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Philadelphia, it was found that homes within 150 feet of abandoned property suffered a net value loss of $7,630 (Bass). This negative impact that run-down buildings have on the housing market plagues cities in many different areas. For example, in Detroit, Michigan, homes have a median value of $42,600, which is the second-lowest property value in the nation. Also, in Flint, Michigan, another city with a high percentage of abandoned buildings, home values are the lowest in the nation at a median worth

to those of James Scott, and the fountain is not at all representative of who they are. Although the James Scott Memorial may fulfill its purposes as a centerpiece for the island and as an everlasting tribute to Scott, it is not representative of Detroit, its principles, or its people. James Scott was a wealthy man, born in 1831, who inherited a large sum of money from his father. He then used that wealth to invest into real estate, and made his fortune. His methods were often less than savory,

The Impact of the Relationship between Motown and the Civil Rights Movement It was possible to view the sign that was above the Motown Records front windows located in Detroit during the 1960’s. The sign read ‘Hitsville U.S.A. and Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown had placed it there after the company moved to a new location. It was the Grand Blvd 2648 W. and the sign proved that Gordy was indeed a force to be reckoned with as time went by. The Motown Record Company had established itself as a successful

This report provides data on the current budget of the State of Michigan. It includes data on state government finances based on information collected from the 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR, and the State of Michigan Executive Budget for the fiscal year 2016. This report covers the following: revenues, expenditures, and debt, fund balances, and credit rating. For many years, Michigan 's economy declined while the nation 's economy thrived. Grasping this one-state recession is essential

Information Security: Detroit Hospital Security Breach CMGT441: Introduction to Information Systems Security TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 3 INCIDENT BACKGROUND................................................................................................... 3 REACTION TO INCIDENT.................................................................................

The General Motors (GM) Foundation was fashioned in 1976 by its parent company, General Motors, with a purpose to support and strengthen communities across the country. However, in the past year GM has decided to take the foundation in a new direction renaming it GM Philanthropy and Corporate Giving with the transition taking place at the end of the 2016 calendar year (Cain, 2016). The foundation focuses on donating money to projects in the areas of sustainability, STEM education, safety, and to

Searching for Sugar Man, a 2012 documentary directed by Malik Bendjelloul, contains many documentary-type aesthetics. The film tells the tale of an American musician named Sixto Rodriguez whose music encouraged the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. The characters within the film are all real people based off of a real-life situation. This particular film contains many on-camera interviews in order to get that documentary type feel. The film shows interviews from a construction worker, to all

if he could fix their time related objects. When he was twelve years old, the most significant event in his life happened to him. There was a gigantic steam engine chugging towards Henry and his father, while they were going to a city close to Detroit. It was the first time Henry had seen a self-propelled vehicle. After jumping out of his father’s wagon, he began asking the driver, Fred Reden, a lot of questions about

On January 26, we attended Rob Jager’s presentation on “civic development among black youth: toward an integrity-based research agenda”. Throughout the presentation, Jager presented many key concepts like integrity-based perspective, strands, types of citizenship, oppression, social justice, civic engagement, cultural considerations, etc. In addition to these conceptual groundings, he presented samples from basic and applied research work. Some of these samples from basic research work were Black

painting to deal with her suffering. This happened in 1932 while Rivera was painting murals in Detroit. He later said, "Kahlo began work on a series of masterpieces which has no precedent in the history of art - paintings which exalted the feminine qualities of endurance of truth, reality, cruelty, and suffering. Never before had a woman put such agonized poetry on canvas as Kahlo did at this time in Detroit." (Mencimer, 2002) The painting shows her small, helpless body bleeding on an enormous bed