December 30‚ 1936‚ conditions in Flint michigan working conditions were depressing‚ for the working people at the Flint General Motors (GM) Fisher Body plant. On december 30 they simply locked the doors and sat down‚ in reaction to the strike General Motors made a decision to transfer inspectors to other jobs because they would not leave the union. That day‚ General Motors attempted to transport dies out of Flint by rail to other plants with weaker unions so they could continue to manufacture cars
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Endangered languages: what is to be done‚ and why? The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. Language death is what happens when the last speaker of a particular language dies‚ or when a language community ceases to exist. It is an extinction that is happening on a massive scale and with astonishing speed. According to Krauss (1992a)‚ as many as half of the estimated 6‚000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; spoken only by adults who no longer teach them
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Paper downloaded from www.wcaanet.org/events/webinar as part of the EASA / ABA / AAA / CASCA webinar 2013 Political Economies of Language: Power‚ Epistemology and the Representation of Research by Alexandra Jaffe Both sets of questions raised in this virtual seminar make the important point that the political economy involved in how we conduct‚ and then represent our ethnographic practice has both linguistic and epistemological dimensions. With this in mind‚ I take a critical look at linguistic
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Air Pollution in Windsor The City of Windsor is recognized for having poor air quality in comparison with other Cities; however‚ relative studies have revealed associations between day-to-day variations in air pollution levels and respiratory health in Windsor. Windsor’s air quality is one the worst in Ontario‚ containing smog-causing ozone and other pollutants that harm civilians‚ according to a report released on October 30th by the Ontario Environment Ministry. Air pollution is extremely
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languages but also led to their extinction. Many languages are dying out due to the process of globalization and internationalism. For this reason‚ there has been introduced an attempt to revive the dying languages. The aim of the language revitalization is to expand the number of people who are fluent in the particular language in order to preserve the existence of this language. The objective of those actions is to maintain the unique cultural heritage of many civilizations. It is a matter of
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Tyree Guyton and executive director‚ Jenenne Whitfield are always looking for new ideas and plans to keep the project going. Tyree began this project in 1986 to create an outdoor art environment in the heart of Detroit‚ Michigan. (“Heidelberg Project”) In February 1999‚ the city of Detroit started to demolish the Heidelberg project not less than an hour after its’ temporary restraining order had expired. (Fig. 2) Some of the project is still there today‚ but residents of neighboring streets‚ in spite
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Would Detroit have more tourists if it got rid of all of the problems? There are a lot of good things about Detroit‚ but there also many bad things such as abandoned buildings‚ stray animals‚ and potholes. Detroit was once one of the most popular cities in the country due to the automotive industry‚ but then its popularity decreased from the increased violence. Detroit’s population fell 61% from the year 1950 to 2010. As a result many citizens of Detroit moved to find a better lifestyle‚ as result
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Angelee Matthews Professor Wyszynki Hum-101‚ Section=B07 3 April 2012 Detroit Institute of Arts The Museum I chose to visit was the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit‚ Michigan. The DIA hours of operation is; Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.‚ Friday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.‚ and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The day I visited the museum admission was free to the public‚ but regular admission is usually $8 for adults‚ $6 for seniors‚ $4 for youth (6-17) and $5 for college students
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The kitchener Downtown Revitalization project‚ overlaps SDG: 9 additionally with the planned mass transportation expansion. Grand River Transit‚ which services the K-W region currently provides both regular and express bus route systems aimed to keep the tri city region connected. The utilization of a bus system for mass transit provides key commuting abilities for those without access to vehicles‚ or for those who make the choice to utilize mass transit to avoid greenhouse gas emissions. As cities
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brother‚ Henry‚ was declared guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison. C) Dr. Sweet was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison. After serving 2 years‚ he was released on condition he and his family leave Detroit. 4.In 1960‚ Dr. Ossian Sweet died. How? A) He died of tuberculosis‚ like his daughter and wife. B) He was found dead‚ a bullet through his head and a revolver in his hand. C) He was hit by a car and run over while crossing Woodward Avenue. D) TRICK
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