Question #1:Family doesn't take my life or my career choice seriously?I'm a writer. I have published in academic and a couple of more mainstream magazines/journals. I worked hard in high school and received a scholarship to a top 10 liberal arts college. I completed my MFA in creative writing, MA in English, and I'm currently in my last two years (hopefully) of my PHD. I have two completed manuscripts that I have faith in (and so do my professors). I know that job prospects for writers are incredibly competitive in academia and outside of academia. I know that for all the years put into getting all of my degrees, they probably won't translate into a higher income like some other more "marketable" degrees might. I know that most writers (even successful ones) don't make nearly as much money as people think. But I don't want to do anything else. Writing and analyzing literature is my passion. It seems like every time I go home or call my family, they are trying to convince me to abandon what I've been working toward. They've never made an effort to read any of my stories or articles. I don't know. It just makes me incredibly depressed sometimes that my family doesn't acknowledge me.Question #2:I'm the black sheep in the family (both sides) and both sides choose to pretend that I dont' exist.?I was abused, and I lived in group homes, foster homes, grandparents. When I was 14 I went to live with a grandmother, she died when I was 16 and I became a ward of the court. I dropped out of high school and lived on the streets. I would find places to stay where I could cook and clean, but being a young girl I would have to find creative ways to get out of not having sex. I got my GED, went to college, got a degree, and now I work in my field of study. I am jaded, I have problems with relationships. Because even in elementary school, I was made fun of for being poor and for being abused. ( We lived in a small New England town where people have nothing better to do, when I moved to the city, no one bothered, to do that) so I went to school, felt hatred on a large social level, then came home to an abusive father who would beat the crap out of me. I have patched of bald spots on my head, where hair got ripped out. so now I have issues connecting with people. I've reached out to my family on both sides, but they choose to ignore me. they give lip service, and are nice to my face, but it's so fake. One side is my uncle his wife and daughters. They are "Christians". but they won't acknowledge my son because his dad and I are not married, they dont' even know his name. I thought Chiristians are supposed to be "Christ-like", full of love and forgiveness. I've written them a letter saying lets get along and forget our differences. they befriended me on facebook, but they never respond to my posts. I respond to theirs... the other side is my dad's brother and his family. their son went to an Ivy league school and won't give me the time of day. I'm like the lower level of life. yet I'm dating a guy with a phd in engineering. He believes in me and knows that if I had the chance I'm smart enough to do all that stuff.I want to tell them off. it hurts me so much. I was left out in the dust as a child, and needed more family to be there for me. It's bullshit that I had to endevor the crap that I went through as a teen and child. Once the state took custody away, why didn't anyone step in? only my brother and my grandmother, everyone else I was an inconvenience, a burdern, a piece of crap to just sweep under the rug and pretend I was not there. Is is wrong of me to address everyone in a blanket letter, send it out, to say hey yall all ingorned me. that's not right, that's not ok, and I just wanted to let you know how much it hurts to know how much family dosn't mean shit. I needed all of you. I'm still dealing emotionally and mentally with all that. I had to deal with shit as a teen that you couldn't even imagine. and then unbefriend them on facebook and walk away, never talk to them again, but at least I let them know how much they suck in their little suburban bubbles Question #3:Graduate school help--unrelated undergrad degree!?I am looking to enter a relatively prestigious English Literature PhD program. I am an undergraduate with a 3.9 QPA and have been very active in academic conferences and research......however...I hate my English department. I changed my major to Creative Writing to see if it got better, and it didn't at all. Now I want to drop the major ENTIRELY. I am currently trying to get a BS in Creative Writing and a BA in Theatre (playwriting)--do you think the chances of me getting into said Prestigious Graduate School would be lowered if I got a goofy-sounding BS In "Professional Studies" (So I will get at least get a BS out of the deal, since I am relatively close to finishing my BS in CW...) with a BA in Theatre? I have taken a lot of English courses, especially literature courses, and my independent research really shows that. Would I simply be put aside because I have a weird-sounding degree but the coursework for an English degree? A lot of my issue with the English department is the lack of any material covered that was written past 1890. I've taken courses abroad to get my modern lit fix, but it's a shame I have to go abroad to take courses I want. As far as the creative writing aspect goes, it is, once again, really antiquated (and there was a *personal issue* with a professor who teaches 3/4 of the writing classes)--what it comes down to is a less-than-modern department with too few professors. Question #4:Where