Michigan

In the CNN article “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan”, by Sara Ganim and Linh Tran, the write about how water became infected with lead in Flint, Michigan. In 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan, decided to cut the water supply of the city from Lake Huron to The Flint River. The city did this in order for the state to build a new supply line from the lake. When the water started coming in from the river, residents reported that it looked brown. It was discovered that the state DEQ…

My article is about the Flint water crisis and how people still can’t drink the water there. Three years ago Flint leaders decided to switch the city's water source to Lake Huron. Lake Huron is a heavily polluted Lake that many businesses dump waste into. The city’s leaders decided to change the water source because the city went bankrupt and the leaders wanted to save money. The water change was only supposed to be temporary and save the city five million dollars. People in the city notices the…

Henry Ford Spent His Early Years as a Farmer.In later years, He went on to become an Inventor and to accomplish great strides in the area of Michigan. Born on July 30, 1863, on a Michigan farm spring wells township, Henry Ford left the family farm because his mom died and to get his dream into action one of the first jobs were at the flower brothers machine shop where he only got $2.50 a week he shapes brass valves on a machine. on 1888 claras twenty-second birthday she marries Henry Ford on…

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…

My Michigan Hero "Squeak, squeak, squeak," Kelly sighed while pushing the heavy breakfast cart down the hallways of the school. Her back will crack and ache as she pushes the big bulky cart, but she now she has to do her job in order to get paid. She will do anything to help make the school a better place for her children and other children who attend the school. That is why my mother is my Michigan hero because she helps everyone and everything. My mom is a kind hearted and funny woman,…

To me my Michigan hero isn't just any average person here in Michigan but to everyone around them they were. This person was always kind to everyone she met and she was always there for me and for all her friends. She did lots for Ludington like help with the Fourth of July parade, the boat show, and she made sure everything worked and was good down at sportsman, Barley and Rye, and the Mitten Bar. But I don't know what I would do if my grandma was never alive. I have many times that I love…

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…

The basic necessities required in order to sustain life on our planet are water, food, and shelter. Due to the infrastructure of our modern civilizations, if any of these factors are compromised, many lives will be affected. As of recently, Flint Michigan has been devastated due to an alteration in its source of public water. Initially, the city’s water came from Lake Huron. Budget restraints then changed the city’s source of water to the Flint River. If precautions were taken, this change would…

of person or thing. The advantage of stereotype is it helps us organize the world and help simplified it but the disadvantage is people are unwilling to look past the stereotype and are will not rethink one’s idea. For example of stereotyping at Michigan State is people in Greek life do not care about school and are only there to party. The issue with stereotype is when people see people fitting with the stereotype they have it just confirms the idea; it does not make them think that there are…

He has had many successes and achievements, most notably, the world's most popular search engine, Google. Page was born on March 26, 1973, in Lansing, the capital city of Michigan. His father was Dr. Carl Victor Page, a professor who specialized in computer science, technology, and artificial intelligence. He taught at Michigan State University. His mother was Gloria Lawrence, also taught computer programming at the university. Not only were Larry Page's parents technologically inclined,…