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On Ignorance and Offense (includes FREE Bonus Discussion of Infertility!)
Patricia's excellent series of posts about her experiences with her daughter Mattea over at T&S have got me thinking again about ignorance and offense. I don't want to presume to compare Patricia's experiences (which she rightly terms "unbelievable") with my own, but I suspect all of us have experienced the hurt and frustration of blithely presumptuous, well-meaning drive-by comments on our lives, sometimes in church settings, sometimes from fallible church leaders. I imagine all of us have endured remarks that stick in our craws that we struggle to forgive and to eject from our souls. To start this post off I'll reflect on a few such remarks in my own life. Then I'll try to put those remarks in some sort of meaningful context.
In my experience it's the areas in which we deviate from community norms that we draw such comments. My public deviations tend to be in the areas of family and education. When I decided to start my Ph.D. I had two different bishops dismiss my undertaking as unnecessary; one told my husband that I already had a master's degree, and the other told us both that since I was already a teacher, further education was uncalled for. Those remarks didn't sting; they bothered me insofar as they indicated cultural reservations about women's higher education, but they bothered me as data points rather than personally, so to speak. I was able to turn a polite deaf ear because I had already long wrestled with the issue, at one point concluding that I was done with formal education and then receiving the distinct impression that I needed to start my doctorate. The serenity in my own choice that revelation gave me made my bishops' remarks irrelevant.
(Here begins the FREE bonus discussion of infertility)
But of course I haven't received that kind of clear personal revelation nor attained that kind of serenity about many aspects of my life. For most of us, the wrestle with various trials is ongoing, and in my experience it's in those areas where the wounds are raw that the drive-by comments really sting. For me our inability to have children has been one such area. Infertility generally attracts two lines of questioning: people either want to fix the problem, or they want to account for it theologically (or both). Some pursing the first inquire into the most personal aspects of our lives, wanting to know diagnoses and precise details about medical interventions. I've learned to avoid answering their questions, partly because I'm a private person by nature, and partly because I've realized this line of inquiry is too often a fishing expedition for blame. Having nosed around in our reproductive life some implicitly condemn us for our infertility because we have not taken every possible medical step to conceive; perhaps they're unaware of the enormous expense and the ethical dilemmas that accompany such interventions. The heroic, conquering against-all-odds hail-Mary think-your-way-to-success narratives that dominate American pop psychology are very powerful, and sometimes very cruel; the inevitable implication is that if you have not yet attained your heart's desire, you have not wanted it enough. Any failure of life to conform to your desires is thus your personal failure. (I once drew some ire at an infertile-couples' support group by asking why so many books were entitled "Overcoming Infertility." Why not "Accepting Infertility", or simply "Dealing with Infertility"? The response of one woman was to push the overcoming book back at me and tell me that I needed to take its message to heart. Back to the comforting illusion that we have all power over the circumstances of our lives.) To some we simply don't have the right to struggle or to grieve if we haven't bankrupted ourselves financially and emotionally in an all-out quest to have a child. It's hard to explain to people in the grip of such thinking that while I certainly don't believe medical interventions are inherently wrong, they have simply never felt right for us. Others offer various more prosaic solutions: herbs, boxer shorts, hot-tub avoidance, and a general prescription to "relax." The endpoint of such lists is often adoption, another undertaking whose complexity and expense those who propose it rarely appreciate.
People tend to repeat the same stories to us over and over, repetitions I take as attempts to soothe their own theological anxiety. One acquaintance has repeatedly told us how a couple she knows could conceive only after adopting other children, and that God made them wait so that they would adopt. She has assured me that God knows I and my husband need this time together to establish the stability of our marriage before he will grant us a child. Another acquaintance has repeated to me the story of someone whose bishop advised her to quit her job, at which point she immediately got pregnant. Such stories are generally so well-meant I never say much in response, but I have complained to my sisters that every good Mormon has a theodicy machine in the garage, and when trouble strikes the neighbors, the Mormon goes to the garage and starts cranking out theodicies like so many self-published pamphlets. When people haul out their theodicy machines to justify God's ways to me in my very own living room I always recall the explanatory frenzy into which the neighborhood I grew up in was thrown many years ago when a child in the ward drowned. Everyone claimed to know why it had happened: an older sister hadn't been paying attention, a friend had egged him on, God had called the child home. But of course it is the nature of life that tragedy rarely comes with a clear theological explanation (and even more rarely are theological explanations revealed to the neighbors; strangely enough God seems to reveal the meaning of experiences to those whose experiences they are). And so we ourselves cruelly devise explanations of others' tragedies in order to keep ourselves safe from them.
(And here ends the FREE bonus discussion of infertility)
However, enough about the specifics of my experiences, which are only incidentally the point of this post. The real points I want to consider in light of the specifics that happen to be part of my life, are these:
(1) I suspect most readers could fill in the paragraphs above with their own accounts of well-meaning (and not-so-well-meaning) insensitivity about every possible human experience, many exponentially more painful than those I've detailed: undesired singleness, unhappy marriage, divorce, widowhood, same-sex attraction, physical and mental illness, abusive parents, spouses, or strangers, bullying and cruelty, addictions, financial reversals, poverty, racism and other forms of discrimination and rejection, chronic mental or physical illness of children or parents, the deaths of parents, children, or other family members. Those are just some that come to mind: I've no doubt there are many others, some perhaps even more painful because they're considered shameful and unspeakable.
(2) I've sometimes struggled with is the temptation to imagine my suffering unique and utterly incomprehensible to other, merer mortals, to tell myself extended sob stories all essentially entitled "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." This is, as we like to say, true but trivial. Yes, it's true that no one else lives my life, no one else quite gets what it is to be me. Yes, the pain of infertility is real, and the pain of well-meaning comments is also real. But it's vital for me to remember that both of these facts are equally true of every single other person on the planet, many of whom suffer in ways I can't even begin to imagine in my comfortable privileged North American life, living in financial security married to a kind man who's completely devoted to me and pursuing an education in the field of my choice.
(3) In considering what to make of experiences like infertility and the associated comments it draws, it's frequently occurred to me that the perspective God wants me to take is exactly the opposite of the perspective I have sometimes taken in (2), above. So life hasn't offered me the children I wanted and people are sometimes unkind in their well-meaning ignorance. The question this invites me to consider is all the ways I am ignorant of others' sufferings, all the ways I unthinkingly foist unkind assumptions about people meriting their particular sorrows on them, or presume to prescribe facile answers to complex problems I don't begin to understand.
(4) It's both telling and frightening to me that I can remember so clearly the unthinking comments others have made on my life (although detailing them as I have above has been surprisingly healing, and placing them in a broader context has helped me loose them of some of their power). But as I consider what unthinking comments I myself might have made, they are fewer and vaguer. I remember at nineteen asking a woman I worked with whose daughter was in an abusive marriage, "Why doesn't she just leave him?", a comment that now strikes me as hopelessly insensitive and naive. When I lived in Wymount I remember being stunned when someone suggested there was an educational hierarchy among the women in the ward. I myself was in graduate school and therefore toward the top of the hierarchy, which is undoubtedly why I had never even noticed is existence. (Some years ago it took a patient and diplomatic Lynnette a while to persuade me, the oblivious oldest child, that there was similar family hierarchy of siblings and that, um, well, I might not be in the best position to appreciate what it might be like to be a little further down the line.) But when I think about my own insensitivity I remember more than anything a tone I've sometimes evoked in others with prying questions–a tone of restrained, tired patience that I've come to recognize retrospectively as I've used it myself in responding to others' well-meaning inquiries and suggestions about personal matters like infertility.
