I submitted my essay “Gooney Birds” to the McMillan competition, and somehow managed to win. I spent February 8th and 9th in Auburn, Alabama attending the ACETA conference. It was good fun, and I look forward to attending again some day.
Archive for February, 2008
Mary Evelyn McMillan Award for Undergraduate Writing
Posted by Ron H on February 12, 2008
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Gooney Birds
Posted by Ron H on February 12, 2008
The most influential person in my life is my grandfather. When I was a child, he tried to teach me many things without actually coming out and saying what I should be learning. Perhaps he wanted me to find the truth for myself in most things and to avoid the tendency to make broad assumptions; I believe my early education about “gooney birds” is evidence of this. Read the rest of this entry »
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