Acknowledgement of My Dissertation
It took me eight years to complete this doctorate program. I have finally defended my dissertation last Friday. My feeling is pretty complicated. While I am happy that I can close this chapter of my life, I am also eager to find a job to take a good use of this hard-earned degree. After I submit this dissertation to ProQuest, probably no one will read the acknowledgement. But I think it is a very important part of this dissertation. While it does not make any argument on Loyalism, it reflects my gratitude toward those who have helped me up to this point. I cannot complete this research and write this dissertation without these people's help. So, I would like to share this acknowledgement here as an expression of gratitude toward those who have helped me. I have taken a long journey to write this dissertation. So many people have helped me so much in this journey, and they deserve my most sincere gratitude. First of all, I want to honor my late mentor and advisor, Dr. Michal Jan