PASSED

Finally. . . *finally!!* my exams are over. Here, comprehensive exams incorporate two steps, a written section and an oral section.  The written section involves three four-hour test sessions, one for each of three historical fields, and the oral section is one two-hour session that must take place after the written section has been completed …

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Written Exams, Done

   I call this photo "the struggle is real." I think the reality set in after Stephen and I came back to Miami after we visited our families for Christmas.  I still had several books to go through, I had to send a final revision of the Prospectus for my dissertation to my advisor, and …

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The Last Epic Library Trip

In two weeks, the school year will begin.  For the second year, I am amazed by how quickly the summer, which always appears to stretch out endlessly when classes end in May, slips by.  There's no question that this was a very good summer in a number of ways.  I criticize myself for taking vacation …

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