Flint, Michigan

Robin Williams was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. While growing up he always had a good sense of humor and had a love for making people smile. He later became an actor and comedian. He was in numerous memorable film, both comedic and dramatic. Robin Williams attended Claremont Men's College and College of Marin before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City. He later experimented with comedy and developed a successful stand-up act. He also done work on some shows and…

Academic Integrity is really important to Western Michigan because it helps keep the university free of cheating and helps promote a healthy learning experience for everyone. It is also really important to me because I would not want to go to a college where everyone plagiarizes and cheats. It would make attending college pointless. Academic Integrity is so important to me because I know if I follow it I will continue to succeed at Western Michigan…

One of the movements that the DFWC members campaigned in was for city playgrounds. Club members persisted, and succeeded, in their efforts for gaining support and funds for these playgrounds. To raise funds to build the park they personally went door to door requesting donations. Writing numerous letters along with many speeches, they managed to receive fourteen thousand signatures on a petition presented to the board of education. In doing this, they finally won over the school board who in…

everywhere around the state, you can never run from one. You can find one in the middle nowhere in Michigan. Also coney dogs are a great symbols for the middle class, they came from the core of the country’s middle class, they are cheap, and they are perfect for the blue collar workers that need a fast lunch. Coney dogs are so iconic to detroit because they have been around for almost a century in michigan, there's thousands of places that sell them, and they are delicious and…

I live over fifteen miles from the small town that I would consider my hometown. While the distance between myself and Auburn, Indiana is large I have been closely influenced by the small town’s values of hard work and tradition. With the city being founded around the manufacturing of the Auburn Automobile, today the town takes pride in the museum to honor the traditions of the company. When visitors come to my town I would invite them to the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg museum. The town is proud of…

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…

Minnesota is a state located in the Midwestern USA.Minnesota is known to be the 12th largest state and 21st most populous state in the USA.It is normally known as the “land of 10000 lakes” because it has large numbers of lakes. The word Minnesota comes from a Dakota word that means “Sky – tinted water”. Minnesota is a diversified state due to its inhabitants that comprises of many different ethnic groups. The large communities from different ethnic groups have Minnesota to be the nicest state I…

Seth Ford Imagine being the youngest of seven children and moving 3 times throughout your 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…

Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Minsk, Belarus. Harrison was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge Illinois (no athletic star, never above a C average). After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin,…

Leaving something behind that made an imprint on someone’s life is all that a person could want. Whether it’s giving great advice, opening their eyes to a religion, or simply asking how their day is going so far. The truest satisfaction of a fulfilled life is knowing one has impacted the life of another in a good way. Impact Cleveland is located in downtown Cleveland, TN. The many volunteers and donators of this agency have done nothing more than positively impact the Bradley County community.…