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Makayla Callan Helmic Writing February 22, 2015 Flint Water Crisis Flint has been having big problems with water since 2014, causing lead poisoning and making people sick. All of this is because they want to save money or so people thought. Is it true that Flint wanted to save money? That question was answered by an email from Motor City Muckraker which shows that they would have saved 800 million dollars in 30 years than switching to the Karegnondi Water Authority. People say that Governor…

children younger than 5 years before (2013) and after (2015) water source change in Greater Flint, Michigan...elevated blood lead levels increased from 2.4% to 4.9% (P < .05) after water source change, and neighborhoods with the highest water lead levels experienced a 6.6% increase.” This is one example of the extreme results industrial pollution has on water sources within this region. In Flint, Michigan, there were many violations to the Safe Drinking Water Act, as well as violations of…

Forests cover a third of all land on Earth, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most diverse collections of life. They support countless species as well as 1.6 billion human livelihoods, yet humans are also responsible for 32 million acres of deforestation every year. Why are forests so important?? 1. They help us breathe Forests pump out the oxygen we need to live and absorb the carbon dioxide we exhale (or emit). Just one adult leafy tree can produce as…

following a month without any indication of his phantom collaborator, he has a total break down. His agent who has had increasing concerns of his lucidity arrives at the residence just as he is running about hysterically shouting and turning over the furniture frantically in what seems a final hopeless attempt to reunite with the specter. This is ample reason to permit the physician and his two burly accomplices brought along by he agent to overpower him bodily and bear him to the waiting…

George Lucas once said, “Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not.” This theme is very evident and important in House of the Scorpion as some of the characters are very powerful and cannot properly handle their power. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer documents the journey of Matt, who is the clone of a powerful drug lord. After being injured, he goes to the Big House and meets this drug lord, who has lived for over…

In 1965, John Langdon Brooks and Stanley I. Dodson published one of the most significant ecological papers in recent ecological history that discussed the predation, body size, and composition of plankton in various environments. This paper focused mainly on six areas those being the following: the effect of a marine planktivore on lake plankton, changes in Crystal Lake Plankton, effects of predation by Alosa, size and food selectively, size-efficiency hypothesis, and size of coexisting…

constructed with the permission on the U.S. Congress (Stokstad). The hopes was the carp would be deterred by the electrical current and would not pass though the waters there or the barrier. The barrier was constructed about twenty-five miles south of Lake Michigan in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal…

In the year of 1903 the Ford Motor Company was founded and created by a man name Henry Ford, who from an early age had a love for creating and building machinery. His eye in detail and ideas helped shaped Ford to create one of the Americans earliest favorite vehicles. While searching into his background, Ford has had many ups and down to create the perfect automobile for the public and quite a bit of resistance from people who had invested or backed him up over ideas he had; which seemed over…

If you are looking for the reliable 2015 Ford F-550 in Spokane, then you must visit Gus Johnson Ford at Spokane Valley. The new Ford F-550 includes a 6.7L power stroke V8 turbo diesal engine, Live Drive PTO provision, advanced Trac with RSC (Roll Stability Control) and Ford Work Solutions. Ford F-550 is available in three models- XL, XLT and Lariat. Durability is assured in every component of Ford vehicles through Built Ford Touch frame. The 2015 Ford F-550 in Spokane runs through the steel…

Slave narratives offer a first person account of the experiences of individuals and their experiences during slavery. They can also provide much insight into the realities of the past. In an interview by Adella S. Dixon on July 28, 1937, Della Briscoe tells the story of her time as a slave on the Georgia plantation. Della Briscoe lived on a large plantation in Putnam County, Georgia owned by David Ross. He was described by Mrs. Briscoe as the richest planter in the county. Times during…