I realize this is the kind of overlong, rambling, personal post that can be difficult to respond to, and so if it doesn't draw much response I won't be surprised. But what I take from all this is the need to remember and appreciate my ignorance of others' lives, even (maybe especially) the lives of those closest to me. There's so much of each other we just don't know, so little of the underlying complexities may appear in others' visible acts. Or as the Indigo Girls put it so memorably, I've got to learn to respect what I don't understand–and remember that when it comes to other people, I have to take it as axiomatic that any understanding I have is partial and will always be. Other people are no less than a sacred mystery.
And that, my dear brothers and sisters, is What My Infertility Means to Me. (At least, that's what it means today. Who knows what stunning realization I'll have tomorrow that I can't currently imagine?)
- 29 April 2008
25 Responses to "On Ignorance and Offense (includes FREE Bonus Discussion of Infertility!)"
After reading several of your wonderful discussions along this line — this post being the most developed that I recall, really setting out the issues in depth — I've come to the conclusion that you're not really infertile.
You seem to have had a few unfortunate experiences (or lack thereof) in physical reproduction area. But I don't see how someone who writes these sorts of posts can call herself infertile. Your mind and soul, creativity and talent, are among the most fertile I know; and your progeny are truly remarkable.
Of course, now that we've established that you're not really infertile, you'll have to discuss other things.
Either that, or I can suggesting a place where you can get a St.-John's-Wort colonic that is _guaranteed_ to fix any physical issues you have. Why, my cousin's wife had _just_ the same issue, and then she went to see Dr. Sorenson at the herbal store, and he said . . .
Eve, wonderful post! I'm sorry–I know most of this is serious stuff–but what I can't help taking away is the image of all of us Mormons going to our garages to crank up our theodicy machines when trouble strikes people around us. I'm trying to picture what such a machine would look like. Perhaps some Rube Goldberg-inspired cross between a blender, a lawn mower, and a printing press?
Thank you.
I also really love the image of the theodicy machine.
Thanks, Eve. We should compare notes on some of this stuff.
I really don't understand how I can be more impressed with each post that you write, Eve. You're my blogging hero.
You helped me understand my feelings when people say insensitive things.
One home teacher attributed my liberal political leanings to my being 'young and rebellious.' I nearly threw him out of the house. Did I mention he was EQP? But, alas, you pointed out that the insensitive comments come when we deviate from the norm, and being a Democrat and a Mormon, I certainly have.
Of course this isn't the same as the heartwrenching issues you mention, but it still fits within the description you gave.
The other part of your post that I found particularly useful was identifying how we can make these unkind comments without knowing it. I am probably more guilty than most, but from reading your post and Patricia's, I am more determined to listen, and validate than to spew out theodicies. (I'll have to find a hiding spot for my machine)
So what's the take-home lesson? Perhaps you, and others, can give some guidance about what you would like to hear, or what some people have said that you have appreciated. When I've had friends tell me about their very difficult trials, I am sometimes speechless, and totally say the wrong thing because I don't know the right thing. I know that listening is the best answer, but sometimes I think I have to say something, anything, to help them feel better.
Perhaps that's the problem. Maybe I think I can make them feel better when I really can't. So I shouldn't try.
Anyway, thanks for the great post. (I was going to apologize for the lengthy comment, but I'm trying to boost my average comment length numbers for next year's 'Nacle Numbers data)
I really enjoyed watching you develop your thoughts 1-4, and — once I stopped trying to figure out which bishops they were and whether or not I know them — I was especially happy to see you go the "what have I said to other people" route. It's so easy to fall into the well-meaning but insensitive comment trap. It terrifies me to the point where I usually say nothing in those situations, and run the risk of coming accross as cold and insensitive. Maybe you can also help me understand how to not be so paralyzed by that fear.
And of course I also loved the theodicy machine anaology, although I have always considered them more portable than that — more like little factories that we carry around in our jeans.
Eve, now that I think about it more, the theodicy machine sounds like something social psychologists call "just world" thinking. It works just as you described. I see some Bad Thing happen to someone near me. I worry that such a Bad Thing might happen to me. To comfort myself, I reason out a way in which the Bad Thing must have been brought on by the person's bad choices, choices which, needless to say, I would never make. Therefore, I can pat myself on the back and feel safe: no Bad Things will befall me!
Jessawhy, your stats are looking good, but you'll have to keep this up for eight more months to be next year's 'nacle numbers comment length champion.
the machine in the garage imagery works for me too. good one!
I picture these theodicy machines in our brains–totally portable–looking like Shel Silverstein's Homework Machine.
I have often wished a red flag popped up when I said something offensive just as it does when I hear something offensive. I guess I should really wish the red flag popped up when I merely thought it but before I said it.
This is a beautifully introspective post, and to me, it represents what I believe Christianity is. Sure, people are insensitive sometimes, but when we realize that we are, too, and it's not just everybody out there being mean to me, but that I am that someone to other people as well sometimes, only then can we figure out how to be Christians.
Wonderful post, Eve.
ESO, if you ever get that red flag working, please let me know how you did it.
Very good Eve, a post I could afford to read often.
Eve, wonderfully thought and beautiflly expressed, thank you.
Ziff #2, the Mormon theodicy machine I think is more wheat grinder than lawn mower…
and then receiving the distinct impression that I needed to start my doctorate. The serenity in my own choice that revelation gave me made my bishops' remarks irrelevant
Indeed. It is that sort of revelation that kept my wife going through graduate school. I still cringe when I look back at just how hard it was.
There's so much of each other we just don't know, so little of the underlying complexities may appear in others' visible acts. Or as the Indigo Girls put it so memorably, I've got to learn to respect what I don't understand–and remember that when it comes to other people, I have to take it as axiomatic that any understanding I have is partial and will always be. Other people are no less than a sacred mystery.
I'm glad I logged on today at lunch. That was worth reading.
There's so much of each other we just don't know, so little of the underlying complexities may appear in others' visible acts. . . . remember that when it comes to other people, I have to take it as axiomatic that any understanding I have is partial and will always be. Other people are no less than a sacred mystery.
This is interesting, Eve, and I almost certain agree with you. In many ways, it is presumptuous to say "I understand" to anybody. And yet, I also hope that there are some experiences which reinforce our common humanity. There are times when I have considered myself to be unique, but upon reflection was forced to conclude that my experience was simply part of martality. I just don't know.
My own view on this subject is colored by having experienced some of the more difficult things that people tend to shy away from. People have a hard time thinking about going through those things, and I understand that.
We had lots of experience with all sorts of comments. It was hard to hide what our family was going through, sometimes. And I completely agree that many people wanted to help fix things or try to come up with a logical reason why this was happening to us – thus also creating a reason why it couldn't happen to them (though they may not have realized they were doing that). I also understand the need to do that.
