Creative Autobiography Class was given 33 questions in effort to promote creative thinking. I chose to answer questions 11, 16, 17, and 26. Question 26 was my favorite question. I found it really interesting because I had never really thought about whether I preferred the process of work or the result of work. I came to the conclusion that it depends on what I’m working on. For example, I prefer a good grade over the process of studying in preparation for the quiz or test. Reasons to Dance In
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Rationale My purpose for writing a literacy autobiography is to reflect on when I learned how to read. I learn how to read when I was four-years-old; I believe that reading serves a purpose of providing a gateway to an imaginary world in one’s childhood. Reading, for as long as I could remember has ultimately always been a challenge for me. Writing for some reason is easier than reading, which is stressful because reading and writing goes hand and hand. Learning how to read for me was difficult,
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I was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky on June 25, 1967. I was spent the majority of my life in Clarksville, TN and Fort Jackson, SC. Those two places were worlds apart when it came to introducing me to the ways of world. They showed me the world from two different perspectives, which also shaped the way I looked at people. I learned that race is the only difference between people, and skin color plays no part in the makeup of a person. When people here that I was from Tennessee they immediately think
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Boom. Bang. The distant sounds of fireworks slashed through into the thick walls like a knife to butter. The awful sounds confined me in the unlit room as I failed to fall asleep. The fact of the matter was, those firework sounds weren’t sounds of fireworks; they were gunshots. The sounds of gunshots injected into my dark room alongside sounds of sirens, following just thirty minutes later. This was what it was like for me. I was lucky enough to live where the bullets never pierced through the walls
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With brisk swiping of stray eraser shavings off of my paper and a smile of satisfaction on my onlookers faces and my very own, my outlook on life changed. I thought to myself, I could really be something. Born April 1st of 1995, I was a child that never tried to stand out. Shy and introverted, my room became a sanctuary. The quiet and isolation of it all still sticks with me today. Growing up, the only time I would speak confidently was if anyone asked me what I wanted to be. I would never
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Wilma Mankiller’s autobiography is different from Susannah Abbey’s biography of Mankillers life in many ways. Susannah Abbeys biography, titled Community Hero: Wilma Mankiller talks about Mankiller’s childhood, leading ability, and she also has quotes from Mankiller’s autobiography, she also shows what she thinks about Mankiller. On the other hand, Mankiller’s autobiography, “Every Day Is a New Day,” talks more about specific things that developed her actions. She does not mention much about her
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Hi, my name is Lexus Davis. I am 24 years old, and I am on my last year of college. I’m also about to have my first kid, it’s going to be a baby girl; I’m naming her Isabella Nicole. I am due in about a month; I plan on giving birth at St. Lukes Hospital. While I am in labor I don’t want everyone there I just want my close family, in-laws, and my best friend, and of course my husband. Now when I am giving birth I would like to have my mom Teresa and my husband in the room. When I am in labor
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Before 8th grade, I had played baseball ever since I was 3 years old. I really liked playing baseball growing up. Some of my coaches used to call me Babe because of Babe Ruth. They said I had a really good arm. I never had a very important spot in baseball. I would always be an outfielder playing in the grass or shortstop talking to the second or third baseman. One year ago my coaches decided to make me a catcher and I was pretty good at it. One game it was really hot outside and I caught the whole
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Frederick Douglass was an African American man, who became known as one of the most influential characters in his day. Douglass was born in the year of 1818. He was a slave who learned how to read and write. Frederick Douglass wrote several autobiographies detailing his life as a slave. Frederick was born in Talbot County in the year 1818. However, due to being born in slavery his official birth date is unknown. As a slave he learned how to read and write
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Barbara Smucker’s Autobiography Barbara Claassen Smucker was born on the first of September of 1915. She was a New Order Mennonite. Her parents were Cornelius W. and Addie C. and she had three younger brothers, Lander , Walter and Morris . If she still lived today, she’ll be more than a hundred years old! Sadly, she died on July the 29, 2003 at the Mennonite Memorial Home at 87. However, the many books she had written are still studied and applauded by many of her readers and fans across the
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“The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Alex Haley Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He is best known as a national and international civil rights pioneer of the 1960s. As an activist, he spent his years advocating the human rights of African-Americans. The mid-1900s was a time of great racial upheaval against African-Americans, which took the form of social, political and economic oppression, etc. Malcolm X strived to end their suffering with an aggressive approach of activism
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I was born in Jackson, Mississippi on January 29, 2001. I currently attend St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and am on the Speech and Debate Team. Of my 18 Lincoln-Douglass debates, I have won 14. I also compete in Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking and have received high rankings in those events as well. I have experienced backpacking in Pisgah National Forest and Grand Teton National Park, white water rafting in the Snake River, and camping in Yellowstone National Park through a camp called
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A fourth category of autism book is the autism autobiography written by insiders on the autistic spectrum, the most famous example being Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin. For sure, these books are often illuminating, but almost by definition they tend to be written by adults who are already sorted, and they couldnt help me where I needed help most: to understand why my three-year-old was banging his head against the floor; or flapping his fingers in front of his eyes at high speed; or suffering
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Galindo 1 Juan Galindo Professor Student Success September 9, 2013 My Academic Autobiography Thinking about college and your future career can be very overwhelming at the beginning. There’s so much to consider when it comes to getting ready for college: where to go and what to study. I’ve heard it said that sometimes a student will enter college fully aware of what they want to do in life, and doggedly reach their undergraduate goal after four years of diligent study. My college
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Benjamin Franklin: "The Autobiography of B. Franklin" 10th of 17 children successful printer, inventor, statesman, and writer inventions lightening rod bifocal eyeglasses Franklin stove Daylight savings time recounts his first trip to Philly tells his boat tup from Burlington to Philadelphia tells about his first meal in Philly restful stay at a Quaker meeting House Patrick Henry born: 1736 died: 1799 "Give me liberty or give me death." was a lawyer who developed his gift for public
