Kurtz

administration was unable to balance the city books. Under the "Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act. “or Public Act 101 of 1988 the then state governor John, Engler, appointed the city of Flint its first Emergency Financial Manager (EFM), Ed Kurtz. The position is appointed as a result of the city’s financial emergency as an attachment to the local government body, in this case the mayor’s city administration, to oversee all financial matters for Flint. The…

occured in the Congo of Africa because of the Europeans colonization. The main protagonist named Marlow, a European sailor, goes on an adventure with his crew through his perspective going up the Congo River with the goal of meeting an idealistic man, Kurtz. Throughout this journey, Marlow says many things that can seem racist towards the natives which can spark arguments about whether this novel should be considered canon Throughout its long history as a seminal text in the English canon, there…

mission is furthermore presented by Coppola as an example of bureaucratic hypocrisy, in the midst of scores of senseless killings, the U.S. military is exhausting energy and lives on assassinating one of its highest-ranking military officials. While Kurtz may well have gone…

Gays and lesbians would not make the military worse, because they are just no different from the straight soldiers. In the United States there are a plethora of single parent households that support their children without a significant other in their life. Marriage is about having an intimate bond between two people not about having children. Same-sex marriage is a couples right and needs to be accepted. Gay and lesbian couples are more likely to stay together because they have fought for their…

I am writing this letter as the wife of one of your officers whom you sent to Africa for ‘trade’. I want to urge you to stop sending our people to the wretched and distant land. My husband stayed in Africa for ten long months and has returned a changed person. Before his trip, he always had an exuberance for life, and loved spending time together with our children. Now, he barely speaks, and his once kind eyes are cold and distant, as if replaying the horrors he experienced abroad. In order to…

Although a plethora of political information resides on the Internet, the American public self-reinforces their worldviews through their received knowledge about the world. In the article “Limiting Democracy: The American Media’s World View, and Ours,” Glenn Greenwald argues that the American government, along with media outlets, controls the amount of knowledge available to the public. Greenwald, by basing his claims on expert opinion, appeal to the reader’s beliefs, and specific cases of media…

1. Selma A dramatic retelling of an important event of America, Selma riveted viewers with its shocking beauty. Despite its slight historical inaccuracies, this well versed film educated many on some of the heartbreaking and moving events of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Its relatability to some of the current controversial American issues makes it a very emotional and important film. 2. The Princess Bride Some may consider it just a sappy comedy, but this tale of adventurous true love is…

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…

Throughout my high school career the three most significant novels that I have read would be the Heart of Darkness, Into the Wild, and Harry Potter. Out of the dozens of books I have read over the last four years, these are the most significant, because they have had the most impact. I have either explored a philosophical outlook, made a connection with the story, or found a new passion. All three of which shape who I am today. The Heart of Darkness, is an exploration of hypocrisy, ambiguity,…

programming environment. Visual Basic is an object-oriented language which is also considered as an event driven language. Visual basic was derived from BASIC. BASIC, Beginner 's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, was created by Professors Kemeny and Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. It was built to teach people how to code. Visual basic was created by Microsoft in 1991. It is a lot faster to write code as it had a graphical user interface. Objects could be drawn on the GUi and can be…