I do believe people can understand basic emotion. They know what fear feels like. They know what it feels like to feel sad, overwhelmed, thankful, determined – the list goes on. The key is finding when they were sad or fearful and the Lord helped give them strength to face it. Then they understand, at least enough. Even if they don't understand the experience.
Notice I didn't say specifically what we went through It sometimes takes a bit more for me to reveal that now. Simply because I also don't wish to always be wearing my trials on my sleeve so to speak. Maybe that reveals more than I'd like
I just wish that the fact that I had those experience were a guarantee that I would always pause a second or two before speaking so everything I say would always be the way I meant to say it.
it is the nature of life that tragedy rarely comes with a clear theological explanation (and even more rarely are theological explanations revealed to the neighbors; strangely enough God seems to reveal the meaning of experiences to those whose experiences they are). And so we ourselves cruelly devise explanations of others' tragedies in order to keep ourselves safe from them.
Indeed. I've seen a lot of that, I'm not sure it was really a fertility rant so much as a good discussion of how people react to trial and affliction by increasing it for others.
loved the post Eve, but before I had anything soul-alteringly hard happen to me, I kept my theodicy machine in the craft room, so my theodicies I made for others would be perfectly pretty and embellished and thematic for the occasion. Not until I began receiving such theodicies did I realize that no matter how great they appear on the surface, they are far less comforting than a heart felt hug
I learned from a great parenting teacher that God speaks in the pause between when we receive data and when we react. Like Mommom I hope I can embrace the pause more.
And having been through my own trials and struggles, some universally horrific and others too embarrassing to share because of how silly they are, I am trying to remember that there is a story behind every face and action – I wish I could wear my story on my sleeve so people would know the "oh, that's why she . . . " for my crazy or annoying behavior.
I have a friend who at first just seemed petty to me because she was very wrapped up in what was "fair" – she would complain that everyone chipped in different amounts for the teachers gift but then they still all got to sign the card, etc, etc. I felt like it was negative and annoying, but really liked her despite it. About 6 months into our relationship, I found out her mother had long before died of breast cancer and her reaction was how unfair she felt it was that she did not have a mother for crucial moments of her life. Knowing this, I am so much more tolerant and understanding of her motives and I no longer find it annoying. Imagine how much better we would treat each other if we knew "the story" about everyone, or if we didn't, we silently made up a good one in its place.
Thanks Eve for reminding me that everyone is a sacred mystery.
Thanks for the many kind words and thoughtful observations on this long, loooong post.
I'm glad many of you liked the theodicy machine. Personally I imagine each theodicy machine is as unique as its owner–mine is modeled on the printing press, although Ziff's lawnmower and blender parts and KLC's wheat grinder parts and ESO's homework machine suggest the inevitable invention of the manly Theodicy 2.0: Job's Comforters, with fifteen speeds and optional GA quote and scripture inserters. I also very much like mel's suggestion that some Relief Society theodicy machines are kept in the craft room so that the products can be thematically coordinated to season and tragedy.
Glenn's going to invent the Theodicy software that will allow it to be carried about on a PDA
And I loved Mel's story about her friend who got irritated about petty things after her mother's death. I sometimes imagine that's how God sees things, beneath all the grumpy, petty, crazy, annoying behavior that we all sometimes indulge in there's always a story. At least that's how I try to imagine it.
I wish I could wear my story on my sleeve so people would know the "oh, that's why she . . . " for my crazy or annoying behavior.
Me too.
Mommom said,
I just wish that the fact that I had those experience were a guarantee that I would always pause a second or two before speaking so everything I say would always be the way I meant to say it.
Me too on that one as well. I think that's the difficult gap between self and other I'm trying to bridge here–so I know what it's like to be on the receiving end of the theodicy machine's outputs on some issues; how can I translate that into not pointing my own theodicy machine at other people on other issues I haven't personally experienced?
And that's where Mark's comment comes in.
In many ways, it is presumptuous to say "I understand" to anybody. And yet, I also hope that there are some experiences which reinforce our common humanity.
I wonder about this tension as well; in what sense precisely are our experiences unique, and in what sense they are also part of our common inheritance as fallen human beings. I guess the answer is always both. But you make an excellent point: without that commonality to our experiences we wouldn't be able to feel for each other in any sense at all.
Ethesis, thanks for your always kind words. It's comforting to hear about your wife's similar experience going through graduate school. Thanks as well to KLC, ESO, Jacob J, cchrissyy, Glenn, and Zillah for stopping by. Steve, yep, definitely, I'd love to compare notes.
jesswhy, I'm glad you liked the post, although I should probably point you to an embarrassing past exchange or two so that you can see how unheroic my blogging sometimes is.
You pose an excellent question, one I've thought about off and on for years without coming to any good conclusions.
So what's the take-home lesson? Perhaps you, and others, can give some guidance about what you would like to hear, or what some people have said that you have appreciated. When I've had friends tell me about their very difficult trials, I am sometimes speechless, and totally say the wrong thing because I don't know the right thing. I know that listening is the best answer, but sometimes I think I have to say something, anything, to help them feel better.
Perhaps that's the problem. Maybe I think I can make them feel better when I really can't. So I shouldn't try.
To some extent we're all bound by ourselves, our own frames of reference and desires. Personally I don't tend to like advice or explanations; I prefer listening and attempts to understand. But something else I've sometimes wondered when people do provide advice or explanations is that perhaps that's the kind of thing they themselves would want in such circumstances. IN some ways the only answer to such dilemmas is the time and effort and commitment of investing in long-term relationships with people so that we come to know them and their needs.
But I think your final point about simply giving people space to feel sorrow is crucial. Sometimes when I've felt really bad, particularly at church I've found that people can't allow that; they want to fix things, make them better, when I simply want the reality and difficulty of the problem to be acknowledged. I don't expect anyone at church or anywhere else to fix my problems; they're my problems, and some of them are up to me to fix, and some of them simply have to be endured. I think the culture is changing, but for some people the acknowledgment of sorrow and intractable difficulty is already a sign of defeat, and so they tend to get very anxious when confronted with difficulty and get out their theodicy machines to console themselves in my presence.
The really hard part, though, is resisting the temptation to do the same myself, or trying to understand when I myself have been less than compassionate and charitable or more worried about managing my own feelings than about actually extending myself to someone else.
Your questions are excellent, and those are the best answers I can muster. But I think working out how to love one another as the gospel requires is a lifelong process, and we all make many, many missteps. Learning to overlook one another's missteps and developing the moral imagination to posit a story behind the annoying act is also part of that.
Like ESO and Ann I'd like a red flag that alerts me when I'm about to say something insensitive. In fact, I'd like to be able to exchange my theodicy machine for a red flag.
Just a couple of other things.
jessawhy's story about her home teacher attributing her liberal political ideas to her youth and rebellion; yeah, I've had that experience as well. My family tend to be Democrats, while my husband's tend to be Republicans. My bother- and sister-in-law once told us we were Democrats only because we were students, and once we graduated and entered the "real world" we'd get over it.
As we've discussed around here before, (http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2007/12/29/the-stages-of-faith/),
we all have a tendency to posit ourselves and our current conclusions about the world as the endpoint of others' spiritual, emotional, and political trajectories and to see others as merely less well developed versions of ourselves. I think that accepting the sacred mystery of others involves resisting such notions.
