In an attempt to make my writing clear and crisp, I’ve followed dictates of Writing 101 and avoided passive words: as, was, and modifiers ending in ly, and those adverbs that end in ily. And, in deference to Ernest Hemingway, I’ve tried to use simple words over harder ones, employ shorter sentences, and use positive language rather than negative wording. However, I might have stumbled a bit when trying to avoid negative wording since I detest war so very much.
E. A. Cooper served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1962-1966). Upon his return to civilian life, he earned an associate's degree in general education from Birdwood Junior College in Thomasville, Georgia (1968); a bachelor's degree in education (speech & drama major) from Georgia Southwestern College in Americus, Georgia (1971); and then attended The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia where he pursued a master's program in journalism (radio, TV, & film major) and earned a doctorate degree in adult education (1977).
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