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Apr 05, 2014 11:07PM
Bachelors Degree completed. On to Masters Degree now. Message 395 :-)
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Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Congratulations, Genea!"Thank You. :D
I wanna try this challenge :)Start date: April 10-30, 2014
Associates Degree
Science: The Maze Runner 4/12 5*
Literature: Forgotten 4/10 3*
History: Four Sisters, All Queens 4/13 3.5*
Social Sciences: Tempting the Best Man 4/13 3*
Art: Saving June 4/13 4*
Language: Noli Me Tangere 4/13 4*
Athletics: Chasing Nikki 4/12 3.5*
Bachelors Degree:
Major: Science
1. Ignite Me 4/14 4*
2. Dorothy Must Die 4/16 3.5*
3. Specials 4/15 2*
4. The End Games 4/14 2.5*
5. Cloak & Dagger 4/16 2*
6. Hollowland 4/17 3*
7. Panic 4/18 3*
8. Rot and Ruin 4/18 3*
9. Fever 4/19 2*
10. Hollowmen 4/19 3*
Minor in Literature
1. The Lover's Dictionary 4/18 3.5*
2. Catching Jordan 4/20 3*
3. Second Chance Boyfriend 4/20 3*
Master's Degree in Social Science
Anthropology
1. To All the Boys I've Loved Before 4/19 4*
2. What a Boy Needs 4/21 4*
3. When Fangirls Lie (How 4/21 3*
Psychology
1. Bitter End 4/12 2*
2. What Happens Next 4/23 3*
3. Twisted 4/26 4*
Education
1. United We Spy 4/22 4*
2. The Summoning 4/23 3*
3. Spartan Frost 4/23 4*
Political Science
1. The Runaway King 4/24 5*
2. The Forever of Ella and Micha 4/24 3*
3. The Geography of You and Me 4/25 4*
Random
1. Lucky Number Four 4/26 2*
2. Emerald Green 4/26 4*
3. Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story 4/26 4*
PHD in Anthropology
1. Ten Things We Did 4/27 2*
2. Racing Savannah 4/27 3*
3. Fool for You 4/27 3*
4. Switched 4/27 4*
5. The Boy Recession 4/28 4*
6. Wild Roses 4/28 3*
7. The Sound of Letting Go 4/28 3*
8. Waking Up Married 4/29 3*
9. Hopeless 4/29 4*
10. Being Sloane Jacobs 4/30 3*
RebeccaS wrote: "Finished my Bachelor's Degree with a Major = Literature and Minor = History!"["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>
Congratulations, RebeccaS!
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Completed my Associates Degree!!Associates Degree
Science Corridor by Robin Parrish 3/13/14
Literature Room by Emma Donoghue 4/5/2014
History The Killing of Emma Gross by Damien Seaman 3/26/14
Social Sciences The Halo Effect by M.J. Rose 3/16/14
Art Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres 3/11/14
Language The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 4/11/2014
Athletics Impostor by Susanne Winnacker 3/20/14
I completed my associates and bachelors in science with minor in languageAssociates
Science - scifi -
Midnight Sun - done 7/1 Literature - American -
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - done 10/9History - England -
Her Royal Spyness - done 6/23Social Science: Political Science - set in US -
Black Hole - done 10/9Art - set in Ancient Greece
The King Must Die - done 11/5Language - Africa -
Parasite Rex (with a New Epilogue): Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures - done 9/21Athletics - baseball -
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series - done 7/8completed - 11/5/13
Bachelors
Major = Science
1) scifi -
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing - done 5/42) scifi -
The Woman Who Died a Lot - done 5/83) paranormal -
New Moon - done 5/214) paranormal -
Eclipse - done 5/235) paranormal -
Breaking Dawn - done 5/256) fantasy -
The Lightning Thief - done 7/197) fantasy -
The Sea of Monsters - done 7/218) fantasy -
The Titan's Curse - done 7/249) fantasy -
The Battle of the Labyrinth - done 7/2610) fantasy -
The Last Olympian - done 7/28Minor = Language
1) Africa -
Long Walk to Freedom - done 2/28/142) southeast Asia -
Lost in Shangri-la - done 4/11/143) Russia -
Fall of Giants - done 4/2completed - 4/11/14
This looks like a lot of fun, sign me up! Will start on the first of May.Reading University Challenge
Duration: 05/01/2014 - until finished
Associates Degree
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Athletics:
Finished my Bachelor's Degree Major in Science and Minor in Literature :) Master's Degree here I come!
