acknowledgments

I would like to thank: Molly Stern, Nicole Aragi, Liz Van Hoose, Laura Tisdel, Juliet Annan, Barbara Campo, Dave Cole, Gabrielle Gantz, Jacqueline Fischetti, Caitlin Pratt, Alan Walker, Richard Kessler, Jim Hanks, Vicky Farah, Pavneet Singh, Theju Prasad, Incigul Sayman, Liz Han, Joseph Nguyen, Purdue University, all of my family, and especially, and always, Porter Shreve.