Iowa

Dorothy Schwieder challenges the traditional view of Iowa from one of an open, friendly, and helpful environment to one of constant transitions and developments into the state known today. Schwieder’s book is about the history of Iowa but instead of just listing the facts and history, she describes how Iowa has evolved into the state it is today. Its location and topography as well as its history has influenced Iowa and turned it into the middle land. This book challenges the stereotypical…

the most famous movies set in Iowa are State Fair and Music Man. Both of these musicals do not correctly portray Iowa. In State Fair all of the glamourous costumes and bright lights do not show a true Iowan town. In Music Man people living in Iowa are not fairly represented they are depicted as rude, gullible, and unintelligent. These movies similarly fail to show the audience true Iowa with their unrealistic adaptations of Iowa, and leads the audience to believe Iowa is something it is not. The…

tulips” (Exhibits). One of the purposes of these exhibits is to give educational opportunities to students studying horticulture at Iowa State. These opportunities are made available to students because Iowa State made research opportunities and outside resources a big focus when creating the university (Strategic). Iowa State Mission Statement and Land Grant Iowa…

My advisor’s name is Michael O’Connor, he went to the University of Northern Iowa and has his masters in sociology with an emphasize in criminology. His original plan in life was not to become a teacher, but due to an incident that happened while on the job in the law enforcement, as a police officer, he was considered disable to do his job anymore so he took that opportunity to go back to school. O’Connor believes that everyone should know about sociology because it connects in your everyday…

There are innumerous standardized tests available such as Stanford, Iowa Test of Basic Skills, and California Achievement Test. • Standardized tests scores are considered the only statistical component of an application that is common to every student. It provides a numerical indicator that assists the school admission to fairly compare candidates. • The GPA is key, though not always reliable since not every school offers the same classes (AP, Honors) and there is subjectivity in the…

natural world” (Reiman Gardens). Education is very influential factor in everyone’s life, many businesses, universities, and institutions--including Reiman gardens, Iowa State University, and the Land Grant Mission— main mission is to educate people to make the world a better place. With education being a big role, Reiman Gardens and Iowa State University can welcome everyone and support their education. The garden was originally located just north of the Farm House Museum, but was later moved…

The Museum of Natural History on the University of Iowa campus is located in the McBride Hall on the Pentacrest of the university. I arrived at the museum on a Friday afternoon around 1p.m., the building was mostly empty and the exhibit was easily accessible. I have been going to the museum since I was a child because it was a favorite of my parents. The museum had always kept me busy for hours at a time exploring and looking for things that I have not seen before. Since becoming a student…

Foster goes into great detail about what Iowa, or how the Indians who were natives here called it, Ioway, was once like. Foster states that the state of Iowa was once a vast prairie, but today less than 0.1 percent of that prairie remains. He states that Americans typically associate the buffalo with the great plains, rather than thinking of them once being in the tallgrass prairie that once covered Iowa and Illinois. Foster, being a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, explains just…

the country by storm with states such as Iowa using wind turbines to generate up to thirty percent of its energy. Iowa is a leader when it comes to wind energy by limiting the regulation on the companies building the turbines. Most of the turbines in Iowa today were built before most regulations were put in place. Wind energy should be more regulated in Iowa because of the nuisance to homeowners and the harm to wildlife near wind fields. Wind turbines in Iowa cause homeowners living too close…

After an anxious night for both Democratic and Republican candidates, Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton win pulling out close wins in Iowa. Due to a very close tie between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, CNN did not confirm Hillary Clinton’s win until around 1pm on Tuesday. "The results tonight are the closest in Iowa Democratic caucus history," Iowa party chairman Andy McGuire said. New Hampshire is the next state to vote on February 9, with Sanders holding a strong lead he is expected to…