{"id":119,"date":"2012-11-06T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/cml\/?p=119"},"modified":"2012-11-06T12:39:42","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T17:39:42","slug":"matthew-potter-jd-truman-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/cml\/2012\/11\/06\/matthew-potter-jd-truman-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Potter, JD, Truman 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs a\u00a0member of the\u00a0Board of Governors for\u00a0Truman State University, I can honestly say that my study of Latin has permitted me to be a more analytical and thorough member of the Board.\u00a0 Latin teaches\u00a0one how to think analytically, and it provides excellent insights into the workings of the English language.\u00a0\u00a0I currently practice in the field of tax credits and banking where writing and communication are crucial skills, and the study of Latin has taught me how\u00a0to use words and language for the benefit of my analyses and arguments.\u00a0 In addition, the analytical skills one develops in translating difficult works into English are the same skills one uses to analyze court decisions and financial reports.\u00a0 Good luck with your study!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 (Matthew Potter, JD, Truman 1996)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/cml\/files\/2012\/11\/MatthewWPotterBOG2010-348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/cml\/files\/2012\/11\/MatthewWPotterBOG2010-348-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/cml\/files\/2012\/11\/MatthewWPotterBOG2010-348-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/cml\/files\/2012\/11\/MatthewWPotterBOG2010-348.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs a\u00a0member of the\u00a0Board of Governors for\u00a0Truman State University, I can honestly say that my study of Latin has permitted me to be a more analytical and thorough member of the Board.\u00a0 Latin teaches\u00a0one how to think analytically, and it provides excellent insights into the workings of the English language.\u00a0\u00a0I currently practice in the field [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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