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' So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings ' - J.R.R. Tolkien

  The are always going to be situations where your workload suddenly decides to switch from "This is rather stressful but I can mak...

   This blog (previously entitled ' Adventures Through Creative Writing ') is being changed up a little but to better apply to broad...

In the previous blog I spoke about one of the foundational elements of world building - weather ! Weather is more than just set dressing, it...

As an English Major one of the things I am confronted with is the dreaded question - what do you want to do with your life ? I long ago deci...

Everybody knows somebody in a group who, the moment a commercial starts or a celebrity says something, calls out this moment with some kind ...

   The start of College Showcase Week for the University of Texas at Tyler certainly starts off strong with the College of Engineering and ...

    College can be stressful ? I am not sure that such a phrase is exactly the kind of wisdom you will find carved on a stone near the olde...

New semester! New classes! New deadlines ! While the third thing I mentioned might not seem like the biggest concern when held a...

  With Halloween upon is it comes time for the age old question "What scares you?" For me loads of movies used to frighten me ...

   Nothing perhaps encapsulates so much about the American college system like Patriot Idol . For those who do not know, Patriot Idol is one...

    With college starting up again it means that it is time for studying, junk food, and ( yes ) dating. You're going to notice all...

   So first I need to acknowledge that this post is a counter-blog to the very well written piece by Julia Bodiford which can be found ...

   Ahh, the new Fall semester is upon us! Time for buying college-ruled paper, spending financial aid money on things totally not related t...

   Look, college is a busy time for everyone. Our course instructors take the time to teach the class, plan coursework, grade papers, etc.....

   We’ve tackled this issue before here on our University of Texas at Tyler Blog, particularly with this blog and this blog . I felt like a...

   When somebody says to you “I enjoy meditation” what do you think? Some might think of esoteric yogis sitting atop majestic mountains...

A Defense of Sci-Fi + Critical Thinking --- PART 2     So previously Idiscussed a broad idea of ‘what’ Science Fiction can discus...

Students Can Learn From Anything – Italian History and … Cable TV?    My combined knowledge of Italian history can best be summed up in...

While trying to find a topic for this blog post, I was inspired by my co-worker Michael's post, “ Habits, Practicing Self-Control, and ...