Ann Arbor, Michigan

I think that we, especially at the University of Michigan, tend to isolate ourselves in our bubble of the student body and Ann Arbor, not wanting to deal with the truths in the outside world that we instead ignore. I think it is, therefore, more important than ever to engage the general population concerning the environment, trying to dispel…

The Vietnam War was fought from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The U.S. supported South Vietnam because it was democratic. In addition, the U.S. wanted to prevent the spread of communism. The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War has been a very controversial topic over the years. Some Americans believed that it was our duty to defend against the spread of communism while other Americans believed that it was an unnecessary war and it was…

particularly in light of the Vietnam War and the conviction that the United States was a settler power. Understudies for a Democratic Society was the most noticeable image of this development. The college understudy group, established in 1960 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, had a wide stage of objectives identified with their investigates of American military mediations abroad and their charges of prejudice and disparity in the United…

Puc 1 Arthur Miller: Research Paper Arthur Miller was your average boy growing up in New York in the 1930s mid the Great Depression. Many things were against Miller while he was developing, striving to be a successful dramatist; but even with all of the factors that were stacked against him, Arthur Miller rose above it all and is remembered today as a world renowned playwright whose beliefs, his honesty and true perspective of man, allowed him to produce many works, like “All my Sons” and…

This infestation has killed over sixty million ash trees since 2002. Starting in Michigan and now invading many states east as far as New Hampshire, is causing this number to rise. "It is now the most destructive forest insect ever to invade North America," says Deb McCullough, an entomologist at Michigan State University. "We literally cannot keep up with it” (Hamilton, 2011). The emerald ash borer has not been seen in Vermont yet. But that…

Genetically Modified Organisms, more commonly known as GMOs, are organisms whose DNA has been scientifically modified by moving genes between different organisms that don’t naturally breed (Hirsch, 2014, para. 1). In other terms, GMOs have a gene in their DNA that researchers have added into it in order to improve the overall quality of that crop. Even though researchers have added strands of DNA to an organism, those organisms still look like the original organism (Ostrander, 2014). According…

effects on the victim of the situation, including depression and isolation, which can lead to self-harm and suicide. They may not want to go to school because they are afraid of being bullied. According to Adrienne Dessel from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Latino students have a dropout rate four times as large as white students, and twice as large as African-Americans, which can be linked to prejudicial bullying (410). Whether they affect social interactions or academic achievement,…

Notable Planner: Peter Calthorpe Chanel D. Ellison The Ohio State University New Urbanist Peter Calthorpe has not only been a visionary for urban planning, but has brought his visions to life. With ideals similar to John Nolen and his bringing of Garden Cities to America, urban sprawl smart growth have been the plight of Peter Calthorpe’s urban planning focus. Under the umbrella of new urbanism, Calthorpe incorporates the ideas of transit oriented communities and…

Talysa Taylor GSWS 391 12 November 2015 Media Analysis #2 From Baartman to Ford: Black Female Bodies as Commodities The portrayal of black female bodies in media is often linked to their oppression based on the intersectionally between race and gender. Specifically, in Hip Hop black female bodies are often controlled under white patriarchal power. Images of black women as sexual savages and sexual commodities have historically been justified through mass media’s consistent representation…

The American Dream is the idea that anybody can become successful and powerful in America, which is commonly seen as the land of hopes, dreams, and opportunity. Regardless of the past and sometimes present, anybody can easily become somebody, as long as they have the discipline and willingness to commit and work hard for the future. However, based on the book Destiny of the Republic, which takes place post Civil War, the American Dream was not truly attainable by anybody. While existing…