Detroit

“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men,” said Lyndon Baynes Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, in a speech at Washington, D.C. ("The Voting Rights Act of 1965"). Ever since the adoption of the 15th Amendment in 1870, African Americans have been denied their constitutional right to vote, despite federal policies. This discrimination was…

be visiting. We would need a currency change, and in Egypt one American dollar is worth around 17 Egyptian Pounds. To get a better feel for the currency change, the average cost of milk is 12 Egyptian Pounds. I will be traveling on a flight from Detroit, MI, to Cairo, Egypt; departing on…

Once upon a time there was a girl named Redagilia, who lived in Detroit, Michigan. She moved from Russia when she was no more than 3 years old to live with her mother. Before she lived with her grandmother who new witchcraft. She even thought Redagilia some magic. Before Redagilia moved to Detroit her grandmother told her that she was wiccan that meant she was part human part witch. However, when she and her grandmother arrived at Detroit, her grandmother left her alone with only her mother. She…

Published in 1988, Ishmael Reed’s “America: The Multinational Society” emphasizes how America is not a “mono-cultural” place, but a country greatly affected by the various cultures it supports. Reed assures his readers that America is constantly changing because of the rapid influx of immigrants from every direction. Because of this, Reed argues, America cannot be considered only a “Western civilization,” described as meaning "a civilization created by the people of Europe, as if Europe can be…

everything. Pulling into the gravel driveway I parked my blue car and wandered over to the farmhouse. This farmhouse used to be very small. Three years ago my Grandmother wanted to move up to the farm she grew up on full time and leave her job in Detroit. She has yet to retire and the house has more than doubled in size but she still says it was one of the best things she ever did. While most people would say that the house no longer resembles the old little building it used to be but to…

existence. By doing so, they positively shifted the perceptions of how Blacks was viewed during the time. As the leading export of Motown, The Supremes were able to tell a full story of living in the projects to achieving international success, putting Detroit on the map as a city that epitomized Black…

being a renowned Baptist preacher and her mother a successful gospel singer. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, until she was six years old when her parents split, causing her and her four siblings to follow their father’s preaching assignments to Detroit, Michigan. Her father became a national preacher at New Bethel Baptist Church, while her mother passed away from a heart attack only four years after the split (Biography.com, 2016). Franklin got musically involved early on in her father’s…

Effects of Outsourcing Outsourcing is the process in which businesses contract with service providers or manufacturers for services or goods that would have otherwise been performed or produced in-house by the employees of the business (Outsourcing Dominates U.S. Manufacturing Economy). Businesses do this with the intention of producing the services or goods more efficiently (The Ins and Outs of Global Trade). Offshore outsourcing is a good method of improving efficiency and bettering the…

To some, playing Major League Baseball is a dream. Michael Fulmer, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, has fulfilled his dream of playing in a Major League game. Fulmer has used his time in the majors a learning experience and a life lesson. The writer is able to connect Fulmer’s career and Fulmer’s life together in this article. In Stephanie Apstein’s article “No Pipe Dream” from the January 23, 2017 issue of Sports Illustrated, she effectively employs ethos and pathos to show how Michael Fulmer…

quit school. The job that Henry got was at a machine workshop in Detroit. Six days later, he was promptly fired from that job and returned to the farm on which he was raised. He left the farm and came back many times in pursuit of work. Eventually, he got hired by Westinghouse, repairing steam engines. This provided him with some knowledge in the…