Lansing, Michigan Essays

  • Failure To Thrive

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    48820 Early On Michigan offers early intervention services for infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, with developmental delay(s) and/or disabilities, and their families. Some of the services offered are occupational and physical therapy. FREE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP Sparrow Lactation Support Services Cost: Free Contact: 517-364-2652 950 Abbot Rd. East Lansing Mi. 48823 This group meets on the last Wednesday of each month from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the East Lansing Public Library at

  • research

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    which college I would prefer attending. My first choice is Michigan State University. To become a psychiatrist, a student needs to attend medical school for eight years and then focus on psychiatry in residency for four years (Psychiatrists: Summary). After schooling, most psychiatrists start their own practice. This is my plan for after college and I hope I can stay on this pathway. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan. There are approximately 50,000 students that attend MSU

  • Nurse Anesthetist Personal Statement

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    In my upcoming years at Michigan State University I have intentions on applying to the Nursing school, completing nursing school and in the end continuing my academic career by becoming a CRNA- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. The reasons I crave to pursue this career are ample: opportunities to aid others on a daily basis, work on a team with other medical professionals and be able to alter people's lives in a positive way consistently. This profession suits me well due to the fact that this

  • Women In Sports Interview Research Paper

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    Women in Sports Interview For my women in sports assignment, I interviewed my moms friend from church, Nancy. She graduated in the year 1970 from a small suburban school in northeast Ohio called Tallmadge high school. It was a middle-class school with a lot of clubs at school, there were vocational options and about 300 in her graduating class. Informational Questions She graduated from high school in the state of Ohio. Her high school was located in Tallmadge, Ohio, which is a suburb of Akron

  • Michigan

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    states. Michigan leads in the manufacture of automobiles. Detroit, Michigan's largest city, is called the Automobile Capital of the World and the Motor City. The Detroit area produces more cars and trucks than any other part of the nation. Flint and Lansing also are important automaking centers. Michigan is a leader in food processing and steel production. Service industries, such as health care and retail trade, employ many people in the state. Lansing is the state capital. Michigan touches four

  • Life in the Ottawa Tribe

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    or “Odawa” came from, and Michigan. There are multiple Ottawa tribes, but there is one here in Manistee, Michigan, they are The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. According to tolatsga.org, there are 2,750 Ottawa-Ojibwe members in Michigan, which is two-thirds ... ... middle of paper ... ...higan, they are The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The Little River Band is full and rich in culture. Some people don’t acknowledge the Ottawa tribe here in Manistee Michigan, or really even know who

  • Michigan State University: Similarities And Differences

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    Have you heard of the Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry? It’s been going on for so many years. That’s one thing that the University of Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State University Spartans are well known for, but what’s going on with their overall academics? Both colleges hold high rankings compared to many other colleges located in Michigan. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Michigan State University have definitely made their mark on the world and their students. They both have

  • Water Problems of Michigan

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    Michigan has its fair share of environmental issues. Among the state’s biggest issue concerns water quality. Pollution is enormous within the Great Lakes, as can be seen in Lake Michigan and several rivers such as the Kalamazoo and Grand River. The contamination of water includes such things as sewage, dumping of toxic chemicals, garbage, and mercury emissions from power plants and factories. According to Brandon Howell of Mlive Michigan news, who discusses the issues of mercury, “Mercury is a dangerous

  • Management of a 40 Acre Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Stand in Southern Michigan for Sustained Production of Sawtimber.

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    Management of a 40 Acre Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Stand in Southern Michigan for Sustained Production of Sawtimber Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a hard maple used primarily for its lumber and sap. In fact, 9% of the hardwood sawtimber volume in the U.S. comes from this species (5). My client would like to begin extracting sawtimber from her 40 acre maple-dominated stand that has been unmanaged to this point. She sees a market for her sawtimber in the regional flooring industry, but would

  • An Analysis of Up in Michigan

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    An Analysis of Up in Michigan My choosing this story for an analysis is based on what I think is the very American feeling there is to this short story. The title alone has this American ring to it: Up in Michigan. From the start settling the story deep into the soil of the country. The title seems like the beginning of an old tale, once upon a time up in Michigan…it ends there and propels the "unfinished", never settled way of the story along. And at the same time it signifies that this is just

  • White Hurricane: The Great Storm

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    ships. On Nov 11, 1940 (Armistice Day Storm) a storm wrecked 12 vessels. The giant bulk carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a November gale in 1975. The Great Lakes have nearly 5,000 recorded shipwrecks, beginning with Le Griffin in 1679 on Lake Michigan. In November, it is a common occurrence for two storms to converge over the Great Lakes. When this happens, one storm travels southeastward from Alberta; the other brings weather from the Rocky Mountains. This convergence is commonly referred to