Kaimi, are the herbs chocolate-covered? That's how I know that foods are true. If they have chocolate in them, they are true.
And a couple more things.
Thanks to Ziff for the comparison to just world theory; it's a very apt one. I think religious contexts are (for obvious reasons) particularly fertile grounds.
Glenn, one of the bishops you definitely didn't know; he was a great guy, actually, extremely kind and thoughtful, just very conservative on gender roles. The other, who was our bishop when we were in a different ward but the same stake as your family, you might have known. I had a harder time with him. In the same conversation in which he told me it was pointless to return to school he also told my husband and me that he thought we ought to have a baby that year. We looked at each other and said, "That would be nice!" But it went completely over his head.
I know the primary focus of this post wasn't infertility, but I just had to tell you how much I identified with what you had to say. I could write a book of all the inane things people have said to me. We did 1 round of IVF (3 viable eggs, 2 embryos, no pregnancy) and I had to have a hysterectomy about 18 months later. I remember one of my best friends, a week or two after the results of the IVF pregnancy test, asking me if it was like if she had a miscarriage. I bit my lip and didn't tell her that yes, it was like if she had a miscarriage after 12 years of trying and paying thousands of dollars for that miscarriage. And then there are all the people who want to know why we "don't just adopt," as if it were (a) that easy and (b) any of their business.
And I know they mean well, but they can't know what's right for me and my husband and what the Lord has intended for us.
Faith, I'm sorry to hear about what you've been through. Your experience sounds unbelievably painful. Frankly, I think it dwarfs mine.
One of the reasons I haven't wanted to do IVF is that I don't know if I could bear it if it didn't work; I don't think I could stand to get my hopes elevated and then crushed in that way.
One of these days some of us should put our heads together and write a book on infertility–in fact, come to think of it, I think Janet of FMH has (or at one point had) such a project underway.
Seriously, the book needs to be written. Something along the lines of 'helping those struggling with infertility' in which the title will fool the nosy into buying it and hopefully read it to discover they should probably say a lot less, even if it is out of love.
I've found that something that really comforts me in infertility is the opportunities I have to interact with other people's children. When we go over to visit my brother-in-law, I'm the one that plays with the kids. When I go over to family reunions, I like to play with the kids. I loved it when my bishop asked me to stay overnight and babysit his family while he and his wife were gone on an outing. I love my cub scout calling. I loved my primary pianist calling.
I get people asking me every once in a while why we don't have children. They come out with all those theories about why I don't have them yet. I think the thing about those theories is that none of them really help me deal with it. What helps me deal with it is when I start asking myself, "What am I supposed to learn from this?" and "What are the best things that I can do with my life, since I can't have kids?"
When I look back at my seven years of childless marriage, I feel that my greatest accomplishment that came out of that was that I wrote a book "Isaiah Insights to Teenage Temptations" (which is now posted online here… http://scriptorium-blogorium.freehostia.com/Site/Preface.html) and the spiritual growth and change that came out of that writing process has made a huge difference in my life! I don't know that I would have been able to do that at all if I had little munchkins running around.
Someday when I'm resurrected I will be able to have lots of children, but in the meantime, I think that if people invited me over to play with their kids, that would be more comforting than any theory they could offer.


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In elementary algebra, FOIL is a mnemonic for the standard method of multiplying two binomials—hence the method may be referred to as the FOIL method. The word FOIL is an acronym for the four terms of the product:
The general form is:
Note that is both a "first" term and an "outer" term; is both a "last" and "inner" term, and so forth. The order of the four terms in the sum is not important, and need not match the order of the letters in the word FOIL.
The FOIL method is a special case of a more general method for multiplying algebraic expressions using the distributive law. The word FOIL was originally intended solely as a mnemonic for high-school students learning algebra, but many students and educators in the United States now use the word "foil" as a verb meaning "to expand the product of two binomials".[citation needed] This neologism has not gained widespread acceptance in the mathematical community.[citation needed]
The FOIL method is most commonly used to multiply linear binomials. For example,
If either binomial involves subtraction, the corresponding terms must be negated. For example,
The FOIL method is equivalent to a two-step process involving the distributive law:
In the first step, the is distributed over the addition in first binomial. In the second step, the distributive law is used to simplify each of the two terms. Note that this process involves a total of three applications of the distributive property.
The FOIL rule converts a product of two binomials into a sum of four (or fewer, if like terms are then combined) monomials. The reverse process is called factoring or factorization. In particular, if the proof above is read in reverse it illustrates the technique called factoring by grouping.
A visual memory tool can replace the FOIL mnemonic for a pair of polynomials with any number of terms. Make a table with the terms of the first polynomial on the left edge and the terms of the second on the top edge, then fill in the table with products. The table equivalent to the FOIL rule looks like this.
In the case that these are polynomials, the terms of a given degree are found by adding along the antidiagonals
To multiply (a+b+c)(w+x+y+z), the table would be as follows.
The sum of the table entries is the product of the polynomials. Thus
Similarly, to multiply one writes the same table
and sums along antidiagonals:
The FOIL rule cannot be directly applied to expanding products with more than two multiplicands, or multiplicands with more than two summands. However, applying the associative law and recursive foiling allows one to expand such products. For instance,
Alternate methods based on distributing forgo the use of the FOIL rule, but may be easier to remember and apply. For example,

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For a foreign company three modes of setting up business in India are available, these are
Liaison Office – This kind of office is setup wherein only liaison / Marketing work is undertaken by the entity in India and all transactions whether related to Sale/ Purchase/ Provision of any services and even receipts and payment of money is undertaken directly by the parent company. Liaison office is not authorized to undertake any type of commercial activity accept liaison.
Foreign Branch Office – This kind of office setup is one step ahead of Liaison Office. In this type of setup trading transactions i.e. sale / purchase of goods and provision of services is allowed directly by the Foreign Branch Office itself but there are restrictions with regard to manufacturing and providing training.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary – This type of setup is allowed to undertake all kinds of commercial transaction.
After deciding on the mode for setting up business in India as mentioned above necessary permission of either the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) or Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is required. In most of the activities 100% foreign equity participation is allowed on automatic route, in such cases there is no requirement for permission. For others permission is required from either FIPB or RBI before registration.
After obtaining permission of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) or Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) company / branch office / liaison office is required to be registered with the Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act also. This finishes the process of incorporation of an organisation in India.
Foreign Branch Office as well as Wholly Owned Subsidiary are allowed to work subject to general or specific restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) or Foreign Inward Promotion Board (FIPB). They are required to file necessary returns with various taxation and legal authorities as a separate entity from its parent.
Liaison Office Vs Branch Office Vs Wholly Owned Subsidiary – Pros and Cons
1. Setting Up
A wholly owned subsidiary is easier to setup than a liaison / branch office and does not require RBI approval. Whereas, A Liaison / Branch Office requires prior approval of RBI and it takes around 1-6 months for formation.
2. Cost Involved
Setting up a wholly owned subsidiary costs less than setting up a branch / liaison office in India.
