My alter-ego is under the persona of "HockeyChic". Hockey is a passion of mine, but by far not the only passion. I love a few other sports, namely football and auto racing. I'm an author by choice and a 'normal working stiff' by necessity. I enjoy reading, writing, computers, and outdoor activities.

As a side note, I always hate writing this type of information, I feel like I'm writing a personals ad or something.

My passion is ...

knowledge and space

I know too much about ...

hockey and space

My parents always told me ...

"live up to your potential"

My childhood ambition ...

anthropological archaeologist

My favorite memory ...

meeting my husband

Why I write ...

to get the 'wind of a tale' out of my head

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

bones on Fox.

My first job ...

Waitress

My best moment ...

jumping out of a plane at 14,500 feet up.

My inspiration ...

my husband and my kids

Education > Distance Learning Pros and cons of distance learning

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Distance learning is one of the newer, trendier ways to accomplish a higher education. Colleges and universities everywhere are jumping on the proverbial bandwagon in attempt to lure students - often non-traditional students - into joining their ranks from the comfort of their own homes. The question that remains is: "Does distance learning satisfy the needs of the student?" This is a question that can often change from student to student, class to class, and school to school. This essay is written not from factual statistic, but rather from the experience of the author who has been an onl...

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