The Day My Sister Left for College It was a clear sunny beautiful day. The birds were singing. It was at the end of August. The time was getting near when my sister would be leaving for college. She would be going to school in Iowa. She would be off on her own. She would be away from home for the first time. She has never been away from home at least not for such a long time or so far away. I couldn’t wait for the trip to happen because we were taking a family trip to take my sister to college
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In 1852‚ Congress called for two studies to be conducted related to minimizing the effects of flooding more efficiently and effectively. Aside from the two Army Corps Engineers‚ there was one civil engineer by the name of Charles Ellet Jr. who was assigned to conduct a study to help identify these aspects and methods from which could be applied to
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down next to my mom‚ took a deep breath and said‚ “We’re moving.” The two words no kid wants to hear. My heart sunk. I knew it was coming‚ but just hearing those words made it reality. Little did I know‚ moving to Iowa was going to be better for us‚ and our family. My dad moved to Iowa in April of 2009. My mom‚ sister and I stayed back to finish school and pack the house. The last days of my eight-grade year got worse and worse. The realization started to sink in‚ knowing that I have to leave all
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One of the reason was because he had helped in many ways. He taught the deaf many things and helped them become more comfortable in the world. He was a really smart man and he established the Iowa deaf school. He also raised awareness of the evils of slavery. And he also wrote a book. I think one of Edmund Booth’s qualities was that he had so many jobs and that he could do all of them. He must’ve been a smart man to have done so much in his
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which he undeniably achieved many things. Since Carver was educated in his youth‚ he was able to have academic success later in his life. Carver’s academic life commenced at a school called the Lincoln School for African American children in Neesho‚ Iowa. Instead of dropping out and becoming a house painter like his brother‚ Carver persevered and attended
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there is a rise in sea level it can lead to coastal flooding which leaves devastating effects the coastal areas and small coastal settlements. These impacts can be split into environmental and socioeconomic. Some of the main environmental impacts of global warming are that there is an increase in the amount and speed of erosion at less resistant cliffs‚ such as those in North Norfolk‚ Holderness. Another may include the risk of lowland coastal flooding – e.g. The Wash‚ Essex river estuary. This has many
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Lori Arnold is a Crook After the meatpacking plant closed‚ farms started going out of business‚ and people began leaving Oelwein‚ Iowa‚ the town was left in a state of economic distress. To fill the gap‚ workers began using and/or selling methamphetamine in what would be known as “mom and pop” meth labs. Biker gangs like The Sons of Silence‚ The Grim Reapers‚ and The Hell’s Angels took the opportunity to bring in their own meth and sell it to the vulnerable and increasingly desperate people
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canal to prevent flooding. It is widely used in every roads and highways through the gutter and enables the water runoff or rain water to flow to the stormwater drainage inlet. Every single house has its own drainage pipe that connect to the stormwater drainage system to collect grey water so as not to easily full their own septic tanks which collects the black water from every house. Stormwater drainage system is very essential in every community‚ because it helps to control flooding which will prevent
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for mold and mildew. A crawl space that consists of mold and mildew will emit an unplesant odor‚ affecting the air that you breathe. Fortuately‚ there are solutions to eliminate crawl space mold and mildew and improve the air quality of your home in Iowa. Since mold and mildew thrive in moisture places‚ you must first determine how moisture enters the crawl space. Crawl space moisture can occur when water seeps through foundation cracks. What are some of the causes of foundation cracks? Some common
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Imagine standing in front of a crowd‚ the heat from the light is becoming uncomfortable‚ the legs begin to wobble and lines are forgotten has the audience looks on. Picture what it would look like and feel like on a stage performing. This is what the actors at Stebens Children’s Theater sometimes experience. Stebens Children’s Theatre was first created in 1984 and it first was named “The First Act”. In 1988‚ it later changed into the Stebens Children’s Theatre that exist today. The Bertha Stebens
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