3. Tax Liability
Income Tax liability of Branch Office is higher than that of a wholly owned subsidiary. A Liaison Office is not chargeable to tax. The rates of income tax for branch office are
Income Tax 40% of total income
Surcharge 2.5% of income tax if total income tax exceeds INR1,00,00,000/-
Education Cess@3% of Income tax and surcharge (if any).
Income Tax Rates for Wholly Owned Subsidiary are:
Income Tax 30% of total income
Surcharge 10% of income tax if total income tax exceeds INR1,00,00,000/-
Education Cess@3% of Income tax and surcharge (if any).
Further, in case of wholly owned subsidiary Dividend Distribution Tax @15% is applicable in case of remittance/repatriation of profits as dividend.
4. Closure
Liaison / Branch office is easier to close as compared to wholly owned subsidiary. A wholly owned company has to undertake liquidation proceedings as described under the Companies Act or has to be closed under the Fast Track Closure Scheme.
Legal Compliances in India
Liaison Office, Branch office and WOS (wholly owned subsidiary) are required to comply with various other legal compliance for working in India. A brief details of the same are given below
Income Tax Compliance
- Annual Income Tax returns
- Advance Tax calculation and deposit (Not Applicable to Liaison Office)
- Quarterly Tax Deducted at Source Compliance (Not Applicable to Liaison Office)
Sales Tax Compliance (In case of sale of goods) (Not Applicable to Liaison Office)
- Periodical returns
- statutory forms
- compliance with various provisions
Service Tax Compliance (in case of provision of taxable service) (Not Applicable to Liaison Office)
- Periodical returns
- compliance with various provisions
- periodical calculation and deposit of taxes
Registrar of Companies Compliance
- Annual Statutory Audit
- Filing of Annual Returns
- Filing of forms for various changes to company / branch office
Labour Laws Compliance
- Mainly two laws Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance
- Periodical returns and compliance with provisions of the laws
- maintenance of prescribed records
The above list is not exhaustive, and various other laws may be applicable depending on the actual working of the company.
As everybody is aware the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) portal which is used for filing all compliance forms with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) was in non working condition recently due to change of service provider for the portal. The portal is now working satisfactorily with some minor glitches here and there. The Ministry has also informed regarding the same.
Now, the stakeholders can file the necessary compliance and other documents with ROC. The MCA has also decided to provide relief to companies who were unable to file documents during the non-working period of online portal on a case to case basis.
The portal is running smooth for users but in the backend the process seems to be taking very long. I filed a Form 1A for Name Approval of a company on 20th February and even after more than 7 days there is no update on the same and the status is showing as "Assigned" for the last 6 days. I am sorry to say that the MCA Portal is in a very bad state as of now and is reminding me of the earlier ROC where all the things happened on Snail Pace. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs officials have at this time done a major bungling and even after more than one month are unable to run the portal and backend smoothly which is causing lots of heartburn for its users and businesses.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its General Circular No. 14/2012 dated June 21,2012 has levied fees for filing forms on MCA portal, which were till now being filed for free of cost. The effective date of circular is July 22nd, 2012. The forms which are under the domain of this Circular are as follows:
A. Form 1 of Investor Education Protection Fund Rule (Awareness and Protection of investors) Rules, 2001
Every company which is required by the Companies Act, 1956 to credit to Investor Education and Protection Fund any amount as per the relevant section of the Act, has to file a statement of amounts credited to the Fund in this form.
Earlier, the form was filed free of cost, but now it has to be filed with the concerned Registrar of Companies through MCA 21, as per the fees mentioned in Schedule X of the Companies Act, 1956.
B. Form 23B
Every statutory auditor appointed by the company in the Annual General Meeting under section 224(1) of the Companies Act, 1956 in this form has to intimate whether he has accepted the appointment or not to the concerned Registrar of Companies, , within 30 days of the intimation received from the company by the auditor.
Earlier, the form was filed free of cost, but now it has to be filed through MCA 21, as per the fees mentioned in Schedule X of the Companies Act, 1956
C. Form 24A
This form is filed by the company under different sections of the Act for many purposes mentioned here under.
Rectification of name of a company under Section 22 of the Companies Act, 1956
Application for issue of license under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956
Appointment of auditor by Central Government, when no auditor is appointed or reappointed at AGM under Section 224(3) of the Companies Act, 1956
Removal of auditor of the Company under Section 224(7) of the Companies Act, 1956
Approval for entering into contract of sale, purchase, supply of goods, materials and services and for underwriting of shares or debentures with related parties under Section 297 of the Companies Act,1956
Earlier, fees was paid for purposes mentioned at (a), (b) and (e) as per Companies (Fee on Application) Rules, 1999 and not in cases mentioned at points (c) and (d), but now fees also has to be paid as per the Rules on these purposes also.
D. Form 36
This form is filed by receiver or manager for filing the abstract of receipts and payments, pursuant to section 424 read with 421 and also pursuant to section 600 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Earlier, the form was filed free of cost, but now, the form has to be filed with fees prescribed in Schedule X of the Companies Act, 1956.
E. Form 61
This form is filed by the company, making an application to concerned Registrar of Companies for the following purposes:
Extension of period of Annual General Meeting under section 166(1) of the Companies Act,1956
Extending of financial year beyond 18 months under section 210(4) of the Companies Act,1956
Filing of Scheme of Amalgamation and reconstruction of companies under section 394 of the Companies Act,1956
Declaring a Company as defunct company under section 560 of the Companies Act,1956
Compounding of offences under section 621A of the Companies Act,1956
Earlier, companies could file this form for any of the aforementioned purposes, without any fees, but now fees has to be paid as per Companies (Fee on Application) Rules, 1999
F. Form 62
This form, if being filed for filing Form 154, Form 157 and Form 158 of the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959, will now attract fees as per Schedule X of the Companies Act, 1956
G. Form 65
The company is required to file this form, making an application to the Central Government for the following purposes
Application pursuant to rule 2 of the Companies (application for extension of time or exemption under subsection (8) of section 58A) Rules, 1979
Now the form may be filed as per Companies (Fee on Application) Rules, 1999
Others- To submit any application or document with Central Government, where no other form has been prescribed
The form, now may be filed as per Companies (Fee on Application) Rules, 1999
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the due date for filing of Annual Financial Statement i.e. Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account for the Financial Year commencing on or after 1st April, 2011 to 15th December, 2012. For more look at circular attached below:
This year New Schedule VI has been made applicable on companies to prepare its financial statements. The ROC is in the process of finalising new Form 23AC & 23ACA incorporating the changes. In view of the same non-xbrl companies are permitted to file Annual Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account in Form 23AC & 23ACA without any additional fees or penalty by 15th September, 2012 if the due date of filing is before 15th September. After 15th September the normal rules will apply. The text of the notification is provided below for your reference.
General Circular No 21/2012
File No. 17/160/2012-CL-V; Government of India; Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Dated02/08/2012
All the Regional Directors, All the Registrar of Companies
Sub: Filling of Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account by Companies in Non- XBRL for accounting year commencing on or after 01.04.2011.
Notification no. S.O-447 (E) dated 28.02.2011 on revised schedule VI is effective from 1st April 2011. The current year filing is based on revised schedule VI is due for filing. The revised form 23AC & ACA is under finalization and will be notified shortly on the MCA website.
