Friday, July 30th, 2010
It has been a crazy summer!! I am taking 16 credits with a Math class and a full year of German. We just finished our second “term” this Summer. It works out to about a term (GER111, GER112, GER113) every 12 days. I received a B+ for my German 111 and a “shaky” B for [...]
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
This post comes to you from the Valley Library on Oregon State University main campus! This may not seem like a big deal to most of you, but it is HUGE for me. As a Non Traditional Student Reaching Lifelong Goals, (catchy title, yes?) my coursework is now all on the OSU campus. Yes, this [...]
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
I have two more research papers to post from my Shakespeare English Studies classes. The play this paper was written about was The Tempest. I have gotten A+ grades on all of these papers. Being a History Major, I have taken my study of the works of Shakespeare and looked at them from a historical [...]
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
The second play that we studied this term in ENG203 Late Shakespeare was Othello. My research into the topic of racism in Elizabethan England yielded a treasure of sources. As a Non Traditional Student, I always place a high standard for my papers in this class. The requirement was for a short 2 page essay [...]
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
While surfing around the articles available online (looking for inspiration) I found this. I usually do not repost these articles, but I found this one interesting. Hope you enjoy! Author: Brian Vaszily If you are over the age of thirty and thinking about returning to college, you should know that you are not alone. Far [...]
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