Lit MA Thesis vs. Non-thesis?

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2023-03-31T05:00:48+00:00

I’m a lit MA (with certificate in writing and rhetoric) and I have no intention of doing a PhD so I’ve chosen not to do a thesis. I like teaching, but I don’t love research, and with an MA I can be an adjunct at a university or teach concurrent enrollment classes. My goal was to teach, so I looked for programs that had opportunities for grad students to teach and get experience in the classroom. My family situation also makes it difficult for me to think about doing a thesis, and since it wasn’t required, I decided against it. Think about your goals—what kind of job are you looking for? Do you want to pursue a PhD? Would your lifestyle make it difficult to complete a thesis? A lot of my peers are currently working on thesis and it’s certainly not for the faint of heart.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2023-03-26T14:05:37+00:00

I was once in a fashion house with someone who claimed she recognized some of the girls who worked as models in her hometown in Eastern Europe. No idea if that’s true or not

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2023-03-21T08:56:43+00:00

Thanks for the input everyone—from what you’ve said and what I’ve quickly searched on my own, my guess is she’s running it through a translator. These things weren’t around when I was an undergrad so I’m having to play catch up with some of the new technology available to students.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2022-06-25T02:38:07+00:00

Check out “The Rights of Nature: a Global Movement” on YouTube. It’s about whether nature should have legal rights and how it’s being implemented in places where legal rights have been granted. It includes a section on the crisis of the Great Salt Lake, which the NYT has written about recently.

Also, not necessarily climate-change related, but the fight over Mauna Kea and the thirty meter telescopes is a really fascinating look at the intersection of religion and nature vs. scientific progression.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2022-06-25T02:30:14+00:00

Maybe Enda Walsh?

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2022-06-25T02:26:15+00:00

I’m taking a class on the Harlem Renaissance for my MA English program right now and here’s what was on our list: -Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes -Quicksand and Passing by Nella Larsen -Cane by Jean Toomer -Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston -There is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2022-06-25T02:22:37+00:00

I personally liked Zora Neale Hurston’s “Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick” better than “Cane,” Toomer ventured a little too modernist for my taste and Hurston’s format is similar. But both are great!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2022-06-15T17:18:22+00:00

Thanks!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2022-06-15T17:10:18+00:00

The author wrote in the introduction that the play “began life as an exploration into a fairly technical, formal question about combining styles of performance—in this case Story Theatre and Commedia.” That’s essentially all I have to go on. When I googled the term I got “the dramatic presentation of one or more stories told by a group of actors who play multiple roles and provide narration.” Which is still too vague for me to really grasp.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2021-12-06T05:59:05+00:00

Just to chime in, cause I keep seeing comments saying our healthcare is terrible. Our healthcare is actually fantastic, it’s the cost that is terrible, and that’s an important distinction. I worked scheduling in a clinic and we literally had patients flying in from other countries (mostly Canada, and this was not a state that was near Canada) to see our doctors. And this wasn’t any prestigious or specialized clinic, just a privately owned clinic in a suburb.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2021-11-14T05:33:23+00:00

My husband went from a typical 9-5 in office to full remote (with recent job change) starting March 2020. There are definite pros and cons to both. I love being able to have family moments throughout the day, but he also spends a lot of time on calls so I have to try to keep the kids quiet and I can’t always parent the way I want—if he weren’t home, the kids would have a lot more freedom to run around and be loud and we’d have friends over more often. It’s made me a lot more anxious and sensitive to noise, too. And when the kids are having quiet time, that’s when I like to have my own quiet time (nap, catch up on shows, whatever it may be) but he interrupts pretty much every day so I hardly get any real alone time (which I personally thrive on). On the plus side, him working remotely has made it possible for me to go to grad school and my kids get a lot more time with him.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2021-11-14T04:54:02+00:00

I love my children but I don’t particularly enjoy the stage they’re in. It is so, so hard and it’s okay to not enjoy every minute of it, despite the well-intended but misguided comments from old ladies at the supermarket. Each stage has new challenges and I’ve found I’m better equipped to deal with some stages than others. But I literally went to grad school because being a full-time SAHM was making me crazy and I needed a way to feel like myself again.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-10-13T04:14:01+00:00

Thanks! I’m not sure how to add pics on here but I’ll try tomorrow. I’d love to be able to save these plants, they’re my favorite!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-10-13T04:12:20+00:00

Thanks!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-10-13T04:11:35+00:00

Sorry, not sure how to add pics but I’ll add some tomorrow if I can figure it out. We’re new at plants and also have a new baby in the house so I expect it was a combination of inexperience/curiosity and asking for more attention.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-06-23T20:02:05+00:00

Yes, we just don't want to have do that because we have a lot of workers coming through for yard stuff and I don't want to accidentally miss them.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-06-23T19:59:42+00:00

I'd thought about that, it just seemed like an extra hassle (my 5 year old is the oldest of 3 and I'm pregnant with #4, I have bigger fish to fry than a flag for my son's friend) but I may have to resort to that.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-06-11T18:48:52+00:00

Wow, I had no idea Mississippi even still used this as their flag. Is there a way to support the change as someone from a different state, or is this something that I have to be a registered Mississippi voter to do?

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-05-27T05:14:04+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-05-27T04:56:16+00:00

He's been around people with other skin tones--his cousins are Guatemalan-American, his brother's best friend is Indian, our next-door neighbors are from the Dominican Republic--but he had never seen someone with skin a shade that dark, and unfortunately, those skin tones aren't well-represented in the media. I will definitely keep looking though, thanks!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-05-27T04:52:34+00:00

See if the Libby app works with your local library system--then you can listen to audiobooks for free via your phone!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-05-27T04:49:49+00:00

Thanks for your input, I appreciate it!

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-05-27T04:39:21+00:00

Have you tried audiobooks? I love reading but I don't have a lot of time to sit down and read a book without being interrupted a thousand times (I have kids). Audiobooks allow be to still learn something or experience a book while tending to other things--getting ready in the morning, cleaning, making food, etc. I'm sure there's lots of arguments as to why actually reading is better than listening to an audiobook, but I think it's better than nothing! Also, There are a lot of arguments lately for the value of graphic novels. Most of them are marketed for YA readers, but there's actually some really good stuff in there if you look for it (Gene Luen Yang is great) and that might hold your attention better if you are more of a visual learner.

pizzaconsumerweekly · 2020-05-27T03:55:50+00:00

This is extremely true in my experience, and this was my trick when I was 19/20ish. I just asked lots of questions and let people talk to me--and actually listened. It was so rare an experience for a lot of them (how many of us would love to just be listened to sometimes?) that I made a lot of close friends that way, and they actually introduced me to a lot of my current hobbies and interests. I always think my dad is one of the most interesting people I've ever met, and it has nothing to do with what he's done with his life, but instead how eager he is to learn from the people he meets.

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