Brightmoor.

Although I'd like to say that this article suprised me, I can't. The neighborhoods of Detroit are known to be bad, and nobody seems to be doing anything about it. People wonder why the population in Detroit is decreasing at a rapid rate. The reason really is quite logical. Why would anyone in their right mind want to live somewhere with abandoned, dilapidated houses, burglars/robberies on a regular basis, and a city government that doesn't even care? Henderson reveals in his article a couple who deals with the consequences that come along with living in such a neighborhood. I think he used two specific literary devices that enhanced the effect of the article. The first is sarcasm. This increases the effect on reader's because it shows just how ridiculous the whole situation is. After Henderson reveals the Quades' "crime," he goes on to say, "The nerve! It was time to crack down." The sarcasm used here is obviously directed towards the city commission. They are worried about this old couple who almost always keeps their property presentable when there are much worse things happening there. The second device used is logos. Henderson supports his view on the whole ordeal with some very logical analyzations. He talks about how other residents in the neighborhood have their garbage cans out two or three days after garbage pick-up. Even though many others are guilty of the same crime, the city decides to single out one couple. Not only that, the Quades' probably have the best up-kept house in all of Brightmoor. Another good point that Henderson makes is the priorities of the city comission. They don't care about the grabage all over the place, or the crimes that occur on a regular basis, but yet they find it important to have pretty trees lining the street. This shows just how messed up the priorities of the city are. The Quades' have been complaing about this for a long time, yet they havn't gotten any response whatsoever.