DIS STD 101W Lecture 4: Writing Exercise (In Class)
16 Jan 2019
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Flint got its water from detroit, but it was too expensive so they were gonna switch the water supply to lake huron. In the meantime, they would temporarily get their water from the. Flint river to cut costs. there was a decline in the auto industry, which prompted them to bring in emergency managers like michael brown. The politicians that were involved in making the decision were governor rick snyder, mayor dayne walling, president obama, and hillary. There were residents included in the video, but they were all unnamed. Edwards from virginia tech is depicted as a white savior because he is an outside authority figure who came into flint to test the water. His involvement is what prompted politicians to be address the issue because he was a credible source. Disability is not explicitly discussed, lead levels and it adverse effects are mentioned but they are referred to as terrifying and terrible, which are examples of language of tragedy.
