Detroit’s descent

What caused of Detroit’s descent from a wealthy, vital city into one where “ruins” are common and the city is bankrupt. Give three to four reasons based on the articles and, if possible, your experience. Take a strong stance and be sure to use passages from the readings and then explain their connection to the fall of Detroit. Do you think the Detroit Institute of Art should sell the art collection to raise money for the city This collection symbolizes a prosperous and gilded past for Detroit but should it be sold to finance the future? Or, should the future be a clean slate? Using examples from the readings, discuss what you believe is the right decision for the future and the people of Detroit. Explain your reasons.

How can Detroit be saved. Based on the readings and other research, explore why you believe the city of Detroit can arise from the ashes of torched homes and vacant lots to once again be a great and thriving city. Discuss what changes can vastly improve it now and for the future. Use the readings to provide 3 or 4 ways Detroit can be revitalized and transformed. What is your story about Detroit? There is a national view on Detroit and that is one of a greedy, violent city getting what it deserves. This view ignores the people and the struggles and joys of living in the city. If you are a Detroit native, or if you have memories of visiting Detroit as a child, I would like you to write about it in an essay. Focus your narrative. Try to tell us a story about life in Detroit and fill it with vivid detail. And, as always, tell the real story. I don’t need any sugarcoating.

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The city of Detroit was once the largest city in the United States and its news of bankruptcy in 2013 only restarted a conversation on why the city went bankrupt in the first place (Beyer, 2013). Sadly, most commentators only took the country down the memory lane trying to piece together the various shortcomings the city had experience on its way to the ultimate chopping board in 2013. Only a few respondents dared to put the facts on the table on the real causes of the problems that faced the city in the better part of the twentieth century and brought it to its knees……………………………………………

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