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91How to Choose a Digital Camera Phone
A mobile phone today needs to be capable of serving a variety of different functions. Most people want a phone that doubles as their music player, laptop and digital camera. The problem is that one of these areas usually gets compromised when the...
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88The Genre of Autobiography: Definition and Characteristics
Autobiography is a way to organize the story of a life and reflect on the past in order to better understand the present. Common characteristics of autobiography are the grammatical perspective of the work, the identity of the self, and self-reflection and introspection.
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89Creative Writing - Autobiography Memories - The holiday - A childhood memory
A memorably holiday from my childhood. Happy Holiday turns to sadness on arriving home.
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89Delhi Tour - Part 1
The opening part of the most memorable visit to Delhi with Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the April of 2010. Living with God is true Education
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81I Was A Sweet Child of the Fifties
That's me far left, brother Tim in back, brother Matt far right, sister Julie in front I came across this photo recently and it took me back to another time and place. Most people are aware the decade of the 1950's was the post war era which...
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81The Glass Castle: Between Turbulence and Order
I just finished reading The Glass Castle. This memoir, by Jeannette Walls, recounts the hardships of a life where moving often, changing jobs, lies, alcohol, lack of food, few showers, and more were the norm. This is not a professional book review,...
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86The Second Front; the most significant cause of tension between Russia and the West between 1941 and 1945?
It is possible to construct many theories as to why there were tensions between theSoviet Union and its western allies in the grand alliance. It is plausible to consider the events between the Russian...
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84The Six Words of Your Life--Mini Memoirs
There is something intriguing about the six-word memoir. Created by Smith Magazine, the book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, is a riveting read. Filled with short sentences from people all over the world, the concept of compacting one’s entire...
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85Rev. Jim Jones and the People's Temple: A Memoir
The day I met the infamous Rev. Jim Jones, he was wearing semi-opaque sunglasses and a black shirt, and he was being trailed by a half dozen or so teen-aged young men. They piled out of a wine-colored van that...
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82Book Review - Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome is a relatively rare and misunderstood form of child abuse and possibly mental illness although it is not listed in the DSM-IV as such. It involves a pattern of behavior in which a care-giver fabricates physical or...
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