A PhD student in Michigan defended her paper while wearing a skirt made of rejection letters she received while studying.29-year-old Caitlin Kirby printed out 17 of her rejection letters - from scholarships，academic journals，and conferences - then folded each one into a fan.She connected them in rows，and by the end she designed the item into a skirt and wore it.
She said that the idea behind her unique clothing item came out of a desire to normalize rejection and take pride in overcoming it. "The whole process of revisiting those old letters and making that skirt sort of reminded me that you have to apply to a lot of things to succeed，" she said. "A natural part of the process is to get rejected along the way."
Caitlin's adviser，Julie Libarkin，a professor of earth and environmental science at Michigan State University，also encourages the acceptance of failure in her students.Libarkin believes it's important for students to get into habit of applying for things，and to get used to the feeling of rejection，so she encourages them to chase after any opportunity that comes their way.If a student doesn't get the grant or the spot in the academic journal，that's okay.They'll still have learned something in the process.
As for Caitlin？Her rejections over the years have led to great things：Since her doctorate，she's won a scholarship to do further research on urban agriculture in Germany.
Currently，she's a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Nebrjye.aika-Lincoln.As for what the future holds？ "I'm prepared to receive a few more rejection letters along the way，" she joked heartily， "Maybe I'll make a longer skirt."
（1）What can we learn about Caitlin Kirby's rejection letters？ She made some rejection letters into a skirt.She made some rejection letters into a skirt.
（2）According to Paragraph 3，what is Julie Libarkin's attitude towards Caitlin's action？ Julie Libarkin's attitude towards Caitlin's action is favorable./His attitude towards Caitlin's action is favorable.Julie Libarkin's attitude towards Caitlin's action is favorable./His attitude towards Caitlin's action is favorable.
（3）Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why. "A PhD student in Michigan defended her paper while wearing a skirt made of rejection letters she received while studying.But she decided to stop making this kind of skirt any more.Because she has prepared to receive a few more rejection letters so can't stop making this kind of skirt."A PhD student in Michigan defended her paper while wearing a skirt made of rejection letters she received while studying.But she decided to stop making this kind of skirt any more.Because she has prepared to receive a few more rejection letters so can't stop making this kind of skirt.
A PhD student in Michigan defended her paper while wearing a skirt made of rejection letters she received while studying.But she decided to stop making this kind of skirt any more.
（4）When your close friend is faced with failures，how will you encourage him/her？ （about 40 words） Possible answer：Failure is the mother of success.You should accept failure and chase after any oppotunity which comes your way.So you will learn a lot in the process.In the end，by working hard，you will succeed.Possible answer：Failure is the mother of success.You should accept failure and chase after any oppotunity which comes your way.So you will learn a lot in the process.In the end，by working hard，you will succeed.
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【答案】She made some rejection letters into a skirt.；Julie Libarkin's attitude towards Caitlin's action is favorable./His attitude towards Caitlin's action is favorable.；"A PhD student in Michigan defended her paper while wearing a skirt made of rejection letters she received while studying.But she decided to stop making this kind of skirt any more.Because she has prepared to receive a few more rejection letters so can't stop making this kind of skirt.；Possible answer：Failure is the mother of success.You should accept failure and chase after any oppotunity which comes your way.So you will learn a lot in the process.In the end，by working hard，you will succeed.
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