All companies who are required to file non XBRL eform 23AC & ACA as per revised schedule VI be allowed to file their financial statement without any additional fee/penalty upto 15th September 2012 or within 30 days from the date of their AGM, whichever is later.
Sanjay Kumar Gupta
(Deputy Director)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has decided to defer levying of fees on filing of Form 23B for Auditor's Appointment till 12th August, 2012. So all those companies who have not filed Form 23B intimating ROC of the Auditor's Appointment for any previous year are advised to file the Form 23B before 12th August, 2012 to avoid levying of fees. The text of the circular is enclosed for your reference.
General Circular No. 22/2012
F.No. 17/187/2011 – CL.V ; Government of India; Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Dated the 3rd Aug, 2012
All Regional Directors, All Registrar of Companies, All Stakeholders.
Sub : Imposing fees on certain e-forms filed with ROC, RD or MCA(HQ) under MCA-21 where at present no fee is prescribed.
I am directed to refer to the Ministry's General Circular no. 14/2012 dated 21st June 2012 & General Circular no. 19/2012 dated 27th July 2012 and to say that fees on Form 23B (Information by statutory auditor to the Registrar) has been further deferred for one week and shall now be applicable from 12th August, 2012.
Yours faithfully,
(Sanjay Shorey)
Joint Director
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs have decided to levy additional fees in delay in filing of Form 23C -Application to the Central Government for Appointment of Cost Auditor. The additional fees will range from two times of normal fees to 9 times of normal fees on delay of more than 90 days. Companies which are required to file form 23C are advised to file the form within time to avoid paying additional fees. The text of notification is provided below for your reference.
EXTRAORDINARY PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
NEW DELHI, the 7th August, 2012
G.S.R. 617(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 642, read with sub-section (2) of section 637A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby amends the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs (Department of Company Affairs) number G.S.R. 501(E), dated the 6th July, 1999 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 6th July, 1999, namely:-
2. In the said notification, after sub-rule (3), and Table-III, the following sub-rule (4) and Table-IV shall be inserted, namely:-
"(4) In case of delays in filing applications with the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 233B of the said Act, the fee as specified in the Table-IV below shall be applicable:
Table – IV
|Period of Delay
|Fee Payable with the Application
|Upto 30 days
|Two times of normal fee
|More than 30 days and upto 60 days
|Four times of normal fee
|More than 60 days and upto 90 days
|Six times of normal fee
|More than 90 days
|Nine times of normal fee
Note: Normal fee means the fee as given in the Table-I above."
[File No. 52/5/CAB-2011]
Adviser (Cost)
Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary
Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 501(E), dated the 6th July, 1999,
As most people are aware the MCA Portal which is used to file documents with Registrar of Companies (ROC) was not working due to technical issue arising from change in service provider since 17th January, 2013. The MCA has decided to waive of additional fees and extend due date for documents which could not be filed due to technical issues with the MCA portal. However, the decision to waive fees will be taken on case to case basis by the ROC / RD.
In our opinion, waiving of Additional Fee / Extension of Due Date should have been done on automatic basis by declaring the period in which MCA portal was not working as "Zero Period". The decision by MCA to give relief on case to case basis will only increase the compliance requirements by the companies as well as additional work load with the ROC / RD as the companies which could not file forms in time will file separate application for relief (as opposed to automatic abatement) and the ROC/ RD would have to provide relief on case to case basis, which will increase the workload and increase the queue with the ROC Department.
We are providing below the text of the circular for your reference.
Circular No.. L./2013
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
5th Floor, 'A' wing, Shastri Bhawan
Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi-110 001
Dated the: 8th February, 2013
All Regional Directors,
All Registrars of Companies,
All Official Liquidators,
All Stakeholders.
Sub:-Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date in filing of various forms with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs-reg.
I am directed to inform you that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to extend the last date of filing and to relax the additional fees applicable on forms as per the provisions of Companies Act read with rules made there-under, which have been ought to be filed post transition of MCA 21 w.e.f. 17.01.2013, but could not be filed due to technical issues in MCA-21 system.
2. It is hereby clarified that the following relaxation shall be considered by the Regional Director/ Registrar of Companies on case to case basis while allowing for relaxation of fees or extension of last date with regard to forms to be filed by the stakeholders wherein :
(i) Last date of filing for Forms where the due date is falling on or after 17th January, 2013 is without charging additional fee.
(ii) All the documents which have been expired on or after 17th January due to non-submission/re-submission PUCL may be restored back.
(iii) All the cases related to filing of court orders/ competent authority where the due date/date of filing was falling on or after 17th January is extended without payment of additional fees.
(iv) Name availability expired due to non-submission of incorporation documents will be made available for filing of the same.
(v) In case of charge documents the due date will be extended by Regional Director on case to case basis where the due date of filing was falling on or after 17/01/2013 and could not be filed. S
(vi) The due date in above cases is hereby extended till 28/02/2013.
3. The Regional Director/ Registrar of Companies will examine the request on case to case basis upon receipt of request from the stakeholders for allowing the relaxation without levying the additional fee.
4. The process of extending date will be as under:-
a. Company/ professional will make request by e-mail/post with RD/ROC alongwith the supporting documents if, any;
b. RD/ROC will raise ticket on service desk immediately after examining the application;
c. The team of operator will resolve the ticket as per the request of RD/ROC. A system generated mail will be sent to RD/ROC and user will be informed accordingly;
d. User should file the documents within the time given in the email.
5. The Regional Director/ Registrar of Companies is authorized to allow such extension of time for filing form/alongwith necessary document. The RD/ROC will raise ticket in the service desk for allowing such extension of time for filing forms.
6. The stakeholders who are able to file the documents on or after 17/01/2013 till the date of this circular are not eligible for any fees relaxation or extension of last dates. Further they are not entitled for any refund.
Yours faithfully,
(Sanjay Kumar Gupta)
Deputy Director
Copy to:-
1. All Concerned
2. PS to CAM, PS to MOS.
3. PPS to Secretary, Special Secretary, PS to Joint Secretaries.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing Annual Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account in XBRL format till 28th February. The relevant circular is enclosed below for your reference.
General Circular No: 05/2013
No. 17/ 161 /2012-CL-V
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
5th Floor, "A" Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi-110001
Dated 12/02/2013
All the Regional Directors,
All the Registrar of Companies.
Sub: -Filing of Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account in extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) mode for the financial year commencing on or after 01.04.2011.
In continuation of the Ministry's General Circular Nos: 16/2012 dated 06.07.2012, 34/2012 dated 25.10.2012, 39/2012 dated 12.12.2012 and 01/2013 on the subject cited above, it is stated that the time limit to file the financial statements in the XBRL mode without any additional fee/penalty has been extended up to 28th February 2013 or within 30 days from the due date of AGM of the company, whichever is later.
All other terms and conditions of the General Circular No.16/2012 dated 06.07.2012 will remain the same.
Yours faithfully,
(Sanjay Kumar Gupta)
Deputy Director
Copy to:
1. All Stakeholders, ICAI, ICSI, ICAI-CMA, Chambers of Commerce
2. PS to MoS (CA)
3. Senior PPS to Secretary
4. PPS to Additional Secretary
5. PS to JS (R), JS (M)


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|Program Type:
|USF Sponsored
|Level of Study:
|Graduate, Undergraduate
|Open to:
|Active USF Student, Degree Seeking USF Student
|Credit Offered:
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India ISM
Summer 2015
- Program Overview
- Location
- Host Institution
- Academic Program and Course Information
- Faculty
- Program Costs
- Living Arrangements
- Who Can Participate?
