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During the Foreclosure Crisis several years ago, my community was hit hard. I never thought I would see homes in my neighborhood being foreclosed. It was unbelievable. I was in middle school and high school when this was going on and heard my parents discussing this many times. I look back and think there were things that could have been done to prevent this from being a nation-wide disaster. I believe that there are things that can be done to minimize the effect of a foreclosure crisis…

When I first met the man that would become my husband, I told him that there was something that he needed to know about me. “I don’t jump”, I said. “I don’t throw, hit, or catch and I definitely, definitely don’t run”. It was important for me to tell him this, as this meant that at cookouts there would be no horseshoes or volleyball, there would be no office picnic baseball and there definitely, definitely would be no charity 5K runs or any other races. All of this was true, until I decided…

Struggles for the Soul of an American City’ by Luke Bergmann is a book about the research that he conducted in the year 2000, in Detroit. “Detroit is known as one of the poorest countries in the US. A third of residents live in poverty. Detroit’s neighborhoods are highly divided along race and class lines, and are the most segregated in the country. The East and West sides of Detroit are almost exclusively African American and low income, for example, while the outer suburbs are often…

Milan and Chicago are my two favorites cities. Have you ever wondered what Chicago and Milan have in common? Both of the cities have a strong economy and a big population, but Chicago is a modern city and Milan is old, but a little modernized. The Italian city, Milan, is recognized as the capital of design and culture whereas the American city, Chicago, is known as the Windy City. Contrasting and comparing Milano and Chicago will be based on their culture, architecture, and topography. Both…

Inquiry Question: How is the Coney dog so Iconic in Detroit? New York Coney is known for their hot dogs. But Soon in the early 1900s immigrants started to move to Detroit and brought the dog with them. Since then, they became the signature dish of the motor city. Growing up in Detroit, everyone knew what a coney dog was and loved them. I was four years old when I had the pleasure of eating my first coney dog at the Coney Island in Comerica Park. I remember the first bite; it was so good. The…

The Origins of the Urban Crisis, Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit is written my Thomas J. Surge. This book contains information on the events leading up to the 1967 riot in Detroit and therefore causing it. The question you may ask is, what is the result of the 1967 Detroit riot? The author states that the de-industrialization and ‘white flight’ were the result of the 1967 Detroit riot. Due to the constant backlash of these two circumstances it caused the black community to begin to be…

Known for its booming automotive industry during the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit, Michigan was a city in forefront of most people’s minds when you talked about Michigan or the Midwest, due to the triple-threat of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Living and working in Detroit for one of these big automotive companies was that generation’s “American Dream.” However, from 1973 to 1974, there was a gasoline crisis that caused General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler to take a financial hit which also…

life. I have gotten to know Seth Ford briefly over the past two years. Some characteristic that I’ve picked up on include, never quitting and a team first mentality. Throughout my interview with Seth I obtained information relating to his family, school life, and his personal interests and hobbies. At 16 years old, Seth is the youngest of seven children in his family. Seth was born February 26, 2001 in Devon Forest, South Carolina. From there he will have moved 3 times to end up where he is…

Purple Gang, the The Purple Gang was a loosely-bound Jewish criminal gang in prohibition-era Detroit, MI. It began as a group of children of Eastern European immigrants from Detroit’s lower east side who were taken under the wing by mobsters. As the children grew up, they progressed from petty crimes to armed robbery and extortion. After The Damon Act of 1916 prohibited the sale of alcohol in Michigan, the burgeoning Purple Gang focused on hijacking shipments of bootlegged Canadian whisky; when…

From the first report we have learned a bit about the harms of shipping jobs overseas and how it causes harm to the U.S economy now it this second we can get into the juicy details and help explain the problems of off sourcing jobs to other countries. From the last report we have learned that America has lost about total of 8 million jobs in just 30 years not only is this bad for the American economy, but it also makes America look bad since with less jobs usually tend to crime which cause…