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    Environmental racism is what comes to mind regarding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan comes up. I believe that if the city wasn’t mostly black, the state of Michigan probably could’ve already solved the problem. Governments and company’s prey on groups that lack political clout and resources. In Flint, the inhabitants probably did not have a say in the switch of their water source. In Russia, the factory has preyed on the residents’ need for jobs and despite the adverse health and environmental

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    The Impact of Immigration Policies on Communities and the Future of West Michigan “I’m 50% Dutch, 25% German, 15% Polish and a 10% mixture of others I can’t remember.” Does this sound familiar at all? These types of phrases were one of the first things to befuddle my perception of my new found West Michigan friends when our family first moved up to Grand Rapids from a small town in Texas in 2008. It perpetually amazed me as to how so many people had so many different “percents” and a few even impressed

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    Open Letter to University of Michigan Central Student Government Dear the University of Michigan Central Student Government, As an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan concerned with the stress levels of my peers, I am writing to address the issue of not having enough stress-reducing activities for students year-round. As we all know, college is a very stressful time. Not a week goes by without having an exam, an essay due, or a presentation to give. And if it does, we spend that week

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    so that it can be enjoyed by all sections of people of the society to their fullest (Koski & Lämsä, 2015). Here in this research the author is basically concerned with the commercialisation in the tailgate games in the homecoming events of central Michigan University. Here all the terms and their origins have been discussed below in the context of US. Firstly the author has described what the terms mean and then elaborated their formats in a precise way so that the reader can picturize what this research

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    Water: How it shapes the Land Michigan is well-known for the amazing Great Lakes that create its breath taking shoreline. The lakes contain about 23,000 km3 of water, covering a total area of 244,000 km2. The Great Lakes are a series of interconnecting fresh water lakes that hold 18 percent of the world’s fresh water supply, and 90 percent of the United States fresh water supply. The Great Lakes are made up by Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Superior, right off the coast of Marquette

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    influential in someone’s life. I cannot think of a better way to prepare myself for such a task than college. I am excited to start a new chapter in my life, and I cannot wait to see what Eastern Michigan University has in store for me. I plan on making the most of my college experience at Eastern Michigan University through taking risks, personal growth, and gaining skills and strategies. One way I intend to make the most of my college experience is by taking

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    How Water Shaped Michigan For many years, I have always wondered how Michigan was shaped. I did not realize that water could have such a huge impact on the way Michigan was made. From doing research, I recognized that there has been four Ice Ages on Earth. The last Ice Age, Pleistocene Epoch began and ended two million years to 12,000 years. At this time, hot and cold temperatures swayed and glaciers receded to advance into the interglacial periods. In the United States, and around the world glaciers

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    is located on the Michigan and Wisconsin border. This project is said to begin around 2020 and created concern for some people. The Aquila Resources Inc. is the company behind this proposal, and they said “it will invest more than $300 million to extract gold, zinc, copper and silver along the Menominee River” (Bergquist, 2016). The Menominee river is part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan. The mine will have large effects on the environment and economy for Lake Michigan and Wisconsin. The

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    The residents of Flint, Michigan had clear, drinkable water that anyone could use and drink, but the water started to become less and less consumable. Melisa Mays, a resident of Flint, claims that she broke out in rashes and developed a respiratory infection, which makes her cough up phlegm that taste like cleaning products. The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis began in April 2014, when the city of Flint changed their water source. Flint used to buy their water from Detroit, but due to the rising rates

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    Human Trafficking in Michigan It is dark outside, and you are driving back home from work. Your stomach starts to growl from hunger, so you decide to take the next exit to get something to eat. The town you stop at is a little creepy, but your hunger is unbearable. You pull into the parking lot, and start walking to the door. You are immediately followed by two guys slightly larger than you. You start to walk faster, but unfortunately they catch up and are now standing in front of you. You are

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