Iowa Hawkeyes

The Electrocuted Man One stormy night, as I was out walking just outside of Lime Spring, Iowa, lightning began flashing every second across the sky. The wind developed a creepy whistle to it. Whoooo! Whooo! While I walked across the bridge over the Upper Iowa River, the water started to rise. Higher and higher every second. Soon the water was over the bridge. I started to run full sprint, so I wouldn’t get caught in the rushing water. As I was running, I came to a halt. The rain was still…

Sylvia Plath’s “Morning Song” explores a mother’s complex emotions towards her newborn child after giving birth for the first time. Although motherhood is often regarded as a joyous event that gives a woman’s life purpose and meaning, “Morning Song” instead depicts motherhood as a complicated event fraught with uncertainty and fear, but also with love and affection. Rather than expressing overwhelming love and happiness, the mother in the poem feels distant from her child and gradually learns to…

but, how do I know what state I want to live in? I have narrowed my choices down to two states, Iowa also known as the Hawkeye state and the Sunshine State more commonly known as Florida. I will go over some basic statistics, the environment, and different activities of each state. I believe that it is a better option to live in Iowa and vacation in Florida due to the better education system in Iowa. Florida has a large population of 19.8 million. Florida´s population is growing rapidly due…

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has drawn flak from critics after he joked about ejecting people in the audience who were not Christian conservatives during a campaign rally in Iowa on Wednesday. During the said rally, Trump recognized a Christian conservative group for throwing their support behind him. He then asked the Christian conservatives among the crowd to raise their hands before asking the non-Christians conservatives to do the same, The Washington Post details. “Raise…

Hawkeye Downs is a motocross track with a unique blend of people and place. Hawkeye Downs is where you see the fastest riders and the slowest riders around Cedar Rapids area. On a Saturday night the smell of gasoline and greasy hot dogs infects a two mile radius. The sound of 450cc bikes and 50cc bikes can be heard by people ordering Wendy’s four blocks away. However the best is the sight is from the score tower, the track camouflaged into the black of the night and the lights twinkling of the…

debate between attending the University of Iowa and Iowa State University among students. Both colleges stand out as outstanding universities that offer students an excellent education. Both colleges compare and contrast in intramural sports, clubs, division one athletics, and academics including undergraduate and graduate programs. However, the University of Iowa ranks above Iowa State in all major college ranking poles. The University of Iowa and Iowa State University offer a wide variety of…

A life of a lot of good moments and one sad moment is what my life has been made up of so far. In my soundtrack there will be mostly good but of course there will be a sad part. I love to have fun and am always in a good mood and enjoy everyday that I have to live. I am a big sports guy so there will be a couple songs that have to do with my life and sports. The title of my soundtrack is going to be “Here’s To The Good Times” which is the title of my last song. This is a good title because I…

represent Iowa. This election received approximately nine hundred-thousand dollars of out-of-state funding. These out of state contributions were likely fueled by business partnerships. PACs donated nearly one point three million dollars to this campaign. On Staci Appel’s side, these PACs included EMILY’s List, Iowa State University, the State of Iowa, and AmeriPAC, just to name a few. David Young received PAC funding from groups such as For America’s Republican Majority, Wells Fargo, Hawkeye…

At the age of 10 I had a decision to make. To go on a long trip to Yankton with all my friends for a whole weekend. Or stay at home and watch my own football team. I woke up at 10:00 am on a Saturday morning and I noticed that my Hawkeyes candle is brighter than any other day. They play today at 11:00 so I have a whole hour to waste time. I walked upstairs to eat and I met my mom in the kitchen. We had a conversation as I poor a bole of captain crunch. She mentioned that my Uncles want to take…

In the 1845 to 1849 James K. Polk was the eleventh president of the United State. As the chief executive, his principle objectives were to restore the United States Treasury Department, secure the domains of Oregon and get the regions of California and New Mexico. James achieved each of these goals. He drove the nation to war with Mexico and picked up a great deal of locale in the midst of his term in office. Despite what various may think, James K. Polk is outstanding across more than a few…