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Jacqueline Myers

Jacqueline Myers

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Jacqueline Myers has been improving writing skills since the 1990’s and is still hard at work, struggling to put an end to comma splices and stamp out accidental plagiarism. She has taught writing skills in various capacities including high school composition, English as a Second Language (ESL), developmental college writing, and college composition, as well as academic research and information literacy as an academic instructional librarian. Jacqueline has a B.S. in secondary English education and a M.A. in English. She is an online college English professor and a freelance writer & editor, as well as the owner & writing expert at Nitty-Gritty English, a blog dedicated to supplying academic writing tips to the reluctant college writer. In any spare time she may have, you can find her knitting in front of the fire, puttering in her vegetable garden, snuggling with her husband while watching British TV mysteries or discussing literary theory with her daughter. In her next life, she fervently hopes to come back as a cat, though she understands that would be going down the karmic ladder.

Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God

Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God

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<p>“<em>We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”(</em>Teilhard de Chardin<em>)</em></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;"><em>Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God </em> is as layered as a French cassoulet, as diverting, satisfying and as rich. Each reader will spoon this book differently. On the surface it seems to be a simple and light-hearted poetic journey through the history of Western thought, dominantly scientific, but enriched with painting and music. Beneath that surface is the sauce of a new evolutionary idea, involution; the informing of all matter by consciousness, encoded and communicating throughout the natural world. A book about the cathedral of consciousness could have used any language to paint it, but science is perhaps most in need of new vision, and its chronology is already familiar.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The author offers a bold alternative vision of both science and creation: she suggests that science has been incrementally the recovery of memory, the memory of evolution/involution</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">.</em></p><p>“<em> Involution proposes that humans carry within them the history of the universe, which is (re)discovered by the individual genius when the time is ripe. All is stored within our DNA and awaits revelation. Such piecemeal revelations set our finite lives in an eternal chain of co-creation and these new leaps of discovery are compared to mystical experience</em>” (From a reviewer)</p><p>Each unique contributor served the collective and universal return to holism and unity. Thus the geniuses of the scientific journey, like the spiritual visionaries alongside, have threaded the rosary of science with the beads of inspiration, and through them returned Man to his spiritual nature and origin.</p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The separation between experience and the rational intellect of science has, by modelling memory as theory, separated its understanding from the consciousness of all, and perceives mind and matter as separate, God and Man as distinct. This work is a dance towards their re-unification: Saints and scientists break the same bread.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">All of time and all the disciplines of science are needed for the evidence. Through swift (and sometimes sparring) Cantos of dialogue between Reason and Soul, Philippa Rees takes the reader on a monumental journey through the history of everything – with the evolution of man as one side of the coin and involution the other.  The poetic narrative is augmented by learned and extensive footnotes offering background knowledge which in themselves are fascinating. In effect there are two books, offering a right and left brain approach. The twin spirals of a DNA shaped book intertwine external and internal and find, between them, one journey, Man’s recovery of Himself., and (hopefully) the Creation’s recovery of a nobler Man.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">From the same review “</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The reader who finishes the book will not be the same as the one who began it. New ideas will expand the mind but more profoundly, the deep, moving power of the verse will affect the heart.</em></p><p><em>(Marianne Rankin: Director of Communications, Alister Hardy Trust)</em></p><p> </p>

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<p><em>“Your Online Course Survival Guide</em> gets down to the nitty-gritty of making online education work for you. Jacqueline Myers of Nitty-Gritty English knows her stuff--she has created a guide based on long experience and includes several anecdotes from student experiences gone wrong, as well as laying out clear and supportive advice for making the best of online classes. My favorite feature is the &quot;Success Strategies: Action Tips&quot; that summarize each chapter in quick, bite-sized lists that both serve as reminders and put the student in the action seat to make the most of their educational outcomes. If you're riding this wave of online education, it's a good idea to get it right--check out this guide and get back to your studies!” </p> <p align="right">  ~Katie Dwyer, <a href="http://www.mycollegeadvice.org/" style="line-height:20.7999992370605px;">My College Advice</a> <br />  </p> <p>“An experienced educator and a life-long student, Ms. Myers shares excellent and easy-to-follow strategies for succeeding in the virtual classroom. This online course survival guide will walk you through the nitty-gritty of preparation, acing the classes and even effective communication with professors. Whether you are a current or a returning student <em>Your Online Course Survival Guide</em> is a must on your bookshelf.” </p> <p align="right">~Kat Bakhmetyeva, <a href="http://study-hack.com/" style="color:rgb(7,130,193);font-family:sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;line-height:20.7999992370605px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Study_Hack</a></p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;line-height:20.7999992370605px;">“<em>Your Online College Course Survival Guide</em> is a fantastic resource for anyone taking online classes, regardless of whether you are a veteran student or a brand new freshman! As a student, I have taken my fair share of online courses, and I must say that the difference between the traditional classroom setting and an online classroom can be beyond overwhelming. The strategies that Ms. Myers has outlined in this book are spot on! She covers time management, email communication, and even those dreaded discussion posts! I highly recommend this book to anyone taking or planning to take an online course! Reading real advice from an experienced professor beats learning by trial and error any day (plus, it’s easier on your GPA)!”                                                <span style="line-height:20.7999992370605px;">~Kirsten Horton,</span><a href="http://organizedcharm.blogspot.com/" style="line-height:20.7999992370605px;">Organized Charm</a></p> <p>“As an online instructor I am always amazed at how many students sign up for their first online course and think they are prepared and then suffer the torments of the first half of the semester trying to figure out the ins and outs of taking an online course.  I’ve been waiting for an educator to write a book just like this—one that will clearly explain to my online college students the subtle, yet vital, differences in the skill sets necessary for doing well and actually learning in the virtual classroom! Jacqueline Myers has come to the rescue of online students with her 10 success tips that students can immediately implement while tackling their online course(s).  As promised, the book is written for college students of all types by a legitimate online college educator. Students get the core strategies of successful online learning, all in one easy-to-read guide. I can’t express my gratitude for this book, and I look forward to the difference I will see in student performance in my classes once my students hear about this book…and they will! From me!”   <br />                                     <span style="line-height:1.6em;">~Holly Oakleaf MA, </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;line-height:20.7999992370605px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Coconino Community College</span></p> <p>“I have taught online classes for many years and experienced the topics discussed in <em>Your Online College Course Survival Guide</em>.  I find this book interesting to read, comprehensive in subject matter, and presented in an easily understood manner.  It is a great tool to use when entering or improving your existing approach and success with the online learning environment.”  </p> <p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">                               ~John W. Aguilar MBA </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;line-height:20.7999992370605px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">,University of Phoenix (retired)</span></p> <p align="right"> </p>