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Forests cover a third of all land on Earth, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most diverse collections of life. They support countless species as well as 1.6 billion human livelihoods, yet humans are also responsible for 32 million acres of deforestation every year. Why are forests so important?? 1. They help us breathe Forests pump out the oxygen we need to live and absorb the carbon dioxide we exhale (or emit). Just one adult leafy tree can produce as…

following a month without any indication of his phantom collaborator, he has a total break down. His agent who has had increasing concerns of his lucidity arrives at the residence just as he is running about hysterically shouting and turning over the furniture frantically in what seems a final hopeless attempt to reunite with the specter. This is ample reason to permit the physician and his two burly accomplices brought along by he agent to overpower him bodily and bear him to the waiting…

My Michigan Hero "We all have the capacity to be a superhero. In order to become one, you just have to find your unique power ability and exploit it for the greater good. The cape and mask are optional accessories, but a kind heart is essential." - Robert Clancy My dad, Adam Ottjepka, is the person in my life that filled his capacity to be a hero. He had to grow up fast. Not that the years went by fast, but his childhood was short lived. My dad grew up in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in the…

Just a city girl born in South Detroit and raised in West Bloomfield. Growing up in Michigan is a unique experience that a lucky few get to call theirs. It is something the rest of the states get a preview of through a flash of images and clips in “Pure Michigan” commercials. My childhood was a fortunate one filled with road trips for sunsets “Up North” and Mackinac Island fudge. Nowhere could compare to being raised in this odd mitten-shaped state. It was a perfect place I never wanted to leave…

no-one can bring it to you. Then you get called down to the office and there's your lunch box. My sister was born in 1999 in Ludington Michigan. She has lived here her whole and has explored the many wonders of Michigan. But most of all she puts others before herself, she's caring, and grateful. That's why she is my Michigan hero. One reason she is my Michigan hero is she puts others before herself. My sister just recently moved into my great grandmothers house because she was diagnosed with…

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to help compare and contrast the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis to similar incidents around the world using a sociological viewpoint then analyzing the gathered information to help determine how the crisis in Flint should have been handled. Flint The town of Flint resides in the state of Michigan and has been the attention of national news due to the high lead levels that were present in the city’s municipal water system. This is all started…

Michigan Gun Owners and Ann Arbor Public Schools are set to meet in court. A lawsuit was filed against this school for violating Michigan laws. Laws violated included, allowing students to carry firearms on school property along with other kinds of weapons such as knives. Ann Arbor Public Schools will ask the judge to dismiss the case. William J. Blaha filed that school policies do not violate state law. While on contending side, the Michigan Gun Owners attorney Jim Makowski is confident he…

My Michigan hero is my Grandpa, because he was very special to me in many ways. One of the special ways is that he liked fishing and I like fishing as well. I caught my first catfish with him. Now since he is dead I fish all the time. I remember every time I go fishing in his pond I always think about him. I remember one time that we were fishing and then we saw a muskrat so he got his gun out and tried to shoot it. We never saw it again. After he died, I did not even really fish in about 2…

Michigan hero Not all super heroes fly, turn invisible or have super human strength.My friend Maggie may not be able to do any of those but that doesn't mean she not a hero. Maggie is kind, caring, friendly. That's just some of the reason she my Michigan hero. Maggie is a fun loving person, the new kid in first grade. Maggie was a shy kid. (so was I) I don't remember how exactly we became friends. But I was her first friend. Once you get to know her she goofy and funny. She goofy off all…

When I get out of the airport after a long travel. I stopped. Looked. And listened. New environment, new people, new language and a new beginning for me. I moved here in Michigan back in 2014. I 've heard lots of beautiful things about this state, this whole country actually. And even before I come here, I already surmise believed it. I was exhausted; I grabbed all my bags and lay down on my bed and locked the door. I stayed there for a couple of minutes thinking about what would my life…