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Alice J. Bogert

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 11/30/2009
Expertise

I have taught English grammar to elementary school, high school, and college students for several years in addition to private tutoring for students struggling with writing assignments. I also teach adult writing classes for business professionals in the private sector as well as for various government agencies. I have edited manuscripts and other writings submitted by various authors for publication to magazines and journals

Experience in the area

I have studied English grammar for many years. While employed as a federal probation officer, I wrote hundreds of pre-sentence reports to assist federal judges in making fair and appropriate sentencing decisions. I've written short stories and poetry for publication, and I've helped write policy and procedure manuals for various government offices.

Organizations

National Association of Retired Federal Employees Writers Guild of America Professional Women's Assoc.

Publications

"Journal of Juvenile and Family Courts," 1978. "International Library of Poetry," 2003.

Education/Credentials

I have an M.A, Degree in Sociology, and I minored in English.

Awards and Honors

I received three meritorious quality step awards for excellence during my career as a federal probation officer. I was also a nominee for National Probation Officer of the Year in 1986. I am listed in the 1998 edition of "Who's Who in Professions."

Past/Present Clients

California County and State government Federal government Various School Districts Los Rio Community College District Readers' Digest

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 10.0
  • Clarity of Response 10.0
  • Timeliness 10.0
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 429
  • Volunteer Since 2006-07-03
  • Prestige Points 7810

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Recent Answers from Alice J. Bogert

2009-03-19 Wonder and ever made:

Hi Marcelo, I'm happy to decode the meanings for you. The writer is saying that when he first started trading, he did not do the things one is supposed to do to maximize success, like setting goals

2009-01-05 Please help edit this paper...:

Dear Katria, I am sorry. I misread your request and didn't realize you wanted the information you provided put into a letter for an EEOC claim. I apologized for giving you a response that wasn't helpful

2008-10-12 Essay/Speech on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Raw and Looking for Alibrandi:

Dear Jas, I don't do homework assignments. Your teacher gives those assignments to see how much you know, where your strengths and weaknesses lie. For me to make corrections, changes, would show your

2008-09-23 punctuation question:

Dear Maureen, The grammar rule says to use a comma before and/or after words or phrases that are NOT essential to the main idea of the sentence. In other words, if you use a comma before and/or after

2008-09-04 Grammatical question:

Hi Carol, There is no grammar rule that says one or the other name should go first. Traditionally, the man's name went first out of respect to him as head of household. However, in today's world,

 

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