While in college, he got a degree in English and creative writing.

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After studying English and creative writing at Columbia University as an undergraduate, he went on to New York Law School.

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The study was a collaboration with Prof Richard Marggraf Turley of the English and creative writing department and Prof Howard Thomas from the Institute for Biological and Environmental Studies (Ibers).

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MacKenzie Bezos graduated in 1992 as an English major with a certificate in creative writing.

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He studied chemistry and English at City College and had a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Iowa.

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The concerns centre on a section of the English test, where pupils are asked to produce a piece of creative writing - an area which has attracted complaints in recent years.

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