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"The American Psychological Association (APA) recently released a statement urging greater national attention to the maltreatment of children with disabilities (APA, 2003). The APA's call for further research, clinical care, and public policy directed at maltreated disabled children signals that despite thirty years of evidence linking maltreatment and disabilities, key research questions have not been answered and many of the needs of this vulnerable population have not been met."

-- New opening sentences of rivka's dissertation, replacing both the original dull and uninspired first sentence and the perhaps a trifle too inspired "Don't call me Ishmael."

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I just got e-mail from John. He finished reading the second draft of my Discussion, and he only suggested three or four minor wording changes. He loved the new intro.

I've re-read the first three sections myself, and I only have minor wording and punctuation changes to make. I still need to read the Discussion, but if John likes it at this point, I'm not likely to make any major changes.

I need to go through the electronic copy and make the changes I recorded on the paper copy. Then I need to write a 350-word Abstract for Dissertation Abstracts International. That's it. I'll be done with my dissertation by dinner time.

Strangely, I feel sick. My head is swimming and my stomach is tense and nervous.

I'm going to be done with my dissertation by dinner time.

Done. With my dissertation.

Wow, this is weird.

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Done!