JaaVante Coates's ENGL 121 Research

[javantec121]

Ford Field is a goal for most of Detroit youth football players. In Detroit we have a football league called Think Detroit P.A.L. which stands for Police Athletic League. They help keep youths off the street by playing football. Every year they have the championship games at Ford Field. When your old enough to play high school football the city championship are played there as well. Once that's over the whole state is fighting to get to Ford Field for the championship games. Everyone is going to be there & it's a chance to see who is the team to beat.

[michelleg121]

Big Sean - Memories Pt.1 [Official Music Video] *HD*

This song remind me of my hometown, Detroit, because the artist of this song is from Detroit. His name is Big Sean. Not only is it because he’s from here but he knows what’s going here so he is able to speak on it. This song is basically about people goals in life. How others try to stop him from reaching his goal. He is basically saying how many dreams is considered until its considered fate. I feel like that’s what Detroit is all about “dreams” Everyone is trying to make it in life. No matter what they do everyone is trying to make it.

[dieterich121-blog]

Michelle, nice reflections! I’ll ask you a similar question as I asked some of your other Detroit-born classmates—that is, what do you feel like Big Sean does for the reputation of Detroit? This song in particular? 

[meganh121]

I like how you picked a song from an artist from your home town. :)

[javantec121]

I also picked an artist from Detroit. Can't no one talk about the city better then someone who is from there

[javantec121]

Money Callin

I feel this song represent my hometown because in my eyes that's all I see in Detroit. Everyone is trying to get money. People will do whatever it takes to get money. Everyone wants to be on top & show what they have. I think it's because a lot of people doubt us so we want to prove them wrong. The person who made this song is a Detroit local called Peezy. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3E9I4bje4

[michelleg121]

Downtown is so beautiful when it light up at night. If I could I would go down there every night just to see it light up I would. This is the most calming place to be at night only. In the daytime all the young kids are down there with a lot of violence. Although all that…

[michelleg121]

I would say that there are plenty of violence in Detroit at nighttime, but not downtown detroit.

[javantec121]

I love being downtown. I use to go down there every weekend in the 9th grade. There's so much to do down there. It's so peaceful

[javantec121]

My home town is Detroit. There's two major sides of Detroit, the eastside & the westside. I'm from the westside of Detroit. Some people think that one side is better than the other but I don't. I say both sides got there got & bad parts. If your not from Detroit all you would probably hear is the negative stuff. We have a lot of local talent & there are a lot of good things going on here.

[javantec121]