Detroit Free Press Essays

  • Detroit Riots of 1967

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    States; many cities were experiencing race riots. The riot in Detroit started on July 23, 1967, this ended up being the deadliest race riot in the history of the United States, and the riot lasted five days. During the course of the Detroit riot forty-three people were killed, 1,189 people were injured, and more than 7,000 were arrested. After the riot President Lyndon B. Johnson established a commission to investigate the riots in Detroit in 1967. President Johnson informed the commission that they

  • Edgar Albert Guest Autobiogrpahy

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    birth to my brother Harry, who would later help my career in poetry take off. When I was ten, my family decided to immigrate to the illustrious United States. We chose the famous Detroit, Michigan, where I lived the rest of my life. At the age of thirteen, I was hired as a copy boy for a local paper, the Detroit Free Press. Soon, as a seventeen year old boy, my father passed on and I was forced to drop out of high school and work all day to support my family. Without my extremely supportive family

  • The Impact of the Media on anti-Communist Sentiment and the Palmer Raids

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    time and also one of the most influential. Many people had fait in what they read and never second gu... ... middle of paper ... ... Guest, Edward A.  “Heaven On Earth.”  Detroit Free Press Magazine 11 Jan. 1920: 2 Hoyt, Edwin.  The Palmer Raids, 1919-1920 An Attempt to Suppress Dissent. New York:  The Seabury Press. Murray, Robert. Red Scare: A Study In National Hysteria, 1919-1920. Minnesota: North  Central Publishing, 1955. “Reds Plotted Country Wide Strike Arrests Exceeded 5,000, 2,635

  • 1967 Detroit Riot

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    In the early morning hours of July 23rd, 1967 violence erupted in Detroit, Michigan after police raided an illegal bar in the middle of the night. “Blind pigs,” as they were called in local Detroit, were a feature in both Negro and White communities and served as the only form of afterhours entertainment for factory workers, who worked the swing shift. Police raids on similar establishments were common and police normally would find around two dozen patrons at an establishment per raid. However

  • Importance of Dr. Kevorkian case for Medical Ethics

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    Importance of Dr. Kevorkian case for Medical Ethics The Dr. Kevorkian case is important for medical ethics, because it brings up the issues of physician-assisted suicide and physician-assisted death. Physician-assisted suicide is where the doctor is assisting the patient in suicide, but the patient actually performs the act. Physician-assisted death, also known as euthanasia, is when the doctor does the act to bring about the patient’s death based on the patient’s request. This brings up

  • Water Problems of Michigan

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    "Lansing Board of Water & Light plant ranked eighth-worst in Michigan airborne mercury emissions." Mlive. N.p., 11 Nov. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. Lawrence, Eric D. "More of Oil-Tainted Kalamazoo River Open for Recreation." Detroit Free Press: A.6. Jun 22 2012. Detroit Free Press. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. Nixon, Mark. "BWL to build a $182 million electric-steam generation facility in Reo Town." Lansing Board of Water & Light. Lansing Board of Water & Light, 16 July 2010. Web. 22 Oct. 2012.

  • Legalization of marijuana

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    marijuana crimes. Free that state’s police officers to concentrate on crimes that inflict the deepest fear, pain and loss: burglaries, robberies,... ... middle of paper ... ... humans extrapolated from animal studies is so high that it cannot be achieved by ... users." 5. Legalizing Marijuana Will Reduce Drug Violence in Mexico. Opposing Viewpoints: Marijuana. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. •Viewpoint essay In addition, legalizing marijuana would free up both human and

  • "poor" Nutriton

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    people have to hold the ... ... middle of paper ... ...s Be Harmful? Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "Fat Acceptance: When Kindness Is Activism." Feministe.us/blog 12 Sept. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 29 Jan. 2014. Twenefour, Douglas. "Celebrities and Public Figures Promote Obesity." Celebrity Culture. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Health Alert: Obesity, Whose Fault Could It Be Anyway

  • Tyree Guyton

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    Michigan artist of the year, Detroit free press, state of Michigan, Detroit Michigan, an Emmy award, and Best known artist in Detroit. Guyton was born August 24th, 1955 to his parents George and Betty Guyton. He had a rough childhood which he channeled into his art. He was married to Karen Smith. They got a divorce and now is remarried to Jenenne Whitfeild. He has five kids, Tyree JR, towan, Omar, James, and Tylisa. They still live in Detroit. Tyree embodies the spirit of Detroit, having his roots deep

