Michigan State University

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…

“Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life!” These words exclaimed on the back page of three sheets of paper with a few rules and course description that was given to 15 people who came to take on the very first Ironman challenge in 1978 (Mackinnon). The Ironman began as a way to challenge athletes who had seen success with endurance swimming, running, and biking events. Judy and John Collins came up with the idea to combine the three toughest endurance races…

My freshmen year of Highschool was one of the worst experiences of my life. I started freshman year of highschool with a low gpa of a 2.62. I was not at all happy with this GPA and I needed to change that. During my freshmen year, I was scared to ask questions to my teachers and to my classmates. I knew that was unacceptable of fear taking over my grades. I went to talk with my advisor and asked her for help and she helped me develop strategies that will help me become successful in my life. I…

Even though she only competed in 3 pageants in her whole life, Haglund ended up being crowned Miss America in 2008. She was crowned Miss Oakland County in 2006, Miss Michigan in 2007, and Miss America in 2008. Through the Miss America spotlight, she has educated people on eating disorders, eventually starting her own foundation, the Kirsten Haglund Foundation. After her win, she went around the country telling her story…

A Summer to Die Molly and Meg Chalmers are very different. Molly is the type of person who is the popular girl at school, has multiple boyfriends, and is known for her beauty and laughter. She takes pride in the little things in life, just like her mother. On the other side, Meg is a very awkward kind of girl, instead of living in a fantasy world like her sister, she pays attention to the logic of everything, like her father. They believe that if they get excited about the little things, then…

It was a little after nine when we finally got into the city, and we were all sure there was place we had to go. The others had talked about how much they had wanted to Navy Pier before we even left; even the two other people from Chicago want to go. No matter how much they wanted to go, I couldn’t get myself to want to go as much as they did. The thing is that Navy Pier is one of the most touristy places in the whole city, which means that it’s always filled to the brim with people, and I’m not…

Ford was hoping to incorporate other ideas from other companies but some of the backers did not want to risk change because of how good the company was doing, so Ford resigned and in 1902 and with him gone the company changed to Cadillac Motor Car Co. Even with Ford leaving, he still had a good amount of investors that would back up his ideas because of how good his racing car preformed. In June of 1903 with a few ups and down, Ford pulled one last effort into the company on a make or break kind…

success.” This quote is saying working together and staying together as a team pays of. Henry Ford can be understood through him being the founder of the Ford motor company, and his invention of the Model-t. Henry Ford was born in Greenfield Township Michigan on July 30th, 1863. Henry Ford was born and raised on a farm with his mother and father and 8 siblings. His mom's name was Mary Litogot Ford his father's name William ford. Henry Ford started showing his leadership qualities and…

the assembly-line process for automobile manufacturing. In 1903 Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. The Ford Company is a multinational American automobile company based in Dearborn Michigan, united states. In 1911 the brand expands outside the United States exactly towards England. In 1978 the brand had more than 40 manufacturing plants outside the United States, due to that its infrastructure grew more and more. With the death of Henry Ford in 19887 the company…

adult, I have traveled to quite a few different places and now even live on a different coast. During these travels, I’ve seen a number of different waters in the places I’ve lived and even more with me being in the Navy. I honestly thought that Lake Michigan was pretty clean growing up with the exception of the seaweed and litter floating around. While at summer camp one year, I traveled to Green Lake WI, and was so amazed that the water was actually green. On a side note, I remember that WI…