Essays on Detroit

The legalization of Euthanasia is an ethical concern in Canada. Euthanasia refers to the process of medical assistance in dying. It is one of the easiest methods to terminate the life of a person who may be having a terminal illness like cancer and HIV/Aids in their lasts stages. However, some people argue that the individual must be sure that they have to die in the end. Recently, the Canadian legislator changed the rule and advocated for euthanasia among the terminally ill patients. The law is unethical as most people do not identify with the effects of the law ...

Question 1

1.1 In her taxonomy, Joh (2005) describes private policing as law enforcement activities offered through agencies owned and controlled by private individuals. That said, unlike their public counterparts, private police officers concentrate on property loss, preventive techniques, private justice, and safeguarding personal interests. As such, these entities mainly operate as parallel entities, each focusing on their individual duties in law enforcement. This taxonomy is both useful and an excellent beginning in the categorization of various forms of private policing as explained below. On the one hand, some of the existing classifications include publicly contracted, protective, intelligence, and corporate security ...

A) Is there any value left in the big-screen movie experience?

It is hard to speak about a value of big-screen movies when we have Netflix and online streaming. Nowadays, you can see all the newest movies on the screen of your laptop. Of course, it will not provide you with the experience of a big screen. Still, it is more convenient and you are not supposed to leave your house and spend additional money. Moreover, it is not a fault of people that they gradually stop visiting cinemas. It was big companies, which provided them with this opportunity. Major studios sell their content to whoever buys it. The movie ...

It was on a Sunday afternoon when my girlfriend and I went out on a date. We visited campus Marcius Park in Detroit, Michigan. It is located in the center of the central business district of Detroit. It was my first visit to the place since I had heard lots of stories about its serene environment. To my surprise, all the rumors I heard of the place turned to be true. The place looked beautiful with its grassy lawns and gravel walkways. It had casual seats that were comfortable. By then, my life was filled with some stumbling blocks ...

There are several examples of failed projects in the world. These projects either began as great ideas which could help the people living in those areas or they could add to the economy. However, they either managed to fail, or their operation was delayed because of reasons such as bad execution, insufficient research, and many others. One such example of a failed project is the failure of Target in Canada. Target is one of the most popular retail stores in the United States which has been around for a long time. Known for its red bull’s eye logo, ...

Question one

The budgeting process is the way a state builds its budget (Foley, 2010). Therefore, the appropriate budget is the one that engages the responsible organizations that adhere to its implementation of the objectives of the organization. The budget of Flint Michigan involves both finance committee as well as the participation of senior staff. The stakeholders that participate in decision making in Flint are the local, federal, and regional governments, philanthropic donors, and community organizations (City of Flint MI, 2013). However, some partners are engaged in sustainability plans and the adaptation of climate change.

Question two: Sources of revenues and expenditures

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Introduction

Managed care refers to the approaches and methods designed to reduce the cost of healthcare and leverage financial disbursements in order to improve the quality of healthcare to patients. This refers to a series of services offered by private insurance companies that provide health insurance to patients in the form of fee-for-service and value-based health care system for members of insurance schemes. There are group and individual insurance packages that are offered to members who make regular contributions for healthcare services as and when they are needed. Health insurance has always existed in history. However, the Health Maintenance Organization ...

` Ford Company is a world leader in the automotive and automotive related services and products and the new industries like financial, communications and aerospace services. Henry Ford in Detroit, United States, founded the company in 1903, and it is headquartered in the Dearborn, Michigan (Ford Motor Company, 2009). Its mission entails improving its products and services continually to meet the needs and desires of its customers, prosper as a business, and provide a reasonable return to stakeholder’s business owners. The core values that are fundamental to its success are people who provide corporate intelligence and improve its vitality ...

Introduction

In all lifestyles, and in every species, the congregation of a select type is a common phenomenon. Despite the sophistication and technology, humankind is no different. There are unwritten criteria for all job applications, school admissions, and even military recruitment. The theory of strength in numbers runs deep among human beings since the advent divisions based on class and color. Racial profiling is the act of singling out a particular community of people to discriminate against. In the United States, racial profiling has two sides to the story. There are legitimate actions termed as racial profiling by people who ...

There has been a reason for outrage as police brutality has escalated and many incidents have become more visible in communities today although was also present in years past. For example, according to Darden and Thomas, “If African Americans in Detroit between 1925 and 1945 were to name the worst racial abuses they had to encounter, without a moment’s hesitation they would have said “white police brutality” (Darden and Thomas 29). This has helped to encourage reporting of police brutality. But, citizens like Victor Rios who have experienced police brutality filed complaints and was simply ignored (Rios 59). ...

