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A Look at Joyce Carol Oates
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Joyce Carol Oates was born on June 16, 1938. She has reached literary acclaim through her novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Her largest achievement was receiving the National Book Award for her novel, Them. Oates grew up in Lockport, New York, living a farm life that has been repeatedly described…
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Test Tips!
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As a graduating senior, I am intimately familiar with finals week—the chaos that ensues, and the stress that plagues students at the end of each semester. So I’ve compiled a list of tips and techniques to (hopefully) see you safely to the other side of the semester’s end: Prioritize. Some…
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Yusef Komunyakaa
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Yusef Komunyakaa was born James Brown in Bogalusa, Louisiana on April 29, 1947, and raised during the beginning of the Civil Rights movement in the South. Then, in 1969, he served a short stint in the U.S. Army before becoming the managing editor of the Southern Cross during the Vietnam…
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Financial Literacy Friday Week 4!
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Financial Literacy Month is nearly over, and we come to you with our last Financial Literacy Fridays blog post. I know, I’m sad too. This last one is personal to me, as a soon-to-be college graduate in my early twenties. How can I build my future with a firm financial…
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Post Internship: A Reflection
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The last time I wrote one of these self-reflective blogs was at the beginning of my internship. My first week was the middle of September; I was doing a lot of research and writing a lot of “fun blogs.” One of those blogs just so happens to be my “biography…
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My Time with the Press
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This last year that I’ve had with the University of North Georgia Press is proof that things happen for a reason. There is a plan for the universe, and if something doesn’t work out it only means that there is something better just around the corner. When I first applied…
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Rounding the Corner: A Reflection
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Reflection blogs are difficult. In my introduction blog, I remember struggling to explain why I even want to go into publishing, and quite frankly, it hasn’t gotten much easier to explain. I have fallen in love with the process of refining a work to its best form, and the Press…
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Poet Spotlight: Sarah Kay
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We’ll be rounding out National Poetry Month with another amazing contemporary poet. This week’s spotlight: Sarah Kay Sarah Kay is a renowned spoken-word poet from New York City. At the age of 28, Kay has a Master of Arts in teaching from Brown University and an honorary doctorate in humane…