Not a Greek island you may have not heard about. In this case today I had to present my thesis for defence to my program's committee. Two were distinguished professors, the third was the Dean of Students who is also a maritime historian.
Well, my chosen area of expertise is the period surrounding The Quasi-War with France, 1798-1801. My thesis was regarding USS Ganges, a converted merchant ship, and her service as the first operational warship of the new United States Navy. We discussed naval policy, how the vessel made an impact, relevance to events today, and the United States Supreme Court decision involving her, Bas v. Tingy.
An hour later, it was done. I was passed with distinction.
Damn me.
Now I've just got to finish one paper for my Moby-Dick course and one course this summer.
And then back to playing with LOTS of toy soldiery things...
Huzzah! Excellent Eric, great to hear. Perhaps a wee lead filled celebration is in order ? Hope the paper goes well. Is your summer course maritime history too.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading about your lots of toy soldiery stuff as the year proceeds.
Thank you, Alan! No lead this time, maybe some plastic. I have OttoDotCon to get ready for...
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Well played Sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir!
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Congratulations Eric!
ReplyDeleteNeil
Thank you, Neil.
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Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jon.
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Well done!
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Stokes
Thank you, Stokes! Not nearly at your level of academia, but I was quite happy.
DeleteEric
Now that is incentive! Well done on this leg and may there be a grand conclusion so you can get back to the serious stuff to the toy soldiers' delight.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope so. I have almost forgotten what my game room looks like...
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Congratulations. I can remember being very nervous about the viva (as we call it over here) with everything depending on it.
ReplyDeleteBrian
Brian, oh I was nervous. But it all worked out in the end.
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