- How to Apply
- How and When to Pay
- Getting There
- Medical Insurance and Travel Documentation
- Health & Safety
- Financial Aid and Scholarship Funding
- Cancellation & Refund Policies
- Special Terms
- Contacts for More Information
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Program Overview
This program offers an unparalleled opportunity for students to gain cutting-edge information systems courses in one of the world's most vibrant and fascinating cultures. India has experienced meteoric economic growth over the past decade, and it is predicted that by 2050, it will have the third largest economy in the world. India is also considered to be among the leaders in providing information technology services and innovation. The 3-week intensive IT Summer School will be conducted in Mysore, India at the training and education facilities of one of the world's IT industry giants: INFOSYS. INFOSYS has recently been ranked as the most admired company in India according to a recent survey.
A previous program participant had this to say about the program:
Going to India was the most amazing experience of my life . . . I will treasure the moments forever. The educational experience was paramount. I am going to practice and apply the methods I've learned in Software Engineering to other areas of IT.
Please watch our YouTube video based on the 2010 program.
Mysore (Mysuru) is the second largest city in the state of Karnataka in the Southern part of India, and close to Bangalore – India's technology hub. It is the former capital of the Mysore Maharajas and is a beautiful, colorful and fragrant city filled with palaces, sacred temples and gardens. Students will engage in a very intensive academic program from Monday - Thursday with weekend visits to the region's unique and breathtaking historical palaces and sites around Agra, New Delhi, Bangalore and Mysore, including a visit to "Taj Mahal," one of the wonders of the world.
Host Institution
The courses and accommodations for the program will be at the Infosys campus which is an entirely self-sufficient compound providing accommodations, classroom, cafeteria and shopping facilities. Alcohol is totally prohibited on the INFOSYS campus.
Academic Program and Course Information
The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students who have completed course work or have relevant work experience in System Analysis and Design, and Object Oriented Programming.
- ISM 6930: Software Engineering (Graduate) / ISM 4930: Software Engineering (Undergrad)
*Pre-requisites for participating in this program are ISM3113: System Analysis & Design and ISM 3232: Business Application Development or equivalent course work/work experience
Students should be prepared to have several meetings and/or on-line course assignments and instruction prior to the beginning of the program in India. The University of South Florida accepted 3 hours of undergraduate credit for the undergraduate software engineering course taught by the INFOSYS instructor of record credentialed by USF. The University of South Florida accepted 3 hours of graduate credit for the graduate software engineering course taught by the INFOSYS instructor of record credentialed by USF.
Students will undertake intensive course work four days a week (generally 9:00AM-12:30PM, and then again from 1:30PM-4:30PM). On Wednesday afternoons, students will finish classes earlier for visits in and around Mysore. Weekend excursions and site-visits will run from Friday-Sunday. Students should expect evening assignments during the week.
All courses will be held at the Infosys facilities at Mysore.Credit Type
Students enrolled in this program will be enrolled in direct USF credit.
Program Costs
Fees for the Summer 2015 program: TBA
The cost includes:
- Mandatory Pre-departure Sessions
- 3 USF credits
- Accommodations at Infosys campus, and Double Occupancy Accommodations during weekend trips
- Excursions to areas of interest (e.g. N Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal), etc)
- Emergency Insurance
- Meals during weekend excursions
The cost does NOT include:
- Passport Fees ($165)
- Entry Visa to India ($165-subject to change)
- Vaccinations/malarial prophylaxis
- International Airfare ($1,500-1,800)
- Weekday Meals ($4.00-$10.00 per day)
- Personal Spending (varies)
Living Arrangements
Students will be accommodated in single-occupancy rooms on the Mysore INFOSYS campus and double-occupancy rooms during weekend excursions.
Who Can Participate?
The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students who have completed course work or have relevant work experience in System Analysis and Design, and Object Oriented Programming.
How to Apply
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please note that you will also be required to submit the Medical Questionnaire, but this is not a condition of acceptance to the program. Program enrollment is limited, so early application is encouraged!
How and When to Pay
Please click here for further details regarding payment.
Getting There
You will be responsible for reserving and purchasing your international transportation to Bangalore, India, and on the way back, you should plan to fly out of New Delhi. It is strongly recommended that you purchase a ticket based on a recommended itinerary that will be provided to you as group travel is highly recommended. Please do not purchase your air ticket until you have received your visa for entry into India. Alternatively, you may purchase a ticket as long as you also purchase trip cancellation insurance that will completely refund the cost of the ticket should the program be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, or you are unable to receive your visa for entry to India.
Medical Insurance and Travel Documentation
USF provides program participants with sickness/accident and emergency medical evacuation insurance valid for the dates of the program. Please note that the USF insurance does not include trip cancellation coverage or travel insurance (theft of luggage, costs due to delays in travel time, etc.), pre-existing conditions or on-going medical treatment.
Those who plan to travel independently, either in advance of the program or after the program ends, must ensure that they have insurance coverage valid outside the U.S. If not provided through your domestic health insurance carrier, this can be purchased separately through CISI or through another agency. The USF Card Center sells the International Student ID (ISIC) card which has a health insurance benefit in addition to providing student discounts overseas. For information, call the Card Center at (813) 974-2357 or visit the office located in the Marshall Center on the USF Tampa campus.
In addition to a valid passport, a visa is required for travel to India. Passports must be valid for 6 months from the date of visa application. The Education Abroad Office will assist with obtaining the Indian visas for students in the program; students may also view requirements online.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Funding
The Information Systems & Decision Sciences Department and the College of Business will jointly offer up to 12 scholarships at $1500 will be available to CoB (Tampa) students who sign up for this program subject to the following conditions:
- Students should be admitted to a degree program in the college of business (BS, MS etc.) in Tampa.
- Undergraduate students should have a minimum overall GPA of 2.75
- Graduate students should have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Students should meet the program prerequisites by July 19, 2014
To apply for the ISM scholarship, students must send an email to Professor Balaji Padmanabhan firstname.lastname@example.com. Emails should contain your name, U number and degree program that you are pursuing. Requests for scholarships will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis subject to meeting the above-listed criteria. Requests for scholarships may be made from: TBA. Earlier applications will not be considered.
Please contact Pavla Ozkul or Jackie Nelson for the deadline date for the COB scholarships.
The Education Abroad Office offers Study Abroad Scholarships. These are partial scholarships awarded on a competitive basis to degree-seeking USF students. Please visit here for application information and deadlines.
Students who are eligible for loans and grants to take classes at USF may be able to use their assistance to study abroad. USF students should contact the University of South Florida Office of Financial Aid (813) 974-4700 or visit here for further information.
