Detroit‚ also known as the Motor City‚ is located in Michigan‚ a midwestern state bordering the four Great Lakes. Detroit is the most populous city in the state of Michigan‚ and has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world. Detroit is home to Motown‚ an American hit record company created in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. The auto industry is also a major part of Detroit’s interesting history. Although Detroit’s crime rate has dropped‚ Detroit can’t shake the number one
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the development strategy of business. The Bankruptcy of Detroit In year 2013‚ Detroit filed for Chapter 9‚ Title 11 of the United State Code‚ which is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The code is available exclusively to municipalities that assist debtors in the restructuring of debts. There is no doubt that debt exerts an indispensable role in the bankruptcy of Detroit. (“Chapter 9‚ Title 11‚ United States Code‚” 2014) Detroit government has an estimated debt about $ 18-20 billion
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The City of Detroit bankruptcy is a historical event since the city of Detroit is one of the largest cities ever filed for bankruptcy. However‚ the court trial will decide after considering all the facts and testimonials‚ if City of Detroit will qualify for bankruptcy. City of Detroit has filed for bankruptcy mainly because of financial factors such as expenditures were higher than revenues‚ the high level of debts and bad management. In the audit report issued for the 2012 there were many qualified
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Jiles Dr. Peter Olson EN 1113-501 English Coposition 2 Online March 28‚ 2016 Redevelopment Beyond Downtown and Midtown Detroit Thomas Sugrue‚ author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis‚ said that Detroit’s comeback depends on whether the city can improve the lives of working class African Americans and I couldn’t agree more. With the gentrification of downtown and midtown Detroit showing many recent successes for those in its realm‚ it still isn’t providing benefits for the majority of its surrounding
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Downtown Detroit has faced tremendous decline over decades‚ and only now is it undergoing some redevelopments. Many city-led efforts have altered the city and its economy by focusing on taking in corporate dollars and new residents‚ but it is said by some grassroots organizations that issues faced by Detroit’s inner-city neighborhoods are left ignorant by this method. To create a socially sustainable Detroit‚ a crucial notion will be the growing collaboration between the advocates of these disparate
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organizational structure do you believe is being used to produce Detroit Electric vehicles? Detroit Electric concentrates theirs efforts on research and development of the motor‚ vehicle design‚ marketing and distribution. The company does not produce cars; the actual manufacturing of cars is outsourced. From the case I conclude that technology design is the core business of Detroit Electric. Technology changes rapidly and therefore Detroit Electric has to be flexible in conditions of change and uncertainty
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In 1760‚ with Detroit being their last outpost‚ the French surrendered Fort Pontchartrain‚ by then called Fort Detroit‚ to the British—and in 1796‚ the British gave Fort Detroit to the United States. Detroit‚ in retrospect‚ was much like Alaska—nobody really knew what they had. In 1802‚ Detroit officially became a town—and all was well until the first hint of tragedy struck in 1805. At that point in her young history‚ Detroit was a thriving little burg with quaint shops‚ storybook bungalows‚ dirt
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Three Native Americans Pontiac‚ Red Jacket‚ and Tecumseh to see what the relation are with the white men. We are going to see how they gave to the white men and how the white men took from the Indians. Pontiac was an Ottawa Indian; Ottawa derives from the Algonquian atawewin‚ meaning “commerce” or “to trade”. There’s Indians were one of the first to deal with the white men and were told many times to stay away but relied on trades and other things from the white men. Pontiac was allies with the
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McIntyre Drake Writing 50 September 20‚ 2013 Chief Seneca Speech Analysis Chief Red Jacket recognized that Seneca culture was in jeopardy due to missionaries successfully converting some of his people‚ and decided to take necessary measures to salvage his peoples’ culture. Many aspects of the Seneca life had already been exploited‚ as the colonists continually took their land. In Chief Red Jacket’s address to missionaries he crafts a compelling speech that uses language masterfully to create a backhanded
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Would Detroit have more tourists if it got rid of all of the problems? There are a lot of good things about Detroit‚ but there also many bad things such as abandoned buildings‚ stray animals‚ and potholes. Detroit was once one of the most popular cities in the country due to the automotive industry‚ but then its popularity decreased from the increased violence. Detroit’s population fell 61% from the year 1950 to 2010. As a result many citizens of Detroit moved to find a better lifestyle‚ as result
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