  • Raoul Wallenberg

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    of fifteen and became a steam boat captain not long after. Raoul dreamed of being one of the "Big Men" like the men in his family. He looked at them as fearless Vikings (Linne'a 7,8). 	Raoul studied architecture at the university of Michigan in Arbor, Michigan U.S.A. He could learn about banking after collage. He wasn't good in math this isn't good for a future banker (Linne'a 15,18). He finished his architecture course in three and a half years which is a four and a half year class. He won a

  • Oneida Tribe Research Paper

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    With a tribe of 16,567 members the Oneida tribe is one of many tribes in the state of Wisconsin. The Oneida tribe is primarily in Brown and Outagamie counties. With a total of 65,400 acres there is 23,122 acres are tribally owned, 12,208 acres are considered fee land, and 10,904 acres are considered tribal trust land. The Oneida tribe is the 5th largest employer in Brown County and 14th in Outagamie County. There is a committee that composed of nine members including a chairperson, vice-chair, secretary

  • Detroit Public Schools Case Study

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    On a large scale, the city of Detroit is encompassed by an eclectic mix of houses, people, and businesses. It is a city known for its resiliency and its ability to always rise from the ashes of adversity. Within its neighborhoods, lies a series of interconnected communities. These communities are better known as Detroit Public Schools. For the purposes of this report I will focus on three schools, Mason Elementary, WestSide Academy, and Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School, located on the city’s west

  • Who Is Marion Jones A Liar Or A Role Model?

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    Who is Marion Jones? Is she a liar or a role model? What is the true story? Marion Jones was born October 12, 1975. Jones was one of the fastest women on the planet. She was a role model for so many. She has a picture perfect smile- kind of like Tiger Woods for golf. She was the one everybody loved. She was the crowd favorite. Jones was a phenomenal athlete and her family moved several times while she was a little kid, so she could compete in junior high and high school teams and competitions/races

  • Civilian Conservation Corps and the Great Depression

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    “Civilian Conservation Corps Museum.” www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/museccc/index.html. Michigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State. 26 April 2000 Moyryla, Uno B. Personal Interview. 20 April 2000. Pictorial Review: Fort Brady District, Company 3613. 1940 ed. Wetmore, MI. Rosentreter, Roger L. “Roosevelt’s Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan.” Michigan History Magazine May/June 1986: 14-23. Smith, Clyde. “Youth Needed Corps Jobs Badly.” The Daily

  • The Pros and Cons of Affirmative Action

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    in 1997, involving the University of Michigan, it is clear to see that the process of recruitment is in need of reform. Many problems arose from this lawsuit. A college that is as well known as Michigan, to have such problems as alleged preference to minorities, opened the eyes of many administrative officers at other colleges. The problems that surfaced from that ordeal were clearly brought to the public’s attention. The problems exhibited in Michigan were based on the university’s point admission

  • Similarities Between Henry Ford And Michael Jackson

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    Change is inevitable and many times the smallest decisions can change your life forever. From how we mobilize to what we listen to. Henry Ford and Michael Jackson both revolutionized our era to create what we have today. Henry Ford did not invent a car, but he made it a utility everyone could and wanted to use, eventually leading to the modernized world we live in today, As well as Henry Ford, Michael Jackson changed our world. He is known worldwide as the king of pop and also known for the impact

  • Great Lakes Directional Drilling

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    Around the mitten shaped state of Michigan, five gigantic lakes encompass the coast. Providing a spot for vacationers, fisherman, and much wildlife, the Great Lakes are the pride and joy of Michigan. The history of the lakes stretches back thousands of years, where glaciers carved the lakes out of bedrock. These lakes provided a surplus of food and access to easy travel for settlers hundreds of years ago. People around the Great Lakes area appreciate the diversity of wildlife, scenery, and rarity

  • Is Penn State tuition too expensive?

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    those Midwestern colleges. Let’s consider Michigan State University, with an enrollment of nearly 35,000. The in-state tuition for Michigan State University is about $6,700, while the out-of-state tuition is close to $16,700 (Michigan 2004). On the other hand, Penn State—University Park, has a student population of nearly 34,000 students. The in-state and out-of-state tuitions at Penn State are at least $2,000 more than the tuitions for attending Michigan State (PSU Registrar 2004). Penn State’s annual