  • Students Deserve the Right to Protect Themselves

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    debate on college campuses’ gun policies mirrors that of the national level in that at the heart of both debates is the interpretation of the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment reads “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Some argue that the wording used is outdated and that the Second Amendment does not guarantee an individual’s right to bear arms—the Supreme Court disagrees. In the 2008

  • Labor Unions

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    new idea then, but today it is commonplace. The big worry is among the heads of big business who are resorting to downsizing to raise profit. The future of labor unions is unclear, but it seems to be a colorful one. Bibliography 1. The Detroit News and Free Press. Saturday, February 15, 1997; Front page

  • David Hosansky's Article On Two Sides Of Texting While Driving

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    “Texting While Driving.” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 6 Apr. 2015. This article shows both sides of the “Texting While Driving “debate. The article talks about how banning texting while driving could be a good thing. It states that countless of fatal car crashes have been caused by texting motorists. It also gives information on why banning texting while driving could be a bad thing mainly because it is a law that is hard to enforce. This article does a very good

  • Analysis Of The Father Koesler Series

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    Roman Catholic Church where he served for over two decades as a parish priest. Even as a priest, he was involved with writing as the editor in chief of the Michigan Catholic, the archdiocese’s newspapers. His work with the paper earned him a Catholic Press Association acknowledgement for excellence in editorial writing and a general excellence award in Journalism from the Michigan Knights of Columbus. He would leave the priesthood in 1974 after he became increasingly frustrated with canonical law that

  • Consequences of Texting behind the Wheel

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    Distracted driving is such an increasing problem in the U.S. that there are laws against driving distracted. In New Jersey there is a handheld ban for all drivers and that is a primary law. There is a ban on all cell phone use (handheld and hands-free) for novice drivers. There is also a ban on texting for all drivers. This problem Is growing, drivers who are texting are 23.2 times more likely to get into a crash than people who aren’t (Cell Phones and Texting). Every driver takes their eyes off

  • Inmate's Abuse in Prison

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    Daniel Brook, "The Problem of Prison Rape," Legal Affairs, March/April 2004. Reproduced by permission. www.legalaffairs.org. Jeff Seidel, "Sexual Assaults on Female Inmates Went Unheeded," Detroit Free Press, January 4, 2009. Copyright © 2009 Detroit Free Press Inc. Reproduced by permission of the Detroit Free Press. Nicole Summer, "Powerless in Prison: Sexual Abuse Against Incarcerated Women," RH Reality Check, December 11, 2007. Reproduced by permission. This article was originally published at RH

  • Cell phone usage while operating a motor vehicle should be outlawed Nationwide

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    cellphones for their... ... middle of paper ... ...” Distracted Driving. Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. From “Teens, Traffic Officials Talk about Distracted Driving.” Minnesota Public Radio. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Halsey, Ashley. "Laws Against Texting While Driving Are Ineffective." Distracted Driving. Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "Laws Are Not Dissuading Drivers From Texting, Report Finds

  • Sports Gambling Controversy

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    on the allegations made by a teammate and did not consider the implications of identifying criminal suspects before they face legal charges. The Detroit Free Press, which published a similar, follow-up story the next morning, June 16, based its report on “people familiar with the investigation.” Ironically, the use of anonymous sources led the Free Press to publish another different editorial piece the next day criticizing Wade’s and their own report. The editorial emphasized that Thomas was entitled

  • Moral Chaos in Harper Lee's Maycomb

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    Emancipation in the 19th century, still fresh in many Southerners’ minds, had already threatened to maneuver the black man socially ahead of the white man with its ongoing momentum. Ewell, therefore, relishes the opportunity to slander Robinson as well as to free himself of abusive charges towards his daughter and condemn a black man with the supportive racism of his peers. The accusation of being innately malicious, ignorant and spiteful is ironically how the black man appears to the vast majority of Maycomb's

  • How Animal Farm Can Be Applied to Today's Viewpoints

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    Law. Ed. Jeffrey Wilson. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 253-258. Student Resources in Context. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. "Religious Freedom." Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law. Ed. Jeffrey Wilson. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 253-258. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Dec. 2013. Schulzke, Eric. "Religious Freedom as a Human Right Is Being Threatened Worldwide." Human Rights. Ed. David M. Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Religious

  • Genetically Modified Foods

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    Need A Global Moratorium." Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 3 May 2014. "Genetically Modified Food." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 3 May 2014. Gertsberg, Deniza. "Genetically Modified Crops Contribute to Biodiversity Loss."Biodiversity. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Loss of Biodiversity and Genetically Modified Crops."www.gmo-journal.com. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Context