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Scholars have conducted many research to determine what causes juvenile delinquency. Some argue that delinquency occurs through association or from labels society have placed on the individual. Regardless of the results, parent (s) play a major role in the occurrence of juveniles engaging in deviant behavior. If a child lacks the love, affection, stability, and security from his/her parent (s), than the child will seek these such things from their peers. Juveniles often times seek love, affection
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Caroline Knapp’s autobiography is one of the best addiction books I’ve ever read. Knapp’s describes herself as an “high-functioning alcoholic”, meaning that she was able to balance her work being a journalist and with her excessive drinking. One scene that hasn’t left my mind because of how vivid it was when she was trying to juggle having two significant others at the same time. She wasn’t obliviously or acting as if she didn’t know that alcohol impaired her judgment and found herself making things
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In these days, it is obvious that religion has greatly affected people; it is able to spiritually transform individuals who strive to find true meanings of their religions. In the case of Malcom X, the experience in prison helps him to open his eyes by making him think outside the confined mindset, and the journey to Mecca endows him with new vision: he previously advocates Black supremacy, but he later gives importance to integration of two races: Whites and Blacks. However, it is questionable
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY By: Maple Selby. So throughout most of my life, I’ve been in school. Like most school age children, it’s the main part of my day and my life is basically controlled by it. Most of my worst failures and biggest successes come from school. School is where I met my friends, learned things, and did activities. It’s basically my entire life. I started in preschool as most do. One of my first friends was Jack. He was pretty cool and we hung out a lot. My preschool had this sand pit thing
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This final part of my developmental autobiography is a very emotional one to think about. A few years ago I attended a celebration of life party for one of my mother’s family members. She did not want a typical wake. This event changed my mindset about death. This party was a celebration of her death. Yes, it was sad but it also was beautiful to have everyone together and celebrating. At this event there was the food, drinks, and music that my mother’s family member loved. After this even I told
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difficult choice: remain planted in enforced slavery or cross the Jordan river into its depths of unknown treachery for the mere chance of freedom. As the namesake of this well-known river, the story of my life resembles the historical movement. My autobiography encompasses jubilance, enlightenment, and resurrection because I have learned more about myself and formed distinct ideologies for which I firmly stand by taking initiative and control of my life. My early childhood was
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Ayush Sharma Mrs. Butz English III AP 5 April 2013 The Autobiography of Ayush Sharma When I was a little 6-year-old boy, my kindergarten teacher read the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff out loud to the class. In the story, there is a troll living under a bridge, and when a few goats want to cross to get to a nice pasture of grass, he stops them and tries to eat them. The oldest and strongest of the goats manages to push away the troll, and the goats live happily ever after in their meadow
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Danny M. 2/28/14 Avid Mandala Autobiography Everybody has that one thing that is most valuable to you or those things that mean the most to you. To me, my family would definitely be the most meaningful to me without a doubt. I’m a big family person. Some people may not care much for their family but I care about my family very much and am thankful for them. There are other things other than my family that I treasure. One of the most important things I cherish is the amazing game of American football
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tends to be true because of the autobiography aspect of narratives. These stories can help others understand their own lives and grow as a person. Benjamin Franklin wrote an autobiography that became very popular. Students learn about it throughout the country, but after reading it, many questions arise. People tend to think that Franklin didn’t care about others, based off the way he writes about certain situations. This leads people to believe that his autobiography is a revenge novel, but that
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Mother and widow Marion Coutts’ autobiography, “There is going to be a destruction… the obliteration of a person”, writes about a specific time of when her husband was diagnosed with a tumor. Coutts purpose of writing this devastating tragedy in her life, is to recount the life of her husband for the audience to make a connection with someone in their lives with cancer. She wanted to let the audience know that during hard times, they should rely on the emotional support of friends and families. Coutts
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[English]. Introduction In the autobiography “The Diary of Anne Frank”, which Anne’s dad Otto Frank published and edited. Anne’s autobiography was published in 1991; her diary “The Diary of Anne Frank” has 341 pages. In this autobiography it tells the readers about what she has been through and how she lived daily trying to hide from Nazis. While I was reading I found a lot of information I did not get the answers to until I kept reading for example, who is autobiography is about? Who wrote it? What
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When I was a young girl, I was unaware of myself. I moved through life without caring how I felt or how others perceived me; I followed in the footsteps of my parents without a second thought. My family, my friends, and others decided my plans for me because I simply did not care. I didn’t realize that I could care, or that I what I was feeling was an apathy so strong I failed to recognize its existence. I remember the exact moment when I started to care, and it was over a silly little thing. One
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when one first realizes how they identify themselves and then develops into a multidimensional aspect of their lives, which is subject to change as a result of different situations and experiences. My initial thought of writing my own cultural autobiography
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is a leader who may be considered a controversial figure in the eyes of many people. However, in his autobiography, Malcolm tells the story of his life and about his time in the Nation of Islam. Many people hold the fact that he was a member of the Nation of Islam against him but really he did change for the better and managed to become a well-known civil rights leader. In the book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the audience that Malcolm was writing to in chapters 18 and 19 were those who felt that
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In Eudora Welty’s, well written autobiography, she recalls events from her early childhood that led her to become a skilled writer. She began reading books from all types of genres at the young age of nine years old. Welty’s childhood must’ve been incredibly creative and full of excitement; the way she explains it, she gives a very detailed description for every event that she lists during her childhood. The language she uses makes her story come alive, as you are able to visualize each
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