Memoir

Personal Memoir The start of my junior year was uneventful. I had never been nervous for school before, and that didn’t change this year either. Things were the same: same school, same people, same clubs. The only difference was the new classes and teachers. I was about as nervous as a confident man doing something he’s confident in. I think because of this confidence, I continued my bad habits from all of my previous years of schooling, especially procrastination. I’m a procrastinator,…

Personal Memoir, Near the end of my sophomore year me and my three friends wanted to go on an adventure and explore the school. And we did, It was near the end of track season me and my friend caleb where in the locker room our friend brian walks in and says he got and A key( one key opens every door in the school) So i said let's go and check out the hidden class room above the gym rafters. And us being curious boys didn't disagree and didn't think about the consequences of our actions. Lets…

Last Letters a Memoir A short film documentary, "Last Letters" is a memoir from the families of those lost in the Sewol Ferry tragedy in April 2014. On April 16, 2014, the Sewol Ferry, on its way to Jeju Island in South Korea, had held 476 passengers and of those 476 passengers less than 70 survived the capsizing of the Sewol Ferry itself. The passengers on board the Sewol Ferry were mostly Danwon High School secondary students. This is where Nils Clauss' documentary comes in because his…

experiences of his time growing up in India. These recollections insinuate that though his childhood is irregular, it also contains an abundance of instances that not only benefit in making it bearable but also enjoyable for Saroo. Throughout the Memoir Lion, Saroo Brierley frequently conveys that he is thankful for his life in Australia, nonetheless he still yearns to someday find his birth family. There are a great deal of reasons why Saroo might want to find the place where he came from but…

Elan’s Soccer Memoir I have been playing soccer since I was two years old. I first started playing on the sidelines of my older brother’s soccer games. The little siblings would run around on the side lines kicking a ball around instead of watching our brothers play. While I was at preschool I would play soccer next to the building. The other kids would shoot on me and I would play goalie. When my preschool teacher saw that I enjoyed playing soccer she told my mom about a program where four…

dehumanizing effect which not only weakens authority’s power, but gives the power back to the people in return. The Shmeed Memoirs, a satirical piece from the point of view of Hitler’s barber, and “Bill Posters”- a quick and witty response to a “Bill Poster Will Be Prosecuted” sign on a building, are similar yet different comical responses that ridicule authority. Although The Shmeed Memoirs and Bill Posters are different in comedic style, they also…

My Learning Memoir I come from a city called Fuzhou, a middle-size city located in the southeast of China. There is a phenomenon that the Chinese always prefer boys over girls, especially in my hometown. My paternal grandparents and my father wanted a boy as well, whereas my mother gave birth to me, an unexpected girl, in 1997. My grandparents seemed not to accept that they got the second granddaughter after I was born. My grandmother made me keep my hair very short and brought me up…

culture affects the way one interacts with family, the public, and can alter how one views their identity. Three texts that will be utilized in support of this are Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood by Richard Rodriguez, Mother Tongue by Amy Tan, and The “F” Word by Firoozeh Dumas. When Richard Rodriguez, in his memoir Aria: Memoirs of a Bilingual Childhood, began to speak English, it altered his relationship…

writers who are talking about dark and/or savory subjects and notice what techniques they are using to do it well. The other alternative, and one that may be the better and more successful option, would be to move entirely away from personal essay and memoir. My academic writing is, in general, far stronger than my creative work, and if I apply creative craft techniques to academic subjects, I may be able to avoid all the above-named issues. I treat my academic subject with far more care, I…

A fragile soul walks into his first grade class, fearful of the outside world. This is where he says goodbye, goodbye to his parents, goodbye to his old life, and starts anew. This is where the new world opens up new possibilities, new experiences, and new learning. There is no longer a necessity for childlike wonder; this is supposed to be the place where every child goes to create a name for themselves. The name I was trying to create for myself was Tyler Vold, a unique individual who desired…