Trees of Michigan

Imagine a forest with unnatural beauty: trees with thick, green leaves, healthy wildlife, and clear water from streams. Now imagine that same exact forest with the Keystone XL Pipeline running through it: wilted and discolored leaves, sick wildlife, and streams smothered in black oil. There was an article published, arguing that the pipeline should be built because it is the safest way to move tar sands oil, does not affect the environment and climate, and creates effective jobs. However, the…

used than the typical data center ("Google Green."). Apple is also turning green. Currently under construction is the Apple Campus 2, the new Apple headquarters. They plan to power the entire campus 100% by renewable energy, plant at least 7,000 new trees, and use recycled materials. In the United States the typical office buildings use about 500 kWh per square meter a year, Apple plans on their new headquarters use roughly half of that, 257 kWh per square meter every year (Hering). This…

The industrial revolution in the 19th century marks a major turning point in the American history and affected the daily life of American people in almost every aspect. One of them was change in the transportation routes and means that dramatically improved national mobility. New and improved transportation technology made it easier, cheaper, and quicker to transport the raw materials and finished products across America thanks to first national roads, innovation of steamboats, new canal…

art designs. Sydney also has beautiful gardens and parks where we can go on family walks and play with our dog. Also Sydney has some of most luxurious in the fine dining that they offer. To get there we would get picked up by a limo from Clare, Michigan and drive to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and get on a private jet that would take our whole family, including dog, to Dallas/Fort Worth International in Texas. From there we would get on another private jet that would take us to…

particularly in light of the Vietnam War and the conviction that the United States was a settler power. Understudies for a Democratic Society was the most noticeable image of this development. The college understudy group, established in 1960 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, had a wide stage of objectives identified with their investigates of American military mediations abroad and their charges of prejudice and disparity in the United…

Sitting around the table as the sounds of laughter and joy and the smells of home-cooking and sugary goodness wafts throughout the air, the feeling of love and closeness surrounds you. The family is together for that Sunday dinner waiting on the one thing that will tie an awesome weekend together, dessert. What’s for dessert? Why apple pie of course! Nothing screams American family more than apple pie. According to My mother, she cooks apple pies when she wants the family to be together. But…

much of the rain forest is being destroyed because of the demand for illegal drugs that is caused by drug trafficking. In a world without the production and shipment of drugs, most of these trees would not have been cut down. A piece the rain forest the size of El Salvador would still exist. The cutting of trees also harms the soil. Because of all of the cutting, the soil is more likely to erode, which causes flooding (Drug Enforcement). This flooding, depending on how severe, can cause damage…

Both of these examples were tests done on women students. The first one was an experiment that was done on both men and women at University of Michigan. Men and women were split into two groups to take standardized math tests. One group was told that they “may have heard that women don’t do as well as men on difficult standardized math tests, but thats not true for this particular standardized math…

union organizers and busted strikes. Bennett attempted to fix the problem with traditional economic policies and Canadian relief camps. These relief camps were to be run by the government. The workers would construct public buildings, roads, plant trees, etc. in exchange for residence, food, clothes, medical care, and twenty cents a day. His actions made the depression worse. In 1935, Bennett desperately enacted a model of Roosevelt's “New Deal”. He announced in a radio announcement, “I am for…

excited to spend the weekend with my best friend, Eleise, who lives six hours away up in Michigan. I was excited to see my favorite singer, Taylor Swift, live for the third time. I was excited to get out of Illinois and go back to a place that used to be so familiar to me, but now it’s just a place from the past. My bag was packed days before we were leaving. I couldn’t wait for the long, exciting drive to Michigan. I really enjoy long car rides. Just watching the scenery change from place to…