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My dissertation defense

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angellous_evangellous

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I've been studying all day for my dissertation defense. It's the best study time I've ever had - I get to memorize my own work.

The best thing ever is hearing lines of my dissertation recited back to me by students -- which, by the way, I'll spend the rest of my career teaching. :D

*sigh*

April 16, 2012
 
Thief

Thief

Rogue Theologian
angellous_evangellous said:
I've been studying all day for my dissertation defense. It's the best study time I've ever had - I get to memorize my own work.

The best thing ever is hearing lines of my dissertation recited back to me by students -- which, by the way, I'll spend the rest of my career teaching. :D

*sigh*

April 16, 2012
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I'm somewhat shy on the topic.
What we you be teaching?....
 
Iti oj

Iti oj

Global warming is real and we need to act
Premium Member
its all gravy man, you know what your doing, and your paper rocks.
 
fallingblood

fallingblood

Agnostic Theist
You should open your defense by saying that Dustin White is divine and he has told me that I'm right. That always works for me.

Seriously though, good luck.
 
Thief

Thief

Rogue Theologian
angellous_evangellous said:
New Testament interpretation, history, rhetoric, Greek

Maybe an intro to Old Testament course
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There are so many approaches to the study.

Will that be hard core faith?...or will you aim at the Spirit?
Or perhaps proselytizing might be a problem.

So then, a study aimed to recital?

Pardon me if I seem naive....
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Thief said:
There are so many approaches to the study.

Will that be hard core faith?...or will you aim at the Spirit?
Or perhaps proselytizing might be a problem.

So then, a study aimed to recital?

Pardon me if I seem naive....
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Now what is the question?
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Thief said:
Just trying to picture the pending situation.

You've written something...
And will the next step be a public discussion....with you at the podium?
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Basically, I wrote a two volume book - 250 pages each. I have to memorize both and answer detailed questions on any of the 2,000+ books and articles that I read in preparation for the books.

The defense is a public peer review process. The committee has six weeks to read my books and my sources, looking for any kind of error, omission, or question that they can ask to find holes in my arguments. And I have to defend myself from memory rather than taking a few weeks to re-read and think about re-working my argument --- I have to do it on the fly.
 
Thief

Thief

Rogue Theologian
angellous_evangellous said:
Basically, I wrote a two volume book - 250 pages each. I have to memorize both and answer detailed questions on any of the 2,000+ books and articles that I read in preparation for the books.

The defense is a public peer review process. The committee has six weeks to read my books and my sources, looking for any kind of error, omission, or question that they can ask to find holes in my arguments. And I have to defend myself from memory rather than taking a few weeks to re-read and think about re-working my argument --- I have to do it on the fly.
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With that much information at hand, the questions may come out or nowhere!

Best of luck!
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Thief said:
With that much information at hand, the questions may come out or nowhere!

Best of luck!
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I didn't do so well at my practice run last month -- but I was told that I was only talking about one chapter.

The real catch of it is I read many of the books three or more years ago.

But I've been studying like a dog. This will be the exam of all exams.
 
Thief

Thief

Rogue Theologian
angellous_evangellous said:
I didn't do so well at my practice run last month -- but I was told that I was only talking about one chapter.

The real catch of it is I read many of the books three or more years ago.

But I've been studying like a dog. This will be the exam of all exams.
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Is it a matter of recital?....or belief displayed as genuine?

Are you attempting to convince the listener with profound rhetoric?

Is your audience concerned about what you believe?
Does it show in your speech?
Or is this a practice of scholarship? and your 'person' should refrain?

I've been schooled in such things as formal discussion.
Where to open the speech... where to refrain...

But is that the intent?
That you are thoroughly versed and can return the info?
Or stand ground with conviction?
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Thief said:
Is it a matter of recital?....or belief displayed as genuine?

Are you attempting to convince the listener with profound rhetoric?

Is your audience concerned about what you believe?
Does it show in your speech?
Or is this a practice of scholarship? and your 'person' should refrain?

I've been schooled in such things as formal discussion.
Where to open the speech... where to refrain...

But is that the intent?
That you are thoroughly versed and can return the info?
Or stand ground with conviction?
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I need to be able to know everything well enough to answer detailed questions on the fly. Recital would be too easy - I have to be able to debate and discuss anything related to the dissertation that they want to ask, and I'm not told the questions beforehand.

I need to be thoroughly versed and produce NEW information on the spot.
 
Thief

Thief

Rogue Theologian
angellous_evangellous said:
I need to be able to know everything well enough to answer detailed questions on the fly. Recital would be too easy - I have to be able to debate and discuss anything related to the dissertation that they want to ask, and I'm not told the questions beforehand.

I need to be thoroughly versed and produce NEW information on the spot.
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I'm sure you mean correlate a previous statement to another tangent?

'New' inof 'on the spot' sounds like you make things up....surely not!
(just kidding)
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Thief said:
I'm sure you mean correlate a previous statement to another tangent?

'New' inof 'on the spot' sounds like you make things up....surely not!
(just kidding)
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hah - no - "new" means "content that was not in the dissertation" - i.e., I have to address questions that I did not research.
 
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