Global Systems Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility

Background Introduction The paper is an exploration of ten sources, which are to be used in a discussion of Global Systems Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. From different publications, perspectives and interpretations, the sources are discussed and reviewed in brief on the content’s relevance and validity to the topic. Matten, D., & Moon, J. (2008). “Implicit” and “Explicit” CSR: a conceptual framework for a comparative understanding of corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Review, 33(2), 404-424. In this journal review, the general and specific aspects of CSR in entrepreneurship are discussed extensively by Matten and Moon. Both writers ...

It is evident that Top Foods has continued to advance in the development as well as the growth in revenue to hundreds of millions since it was founded. Recently, the company launched the Italian specialty soups, which have contributed exclusively to the growing revenue of the company. Although other products have been distributed through the brokers, the soup is being distributed through grocery stores. The company is currently is producing approximately 3000 cases per month. Over the past six months, the soup specialty has taken control of approximately 15% of the total sales of the company. However, the extensive ...

The Flint Water Crises originated in 2014 when the source of the water supply for the predominantly African-American community with a population of approximately 100,000 people was shifted to the Flint River from Detroit’s Municipal System. The reasons for this shift were two-fold. Firstly, there were government and community concerns about the quality of the water being supplied, which tests had revealed to be highly corrosive in nature. Secondly, the switch in the supply source was also seen as a cost-saving measure . It was a long time later that the residents became aware of the fact that ...

Brief Summary of the News Story

In Detroit, unemployment primary caused by lack of basic computer skills among the residents has led to increased economic problems in the region. The majority of the available job occupations require the applicant to have sound knowledge in usage of internet services such as emails and other social media platforms. Detroit, despite being among the largest cities in America, it is considered to be the metropolitan with the poorest access to the internet. Due to the widespread poverty in Detroit, the residents are not able to pay for a broadband web or buy mobile data plans to go online ...

Landscape Project: Introduction Module

This paper is devoted to the issue of the landscape. The main purpose of this module is to analyze definition of the “landscape” at different scales and provide appropriate examples. One more task of the paper is to choose a site from possible three places in order to analyze it Also, it needs to provide a description of the chosen landscape-site and form the hypotheses of its physical, economic/political and social settings. 1) Find at least two definitions of landscape and cite the source: One definition of the landscape is that it is a particular area of the Earth’ ...

The reasons behind persisting health disparities across socioeconomic class in America are not fully understood. A 1.2:4.0 mortality rate ratio exists among people in the lowest socioeconomic class and those in the highest socioeconomic class (Cohen, Farley, & Mason, 2003). The difference in mortality ratios indicates that socioeconomic status plays a significant role not only in mortality rates, but also in the quality of life across socioeconomic classes. In the year 2012, a report by the New York City (New York City Health Department, 2012))Health Department indicated that hospitalization rates in neighborhoods with high poverty levels more than tripled ...

Summary Report on the Transfer of the Main Warehouse

Problem Definition Customers in the northern and eastern central regions of the US have been complaining of delays in their shipments. With the weakening of the defense sector, there had been a boom in the commercial aviation sector and the suppliers are also having a hay day. The two largest plane makers Boeing and Airbus had orders of 10,000 planes since 2014 which can last them up to 2014. One reason for the boom was attractiveness of the financing rates at that time and coincided with the state of the aging planes of both. The other reason is ...

Essay # 1

When companies have to deal with data breaches it is financially devastating. The financial devastation is a result of money being stolen from the company and potentially clients. Therefore, clients may want to sue due to trusting the company with the data. Some lawsuits may materialize and this can indeed put a financial dent in the company’s profits. Furthermore, the company will have to hire lawyers to investigate and figure out who actually breached and hacked the data. This can cost a lot of money as well. According to research “These costs include revenue lost due to the ...

Rap has entered the history of American art over a century ago. The people who have laid the foundations for rap as we know it today were the two big ethnical groups of the American society: African Americans and people from the Caribbean Islands. Folk artists of the mentioned origins were telling rhymed stories with the accompaniment of rhythmic music (drums and sparse instrumentation). This music already existed years before hip-hop was developed and became popular. Rapping is actually reading or chanting of rhythmic lyrics that were designed to set a beat. Many specialists are of the opinion that ...

