The Force and Dissertations
Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth Be With You! Want to learn how to use the force to get your dissertation done? Well, you can’t, but you can apply the lessons that Star Wars teaches to make your dissertation journey a lot quicker!… Nothing gets folks fired up like someone messing with the classics from their childhood, […]
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Lumpy Rugs and Dissertations
May 3rd is National Lumpy Rug Day! Why would we have a day for that!? And, how can lumpy rugs help me get my dissertation done? Read on, grasshopper!… National Lumpy Rug Day is a day meant for spring cleaning! Shake out that old dusty rug, clean the floors, throw out things you don’t need, and get […]
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The Rock and Dissertations
May 2nd is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s birthday. Johnson is best known for being in… every action movie ever! How does he find the time? And, how can he help you get your dissertation done?… Does this man sleep? It seems these days that Dwayne Johnson is everywhere. He starred in the Jumanji remake, sang as Maui […]
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Catch 22 and Dissertations
May 1st is Joseph Heller birthday. Heller is best know as the author of the famous satirical novel Catch-22. Ever feel like your dissertation is one big Catch 22?… As the most famous satirical treatment of bureaucracy of all time, Catch-22 is full of gems like: “Catch-22 states that agents enforcing Catch-22 need not prove that Catch-22 actually contains […]
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Bugs Bunny and Dissertations
April 30th is National Bugs Bunny Day! Bugs Bunny has been entertaining audiences since he first appear in the short film, Porky’s Hare Hunt, on this day in 1938. And, he’s been inspiring doctoral students ever since… Eh… What’s up, doc? —Bugs Bunny Don’t let another National Bugs Bunny Day pass you by without making sure Bugs […]
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Zippers and Dissertations
April 29th is National Zipper Day! Zippers were designed to be fast and easy — just like you should design your dissertation!… I don’t know if you’re aware, but there is a passionate debate in Internet circles about whether button closures or zippers are better. Folks argue passionately about which is better for blue jeans, duvet […]
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POTUS 5 and Dissertations
April 28th marks the birthday of the 5th President of the United States. Here’re some words of wisdom from James Monroe that you can apply to your dissertation… James Monroe, one of the “Founding Fathers” of our country, shouldered great responsibility from a young age. After the loss of both of his parents at age […]
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POTUS 18 and Dissertations
April 27th marks the birthday of the 18th President of the United States. Here’re some words of wisdom from Ulysses S. Grant that you can apply to your dissertation… Grant is well known for his presidential role during Reconstruction, as well as for his military leadership of the Union army during the Civil War. About the […]
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Dissertations and Dissertations
April 26th is National Dissertation Day! You read right. It’s a day dedicated to old of the men and women who aspire to rise above, who struggle in solitude to improve themselves, who are driven to help make this world a better place. Here’s to you! Now, let’s celebrate!… It’s finally here! You have your […]
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Dictaphones and Dissertations
April 25th is Charles Sumner Tainter’s birthday! Who? The inventor of the Dictaphone, a key piece of technology that made modern qualitative dissertations possible… What in the world is a Dictaphone? A Dictaphone, or dictation machine, used a wax cylinder to make voice recordings. These recordings could be played back later for transcription. A useful […]
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