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    Like mentioned before there is the about 300-year difference between the two texts. Which does show its differences. The diary entry is a lot more personal with the use of the personal pronoun I being in just about every sentence. However‚ despite this the diary entry uses a lot more formal and descriptive language than the news article. A good example of the descriptive language would be at the end of the dairy entry “‚ in a most Horrid malicious

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    2006 Paper 1 ‚ Question B “Hours later ….the boy’s soul raged …” Imagine that ‚ in an attempt to control his feelings ‚ the boy writes into is diary an account of the incident and his reactions to it . Write out his diary entry . Dear Diary ‚ I have to ask you to excuse my handwriting ‚ I know this is probably illegible . My hands are shaking so violently but I feel like if I don’t write this down and get it out of my head that I will explode like a bomb . I have been

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    “The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian” (PTI) is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. The novel follows a Native-American teenage boy named Arnold who lives on a reservation that has to suffer through the troubles of being the only Indian teenager in an all white school at Reardan. The challenges that confronted him when he started at Reardan seemed menacing‚ but through his personal spirit and courage he was able to achieve success at the school. Some of Arnold’s successes include his triumph

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    professional development in their learners. Learning something that is new or different and then reflecting on what that means for a current or expected professional position can be an important outcome. Some of my students include portions of a journal or diary in a professional portfolio as a means of demonstrating to current or prospective employers their ability to critically reflect on issues. I also urge my students to incorporate such self-reflection through a journaling technique into the development

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    What is a Response Journal? Journals provide learners with an opportunity to record their personal thoughts‚ emotions‚ ideas‚ questions‚ reflections‚ connections‚ and new learning on what they hear‚ view‚ read‚ write‚ discuss and think. “What we as educators want is that their writing enable students to personalize a story and gain insights about the character‚ to help them reflect‚ and to help them see the world in a different way.” (Brownlie‚ 2005) “Our reflections are the making of deeper

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    Origins of a Memoir/ Autobiography I’ve read a lot of memoirs‚ autobiographies‚ personal essays‚ collected letters‚ and autobiographical novels in my life‚ but this is the first time I’ve studied the memoir/ autobiographical form as a genre. An interesting fact I learned right away was that the word “memoir” comes down to us from the Latin “memoria‚” meaning memory or reminiscence‚ through the Anglo-French memorie in the mid-1500s‚ meaning “a note‚ memorandum‚ something written to be kept in

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    Tom Smith Dept. of English Penn State Abington‚ USA 215 576-1102 trs8@psu.edu The End of Autobiography‚ The Opening of Self-Representation Autobiography‚ as we have know it‚ is finished‚ closed‚ over‚ dead‚ expired‚ deceased‚ gone to its reward‚ kaput. Apart from the fun of imitating the Monty Python skit on the dead parrot‚ why do I say so? I would not be standing here now had I not read with surprise the following extraordinary announcement in the Call for Papers for this conference:

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    Anne has just turned thirteen‚ and she lists the birthday presents which she has received‚ including the diary‚ which she says is "possibly the nicest of all." She then gives us a brief description of her personal history‚ mentioning her birth in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ the family‚ their emigration to Holland after Hitler’s rise to power and his persecution of the Jews in Germany‚ the Nazi occupation of Holland‚ among the Nazis’ occupation of other European countries‚ plus the various‚ severe restrictions

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    An old saying goes that "everyone has a story inside of them that wants to get out and be shared with others." It’s also said that "truth is stranger than fiction‚" an adage that continues to prove itself time and again whenever people decide to write about the events‚ experiences and individuals that have helped to shape their lives and influence the decisions they have made to be heroes‚ cowards or just plain colorful. If you feel that your own life would make scintillating reading‚ here’s what

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    The act of not judging before truly knowing is something that most people struggle not to do. In the novel “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold Spirit understands this thoroughly. He falls victim to others judging him too quickly but on the other hand he also does the same to his white friends. He makes decisions about them and their homes before he has any idea. If he hadn’t given up these false notions‚ he may have missed out on some quality people. He then

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