Michigan

Michigan, particularly the Upper Peninsula, is rich in natural resources. Both deciduous and coniferous forests flourish, as well as the plants and wildlife that thrive in these habitats. Mining is popular in the area because of its rich mineral resources. Best of all, because the U.P. is nestled right in the middle of the Great Lakes, there is no shortage of fresh water. The water cycle is critical to the life of the area. As seen in the following image, during the cycle the water…

Growing up in a predominantly affluent part of Michigan, at times it is difficult to comprehend the hardships others must endure. With consistency and structure in my life, I had gone through much of my life without great disturbance. However, in the past year, the stability I once had crumbled. One of the most salient aspects of my life was taken from me, which was torturous, and depressing. However, the challenge I faced allowed me recognize just how imperfect my seemingly faultless life was.…

August 26th, 27th and September 22nd and 27th. Campus View, Trio Townhomes and 48th Avenue were the culprit locations. Grand Valley isn’t the only known university where sexual assaults have become more and more common. In 2014 at the University of Michigan, a survey was given to the female population out of the 43,000+ undergraduate students that were enrolled that year. Twenty-two and a half percent of the females that participated concluded that they experienced some form of nonconsensual…

In “Lead Contamination in Flint - An Abject Failure to Protect Public Health” David Bellinger examines the impact Flint’s contaminated water has and will continue to have on its population, primarily the children. In 2014, executives from the Flint Water Treatment Plant decided to use the Flint River as the main source of water instead of Lake Huron as a “cost saving measure.” The river is polluted with lead from older, now defunct industrial factories which specialized in products that contain…

switch, Flint residents started noticing a difference in color, taste together with the smell coming from their water. In order to make the water completely safe to drink, it would have to be treated with an anti-corrosion agent, costing the state of Michigan $100 per day. Instead of adding the anti-corrosion agent, the City’s mayor along with other city officials drank the water on public television to ensure it was safe to drink. A number of complaints of rashes mainly in children coming from…

the inside? Well that easy they would hate it because the simple fact that if they took their time to grow that hair and taking care of it and all that hard work was wasted then anyone would be very upset. Therefore, if an individual was to live in Michigan then they would be highly upset because they have lead in their water that can cause an individual hair to fall out. There were many cases that was held that showed many females hair had falling out when they had washed their hair which is…

can earn extra money by taxing it and for recreational use. This is why marijuana should be legalised. Marijuana should be legalized in Michigan because we should tax it and Michigan can get some extra money. In the latest Michigan Radio Poll, 56% of Michiganders thought the state should legalize and tax it ("DEBATE: Should Marijuana Be Legalized in Michigan?"). Legislation has been introduced that hopes to legalize and tax the private use of marijuana for Michiganders who are 21 and older…

popular figures in history. Ford was an American industrialist and inventor who developed 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…

American Author Project: Elizabeth Kostova Although there were many people who tried to re-create Bram Stoker’s Dracula, only Elizabeth Kostova was able to really capture the true essence – albeit 113 years after the original was written in the first place. Even though nobody can compare to the Bram Stoker original, Elizabeth Kostova did entirely get the ideas written down in such a way that it was easy to tell she paid attention to the tiniest of details. Elizabeth Kostova is important to…

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…