Safety & Health
Participant's safety and well-being are paramount to USF. Please click here for detailed country-specific safety and health information given in our Country Study Report. Make sure to read up on country-specific information on the U.S. Department of State and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites. Because of the added stresses associated with operating in a foreign culture and language, even the safest foreign locations are likely to carry more risk to your safety and health. For this reason it is vital that you learn as much about the places you will be traveling to; the more you are familiar with the host country's geography, culture and language, the safer you will be. All participants will be required to attend a general study abroad orientation as well as program-specific orientations. In addition to these sessions, you should consult the USF Safety Website as well as the websites listed below that provide useful information regarding your host country, and preparation for your international travel.
As with many places around the world, India has experienced terrorist attacks, most noticeably the luxury hotels in Mumbai November, 2008 which killed scores of people, plus 4 smaller incidents in 2008 (follow link below to US State Department website for more details). Crime in India is on the rise, but generally relates to petty theft and pick-pocketing.
The Infosys campus at Mysore is a gated and heavily-guarded compound and approximately four miles from the city center. Students and other visitors are carefully searched upon entry and exit – primarily to prevent theft from Infosys, as it is a site of technology development and research. The Infosys campus is self sufficient and safe. Participants do not need to step out of the campus as the Infosys campus provides many options for eating, recreation, as well as shopping. Eating options on campus include: Continental food, Chinese food, Pizza and Indian food. Daily food expenses (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) could vary from $4.00 to $10.00 depending on the eating option chosen on the campus.
In order to ensure personal safety, participants are advised not to step out of the Infosys campus alone, but to go out in a group.
Additional information will be provided to registered participants, but we encourage you to consult the following websites as soon as possible.
Health and Fitness Requirements
The majority of USF's study abroad programs involve a great deal of walking, and in some cases hiking and trekking. The USF/Infosys Program is a largely resident-based program. Nevertheless, students will be required to climb stairs, and walk a great deal on campus, and on cultural and other field trips. While Mysore is relatively pollution free, Bangalore, Agra, and N Delhi may be polluted. Participants having respiratory illness should consult their doctor before embarking on this trip. Participants should be prepared to drink only bottled water (with the seal intact) and eat only at hygienic restaurants and cafeterias.
Generally, the climate in India in summer is very hot and humid. Mysore, because of its location, is quite comfortable. On side trips to Agra and N Delhi, participants can expect very high and humid temperatures.
According to the CDC, visitors to India are recommended to take a malarial prophylaxis (preventive medicine against malaria) and to be vaccinated against Typhoid. Please consult with your physician and go to the Hillsborough County Travel clinic (see link below) at least 6 weeks prior to your departure.
If you have any concerns regarding your health (mental or physical), please consult your doctor, and the staff of Education Abroad prior to the program!
Travel & Health
• Travel Health Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Travel Health Information from the Food and Drug Administration
• Travel Health Information from the World Health Organization
Hillsborough County Health Department Travel Clinic Website
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Deposit (less $300 non-refundable administrative fee) will be refunded, only as recoverable from the host institution/providers of service. The purchase of trip cancellation insurance is strongly advised. If USF must cancel, all program fees will be refunded.
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The Newton Arts Association brought music alive to the audience's ears a week ago, kicking its 2014-15 arts series off with an organ concert. This week, music will come alive through visuals as the Covington Regional Ballet (CRB) Company performs its III: Contemporary Dance Repertory Show.
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Dr. Bruce Collins Cresson
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Dr. Bruce C. Cresson became the church's assistant pastor in October 1954 while Dr. Charles Maddry was pastor. Upon Dr. Maddry's resignation in 1957, he became pastor and served in that capacity until September 10, 1961. While pastor, he decided that the church needed a monthly newsletter. The newsletter's title was suggested by his wife, JoAnne. The newsletter listed all church activities and organization meetings for the upcoming month and contain news of general interest, records and notes from the Pastor's Desk. The newsletter continues to be called the Messenger. With the consent of the Church, he attended graduate school at Duke University eventually becoming a full-time student and earning a Ph.D.1 Subsequently, he resigned his position as pastor to pursue a teaching and research carrier in religious education. While pastor and attending graduate school, Cresson serve part-time as instructor in Old Testament at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (1957-58:1958-59) and part-time as an instructor in the Department of Religion at Duke University (1961).2
Cresson was born on October 27, 1930 and reared in Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC. He decided to go into the ministry at age 18 and was licensed to preach by Avenue Baptist Church. He entered Wake Forest College in 1948 and graduated in 1952 with a BA degree. While in college, he served as an assistant pastor at the First Baptist Church in Black Mountain, NC in the summer of 1951. After college, he entered the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forrest, NC in 1952, graduated with B.D. in 1955 and with a Th.M. in Old Testament Interpretation in 1956. He was ordained into the ministry by his home church in 1954 and served as an interim pastor of the Southport Baptist Church, Southport, NC before being called to serve as the assistant pastor, First Baptist Church, Hillsborough. He married Betty JoAnne Suddreth in 1955, became pastor of the Hillsborough Church in 1957, eventually resigning to pursue a fulltime Rockefeller Doctoral Fellowship leading to a Ph.D. from the Duke University Divinity School in 1964.2,3
From 1962 to 1966, Cresson served as instructor of Hebrew at Southeastern Seminary and instructor of Religion at Duke University. He then joined the faculty at Baylor University4 eventually becoming W.W. Melton Professor of Religion and continued there until his retirement in December 2000. While at Baylor, he held several directorships, was Dean of the University's School of Religion from 1984-1987. He spent 25 summers excavating in Israel while Director of archaeological excavations. Cresson has authored and coauthored many books, chapters and journal articles pertaining to the Old and New Testaments and archeological findings that provide insight into the culture of Palestine during Biblical times. He was honored by his peers in 2000 with the John Gammie Award, given annually to the outstanding scholar in the field of religious studies in the southwestern region of the United States. Baylor University has a scholarship named in his honor for his work as the founding director of University Scholars and founding director of Baylor's Phi Beta Kappa chapter. For several years, Cresson served as Baylor's Director of International Programs.5
He and JoAnne currently reside in Waco, Texas and are active in the Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. They have two grown children, Joanna Lynn and Bruce II.
- Minutes, 1962-66, from First Baptist Church, Hillsborough, NC Records 1853-2010.
- Lloyd, Pauline O., and Lloyd, Allen A. History of the Churches of Hillsborough, N.C.: Ca. 1766-1962. Hillsborough, NC: The Authors, 1963.
- Cresson Resigns at Hillsboro to Study (September 2, 1961). Biblical Recorder. p. 15; accessed at: http://recorder.zsr.wfu.edu/Default/Skins/WakeforestA/Client.asp?skin=WakeforestA&AppName=2&AW=1359222600685
- North Carolina Man Named Baylor Prof. (February 14, 1966). Baptist Press.Nashville, TN. p. 30. Accessed at: http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/2154,14-Feb-1966.pdf
- Transcript, Oral memoirs of Bruce Collins Cresson. Interviewed on February 7 & 14, 1986, by Rebecca M. Sharpless, Bayloror Institute for Oral History. Online: http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/buioh/id/2482
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‡ Daily Value not established.
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India take on Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Asia Cup 2014 on February 28, 2014 at Fatullah. Both teams started their Asia Cup campaign with victories. One one hand, India beat Bangladesh with Virat Kohli leading from the front by essaying a century. On the the other hand, Sri Lanka won against Pakistan in a close encounter by just 12 runs.
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