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    Michigan, the Great Lake state. Michigan is quite unique among the states for it touches four of the five great lakes, hence the nickname the great lakes state. Michigan has over 12,000 lakes, and more shoreline than any other state besides Alaska. “you’re never more than six miles from a lake”(), making it easy to see why Michigan has a thriving recreational industry. Blue water, sandy shores and towering sand dunes make this state truly special. Hydraulic Fracturing, or “Fracking” threatens to

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    found on every continent. They can also be many sizes. They can be really small, only big enough for a lighthouse. They can be really large, such as the southern part of India. Some examples of more familiar peninsula are the states of Florida and Michigan. There are a few different ways a peninsula can be formed. One way is through tectonic plate movement. This causes land to be pushed and pulled and eventually forms a peninsula. Also, the rise and fall of water levels can result in

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    Clean Drinking Water - Flint Michigan Water Crisis In Flint Michigan studies show there was a large amount of lead in the water , because of this high turbidity in the water witch means this water is dangerous. Consumers that drink this water can die because the water is poison to humans. By pulling water from the river basin wil provide a clean water source . The issue is that people can't drink this water because the governor stopped doing the same process of cleaning the water . He wanted

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    Abstract This paper explores the economic restructuring and revitalization of Detroit Michigan post World War II until today. The purpose of this research paper is to show the history of Detroit’s auto and manufacturing industry, in what ways it has changed in recent years, and how it has helped define the economy of Detroit and damaged it. This paper suggests that the deindustrialization of plants and industries and the depopulation of whites to the Suburbs have triggered the economic downfall of

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    The Michigan Dogman became a part of history in 1887. A cryptozoological creature was reported in Wexford County, Michigan. The creature is described as a 7 foot tall, blue eyed, canine like animal. It is said to have the torso of a man and the fearful howl that sounds like a human scream. According to the legends, the dogman appears in 10 year cycles. The next cycle beginning again in 2020. Sightings of dogman have been reported in all of Michigan, even in the upper peninsula and southern Michigan

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    In the article, “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan”, by Sara Ganim and Linh Tran, they discuss how the water became toxic. Flint, Michigan is about 70 miles from the ocean, so they decided to they wanted to stop getting their water from Lake Huron. Many residents thought they would never change their water supply to the Flint River. The change soon went, when the city underwent a financial emergency. To begin with, after the change happened the residents of Flint soon became aware of

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    Ann Arbor, was 34-0. Michigan dominated Ohio State in their first couple meetings. “Carmen Ohio”, Ohio State alma mater, was wrote in 1902 on the way back from Ann Arbor after losing to Michigan 86-0. Ohio State better and better each year until they final grew big enough to join the Big Ten in 1912. It is 1950, snow is coming down harder than ever and the wind is brutal but yet two teams are out on a football field with a stadium full of Scarlet and Blue all around. Michigan vs Ohio State has long

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    Growing up in Northern Michigan and having family members from all over the state meant that my family traveled around quite a bit to see all of the natural wonders that Michigan has to offer.  From the time I was born until now I have lived in the same neighborhood (Lake Arrowhead). When I was in fifth grade my parents divorced but because both of them loved the neighborhood so much my mom kept our house and my dad built a new home about three miles away but still in the same neighborhood. I use

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    an argument on which type of car the company should focus on selling, so when Malcomson left, Ford received Malcomson s stock, leaving Ford to be the president of the company. Henry decided that, in 1906, the company should move to Highland Park, Michigan because there wasn t enough room in the old factory to produce the breakthrough car that Henry was designing ( Henry Ford 567). It is going to be like simple and sturdy. It is going to be priced so that, most people can afford it

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    The article “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan” By Sara Ganim and Linh Tran talks about the toxicity in the tap water from Flint, Michigan. In the article it is described that the levels of led in Flint's’ water system was because there was a corrosive agent in the water that was taking led off the pipes and putting it into the drinking water. The start of everything happened when Flint stopped paying Detroit for water and switched to a temporary source until they could build their own

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