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Chris Cooper

I've got research, I have my own life experience I can apply, and I have my imagination.

Imagination

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Chris Cooper is saying that he combines factual information, personal memories, and creative thinking to understand or solve problems. This means he uses what he knows from studies, what he has lived through, and what he can invent in his mind to approach situations.

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