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		<title>Academia and the &#8220;Suspension of Belief&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In literature, there is a concept known as a &#8220;suspension of disbelief&#8221; where you are mentally are willing to belief in the unbelievable.  This then allows the story to make sense, despite the fact that chipmunks don&#8217;t sing and different worlds don&#8217;t exist deep inside your wardrobe. Since coming to England for my postgraduate, theological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End is Near!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, no, I am not talking about rapture.  A few months ago, I talked about my research proposal purgatory.  I have done five major revisions.  Then, I met with my supervisor today and he said, &#8220;Aside from this one small item you left out, I think you are done.&#8221;  I was sure I misheard or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning English, Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past three decades, I have lived for extended periods of time in three different countries.  Each, however, have been English speaking.  The first being my beloved U. S. of A. &#8212; my homeland and my place of birth.  The second being Canada, where I found my beloved Betty.  And now, I find myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Proposal Purgatory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know why anybody would want to do a PhD.  Some people think people who are in PhD programs are smart.  I beg to differ. I have been working on my research proposal since September.  5000 words due in April. When people ask me about it, they wonder why it stresses me out.  Well, [...]]]></description>
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