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\addtolength{\topmargin}{-1in}	% repairing LaTeX's huge margins...
\addtolength{\textwidth}{.5in}	% same here....
\setlength{\parindent}{0mm}	% indented paragraphs just don't make it
\addtolength{\baselineskip}{-.2in}   	% on a resume.  (My opinion; if you
			   	% disagree, give this whatever value you
			   	% want.) 
\setlength{\textheight}{9.5in}	% more margin hacking.  I have a large
			    	% resume to fit on one page.

\begin{document}
\reversemarginpar		% this puts the margin notes on the
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\begin{center}
\Large{\bf George Abram Madrid}	% make the name stand out
\end{center}
				% address stuff.  The \hspace*{\fill} is
				% necessary to get things laid out
				% correctly.  The sizes fed to \vspace are
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				% whitespace you want, and how much
				% stuff you're trying to fit on a page....
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{\bf Term Address} \hfill {\bf Home Address}
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476 Memorial Drive \hspace*{\fill} 457 Tampico Way
\linebreak
Cambridge, MA  02139 \hspace*{\fill} Pensacola, FL 32506

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(617) 225-7640
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To obtain \marginpar{\bf Objective} a position either programming or
with a possible future in programming in order to gain work experience
and to create a financial base.


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				% of the line, it loses.  *sigh*.  This
				% is a typical entry in a resume.   (I'm
				% defining an entry as something
				% important enough to have a marginal note
				% setting it off.)  Give it some space
				% with \vspace, use \par to break
				% between paragraphs, enter your text,
				% and place the \marginpar at the end.
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{\bf Massachusetts Institute of Technology} \hspace*{\fill} August
1987--present \marginpar{{\bf Education}}
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Majoring in Electronics with a specialty in Computer Science.  Classes
taken include Physics I and II, Multi-variable Calculus, Structure and
Interpretation of Computer Programs, Writing and Reading the Short
Story, and Differential Equations.  
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Extracurricular activities include acting and technical work in
the MIT Dramashop, programming in C on a Commodore-Amiga and in the UNIX
environment.  
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Valedictorian of Class of 1987 at the Escambia High School in Pensacola,
FL.
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National Merit Scholarship Finalist.
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				% example.  \vspace gets a `doublespace'
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				% a  `singlespace' between paragraphs of
				% an entry.
				% (1.5\baselineskip means twice the value
				% of \baselineskip).  

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{\bf MIT Project Athena}\marginpar{{\bf Experience}} 
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{\em Volunteer On-line Consultant} \hfill April 1988--present
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Provide on-line advice and assistance to members of the MIT community
in the use of MIT's computer system, Project Athena.  Requires detailed
knowledge of UNIX, C, Scheme (a dialect of LISP), and various course
related software.

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{\bf Matt Langley Bell, III, Escambia County Tax Collector}
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{\em Accountant's Assistant / Renewal Clerk} \hfill May 1987--August 1988
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Performed a variety of tasks ranging from accounting-related tasks to
preparation of vehicle registration renewals to mail-processing.
Duties included fielding incoming telephone calls involving
registration-related inquiries and acting as trouble-shooter in the
resolution of complications pertaining to renewal requests through the
mail.

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{\bf American Red Cross, Pensacola Chapter}
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{\em Activities Co-Director} \hfill June 1983--August 1986

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Total of over five-hundred volunteer-hours with the Red Cross
organization.  During this time, performed a variety of public-service
activities---worked as a receptionist at a local home for the
mentally-retarded, learned and demonstrated cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation techniques at public-awareness exhibits.  Organized every
level of the Red Cross-sponsored Leadership Training Center in 1986, a
totally youth-managed summer camp oriented toward producing young adults
with good leadership skills.  This center was the only youth-organized
activity of its type in the nation.

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				% `Education' entry.  Employer names are
				% in boldface, titles in italics.  Note
				% that the scribe resume template does
				% things in the opposite order --
				% employer in italics, and titles in
				% boldface.  Maybe it should depend on
				% which is more impressive,  your titles
				% or your employers....
\par
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My interests \marginpar{{\bf Background}} include computer programming, hacking ({\em not} the same
thing), reading science fiction/fantasy novels, writing of all kinds,
and drama.
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				% done.... 
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