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    The Bankruptcy of Detroit

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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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    Crime in Detroit

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    Crime in Detroit For many years Detroit‚ Michigan has been known as the murder capital of the world. Stats show that in 2012 Detroit had the highest rate of violent crimes over any other city in the United States. Crime around the city is not only committed by the residents but also by local police officials and government officials. These are the people that took a vow to serve and protect us. But we have to protect ourselves from them. There has been crimes of racism‚ take for instance in 1992

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    Crime In Detroit

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    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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    1967 referendum

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    ATS1259 The 1967 Referendum The 1967 referendum was the repeal of section 127 and section 51 in the Commonwealth Constitution. With the repeal of these two sections the “Federal Government were allowed to make laws for Aborigines and Aborigines were now counted in the national census”(About the 1967 Referendum). The 1967 referendum can be commonly considered the turning point in Australian history and culture for finally addressing discrimination towards the Indigenous people and taking responsibility

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    Detroit Lions

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    The Detroit lions have done better in their new season in the NFL‚ now that they don’t have Barry sanders in their team. Without the man that holds the 2nd highest rushing record in the league‚ the team of Detroit that has always started their season bad‚ has started with a 2-0 which hasn’t happened in a long time‚ which is outstanding for the team rating. This for me is way of the charts‚ because who would of thought that The "Lions" would do so well without the man Barry Sanders. I as convinced

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    detroit bankruptcy

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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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    Midtown Detroit

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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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    Deurbanization in Detroit

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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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    Detroit Electric

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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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    The Tragedy In Detroit

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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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