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About a week ago, someone told me the importance of finding balance in life is to compare the stressful event of the moment against eternity. Is it worth it? Will this matter in the years to come? This question may be easy to accept but can be viciously difficult to live as you balance the…

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Guest Blogger: Maggie Lally

I am pleased to introduce the final guest blogger of the semester. Maggie Lally attended the graduate conference in Tennessee. In September, I received a grant from the Graduate Student Association to travel to Middle Tennessee State University’s English Graduate Student Organization’s annual conference. My purpose in going was two-fold: first, I went for the experience…

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Guest Blogger- Bon Voyage!

Here is a (slightly delayed) follow- up from Lauren, who is now in Versailles! After accepting the Versailles Fellowship, I was faced with three main obstacles: obtaining my visa, conquering a basic level of the French language, and reserving a Parisian flat before my arrival. Mon Visa: The visa process was relatively painless, mainly because…

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