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Your name: Chris Barnett

Your home town: Toledo, OH

Your major(s): Philosophy and Political Science

Are you fluent in any language(s) other than English? No

What are your career plans? I’d like to study psychology and then become a psychotherapist.

What is your favorite book or author and why? One of my favorite writers is Mark Twain, particularly for his short stories.

What is your most frequent grammatical error? General typos from oversight.

What is your biggest grammatical pet peeve? I’m not typically peeved over grammar, but I pay close attention to pronoun use and split infinitives.

What is your favorite word? Perceptually.

What is your favorite procrastination method when you have a paper to write? Guitar Hero.

Describe (in a short paragraph) a significant breakthrough in your development as a writer: Before graduating from high school I had to write a Senior Thesis on a literary piece of my choice. More a preparatory exercise than anything else, the thesis exposed me to the beginnings of serious research and analysis. I’ve been thankful ever since.

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