Dubuque Essays

City on the Mighty Mississippi “WELCOME TO DUBUQUE” might be the first thing someone reads when he or she enters the city of Dubuque. Which in my option is one of the best big, small towns in Iowa. Dubuque has a lot to offer whether that is the countless amount of views of untouched nature, the upcoming business that are being introduced into Dubuque, or the mighty Mississippi that has so much to offer. I have lived in Dubuque for all nineteen years of my life so I can say I have been around a

Paper The charity that I’m going to write all about is the Dubuque Regional Humane Society, located in Dubuque, IA. The Dubuque Regional Humane Society has a mission and it’s all about taking care of animals. The Dubuque Regional Humane Society is a very good charity because of all of the things they go through just to make sure any animal is safe and well respected. One of the many great things the Dubuque Regional Humane Society does is bring in stray animals and shelter them

town only about an hour from Dubuque, called Davenport. I like to think that both these places are very similar in many ways, but of course they have differences too. The atmosphere of people as well as the demographics are similar: both towns are right on the Mississippi river, and the downtown areas remind me of each other very much. Davenport has access to only Illinois from the border of the state but is also twice the size of Dubuque regarding population, while Dubuque has access to Wisconsin and

000. The cities in Iowa have a lot in common, but also a lot of differences. Des Moines and Dubuque have a lot of similarities and differences. One way Dubuque and Des Moines are the same is that they are both in the top ten biggest cities in Iowa. The cities have some of the same stores and companies. Both of the cities have Target, Kohls, Walmart, Dicks, and a lot of other stores. Des Moines and Dubuque both have a mall. Des Moines' mall is a little bit better than Dubuque's mall. The malls have

Chicago Vs Dubuque Chicago is where i’m originally from. I first discovered Dubuque in Dec, 2006. After that i just kept coming to visit every chance i’ve gotten because i felt safer here. I didn’t move to Dubuque till September,2011. It was my last year in middle school and one of the best years of my life so far. Being from another place and being able to go back and forth a lot you get to see both sides. And the different environments, people, and activities it is to do in both cities.

Dubuque Humane Society Over 7.6 million animals are submitted to human societies each year. 2.7 million of them are euthanized because there isn 't enough room for them. Millions of healthy happy animals are put down every twelve second,they deserve better. Instead of putting so many dogs down they could spay or neuter them. Then the population of dogs and cats would stop growing so much. There are two positives about the humane society, One is the volunteering, they have people volunteer so the

happening. The obvious and major reason why this is happening is due to the loss of people showing up and betting on dogs. Some people say that it's also due to the casinos that more people are going to the casinos instead of the racetrack. The Dubuque Greyhound Park was built in 1984 and was the very first non-profit racetrack in the country.There was also the Waterloo Greyhound Park but in filled for bankrupcy and went out of business in 1996. There is also Bluffs Run located in Council Bluffs

word. I have grown as a person, before college I was always an introvert, a quiet and shy person in school that most people would not know unless they were in class, school activity, or a group project with me. During my time at the University of Dubuque I have found myself becoming more of an extrovert making more friends that I did in high school. I can vocalize my opinions on a regular basis in class and find myself stepping out of my shell. I enjoy socializing more and attending school functions

Invasive species are organisms that adapt to living outside of their natural habitat (Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, Reece, & Jackson, 2014). Scientists from the Long Island Sound studied invasive species and determined that they were more likely to survive in lower density communities. One reason invasive species are able to survive in a new area is that they lack the natural predators of their original habitat to control their population (Daemplfe, 2016). This allows them to reproduce at a

A possible game-winning drive ended at the 17-yard line for host Pacific in a 28-24 loss to the University of Dubuque on Saturday at Hanson Field. The Spartans (2-0), who traveled 1,965 miles for the contest, rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to come away with the win over the host Boxers. Facing a three-point deficit, 24-21, Dubuque quarterback Conor Feckly completed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Najee Toomer on a 4th and 12 play for the eventual game-winning touchdown. Twice, on the drive

L. (2014). The New Testament: A Student 's Introduction (8th ed.). Dubuque: McGraw-Hill Education Nongbri, B. (2015). The Concept of Religion and the Study of the Apostle Paul. 7. Saul’s grew up as a devoted and a master of the Jewish religion. His love and devotion to his religion made him resent the followers of the

Joint YSEALI? We are different, but we can be ... From the City of Dubuque, we leave fot the Iowa City. Love at the first sight? Correct! The old building architecture was so awesome. The University of Iowa is the first place that makes me curious more about this city. A bit different from peaceful place in Dubuque, The Iowa City offering a multicultural life style. The students come from around the world, many restaurants from different countries, book store and some cultural exhibitions are becoming

The major literary forms contained in the New Testament is The Gospels, Early Church (Church History), Letters, and Apocalypse. The Gospel is the only literary category that early Christians invented, the English word Gospel translates the Greek evangelion, meaning `good news.` Designed to proclaim the `good news` about Jesus, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus' ministry, death, and resurrection. The term Evangelist refers to the wrier of an evangelion (Gospel) (Harris, 13). The next major literary

change. With that definition in mind it leads to the last question of our study analyzing if college students feel stressed all the time, occasionally, or not at all and why. So our group asks the question the on our survey for the University of Dubuque students Do you feel stressed? (General, often, ever) and why you are stressed. The participating students of 64 students it was separated between male and female. We had 31 females and 33 males who participated. Out of the 31 girls who participated

monastery was founded in Dubuque, Iowa. Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey was founded under the branch of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, also known as Trappistines. Thirteen sisters left their community of Mt St Mary Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts and were led by Mother Angela, the abbess, to start a new monastery. At first the foundation was to be set in Argentina, however after the project fell through, the abbot of New Melleray invited the sisters to Dubuque. A property of land

School should not be year round. Kids need a break from learning stuff in school. If we don’t have school year round families and kids could do more fun things because kids wouldn’t be stuck in school for seven hours of their day five days a week. Kids need a break from all the school work because we get too much work. Although school year round could be good for some kids. Kids need a break from learning and from school. If we got a long break from school high schoolers could get jobs and actually

51 North Grandview Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52003 9/22/15 School Board 2300 Chaney Road Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear School Board, Are you ever fidgety in class? Ever have a student that just won't calm down no matter what you try? Well students and teachers I have the solution for you! I believe that if you give students of all ages recess it will help them in a lot of ways. In this essay I will tell and explain to you why I believe students of all age ranges should have a recess

“The New Testament contains several different genres (categories) of literature, although it has considerably less variety than the Hebrew Bible. Early Christians editors arranged the contents not in chronological order according to dates of compositions, but according to the documents’ literary classification, beginning with the Gospels and ending with the Book of Revelation” (Harris, 2014). Gospels - the first literary form consists of the first four books of the New Testaments which is Matthew

In the Gospel According to Mark, the author in no way identifies himself in the book. Bible scholars have been unable to authenticate the writer and consider the work to be anonymous (Harris, S.L., 2014). Numerous scholars believe more than one source contributed to this book and not one specific author. Two historical observations made by Papias, “a Christian writer who was bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor about 130-140 CE.” (Harris, S.L., 2014, pg. 136): The author of the Gospel According to

the day I was born up to present time, 2065. I will talk about my husband, kids and grandkids. If you’re wondering how my life went… you’re going to have to keep reading to find out. On May 3, 2005, I was born at 6:33 P.M. at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. My full name is Kylee Rose Splinter. If I were a boy, my name would be Coe (middle name) Splinter. I weighed 7.6 lbs. and inches tall. When I was born, my parent (Adam Paul Splinter and Kelli Lynn Duehr) just got married, so we lived in my