Cleveland, Ohio: The Factory Of Sadness

On July 18, 2013 The City of Detroit became the largest city in United States history to filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in the amount was 20 billion dollars (Bomey,Priddle,Snavely 2013). How does once an productive city fall so far it has resort to filing for bankruptcy? This story of Detroit's bankruptcy starts in the 1950's. The City of Detroit has its highest population to date which is 1.85 million,which includes 290,000 manufacturing jobs (Weber,2013). With the promise of jobs that the City of Detroit offers, this attracts many African Americans from the south to move to the City of Detroit to find work. However many strikes begin to happen because many of their whites counterparts did not want to work with African Americans at that time. Next there is the expansion of the Big 3 (Ford, Chrysler, General Motors) many of these factories were not built in the City of Detroit, they were built in the suburbs of the City of Detroit. This led to many middle class whites to move from the City of Detroit to the suburbs for jobs and to start a new life for their family. Third there is the development of technology, majority of the jobs located in factories are done

The game of soccer is like a roller coaster. From laughter, during Thursday night pasta nights to tears, as we fought a hard loss, we will never know what to expect. That is the beauty of the sport and life because we have to be ready for anything that comes our way. We see how soccer is not black or white or win or lose. A loss where the team played their hearts out is more acceptable then a win won luckily without sportsmanship. As soccer is a team sport, we have to play until the buzzer rings. Life is full of surprises, like the buzzer winning goal I scored in a golden goal overtime to win the championship. I never will forget the feeling when the entire team rushed the field and the crowd went wild as tears swarmed our eyes and our screams of joy filled the air. The challenges I faced on Fox Run will help me endure through obstacles I face in our lifetime and to be determined until the end of my

Since the inception of Cleveland, the city has been an underdog, Cleveland was never meant to be at the same level of New York or Chicago. The city has gone through over a hundred years of peaks and valleys, booming and quiet times, but the city keeps on moving forward. The hard times that Cleveland has had throughout its history is what bind the citizens together.

When many individuals think of Cleveland, they think about gang violence and poverty. Furthermore, highly publicized events such as the RNC and the Gay Games, shows others that Cleveland is not as horrific as media portrays the city to be. Parts of Cleveland are not the friendliest, but much of Cleveland is beautiful and has much to offer to others. Moreover, Cleveland deciding to put the city out there and try to bring in new people was brilliant because people will learn that dreadful occurrences happen, but the city as a whole should not be blamed for the few indiscretions made by

Since the inception of Cleveland, the city has been an underdog, Cleveland was never meant to be at the same level of New York or Chicago. The city has gone through over a hundred years of peaks and valleys, booming and quiet times, but the city keeps on moving forward. The hard times that Cleveland has had throughout its history is what bond the citizens together. For the start of immigration in the mid 19th century, Cleveland has became a city full of cultural diversity and outside influence.

I got to my apartment and had a huge headache. I shouldn’t have drank that much well off to sleep for me. I did my homework at the library earlier so I don’t need to do that. This is the one week I do it anyway. I yawn once more and climb into my dark bed sheets.I snuggle underneath and drift off to sleep. If only I knew someone was watching me the whole day. I woke up the next day, showered, and brushed my hair for the weekend. I love weekends, no school and no worries. I closed the curtains of my bay window so the whole room would be dark and went down stairs to the burning smell of pancakes. Uck… I hate pancakes.

There are many factors to point blame at when considering Detroit’s failure. A city that was dependent on manufacturing cars was bound to flounder when the factories moved elsewhere. Tensions among races became prevalent throughout the city, ending with whites moving into the suburbs. Corruption consumed the city’s government, and the leaders led the city into the ground. The aftermath of these actions have been thrown upon the people who stayed in the city of Detroit. These people are living in unsafe conditions due to the fact crime rates are so high, and the police presence is so scarce. The children are apart of a failing education system; the foundation of the buildings aren’t up to public health code, they have limited resources, and a lack of teachers willing to work. When talking about the future of Detroit, where does one see the future for these people? Why is there a new hockey arena being built, while the deteriorating schools are being left to fall apart? Large sums of money are being poured into the city’s assets, but the investors are forgetting the most important asset of Detroit, it’s people.

