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    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

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    Case Study: Detroit’s Death Spiral Introduction On July 18, 2013, Detroit filed Chapter 9 bankruptcy and make it become the largest municipal bankruptcy in United States history. The center of the automobile industry in the United States currently famous with the stereotype as ‘the ghost city’ – the worst city in the state where people don’t want to come with $ 18 billion debt. There are three main factors behind Detroit bankruptcy, they lost their revenue sources, they spend too much, and the government

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    The Great City Of Detroit

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    In the 2013 mayoral election in Detroit, MI, the citizens experienced in a close race {55%-45%} the victorious win of Michael E. Duggan over Benny N. Napoleon, to become the first white mayor to lead the city in four decades. The great city of Detroit has for long experienced much calamity that has permeated throughout every vein in Detroit, leading to the city’s its decrepit semblance. Mayor Michael E. Duggan has brought to the city an energy that has been much needed and deserved to those residents

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    Monica Aziz Honors 1000 Dr. Laurel Sprague 29 November 2015 The Russell Industrial Center Detroit is home to many historical landmarks which have assisted in shaping Detroit into what it is today. One site that has highly impacted Detroit since 1915 was The Russell Industrial Center (RIC). The RIC consists of 7 buildings which take up over 2.2 million acres of land. Throughout the history of the RIC it has aided society by creating an environment everyone in the community is able to be a part of

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    Rebenstein and Ziewaxz (2014) explain how Detroit has been rated as the world’s most miserable city. In 2012 Detroit suffered 411 homicides, which was higher than in 1974 when Detroit was designated as the murder capital of the United States (p. 340). What causes all of these horrible things to happen in a city? Can the blame be placed solely on one people group? Policemen? Politicians? Teachers? Economic decline? Determining the blame for the current plight of Detroit is a very complex question that cannot

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    City, and Detroit Today, Detroit, New York City and Chicago have many similarities They're highly populated cities with high crime rates, many homeless people, noisy streets and terrible traffic. In contrast, they attract many tourists with their tall skyscrapers, and their famous attractions. As well as similarities, there's also, many differences. Today, Chicago and New York City are known for having many job opportunities and luring people in with promising careers. Whereas in Detroit, it's known

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    Some people believe that Detroit is comparable to a blank canvas. A place where an opportunity is lurking right around the corner. They imagine it as a deserted place, in which a businessman can create anything they dream of. However, the harsh reality is, Detroit is not a blank canvas. It has been splattered with an era of prominence, scribbled on with the invention of the automobile, and engraved with a history of racism and corruption. Although much of Detroit’s glory has been stripped away, there

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    Every year, tens of thousands of people come to Detroit, Michigan with hopes of getting a glimpse of Hitsville U.S.A. Since 1985, the recording studio that once produced and made the dreams of many famous singers a reality has been a popular tourist attraction, known as Motown Museum. Motown Museum is open five days a week to local and international visitors. Visitors are given a tour through Studio A, where they can stand in the same room in which their favorite Motown artist stood. Additionally

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    The Great City Of Detroit

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    Everyone knows Detroit has its fair share of issues. Including abandoned homes, snow removal unsightly lawns and vacant lots, crime, bad roads, old plumbing nonworking street lights and many other problems. It is time to come together Detroit was once a beautiful city and can be once more the architectural dream in the early 19th century. The craftsmanship has declined the hand carved wood trim, stained glass windows and many other antiquates that made Detroit the great motor city and one if the

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    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

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