English 102, 10:00 a.m. 5 December 2010 Midwest Meltdown Dear Mr. President, we are writing you today with great concern regarding the situation in the Midwest region of the United States. As the up 2012 presidential election quickly approaches we would recommend that your focus be directed to the Detroit, Michigan; Flint, Michigan and Youngstown, Ohio regions. Ohio and Michigan have lost anywhere from fifty –to-sixty percent of their population due to the reduction of available work, resulting in an influx of blight. Mr. President, there is much for you to gain by addressing the blight and lack of employment in the “Rust Belt” cities. Please address your attention to combating this through land banks, urban farmland, urban forest and
You would think the blood bath that has claimed thousands of innocent seals for centuries would have discontinued by now; however the Canadian government finds it humane and necessary in order to sustain their economy. The article “Sealing the deal” by Deborah Basset presents the argument announced last month that restrictions on exporting seal to China had been lifted. Where as the article “Canada’s harp seal hunt kicks off” by Charmaine Noronha projects the argument depressed prices, a lack of fur buyers, leftover stock and animal rights groups anti-selling campaigns have impacted the industry. Looking at both sides of the Canadian seal hunt debate both authors have valid points on the constant struggle of the barbaric killing of seals.
The stretch of highway between Victoria and Duncan on Vancouver Island has averaged in claiming at least 2 lives per year caused by its steep and winding turns. There’s no doubt these highway deaths have triggered local government to conduct countless reviews of the highways safety over the years. But are the pending improvements just another waste of taxpayer’s dollars? Why are we not working on alternatives? And in light of an impending natural disaster, is simply widening and adding concrete barriers really the answer, or just another band-aid remedy, only claiming to make the highway safer?
Over the years, the silt has been collecting in Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, and it is predicted that over the next few hundred years this lake will fill up with silt. This could threaten the entire Colorado River reservoir system. Just in the past 10 years, Lake Mead’s water levels have dropped by more than 100 feet and the basin is only half full. Something needs to be done to stop the trends and even
The Arctic as most know is known for its fisherman and whalers, whom in the past overfished and whaling for the uses of oil, but cause a major downfall in the number of Arctic marine life. AS mentioned before with the climate change there will a larger number of fishing and whaling vessels due to the decrease of sea ice and the opening of Arctic waters that have never been accessible. Looking at the Arctic portal I found a list of restrictions that would be major to the fishing industry; 1. Restrictions on catch and effort, for instance by setting the total allowable catch (TAC) and allocating the TAC by means of national quotas. 2.
Assignment 3.1: Determining Causes and Effects Lake Huron is one of the well-known five Great Lakes located on the west side of Michigan. It was created when glaciers melted during the last ice age, making it a fresh water lake. Lake Huron has the largest shore line than any of the other great lakes making it home to many locals. With all the Great Lakes Combined there are 1.5 million jobs tied to them with 200,000 jobs supported by recreation and tourism. (Natural Resources Defense Council, n.d) Many tourist will come to the Great Lakes for sport fishing, boating, and swimming.
This devastation affects a majority of the U.S. being one of our largest sources of fresh water, and will only continue to deplete, as companies carelessly dump their waste into the lake. Consumption of fish from this lake will soon be obsolete if immediate action is not taken. These are all things that need to be considered by industrial businesses, families, merchants, fishermen, and environmentalists. As long as the waters are polluted the economy will experience great loss, and may even see jobs created by the Great Lake, eventually
Farming and rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by approximately 60%. There were many causes of the Great Depression, ranging from poor spending and over production to banks failing and the stock market crashing. Paragraph 2: Due to the Roaring 20’s, people were overconfident due to the information given by bad leaders, which led to poor spending. Doc A+B: According to the business cycle, there was going to be a 5 year growth for everyone in the US. -They would all become rich and poverty would just go away (Words of President Calvin Coolidge) Doc C: John T. Raskob, a well-known economist, told people to buy more stocks and in invest in banks and you’ll become a millionaire.
On 4 February 1915, in response to the German submarine blockade of Great Britain, the Royal Navy seized all food destined for Germany which led to extreme food shortages. Prior to this, Germany had imported 25% of what was consumed and was not self-sufficient in terms of food. In response to this, a War Food Office was set up in 1916 but its actions were often counter-productive for example when they ordered the killing of 9 million pigs due to that fact they consumed grain. This consequently led to less pork and fertiliser and ultimately had a negative impact. Following the Auxiliary Service Law in December 1919, which required all able-bodied Germans to work for the war effort, there was a sharp increase of social unrest as Germans felt their rights being curtailed.
MCI signed up resellers by the dozen and let bad billings mount. When Pavlo went out into the field to dun the debtors, he found a wild and woolly world. One prepaid calling card outfit, Caribbean Telephone & Telegraph in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., signed on in early 1995. By midyear CT&T owed MCI $30 million, Pavlo says. The small firm's debt swelled faster than MCI could even track it; MCI took 60 days to get a bill out and waited another 15 days before it came due.