Case Citation: Nix v. Williams - 467 U.S. 431 (1984) Facts: In 1968‚ 10 year old Pamela Powers was abducted and murdered outside of the YMCA in Des Moines‚ Iowa. A young boy claimed to have seen Williams‚ outside the YMCA carrying a bundle wrapped in a blanket with two white legs hanging out. The following day Williams‚ car was spotted approximately 160 miles outside of Des Moines. Additionally‚ several of the young girls clothing items were found. ; Along with Williams and with the blanket
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First off‚ I really am glad I went to a university instead of a community college. It was the best decision I made because I really love it here at Iowa State. I did not think I was this way‚ but I like meeting new people and building a friendship. Sometimes‚ I don’t even want to go back home because I rather be at Iowa State. I have to go home to see my grandma though because I know she misses me. Of course‚ I do miss all of my friends back home. College is extremely stressful. I
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Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella Section A: The novel‚ Shoeless Joe‚ by W.P. Kinsella is set on Ray Kinsella’s farm‚ in Iowa City‚ during the 1970’s. During the 1970’s‚ the ownership of farms was quickly decreasing because larger companies started to buy them off the small owners. The Kinsella farm had acquired great value and even though Ray’s brother-in-law Mark pushed him to sell it‚ he would always turn down the offer or suggestion. Ray had heard a voice say to him “If you build I‚ he will come
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In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike made landfall to the east coast line in Galveston Texas. The storm surge water that Ike produced by flooding the east coast region of Houston and Galveston. It has been estimated over billions of dollars in damage to homeowners‚ business owners‚ and cause numerous of deaths. The mass destruction that Ike caused had people coming up with ideas to prevent or lessen the effects if a storm like this would ever occur in the future. A storm surge project have been drafted and
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One of the most crucial ways rising waters will change our coastlines is through escalating hurricanes and tidal flooding. Rising waters have started to become a real phobia for the people of New England. They have witnessed firsthand what only the beginning of climate change will do to our coasts. Rising ocean levels will add an extra kick to already harsh storms‚ increase tidal flooding‚ wipe saltwater marches‚ and destroy property values. These threats pose a significant danger to New England’s
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low lying coastal areas which are prone to flooding. This leads onto my first point… As the ice caps continue to deteriorate in size and melt into the oceans‚ they then rise. This directly causes problems to low lying land areas Africa like Tunisia who is right next to the sea. The reasons for this is that flooding will happen and cause the infrastructure to be washed away and also a lot of the population in Africa are of a poor nature and so flooding happens they lose out or at worst perish from
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I attended a performance called Organists of Iowa at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall in Ames on Sunday‚ March 26th at 3:00pm. This was their 29th annual recital. The performers were Miriam Zach‚ James Bovinette‚ and Amy Christensen. Not only do these performers play instruments‚ but they also teach music. What really pleased me about this performance was the large organ. I have never seen such a musical instrument like that one before in person. The performance was very loud‚ but the music they
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and build friendships with others. ISC is considered as a parent organization for all cultural clubs‚ international student bodies and any other international communities. The organization is in charge of all events held by international students at Iowa State University. They help other smaller student bodies to extend their popularity across the university. Therefore‚ students who are in this organization can hold a position to build leadership skills‚
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Janis Hendrickson grew up on a ranch in Iowa in a one story brick home that her parents built. Growing up in a small town impacted Janis’ life in an immense way. Northwood‚ Iowa was the foundation that built lifelong friendships‚ a loving family‚ and the meeting place of her future spouse. Her life has had a great impact on her family‚ friends‚ and even strangers she just met. Growing up‚ Janis passed her time by spending time with her family and friends. The neighborhood kids would hang out everyday
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Case Study No. 9 Mutual Insurance Company of Iowa Group 4 Christian Baguisa Katrina Perez Jose Santos Demer Sun EMC2 Case Background Mutual Insurance Company of Iowa (MICI) has a major insurance office facility in Des Moines‚ Iowa. The MICI office facility in Des Moines is the one responsible for processing all their insurance claims for the entire nation. With this‚ the company is experiencing rapid growth of sales which resulted in corresponding increase in customer’s claims. However
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