeed here at Central Michigan…

Within each event, there are usually underlying meanings that can be interpreted if one is to look closely. Artprize is one of those events in which we are able to do so. Although not directly intended to convey certain meanings and interpretations, analyzing the event through a sociological lens is possible. This can allow for different and deeper meanings of the function as a whole that may not be realized by a large majority of people. By examining Artprize through sociological lenses…