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WRITERS, WRITING CLASSES, ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS

January 14, 2017 by

Best advice from writing classes?   College freshman might change their major. More than once. But over and over? Relax, it happens. And it’s not pretty. Finding yourself in college is expensive. Even if Major Changer milks it long enough they finish with a degree others call worthless, as in, “what were you thinking?” That’s […]

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PROFESSOR PUTIN WARMS UP FOR NEW PUPIL

December 17, 2016 by

  Check your class schedule for Professor Putin in the PE Department. If you’ve ever met Russians, and I have, then you know they are not all fans of Professor Putin. Like Americans, Russians live within the laws and customs of their land, and their leader. They live with their history, we live with ours. […]

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PEARL HARBOR, NEW HISTORY STUDENT GUIDE

December 7, 2016 by

How to explain Pearl Harbor in 2016. While years speed by history lays at risk, Pearl Harbor in particular. Names and places change, motives revealed, but the dead stay dead. New students may have trouble gripping the scope of WWII, but Pearl Harbor needs to stay constant. The sneak attack that will live in infamy […]

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IS COLLEGE EDUCATION A TRUST FACTOR?

February 17, 2016 by

Do you trust people with more college education than you? The old rule was get a college education and get a good job. A college degree opened doors. A high school diploma used to be the ticket to success. What changed? Boomers used to work high school education level jobs during their summer college break. […]

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BOOMERS FIND A WAY, NOT FADE AWAY

December 15, 2015 by

Boomers find a way, not fade away, in the time they share. How do you stay relevant or become relevant in something new? Too often baby boomers use the ‘invisible’ excuse as in, “I know I’m invisible because I remember when I wasn’t.” If that doesn’t ring a bell for you, give it a few […]

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