The gun control debate has been raging in the open parlance for quite sometimes, at least everybody in America feels the need to be safe, and the only controversy is how to be safe; by allowing more guns to civilians or by withdrawing or limiting the number of guns held by civilians? The Second Amendment to the American Constitution, which came into force in 15th December 1791, has provisions protecting civilians’ rights of keeping and bearing firearms (Klukowski 195). However, debates on gun controls have majorly questioned the role of the government in ensuring that it provides security services ...

I have chosen the following players who were drafted in 2014 NFL draft;

He is an American footballer for the Houston Texas of the Nation Football League. Jadeveon played college football at South Carolina after graduating from South Pointe high school in South Carolina. He set South Carolina school records in 2012 in loss tackles of 23.5 and quarterback sacks of 13.0 as he earned defensive playing ability of the years honor at the southeastern meeting. He is described as one of the rare sports changers on defense (Ducking et al. 681). In 2008, south point had 31 graduates. ...

Introduction

In 2014 Flint Michigan found itself captured in the national headlines after high levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) and lead concentrations were found in the water system. This was after a terrible decision was made by the Flint Michigan city council of switching the water supply from a Detroit plant treated water system to the local Flint River water supply. The decision was made because the city council officials believed that the new proposed water system would assist in saving a lot of money little did they know that they would cause a significant problem to the society. Soon after ...

UAW over the years has been involved in assisting workers in the communities fight for their rights. In the 1940’s to 1970, the organization played a significant role under the presidency of Walter Reuther in civil rights and anti-communist moves. The important part of the union was gaining high wages and pensions for auto workers. The union is actively involved in community programs such as youth outreach programs and mentorship of the youth. The Association sponsors programs that are meant to directly benefit the young people and community as a whole. The union through its president created a ...

There are a number of lessons that one must learn as one goes through life. But the lesson of attempting to survive through the racial discrimination in the south is one lesson that is most valuable to those who lived in that era. Many blacks can now relate to the racial challenge that Jefferson face in Louisiana in 1948. Like many other blacks during the 1940’s, Jefferson faces death for a murder. Of course the laws during the period did not require much proof to convict a black man as much of the stories of the past reveal ...

The setting of the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser had its setting in Detroit between the year 1880 and 1910. The setting in the book has certain similarities and differences between itself and the city of Detroit during the same period. This essay will compare the city of Detroit and Chicago in the novel during the same period. It will discuss various events which took place between 1880 and 1910 and compare these events with those which are discussed in the novel Sister Carrie. This notion of women joining the workforce instead of being left at home to ...

Human Rights and Obligation

There is a sheer need to balance out rights and obligation in the Australian context. Human beings have the basic urge to demand their own rights, but when it come to provide rights to other, the attitude remains indifferent. Citizens should be made aware of the notion that with every kind of benefit, it comes a sense of responsibility. Human rights are the rights inherent to all people equally irrespective of their caste, creed, race, sex, nationality, religion or any other status. Every human being is entitled to human rights without any discrimination. These rights are indivisible, interdependent and ...

Obesity is one of the leading problems in the society today and many persons believe that this stems from the unhealthy eating practices that are present in the schools’ cafeterias. More often than not, students will gravitate towards eating junk foods as this practice is less time consuming and is more fascinating for children who want foods that are appealing to their sight and tastes. But, recent studies have shown that junk food can cause serious risks to the health and lifestyle of children. The problem intensifies as students are able to access junk foods in the school canteens. ...

Fiat Chrysler car maker is going to lay off 1,300 workers at the factory in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The company has to cut so many jobs since 2009 because of the falling demand for cars in the U.S. market. The Sterling Heighs Fiat Chrysler factory will lose 41 percent of its workforce on July 5, 2016 (Bennett, 2016). The so called Detroit Three such as Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor, General Motors practice large-scale jobs' cuts. Fiat Chrysler CEO Segio Marchionne declared the company would shift from making sedans to trucks or even sport-utility vehicles. The transition to making ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Ya Kun Kaya group had many goals and aims altogether. Firstly, the restaurant wanted to expand its cafeteria to the neighboring nations so as to increase its customer base. Secondly, the organization wanted to expand its supply chain on the products that they sell to all local and foreign clients. Thirdly, the hotel business was to push for the outsourcing of human resource personnel to boost their skills and manpower (Grant, 2003). In essence, the achievement of these plans had to come in handy with follow-up strategies. The tourists, locals, and the regular orders were given priorities by ...

