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Aren Hoogerdijk ’21, from Perth, Australia, was able to draw some real-life application from the experience. “Detective O’Rourke reminded me of Special Agent Booth from the TV show bones. From his time in the Marines to the black suit and funky guitar socks, it was like seeing my childhood hero. As someone who is interested in writing fictional stories, this Avodah experience puts a new and realistic perspective on how I might write about a detective or a criminal.”
From an academic perspective, Max Belz, director of experiential learning, added that this experience helped “students gain an understanding of what these careers actually look like. Most surprising is the amount of writing investigators are expected to do. Detective O’Rourke shared that his report in total was 700 pages. It continues to confirm value of a liberal arts education to teach students to write well and synthesize huge amounts of information into a cohesive narrative.”
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