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Emotions are Stringed Instruments (A Game of Numbers, Letter to [redacted], Voyage Through Time)
Our emotions are like stringed instruments. Each string produces a sound when played properly and that sound can resonate in so many ways, producing different reactions. The music produced by the stringed instruments of our emotions is a defining aspect of the human experience. The problem is that we are not always sure, nor can…
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On Potential (or lack thereof)
One of my favorite places to drink awesome coffee and sit on a very comfortable leather couch is the Brass Horn Coffee Roasters, LLC in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, pictured below: The Brass Horn Coffee Roasters, LLC in Murfreesboro, TN. Image Credit: Brass Horn Coffee Roasters, LLC Truly awesome coffee. During a recent visit the comfortable leather…
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Tell Me About Yourself (What Part? Which Self?)/We’re All Mosaics
Torn paper revealing “Tell Me About Yourself” underneath. Image Credit: Adobe Stock I despise the “Tell me about yourself…” question. Tell you about myself? What do you want to know? My usual response to the “tell me about yourself” question, depending on who is asking, is to provide a brief summary of where I have been…
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A Long Dormancy and Renewed Germination
Big Bend National Park during winter months. I really enjoyed my career in academia, but it stifled my creativity in a way that I did not enjoy. For example, from 1998 to 2006 I had an incredible output of creative writing activity. It was fun to do. I wrote to keep my imagination engaged. I wrote…
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Only So Many Unicorns Available
Water coloring a unicorn. Image Credit: Adobe Stock In a recent conversation with a wonderful career counselor, Adrienne Posner, I asked her why does it seem that so many employers have so many expectations in their job descriptions that make it impossible for a job seeker (me) to perceive themselves as even being remotely qualified? Why…
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Mr. Hill and the Long Goodbye
Man walking through door marked “exit”. At the beginning of Spring 2020 I had been a higher education professional for 12 years. At the end of 2022 I will be formally leaving higher education with no intention to return. This is the story of the long goodbye. I started my career in higher education in 2008…
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Technical Writing Sample: Collin College Faculty Handbook Comprehensive Edit Letter of Agreement
Andrew F. Rosbury, Editor Kate Zielke, Editor 1401 W Hickory St Denton, TX 76201 October, 15, 2020 Cameron Neal Associate Provost, Instruction Collin Higher Education Center 3452 Spur 399 Suite 120 McKinney, Texas 75069 Mr. Cameron Neal: Thank you for contracting us to evaluate and offer editorial feedback on the Collin College Handbook for Faculty…
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Technical Writing Sample: Paul Beverly Structural Edit
Structural Edit Critique and Evaluation for Paul Beverly YouTube Channel Andrew F. Rosbury The Rosbury Group 1401 W Hickory St Denton, TX 76201 Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Paul Beverley Archive Publications 46 Nightingale Drive Norwich NR8 6TR, UK Mr. Paul Beverly: Thank you for contracting the Rosbury Group to evaluate and offer feedback on your…
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Writing Sample: Conclusion to Academic Research Paper
Writing Sample: Conclusion to Academic Research Paper Topic: The Cinema of Terrence Malick Audience: Film and Media Scholars Intended Reaction: Inform This study was careful to avoid the many available and persuasive rabbit trails which present themselves in Malick’s films and beckon the film analyst to deviate towards. These rabbit trails can and should be…
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Writing Sample: Introduction to Academic Research Paper
“TERENCE, this is stupid stuff…But oh, good Lord, the verse you make, It gives a chap the belly-ache.” — A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad, 1896. The first Terrence Malick film I ever viewed was The New World (2005) during its theatrical release. I thought the film was terrible. I was familiar with the name Terrence Malick…
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