Flint

mistress's father, Dr. Flint who abused Jacobs mentally, physically and sexually. Dr. Flint was the biggest antagonist in Harriet Jacobs narrative because he harassed her constantly and paid more attention to her than he does his own wife, Mrs. Flint. It is fair to state that Mr. Flint was the biggest and most cruel antagonist in The Classic Slave Narratives series composed by historian and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. Doctor Flint constantly drives to be in total and complete…

covers a twelve-month period, but may not follow a January to December calendar cycle. Both Flint and Beverly Hills operate on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year with both budget cycles beginning in January and ending with budget adoption in June. Each city’s annual budget is well integrated with the planning, operational and management functions of their respective organizations Flint, Michigan The City of Flint has been in a state of receivership since the Governor’s declaration of a…

owners and female slaves in the South. Harriet Jacobs, a slave in the 1800s, experienced emotional and physical abuse first hand by her master, Dr. Flint, before she was old enough to be considered an adult. Harriet Jacobs gives a first-hand look at instances she, and others she knew, experienced in her book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Dr. Flint continuously tried to force Jacobs into a sexual relationship with him but every advance he made towards her Jacobs managed to gain the…

directed, produced, and starred Michael Moore was about his journey to explain what happened to General Motors in Flint, Michigan. The film includes interviews from different people living in Flint that were affected by the closing of the factories and businessmen of General Motors. Moore also shows how Roger Smith, the CEO of General Motors, wouldn’t want to speak about the issue in Flint and how his choices were affected the daily lives of so many families that helped establish his company.…

Water contamination was a topic covered throughout the semester in CEE 320. In recent times, the city of Flint, Michigan has faced problems with contaminants in the local water supply. The city of Flint decided to cut ties from Detroit, the former supplier of its fresh water, after it was announced that Detroit was raising their prices (Habicht and Kilty, 2016). Flint created a plan to use water from Lake Huron as its main source of water: however, this plan could not be implemented for another…

had a grand opportunity to speak to two families in Flint and they both said, “they water had a foul smell and the water faucet had a light brown coloring”; however, they continue to drink it due to their financial…

well-known Flint water crisis has been ongoing for around four years, and the effects of the contaminated water still remain. Along with this, Detroit also faces environmental racism due to its majority African-American population. Many factories and roads are built near minority communities instead of near richer neighbourhoods. The environmental injustice that occurs around the state of Michigan is mostly environmental racism due to the primarily African-American population in both Flint and…

differences that change different settings. I have recently switched campuses from Flint to Owosso and was surprised by the similarities and differences they both offered. For this experiment, comparing campuses would be a perfect candidate. The norms, deviance, social movements, and social control of the campuses. Although, they are Baker colleges, they would be different based on their settings and people. For this reason, with Flint as a familiar setting and Owosso as a unfamiliar setting;…

poisoning in our present time is Flint Michigan’s water crisis. Prior to the water crisis, Flint’s main water supply came from the Detroit Water and Sewage Department. They purchased treated water taken from Lake Huron from the DWSD in order to supply the town with its needs. At this point…

When Flint decided to stop buying Detroit’s water and switch to new water, they had no idea what was in store. Soon, every Flint civilian was exposed to Lead. Lead can affect children’s brain development, education attainment, and impair the body. Increasing Lead amount in Flint’s water can cause permanent issues in the town members’ health. Flint’s government is at fault here, and it needs to take charge before things get worse. Starting at the beginning, Flint is a fairly poor city. They…