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Grey Wolves Hunting The grey wolves of the upper peninsula of Michigan are again being threaten by its greatest predator, man. This majestic creature was once hunted to the brink of extension by man during the 18th and 19th century, but do in part to conservation efforts, the grey wolf made a health return. Once again, this creature future is being put into harm’s way by humans. What brought about this resurgence of hunting wolves once again? Concerns have been raised that the grey wolf is…

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…

surrounding the water crisis in Flint Michigan. She speaks of her own history regarding the unsafe water and how she paid her bills until she was afraid to drink it or even let it touch her skin. The water crisis is due to high levels of lead and corroded pipes which combine together to make unsafe water for all purposes. Some experienced hair loss and scalp issues when washing their hair. Olaniran brings up major events that have occured in Flint, such as the state of michigan announcing it was…

What is the big deal about hunting wolves in Michigan? Wolf hunting would make a big difference in the hunting and the habitat of other animals. The large mammals are making it extremely hard to hunt or even trap other animals in the same habitat. The wolves are growing in population very rapidly and should be contained A couple of ways the animal may be contained is hunting, trapping, and relocation by the Department of Natural Resources. The migration of the canines south and across the…

Rapids, the majority of the state’s 28 community colleges opened after 1955 (Kolins & Stackpole, 2010). Now, collectively, community colleges in Michigan educate approximately 45 percent of all students enrolled in public higher education in the state and as of 2011, 73 percent of all residents live within a community college district (IPEDS NCES, 2016; Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, & Economic Growth, 2011). Though locally funded in the early 1900s, the state began contributing to…

“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…

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…