can I study my PhD online?I've just finished my Master's degree and want to do my PhD in English, Literature, Journalism, Anthropology or Creative Writing. Problem is, I live in a part of Australia that doesn't have the courses I want, and I NEED to study online because I can't afford to live in America or Europe or wherever while I'm studying.Does anyone know of a PhD course that can be completely entirely online? Most request that students at least check-in once or twice a year, but travelling overseas twice a year for a quick hello would be more than a financial burden. Please help! Thanks :) Question #5:Bob Moog died today in 05?8/21/05Electronic Music Pioneer Bob Moog Dies At 71 Asheville, NC (August 22, 2005)--Electronic music pioneer and founder of Moog Music Inc., Dr. Robert Moog, died yesterday afternoon at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 71. Dr. Moog had been diagnosed with brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme or GBM) in late April 2005. He had received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy to help combat the disease. He is survived by his wife, Ileana, his four children, Laura Moog Lanier, Matthew Moog, Michelle Moog-Koussa, and Renee Moog; his step-daughter Miranda Richmond; and the mother of his children, Shirleigh Moog. Moog Music Inc. company president, Michael Adams, shared the following thoughts about Bob: "Bob has been such a huge inspiration to all of us. In losing him, we lose a creator, visionary and friend. He was someone who taught us well and he was proud of this company and its people. Bob shaped music in deep and meaningful ways by changing how music could be produced and ultimately, how it would sound. He contributed to a new soundscape--a legacy that we will continue in his honor. He was a musical pioneer for the love of it and musicians everywhere have had the opportunity to expand their own creative horizons with Bob's inventions. He will truly be missed by all of us, but we take comfort in the fact that his musical innovations will live on in the music he inspired and the products we will continue to make." Moog started building theremins as a teenager and established the R.A. Moog Company in 1954. One of the first electronic musical instruments, the theremin provides a unique, tremulous sound and is played without the thereminist touching it. In 1963, Moog created the first Moog Modular synthesizer, with the more portable Minimoog following in 1970. The Minimoog opened the world of synthesized music to thousands of musicians. Moog sold Moog Music in 1971 to Bill Waytena who then sold it to Norlin Music in 1975. Moog left Moog Music, a division of Norlin Music in 1977. In 1978, Moog founded Big Briar Inc., in the mountains of Western North Carolina, which then took the Moog Music name in May 2002. Today, the Asheville-based company designs and builds high-quality analog synthesizers, guitar effects modules, theremins, and a unique controller for acoustic piano called the PianoBar. Moog remained active with the company up to the day he was diagnosed with cancer. Adams, who has been president of Moog Music since May 2002, noted, "Bob and I had been planning his retirement for next year, and in that process we identified two very talented people to continue Bob's legacy of musical innovations, Steve Dunnington and Cyril Lance. Steve is a graduate of UNC-Asheville's Recording Arts Music program. He has worked closely with Bob since 1994. Cyril is a senior engineer with a degree in physics from Cornell University." Moog's instruments have influenced many styles of music from jazz to rock, R&B to classical. Moog keyboards can be heard in the music of artists as diverse as funk masters Parliament and Funkadelic; rock icons Yes, the Beatles, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. Today, top musicians still seek out Moog instruments. Moog keyboards and the music they helped create have enjoyed a strong following among players and aficionados. The sound of a Moog is truly distinctive--artists and competitors around the world speak of the "Moog sound." And the original theremins designed by Moog enjoy a renaissance today. They are used by popular groups and serious musicians for effects, electronica and classical music. Musicians and studio technicians across many musical genres have woven the timeless Sound of Moog into an integral part of our musical culture. Bob Moog was a warm, outgoing man who enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. He especially appreciated what his wife says he called "the magical connection" between music-makers and their instruments. Moog received a BS in Physics from Queens College (New York City), a BS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University (New York City), and his PhD in Engineering Physics from Cornell University in 1965. He received his honorary doctorates from Polytechnic University, Lycoming College, and Berklee College of Music. His many awards include the Silver Medal of The Audio Engineering Society, the Trustee's Award in 1970 and a Technical Grammy in 2002 from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Billboard Magazine Trendsetter's Award, Seamus award from the Society of Electroacoustic Music in the United States, and the Polar Music Prize from The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. He wrote and lectured extensively on a variety of topics in music technology and man-machine interface, and contributed major articles to Encyclopedia Britannica and the Encyclopedia of Applied Physics. A public memorial celebration