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John Francis Dodge was born on October 25, 1864, in Niles, Michigan. Four years later, Horace Elgin Dodge was born on May 17, 1968. Their parents were Ezekiel and Anna Dodge. They had a sister named Delphina Dodge. Battle Creek, Port Huron, and Detroit, Michigan are all cities that they lived in.…

In the 2013 mayoral election for Detroit, MI, the citizens experienced in a close race {55%-45%} the victorious win of Michael E. Duggan over Benny N. Napoleon, to become the first white mayor to lead the city in four decades. The great city of Detroit has for long experienced much calamity that has in a sense permeated throughout every vein in Detroit, and is responsible for its decrepit semblance. Mayor Michael Edward Duggan has brought to the city an energy that has been much needed and…

thriving community with a promise of a greater, more successful tomorrow. The American dream of owning a home, cars and property reduced to nothing more than just that, a dream. As we witnessed in Anthony Bourdain's documentary, "Parts Unknown": Detroit, one of the greatest cities of progress and manufacturing now covered with graffiti and littered, empty buildings. Run down houses, and huge sky skyscrapers selling for only a few million dollars. ("Of the 13 recessions that the American public…

into bankruptcy in 2009. This 2011 Super Bowl advertisement makes a phenomenal impact, reviving their broken brand, drawing buyers back, and reminding the nation that hope and resilience can rise from the ashes. The commercial opens with shots of Detroit seen through a car window as it drives…

The Purple Gang in Detroit History During the liquor prohibition in Detroit which happened from 1920-1933. As a result of Michigan passing a law and adopting the Damon Act that banned liquor from being sold and consumed in the town, organized crime began taking shape during this era as Jewish gangsters controlled the underworld of the American society (Kavieff, 20). The Purple Gang was led by one of four brothers by the name of Abe Bernstein and it was formed by young Jewish immigrants as a…

what had happened to Detroit, is it ever possible for the city to make a comeback? Detroit has gone through so much devastation and is starting to slowly improve, are the small improvements enough to be maintained? 2. The Criminalization of Urban Space and the mass incarcerations of black citizens and citizens in general, if this did not work then how can legislators pose a real solution that can benefit the city of Detroit? 3. Based on the effects that had happened Detroit loss more than just…

Flint, Michigan was a town once filled with a working Middle class and a booming economy but now has a high poverty level and an economy that is close to nonexistent, leaving the town to switch water sources to the local river because it reduced cost. When we were asked to research, and hold a class discussion on the situation going on I was excited to hear fellow classmate’s opinions because I was aware of was going on. Although, I knew about the situation in Flint and could infer that this…

Describe the chronological evolution of Detroit from Native American community to modern day through the lenses of our pantheon of economic theorists. Which theories support the development of Detroit at which times? How? The Native American community where Detroit now sits was populated with French forts by late 17th century which changed hands to British and then the Americans by the 19th century. With a comparative advantage in furry mammal habitat, the Detroit area sponsored its excess…

Detroit, the motor city, used to be the pinnacle of the American manufacturing industry. The 1950’s and 1960’s was the root of our modern day cities. This period of urban planning in America was one of idealized visions of vast cities and great public works projects. The urban planning practices of this period were consistent with “segregated and dispersed” development throughout the city generating an unsustainable urban sprawl and socio-economic concentration into the suburbs. Over 60 years…

rising , there is no country or cites stay same for every. Detroit was known as thriving ,now known for its corruption , callousness and lack of quick response . Detroit was one of the richest cite. Detroit : An American Autopsy. Le Duff wrote about life in Detroit and also he talks about Detroit streets is filled with corruption. The politicians in Detroit don't care about what going on there ad they are part of corruption in Detroit. The document of Detropia shows how the city goes to…