I. In Mike Ilitch was born on July 20th, 1929 in Detroit Michigan he was the son of Macedonian immigrants. His father Sotir worked for the Chrysler Corporation as a tool and die maker. A tool and die maker is a manufacturer who makes fixtures, dies, molds, cutting tools. Ilitch graduated from Cool...

The face of American cities has changed dramatically over the course of the past several decades. The nation has become increasingly urban over that span, but the role of cities has changed. At one point, American cities were thriving centers of trade and industry. This was followed by the rise of...

The HIV/AIDS is an issue of a big concern around the world, but it becomes more complicated when it is observed among senior citizens. This problem is not speedily known, what causes the increase of percentage of people getting infected among that age group. In fact, this problem requires immediate ...

For years, very few believed that a "horse-less carriage" would ever exist. Henry Ford was determined to prove them wrong. "The crazy loon" or the "eccentric inventor" as they called Ford, started the industrial revolution which changed daily life for the entire worl...

Two years ago in preparation for a trip to Detroit, I tuned into the weather channel to get a forecast of conditions to expect upon my arrival. They reported that the weather in Detroit would be in the upper 60s to the mid 70s, thus I packed accordingly. The first day that I was there, it snowed....

Born in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, Carl Levin has been around through many of the past centuries events. He has been a senator through 4 terms, and has helped pass many acts that have helped people. He is a strong advocate for improved technology in schools to help increase modernize education. H...

The industrial art of manufacturing consist of many catergories like stamping dies, plastics molds, and jigs and fixtures to be used in the mass production of solid objects. I have experienced working on a press with sheet metal. My job was to slide the sheet metal onto a presswork...

Forty million in available scholarship money, who would not enjoy that? Every year more than forty million is given out in scholarship money to the Miss America pageant winners (Bivans). Miss America pageants are a great way for young beautiful women to earn college money, it is not based on bod...

Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama as Rosa Louise-Lee Parks. She was raised in her grandparent's house in Pine Level, Montgomery. Her mother's name was Leona Edwards and her father's name was James McCauley, they met in an African Methodi...

In 1973, through the ruling of Roe vs. Wade, abortion was made constitutionally legal for all women in the United States. Since then, our country has been divided on this issue. The statement, "I'd like young women to understand that abortion is not the ultimate answer. The answer is in...

When will sexual mutilation of females around the world stop? This type of circumcision (mutilation) is a violation of human rights in its purest form. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is practiced in the Middle and Far East, and over twenty-six countries in Africa. FGM is also preformed in Sudan, S...

Black Boy, Richard Wright's autobiography, covers his childhood and early adulthood. It opens with four-year-old Richard's rebellion against authority. At the time, Richard was restless and resentful of his mother's demand of silence. Richard accidentally burned down his grandparents' house in his a...

AI say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole nation should be an armed nation. Period.@ This rather bold statement was made by Joseph Foss. Former Governor Joseph Foss, a former fighter pilot for the US Air Force, is the current President of the NRA, or National R...