is planned at the Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C. for n YA cut off the article! Anyway, my question for this was, what is your favorite type of electronic music? Question #6:What education do I need to teach Creative Writing at the University level?My ambition is to teach Creative Writing at the University level, but I'm not completely sure what education that would entail. I hear that colleges and universities no longer hire faculty with only a masters - one must have a PhD. But the highest level of education you can get in Creative Writing is the MFA, or so I've been told. I've been planning to get an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in Literature, but I'm not completely sure about the logistics of getting accepted to school. How much do Graduate schools really care what your degree is in? Can I get into a PhD program after getting an MA/MFA in Creative Writing? I know that Creative Writing MA programs don't really care what you major in, but would getting my Bachelors in Creative Writing hurt me at the PhD level, or should I get my BA in Literature? I'm currently in year 4 or 5 of my BA and because I've taken so long in school I've pretty much completed every class in the English department, but I can only get my degree in one or the other (CW or Lit). My heart is really in Creative Writing, and I'm not even sure if I'll continue past my BA - I might just end up being a writer, but I don't want to regret this down the road.Question #7:How do an advanced level user of English (as Second Language) get to the "native" standard?English is my second language. Both my Bachelors and Masters degrees are in English-related fields. I have been teaching College English in an Asian country for a number of years.However, my level of English seems to get "stuck" and not improving for a long time. I have tried to do creative writing (which I love) but there hasn't been much progress. I am also thinking if doing a phd in an English-speaking country would help. Do all these make sense? lol Thanks RE for correcting my grammar. Sorry I may have made a mistake a two. What I meant was not to attain the God-given status (of a "native" speaker as I put). Yeah... I am just trying to be better than I already am. Question #8:What kind of job can i get with a Masters in Creative Writing?I KNOW i want to be a writer but i'm going to need another job to help support.I can teach with a masters in Creative Writing, right? And to be a college professer do you need a Phd? Question #9:I am majoring in journalism and want to be a secondary school creative writing teacher. Is this possible?I am a 28 year old executive assistant who has not yet entered college and is enrolled for the fall semester at my local school. I am trying to finish school as quickly as possible because of my age and my desire to attain an (eventual) PhD. I will be taking several CLEP exams this summer to gain credit before I start the Fall semester, and will be completing the remainder of the necessary general education requirements in the fall. The school I will be attending offers life experience credits and, for that, I am grateful. The problem is that they only offer a BA in JOurnalism, which is not a problem for me considering my goals are to get an MFA and (eventual) PhD in Creative writing. Here is where the Journalism BA becomes a problem. Here are my goals: I would like to get my teacher certification after my BA in order to teach high school writing and eventually I would like to teach UNiversity Level poetry or creative writing - all in as little time as possible and while working. What's the best (and quickest) path to reach these goals? Can I do a teacher residency program while still pursuing my MFA and PhD in creative writing? Can I even teach creative writing? Can I even teach with a Journalism degree?Question #10:What career do you think would be best for these qualities?im in grade 8. i don't know what i want to be when i grow up yet :( ! I know you could say I have lots of time, but i'm TOTALLY interested in becoming a doctor. It's just I don't know what type. I'm also interested in becoming a lawyer............but..........-I don't want to do the same old thing everyday.. I want something new. -I am very interested in the human brain. FASCINATING! -I love writing creative stories, (not like journalist stuff) and im not sure if loving language arts is good for a lawyer, because lawyers can't write creative stuff, they just do stupid contracts, etc.. that's what my dad said, he's a little uh blunt lol. -im very interested in eintsteins theory, and everything. when my dad teaches me stuff, but i don't like what im currently learning in school, something about um.. catasrophism, uniforminitarianism, and we learned about waves, how the earth formed, plate tectonics, uhh.. all kinds of earth science which i hated. -im really good at algebra, but im in the normal class, because i never study.. but when i get to highschool i plan to more. so next year im goin into highschool.. i took mock trial and creative writing as electives but im still interested in becoming a doctor, so i need science and math courses for that.. so i figure the year after that ill try science or math courses.. idk im confused, all i know is if i don't decide now ill never be able to become a doctor, and i know it's hard and i never study now but if i have to when i get into highschool ill study my brain right off my damn head.. i just am so unsure of what i want to do. i know i CAN do it, but idk if i WANT to do it. im also real interested in