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    A Memory

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    Remembered Event A remembered event is when something important and interesting happens in a person’s life. These days will leave good memories and emotions in people’s mind and it will be memorable forever. These days are usually one that people will always want to talk about and remember every moment of it. One of the most remembered events in my life is the birth of my brother. It was March‚ 2008 when I found out that my mother is pregnant. I was upset at the beginning‚ because all my life

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    relationship between history and memory. This notion is explored in the autobiographical book through the depiction of his parents’‚ and his own past. The bricolage style of the text aids in portraying the interplay between history and memory‚ enabling a more cohesive representation of the lasting repercussions of the Holocaust. Due to the traumatic nature of her past experiences‚ Genia finds historical accounts of the Holocaust confronting to reconcile with her own memories. This tension is depicted

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    History is the compilation of events and peoples perspective in events‚ all meshed up into a montage to create a definitive account of events. The Smithsonian website created by the American government shows a compelling selection of objects images and personal stories from the events of September 11 for the public to view at any time on the internet. Loose change is a documentary by Dylan Avery which has an opposing perspective to that of the terrorists attacking America. Both texts provide a recount

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    Memory Writing Memory

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    Thuy Truong 02/21/13 Reading and Writing Memory Curves‚ strokes‚ dots‚ and lines all twisting and turning around each other like some sort of messed up balloon animals. To me‚ these symbols are as complex as Chinese letters are to the snobs that spits out this language. “English”‚ they call it. “Why can you speak English?’ they ask. But from the day I stepped into that class‚ the one they call kindergarten‚ I knew it‚ “English” would be the beginning of a lifelong migraine. Vietnamese; that

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    Memory

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    Outline of Memory MEMORY The ability to retain information over time –Active system that receives‚ stores‚ organizes‚ alters‚ and recovers (retrieves) MEMORY The ability to retain information over time –Active system that receives‚ stores‚ organizes‚ alters‚ and recovers (retrieves) THREE STAGES/TYPES OF MEMORY •SENSORY •SHORT TERM (WORKING) •LONG TERM THREE PROCESSES •ENCODING •STORING •RETRIEVING Stages of Memory •SENSORY (IN RAW FORM) –The first stage of memory –Stores an exact copy of incoming

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    Memory

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    our MEMORY. A flow of events must occur before we can say “I remember”. Memory is “an active system that receives‚ stores‚ organizes‚ alters and recovers information” (Lieberman‚ 2004). In general‚ memory acts like a computer. Incoming information will be encoded‚ it is like typing data into a computer. Next‚ stored the information that we typed into the system. Finally‚ memories must be retrieved in order to be useful. According to Parente and Stapleton (1993)‚ they stated that “memory is a

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    Memory

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    Memory Memory is defined as the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. Memory is a vital tool in learning and thinking process. We use memory in our everyday lives. I think about the first time I drove a school bus; that is a form of memory. If we do not remember anything from the past‚ we would never learn from our experiences. Without memories‚ we are exposed to unfamiliar things. Memory is viewed as a three-stage process‚ which include sensory

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    Memory

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    life becomes a memory I mean everything the way a flower smells ‚the way grandmas spaghetti sauce taste ‚the color of a flower literally every interaction we have becomes a memory things that happen to us‚ how velvet feels on our skin .The creating of memorys happens in stages . The first stage is called Sensory Memory in this stage your mind will hold what u seen heard touched or etc exactly how you perceived it but it does not become a forever memory in this stage the memory will last only

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    Memory

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    dictionary defines memory as the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts‚ events‚ and impressions‚ or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. However‚ the dictionary does not reveal the wondrous and downright horrifying things about memory. Memory is my ally‚ but a fickle one. I believe memory serves as a funnel to the past‚ except this funnel faces the opposite direction. My past moments are poured into the smaller end‚ causing most of my memories to be lost. Actually

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    Analyse and evaluate how the Smithsonian National Museum of American History September 11 Website and ONE related text of your choosing represent history and memory in unique and evocative ways Good Morning teachers and students‚ my name is Lala Smith‚ and I’d like to share and address to you my own personal understanding as both a composer and responder‚ of historymemory and their representations. Standing here before you‚ I will elaborate further into the relationship of both factors and

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