It has come to my attention that we do not exist.
Buzzfeed is a nutty site in the web, making money by publishing clickbait yellow press stories.
This story got on the radar of other media:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/australia-is-real-i-swear?utm_term=.ceqGy51Vy#.rn52OBoRO[*quote*]
This Student Failed Her Assignment Because Her Professor Said "Australia Isn't A Country"Posted on February 8, 2018, at 11:13 p.m.
David Mack
This is Ashley Arnold, a 27-year-old resident of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She's a stay-at-home mom completing an online sociology degree with Southern New Hampshire University.
Ashley Arnold
As part of her final class, for which she paid almost $1,000, students were required to complete a project outline last month in which they would compare a social norm in the US and another country.
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But when Arnold got her grade back on Feb. 1, she was shocked to see her professor had failed her. Why? Because, according to the teacher,
"Australia is a continent; not a country."The professor, who has a PhD in philosophy, according to her LinkedIn, had given Arnold zero points in multiple sections of the assignment because she believed that Australia wasn't a real country.
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Contacted by BuzzFeed News, a spokesperson for Southern New Hampshire University said they were looking into the matter.
Instagram: @snhu
“At SNHU, we hold our professors to a high standard of excellence and strive to provide high-quality degree programs for all students," the spokesperson said. "On this question, the student is right. We take this concern seriously and our academic team is working to resolve the matter.”
When asked why she thought her professor might have been confused, Arnold said her older age might have been a factor.
"When did Australia become a country? Maybe she thinks it’s still part of England," she said.
After being told by BuzzFeed News that happened some 117 years ago, Arnold said, “Oh, she’s not that old, so there’s no excuse.”Disclaimer: The author of this post is from the very real country that is Australia.
David Mack is a reporter and weekend editor for BuzzFeed News in New York.
Contact David Mack at david.mack@buzzfeed.com.
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Ashley wrote:
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The research starter on the SNHU’s Shapiro library written by John Pearson (2013) states, that Australia is the 'sixth-largest country in the world' (n.p.).
The full name of the country is the Commonwealth of Australia[*/quote*]
Unless the Southern New Hampshire University does not have some ensorcelled turnip examine the homework of their students, there is a slight chance of some staff member being called professor.
The Social Sciences Faculty staff lists two persons with a PhD in sociology:
https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-academics/faculty/social-sciences[*quote*]
Southern New Hampshire University
Social Sciences Faculty
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Chris Clamp
Christina Clamp Professor
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Clamp received her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Friends World College, her Master of Arts in Sociology and her
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from Boston College.
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Robert MacAuslan
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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MacAuslan received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Plymouth State University, a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese from Washington State University, a Master of Arts in Regional Economic and Social Development from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from Washington State University.
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Since Ashley Arnold says,
“Oh, she’s not that old, so there’s no excuse.”, it looks like a female turnip...
David Mack contacted the turnip university and received this answer by a spokesperson:
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Contacted by BuzzFeed News, a spokesperson for Southern New Hampshire University said they were looking into the matter.
“At SNHU, we hold our professors to a high standard of excellence and strive to provide high-quality degree programs for all students," the spokesperson said. "
On this question, the student is right. We take this concern seriously and our academic team is working to resolve the matter.”
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In the turnip country of the great turnip turnip president "make turnips great again!" Donald Turnip Trump and his Donald Turnip Trump Turnip University turnip president "make turnips great again!" Donald Turnip Trump and his Donald Turnip Trump Turnip University obviously set new standards for education in that grass-ridden area between our sister Canada and the great country Land of THE WALL Mexico.
It is not that they have smoke between their ears. Even if they smoke. There is nothing between their ears.
