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had never done anything remotely medical until this internship,” she said. “It’s really more the anatomy, physiology side of it that I really like.”Haley Hurtt '18 Photo by Oliver Johnson '18 This summer, English literature major Haley Hurtt ’18 became well acquainted with her U.S. senators. Or at least their voicemails. Hurtt was an intern for the global poverty nonprofit, The Borgen Project. She was responsible for calling her senators every week and raising at least $500, but her main job was
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the value of literature and writing is even more paramount as we move forward, because it’s acting as kind of a resistance to forces in our culture that want to reduce or simplify experience,” Barot said. “What literature does is restore complexity to the things that people feel and do and think, and celebrate complex emotional, social, intellectual experiences.” As for the future of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Barot looks backward and forward, always with the founders’ vision—and achievements
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development, expansion, and contemporary issues. (4) RELI 211 : Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT This course introduces students to the critical study of the books in the Hebrew Bible Canon. Students will become familiar with the socio-historical context of these biblical books and their major theological themes; explore in depth a representative selection of Hebrew Bible texts; learn about a variety of historical, theological, and interpretive approaches by means of which to
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congestion on the rise, new strategies for moving people from one place to another will be necessary. Among the transportation options under consideration is higher–speed inter–city rail service that would better connect urban areas such as Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. Sidetracked: Redefining Rail investigates the possible effects of higher–speed rail in the Pacific Northwest. OVEREXPOSED, 2011Overexposed, is a documentary about “compassion fatigue,” a condition that particularly
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when he moved to Washington, to get acquainted with the country where his life started. Drews was born in Spokane and has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada. He currently lives in Surrey, British Columbia, with his wife, Yvette, and their 7-year-old twins. “I have this birth certificate that says I am American and a passport that says I am an American,” Drews said. “So what does that mean? And to find out what that means I had to live there.” However, once it became obvious that Drews needed
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Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Cover Story By Sandy Deneau Dunham RESOLUTE Editor I n the mid-1960s, The Beatles invaded America, and The Deacons occupied Pacific Lutheran University. The association is not as far out as you might think. Both bands: introduced a distinct sound and/or accent (oh-so British vs. … well, a trace of Norwegian); broke serious ground (one redefined rock ’n’ roll; one played at PLU’s first true rock ’n’ roll dance
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(medicines, poisons, psychoactive plants), genetic engineering, bio-prospecting, and socio-economic issues surrounding botanical commodities. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 358 : Plant Physiology A study of how plants obtain and utilize nutrients, react to environmental factors, and adapt to stress. Focuses on mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Explores connections to agriculture and ecology. Relies significantly on primary literature. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL
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People’s Literature Keep up With Carrie Mesrobian Blog: www.carriemesrobian.com Tumblr: www.carriemesrobian.tumblr.com Twitter: @CarrieMesrobian That doesn’t happen to a lot of authors—especially twice in a row. Unless, maybe, you write like Mesrobian, a 2013 graduate of PLU’s MFA Rainier Writing Workshop. Her second book, Perfectly Good White Boy, comes out Oct. 1—and already, the hugely influential Publisher’s Weekly has selected it as one of its Books of the Week, and Kirkus Reviews named it one of
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Assistant Professor of Communication Justin Eckstein has held an unwavering interest in argumentation, from a debate summer camp after seventh grade through all levels of college — undergraduate, graduate and doctorate. “Debate taught me how to construct arguments, it introduced me to a whole host of literature that I would have never been exposed to otherwise. It spiked my curiosity in alternative positions. It also gave me material advantages, it introduced me to a network of potential
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fall 2021, and through the Wang Center’s Gateway Program, she traveled to Oaxaca in spring 2022. At Oxford, a class on forced migration and refugee studies spurred Jackie to apply for the Wang Center grant, and in Oaxaca, a literature course on United States-Mexico migration relations showed her another side of migration. They’re the kind of experiences Jackie might not have had without the benefit of a PLUS Year, a year of free tuition for undergraduates studying during COVID. “I used it to be
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