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Brief Introduction General Motors is one of the biggest names in the automotive industry for more than 100 years. The General Motors Company (GM) is a global American automotive group headquartered in Detroit – Michigan. GM is one of the finest and largest automobile designer and manufacturer as it markets, distributes and sells vehicle parts, vehicle, and financial services across the globe. General Motors was founded by Frederic L. Smith, William C. Durant and Charles Stewart Mott in Flint, Michigan in 1908. It was founded as a holding corporation for Buick and McLaughlin Car Company of ...

Figure 1: Vehicle assembly plant (Source: Library of Congress, 1923)

Identification of the photograph

The photo selected shows a vehicle assembly plant. It is a digital image retrieved from the Library of Congress image gallery created on May 7, 1923. The photograph acts as a good representation of the impact of the industrial revolution to the Americans. The selection of the photo was based on its importance in revealing the readiness of the American people to practice innovations and promote growth in the process of industrialization. The United States ranks the top position regarding industrialization because of the ability of the country to ...

2013 Adventure Lane

St. Paul, Minnesota 55107

48211 North Central Place

Detroit, Michigan 48207

Dear Mrs. Smithson, I would like to thank you for your e-mail and interest in the Sunbright Travel Agency’s services. Taking a cruise is one of the best vacation options in the summer and in this letter I would like to offer a cruise that will be right for you and your daughter. Because you live in Detroit, I would suggest looking for the cruises which start in the destinations that are relatively close to you. The Royal Caribbean Company, which is one of the best companies in cruising, offers the ...

“The Things They Carried” seems like a simple story concerning the items carried by soldiers while in Vietnam. But in the real sense, Tim O’Brien uses the stories to focus on the terrible conditions of Vietnam as well as the death of one soldier. He believed that the things men carried inside, and those they did or the ones they felt they had to do was so sad (O’Brien 57). It can be described as a powerful meditation by the Vietnam soldiers that is somehow fictional and fact. Besides, the author created a protagonist as a fictional ...

Metropolises are large urban areas or cities that are significant political, economic and social cultural centers for a given region or country. They are also important hubs for international or regional commerce, communications and connections. In reference to large cities, neighborhoods are usually districts or localities characterized by certain ranks and qualities of its inhabitants. Therefore, neighborhood segregation refers to the physical separation of urban localities or residents into two or more neighborhoods. Although neighborhood segregation had been attributed to social courses such as ethnicity, racism and cultures, in the last few decades, there is growing evidence that differences ...

The story ‘A & P’ by John Updike was first published in The New Yorker on July 22, 1961. Even now, fifty years on, it remains, for all its brevity, his most widely anthologized short story and, because of that, one of his most widely read. This paper will attempt to analyze the appeal of ‘A &P’ and reach a conclusion about why it continues to be read with such interest and so widely. Aspects of the way the story is written are important, but equally important, as we shall see, is the date of publication. The story ...

Introduction

In life, there are a lot of challenges that people come across so as to hit their targets. Ben Carson is no difference and his book – Gifted Hands – shows just that. The book looks at the tribulations and jubilations that Carson went through to be where he is today. This book titled Gifted Hands is a story about Ben Carson. It tells us of what he went through during his life before becoming a neurosurgeon. The story begins by an introduction telling us that Ben Carson was a poor kid and grew up in the streets of Detroit. Ben’s mother Sonya ...

Elijah McCoy an American engineer, who lived between 1843 and 1929, is known for his important contribution concerning the design of railroad locomotives especially after the civil war. His ability to keep up with the dynamic designed of locomotives during the twentieth century enabled him to design lubricating systems that were in a position to be used in the steam engines of the time[ CITATION Hab70 \l 1033 ]. McCoy’s parents were responsible for his existence in Canada. His father; George McCoy had enlisted himself with the British force and fought in the 1837 rebellion, that was launched by ...

I have always been fascinated with complexity, especially in the world around me. The ways in which old organic structures can turn into entirely new ones through the simplest of chemical reactions was always something that I have held in great interest. This passion for the inner workings of chemistry led me to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the prestigious University of Chittagong in Bangladesh, after placing in the top 10% of the 100,000 students in my state for the University entrance test. I received my degree with honors (receiving a 3.45 GPA) within three years, ...

To this end I’ve gained a strong conviction to pursue a post graduate degree programme in Masters of Business Administration and believe that this will open up myriad professional opportunities in tandem with my career prospects. My focus and determination on personal growth and development has overtime ensured my success in different academic and professional fields.

Among my primary application choices, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is the most realistic school for me to get in since It is the largest private provider of part-time business graduate education programs in the country, and also offers a variety of business programs at locations ...