professors was from the Middle East to resources that I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere – I had access
elsconclusions and then in classes where you had 160 e. And I learned to use those resources to draw
words to come to a conclusion, I learned to write real tight papers, policy papers. I was well-tested so
when I got a job as a speech writer I was ready.(^)
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R4 I think it matured me and gave me a lot more selfconfidence. Dealing with ... interpersonal relations, -
risky environments. Lot of duplicity and arguments. Ultimately, in this particular example, the contract
went bellyhappen; you always work and plan and organize to -up. You don’t want that sort of thing to
avoid those kinds of outcomes. Knowing that having done your best and worked very hard, in this
case 2 years, dozens of people on tside and hundreds on the contract side. The fact that he government
things can go wrong, seriously wrong, it was sort of like “gee, I’ll just figure it out -- some sort of
miracle will happen so it will work out.” Well, it doesn’t always work out.
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“it matured me and gave me a lot more self-confidence” MATURITYSELFAWARE (^)
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R9R8 Response embedded in narrative Response embedded in narrative aboveabove^
Interview question: What did you learn about that experience?
Subject Response Initial Coding In Vivo Coding Descriptive Coding
A2 Stuff happens, caring a whole lot. Well, every day’s a learning experience. (chuckle) Some more than
others ... (10 second pause) I’m probably not going to answer the question. I know when I read stuff,
whether it’s a history ... could be the Bible, could ba novel, it really doesn’t matter. I try to think about e
what relevance it has to me, right here, right now. And what can I draw from that. I think ... learning
Stuff happens
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“every day’s a learning experience”
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