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Michael Lloyd, Ph.D.
Proofreaders
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David Gardner, M.S.E.
Aaron Harford, M.S.
William Henshaw, M.F.A
David Sesser, B.A.
Michael Taylor, M.F.A.
Patrick Wempe, Ed.D.
Anita Williams, Ph.D.
Fred Worth, Ph.D.
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Ellis College
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Aneeq Ahmad, Ph.D.
Peggy Bailey, Ph.D.
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Introduction as it appeared in the paper edition
CONTENTS
Jeremey Beasley (Mentor: Linda English)
Grief and Bereavement in the Counseling World
Renae Clark, Paul Robertson, Arabella Quezada
Influence of the Accounting Principles Instructor on Decision of University Students to Major in Accounting
(Permission was not granted for publishing this paper online.)
Linda English
"Until She’s Done with You", The Empathy Story
DebiLynn Fendley
Bikers, Photography, and Me: Analyzing Susan Sontag
Daniel Kendie
Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman
Michael Lloyd
Geometrical Solutions using the TI-nspire
Fred Worth
Tales from the Crypt (or "Adventures and Misadventures while looking for Baseball Player Graves")