Detroit is experiencing a crippling urban crisis. And many people treat Detroit as ground zero for the creation of a new city. In the 1950s, Detroit was once known as the arsenal of democracy and now it is the worst-off rust belt city. Although the problems of Detroit are not unique, they are exacerbated far beyond the extent of other cities. In the 1950s, the population was around 1.8 million and now it is estimated at 618,000 (Linebaugh, 2015). From the years, 2005-2014 1 in 3 homes were foreclosed on from back taxes or mortgage defaults, leaving the city owning many abandoned homes and major losses in tax revenues (MacDonald and Kurth, n.d.). In 2013, the prior mayor, Mayor Bing, was replaced by an unelected emergency manager as the city filed for bankruptcy (Detroit Free Press, 2014). In 2014, the debt restructuring plan was accepted, making Detroit the largest municipality in American history to file for bankruptcy. (Davey, 2014). Seven million dollars of Detroit’s debt was forgiven and 1.7 billion was made available to spend on rebuilding the city (Davey, 2014). Many hope the bankruptcy will be the climax of the urban crisis in Detroit and are looking forward to a long overdue comeback. To create this comeback massive change must come to the City of Detroit.

With all of these factors in place, the Depression was difficult for Detroit, but once the 1940s came about, military contracts with the auto companies helped spark the economy once again. What Detroit failed to realize was that reliance on this industry was not going to help with economic growth over a long period of time. By 1970, one in three dollars in the industry were going overseas, and commerce in the region shrunk. Riots and prejudice in the city also had begun to take hold, and a slow separation of the city and its residents began with thousands emigrating out of Detroit (Lepeska). The collapse of the city had begun, and has spiraled into today, with the city having less than $40 million in the bank, and on the verge of bankruptcy, with a long-term debt of over $12 billion (Detroit City Government). Reform in Detroit is necessary, and there are countless ways to reverse this unfortunate economy. Now the question of the matter is, what is the best way/s to do it?

I walked outside the next morning feeling great. The bright vibrant sun shone on the freshly mowed grass. I loaded into my sister's car and we went off to school. The day passed extremely rapid,

Almost a year ago I started my first day of high school, to some people that may seem like one of the least important days of their life, but for me it made me realize that it was going to be the last year I walk through those doors to attend class, and the last time I step out onto the soccer field with some of my closest friends. As I walked through the double doors that would officially start my last year at USA High School, I looked up and my entire graduating classes names were posted up on the wall, where soon our pennants of the colleges we were going to attend would hang. High school holds some of the happiest memories for some people, from times they were at Friday night football games with their best friends, or late-night adventures they went on, but for me it was being on the soccer team. Throughout my entire high school career, I was happiest when out on the field, playing against local schools with the people I have gotten so close to over the years.

We were all set up on the field ready for the game, I remember closing my eyes forabout a minute before the game started, that minute felt like 10 years, I froze and thought aboutmyself when I was 3 years old and how I first fell in love with the game and how my ultimatedream was to become pro, I remember the hours of pain and suffering I put myself through tobecome the player I was today, I remembered waking up at 4 a.m. on school mornings to go forruns so that I could run longer in games,I remember skipping parties and hanging with friendsso that I could train, I remembered everything, but one thing truly hit me was how much soccerwas there for me growing up my parents argued a lot and when I was feeling sad and lonely Iwould go train at the fields and it would hell my sorrow. Growing up in a household when yourparents are constantly fighting is difficult, but soccer was my out lit it was my therapist. Duringthe time of their divorce I felt like I had no one but soccer so I decided I need to give back to thegame. Soccer did so much for me, so I wanted to prove to it that it wasn't a waste of time andthat I would make something out of the game. I opened my eyes and didn't feel human anymore Ididn't feel in control of my own body the sport had taken over me for the better. I remembermoments when I was running and it didn't even feel like my feet were touching the floor

Detroit, the motor city, known by many for cars and to others for being the murder capital of the world. This has caused many people to stop visiting and exclude Detroit from being a place of interest. I have lived here all my life, and yes, it has had its rough times, but lately Detroit has been improving drastically. The causes of the city to improve were to make people already living here feel safer. Moreover, to change our illustration as one of the most dangerous cities. In addition to this we want people to start visiting again and to see the metamorphosis that has struck our city. Many recent changes brought to our city have been architectural, criminal rates precipitating and film making. The city as a whole has been working

I still remember that soccer game like the back of my hand. I felt the memory, I was the memory. As I sat on my bed, gazing at my soccer trophies, it all began to unravel. All I could think about was soccer, soccer, and non American football.

I had woken up in feeling very gusto that day all because my first volleyball practice was supposed to start today. It was a nice cool fall morning with red, orange, and golden leaves scattered all over the ground, in the trees, and filling the air. I walked outside and felt the cool, crisp air expand around my body. My breath was thin and clear as I released each breath. Stepping into the car, my