Compare And Contrast Essay About Living In Dubuque

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Living In Dubuque Iowa
My cousin is moving to Dubuque this weekend from Chicago but she doesn’t believe that it is the right thing for her to do. But little do she know their are a lot of good things about this town. Such as all the good history that this town holds. Also there is a lot of fun things to do here as far as going snowboarding at sundown in the winter time. Or even going out enjoying the national parks like going to the Minds Of Spain or the Aubroritom.
Dubuque has a lot of great places for kids who doesn’t have the proper guidance at home to go to during the day. As far as places like the Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, and after school programs. The city of Dubuque makes sure young children are well protected, well educated and financially stable.
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For example you can visit places like Wisconsin where you can visit the Dells, which has water parks and amusement parks. Also their are a lot of smaller cities outside of Dubuque like Davenport where you can visit all the different restaurants that Dubuque doesn’t have. You also can visit Iowa City or Des Moine Iowa where all the bigger stores and bigger malls are.
Dubuque have a variety of different job programs for unemployed adults and people with bad backgrounds. Places like Sedona Staffing for example. The staffing programs will help you get a full-time job, part time job, or even temporary jobs just incase there isn’t any others available. They will make sure you’re financially stable and will work with you around your schedule. Dubuque also has a nice amount of great colleges that’ll help you study for your future. For example schools like Clarke University, Loras, NICC, and Emmaus Bible College which people come all over the world to attend. There are lots of ways you can get connected to a college here in Dubuque

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