learning about MENTAL DISEASES<3 and infectious diseases, i always search them up onthe computer and learn about them im fascinated.. does anyone know any other jobs that might interest me? ... a type of doctor, or something else completely new, ect.. also, tell me what i'd have to complete to become it. i love school, and i dont mind like how doctors have like 10 more years after college, i wouldn't mind. i'd like to get a high roll like a PHD. so yea any ideas? Question #11:PHD English/Creative Writing program at University of Houston?I am interested in the PHD Creative Writing program at UH. Anyone on here actually in the program? What is it like? How hard is it to gain admission? How are the assignments?Ok First of all, I've already been published so I'm not looking for any book deals, etc. Obviouivsly you have never heard of UH's Creative Writing program. I already know about obtaining an M.F.A. Maybe I want to teach at the collegiate level once I retire from the Army? Whatever. The question was directed to students in the PHD CW Program at UH. Not anybody from Duke. Question #12:PhD in Creative Writing?Can anyone recommend a university in the UK which has a good PhD in Creative Writing programme ? Also, what courses do I have to take, and what are the prerequisite knowledge required ? I have a Bachelor in Economics but have been teaching English for 5 years. I haven't published anything yet but I do have a blog which I update every month. Thanks.Question #13:Is it normal for creative writing classes to be taught by people who only have a master's degree?I've never taken a creative writing class, but I was reading an interview with a writer and it mentioned that after he completed his master's thesis he began teaching classes at a university. He now teaches at a different university, and it seems that he only has a his MA.Is this normal? The only instructors I've had that didn't have their PhD were grad students, and even then they weren't the main instructor. But I've never taken a creative writing class, so maybe it varies by subject. Question #14:Dilemma: double major, or take more classes to prepare for the English GRE?I plan to get a PhD in literature, but because my emphasis is in creative writing, if I choose to double major only three of my classes will truly be "literature" classes. Although I read a ton, I'm not sure it will prepare me for the test, which covers *everything*.So, is a double major really beneficial? Do graduate schools/phd programs like them? I'm talking about the GRE Literature subject test. Question #15:Where to get a creative writing degree?Okay, I'm thirteen years old nd no nothing about degrees. I want to know as much as I can if this is going to work. Like, where can I get this type of degree and what good it can do me because I dream of being a novelist. Please be specific as possible and do not use terms like MA or PhD because I have no idea what they mean. If you do use them please describe what they mean.And another thing, is this part of an English degree, or would getting an English degree be better? I'm completely confused about these type of things but would like to get an early start on looking into colleges so I can set myself a goal when I get to high school. Thank You! Question #16:Should I pursue a Masters degree in English Education or English/American Literature?Quick synopsis: I graduated several years ago with a BS in Psychology. I recently discovered that my true passion is Literature and Creative Writing. I plan to return to school to obtain a Masters degree in either English Education (7-12) or English/American Literature. My goal at this point is to teach High School English, but I I am also interested in eventually teaching Literature at the College/University level down the line. If I obtain a Masters degree in English Literature or Comparative Literature, will that enable me to teach at both the High School and University level in New York State? I do understand that the more prestigious universities require a PhD, which I may eventually pursue.Question #17:Can I use my MFA transcript to apply for a PhD program?My undergraduate grades were mediocre at best. My MFA grades will probably be stronger, so I was wondering if I can use that instead. The admissions usually ask for undergrad transcripts.The MFA is in creative writing. The PhD is in English. My undergrad was an unrelated field altogether, so... I'd email the schools, but I'd rather embarrass myself with the question here than with the faculty. Thanks! Question #18:Could I get a Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Iowa, and then go on to receive a PhD in English?The creative writing program is world famous, but it is a terminal degree. Could I get a Masters in that and continue on to the PhD in English? It is my goal in life, if I'm not published, to become a professor.Question #19:I'm a double major in Creative Writing and Theatre/Art. People tell me this is useless. Do you agree? why?The Theatre/Art major is actually a linked major, combining both Theatre and fine arts classes. Keep in mind, I want to obtain a PhD in both of these majors, but I'm still being told (mostly by my parents) that I need to do something better with my life.Question #20:What MA degrees are prerequisites for a PhD in English? Is it only an MA in English, or are there more?For example, can you get an MA in Publishing or an MFA in Creative Writing and then pursue a PhD in English?** Powered by Yahoo Answers Click link above for correct copyright license. |
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