Autobiography

The poem I chose from the course packet "Poetry: Reading, Responding, Writing" was "Fifth Grade Autobiography", written by Rita Dove in 1989. The speaker in the poem is either a young boy or girl who is reflecting back on a specific memory of a family trip on a lake in Michigan when they were four years old. While first reading this poem, my first instinct was that it was going to be a narrative piece about the speakers literal time in the fifth grade, but upon further analysis, I found this…

Jorgensen states in her autobiography that, “my idealized existence was based on my skewed perception of a woman’s status in America. I trusted that as a female I would be instantly credible, acceptable, and understood…doors would be opened for me, and society would rush forward to…

If slaves were able to obtain their freedom, many would write down their stories in hopes that it would help emancipate other slaves. Although all slave autobiographies focused on the desire for gaining freedom, the ways in which the stories were written tended to vary between the sexes. The autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs show the thoughts of men and women on slavery and show a comparison of the experience of slavery between genders. As the lives of Douglass and…

Portfolio Item #21 Areil Anderson Phase Autobiography Death of My Aunt Ernest I was about six years old when my Aunt Ernest dies. I never would have thought that the person I love would die. I remember when my mom got the call saying that she was in the hospital. My mom and I was crying so hard. We went to the hospital, and the first thing I did was run to her room. I wanted to…

anyone who could speak English. She had a dream of speaking English one day. As a result, she had a strong desire to learn English. This girl is me, Eman. I am starting my language learning autobiography as a story because stories always have value, and are worth a lot to someone. My English learning autobiography expand several stages of my life: elementary, middle, high school, college, and my career as an English teacher in the United States. My journey to speak Arabic has been a…

Breaking news: A group of people have recently discovered a new autobiography of Lev Davidovich Bronstein. Rumor has it he wrote about his early life, how he played a part in the Russian Revolution, and his beliefs. In today’s issue, you will read about an important man who was involved with the Russian Revolution named Leon Trotsky. Leon Trotsky was born on November 7, 1879 in Ukraine of a successful jewish farming family. Throughout his teachings, he was a gifted student. Two years after…

Autobiographies sound like they could be potentially really boring in the sense that it’s easy to just ramble on about event after event with no real purpose. However, I plan to use my knowledge of this fine English language to make this the least boring autobiography ever. So where do I start? Well, I guess my life starts out like any other normal human being. I was born. I mean like, who wasn’t? Anyway, on March 9, 2000, at 7:54pm in New Milford Hospital, my life and this autobiography begin.…

My own personal math autobiography… should I start with the good, the bad, or the just plain scary? Perhaps starting with my overall confidence level will be a good starting point so I don’t overwhelm you right in the beginning. Throughout my years of education I have varied from thinking I was a top performer, a bottom performer, a tutor, or sometimes even helpless even to myself. However, at this stage in life I do feel confident and assured in my capabilities and mathematical achievements. So…

different races from white, the unemployment between whites and blacks, and the percentage of teens of graduate that are black and whites. Richard Wright would write about these things in modern time of the year 2016. If Richard Wright would write a autobiography today he would write about the racially profiling police between white and blacks. Police in todays society if they have the suspicious they will pull you over and see if you are guilty of something, that is one case happening in…

Many people straighten or “conk” their curly hair in order to fit into European standards. People also take other steps such as whitening their skin and lightening their naturally dark hair. In the excerpt “My First Conk” from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the human rights activist tells the story of when he and his friend Shorty straightened their hair. Malcolm X then explains how he regretted the change because he felt brainwashed, lost his identity, and felt shame. In line 10, Malcolm X…