All done with my PhD! This was a fun challenge :)PhD: Science Fiction
✔1. Turn Coat (3/22) *****
✔2. The Keep (3/26) ****
✔3. Cress (3/30) ****
✔4. Changes (3/31) *****
✔5. Indexing (4/4) ****
✔6. Insurgent (4/6) ***
✔7. The Martian (4/15) ****
✔8. A Great and Terrible Beauty (4/17) ****
✔9. Ghost Story (4/21) ****
✔10. Moonshifted (4/24) ***
Hooray! Challenge Complete! April 10-30, 2014.Thank you for creating this fantastic challenge. I had a blast :D
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And I'm finished!!PhD- Alt His 10/10
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Finished Associate Degree #418. Could you add me to the list of Associates, so I can start on the Bachelor Degree? :D
Reading University ChallengeDuration: June 2014
Associates Degree
Science: Applied Science: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green- features a young girl with cancer(medical condition) - 3rd June
Literature: American Literature: His Every Command by Bethany Rousseau- set in America- 9th June
History: European History: A Mother's Secret by Dilly Court- Set in 1800's in London- 21st June
Social Science:
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Language: Indo-European: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- Set in Russia- 29th June
Athletics:
julia wrote: "Question - I recently read a book set in Italy, given that Italian is a Indo-European languages would it count for the language cat (Indo-European - fiction or non-fiction book set in Spain, Russia or India)?"
I would say so, Julia.
~LK
I would say so, Julia.
~LK
Finished my Bachelors DegreeBachelors Degree:
Major:History
1.The Aztec Heresy by Paul Christopher 4/13/2014
2. Joyland by Stephen King 4/15/2014
3.Snapshot by Lis Wiehl 4/19/2014
4.Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 4/26/2014
5.Sandstorm by James Rollins 5/1/2014
6The Family by Ed Sanders 5/7/2014.
7.The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer 5/22/2014
8.Natchez Burning by Greg Iles 5/27/2014
9.Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 6/4/2014
10.World Without End by Ken Follett 6/14/2014
Minor: Art
1.The Final Cut by Catherine Coutler 4/14/2014
2.The Collector by Nora Roberts 4/26/2014
3.We Are Water by Wally Lamb 5/18/2014
Completed my Bachelors!! On to my Masters. :) (Last update was message #427)Bachelors Degree
Completed: 13/13
2/28/14-6/19/14
Major: Science
1. Hammered 3/5/14
2. Good Omens 3/20/14
3. Champion 4/1/14
4. The Lost Hero 4/18/14
5. Tricked 5/6/14
6. The Son of Neptune 5/20/14
7. Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) 5/27/14
8. If I Stay 6/4/14
9. Trapped 6/12/14
10. Hunted 6/19/14
Minor: Social Science
1. Breed of Innocence 4/17/14 - set in a school
2. Runner 4/29/14 - set in US
3. The Opposite of Maybe 5/20/14 - set in US
Oooh this one's nice and unique. Count me in![Italicized titles are chosen, but not yet read.]
Reading University Challenge
Duration: 07/09/2014 ➜ --/--/----
PROGRESS: 21 / 45.
☒ Associates Degree: Read 1 book from each core subject. (7 books)
✓ Science:
✓ Literature:
✓ History:
✓ Social Science:
✓ Art:
✓ Language:
✓ Athletics:
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☒ Bachelors Degree: Choose a Major. (read 10 books from any 1 subject)
Choose a Minor. (read 3 books from any 1 subject, not the same as your major)
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☐ Masters Degree: Choose 1 core subject to master. (read 3 books from each subcategory, read 3 books mixed and matched (any subcategory from that core group).
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Science Fiction
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Science Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal or Dystopian genre
Earth Science - fiction or non-fiction book about climate change, a natural disaster, or located primarily on/in the ocean or underground
Life Science - fiction or nonfiction book about an animal(s) or plant(s)
Applied Science - fiction or non-fiction book about a medical condition/epidemic/breakthrough or where a main character is a doctor or nurse
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Finished with my Bachelor's Degree - post #418!Please add me to the list, so I can dive into the Master's. I hope I'll finish it before the one in real life :D
Congratulations Marie!
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Added to the list. Good luck with your Master's - here and in real life!["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>
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Added to the list. Good luck with your Master's - here and in real life!["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>
I have finally finished my Bachelor's Degree!Bachelors Degree - DONE
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Love this idea! I'm going to use books I've already read for some of the Associates Degree books. I hope that's okay.Associates Degree
Science: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (anthropology) (26 April 2014)
Literature:
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Social Sciences: The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman (interpersonal communication) (I've read, re-read, and written a report on this book idk when I actually read it but yeah)
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Athletics:
Planning on starting this one ASAP!DURATION: 07/27/2014 -
PROGRESS: → Associates | ✗ Bachelors | ✗ Masters | ✗ PHD
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Language: Xinran, Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
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Group: Nothing But Reading ChallengesChallenge: Reading University Challenge
Duration: August 1st, 2014 - ????
Books Read: 1
Degrees obtained: ---
Associates Degree(7 books)
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Social Sciences:(Anthropology-Country of Origin:India) Also Known As by Robin Benway Aug 7th,2014
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What a great challenge! I'm in! I'll choose what to read and which subjects to study along the way, if that's okay - I'm not too fond of planning my reading so far ahead! :)Start: 6th of August, 2014
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Books read: 3/45
Degrees completed:
Associates Degree
Science: Second Glance (Applied Science: weird skin condition, reproduction medicine) - finished reading
Literature: Every Man Dies Alone (German Classic) - finished reading
History: The Other Boleyn Girl (Tudor history) coming up
Social Sciences: Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance (Antrophology, Policital Science: book set in Iraq as opposed to my cultural backgrund being Germany; political accout of the Iraqi resistance movement) - finished reading
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