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Author Archives: Allison Vickers
Quilted Autobiography
For my 20% project I sewed an autobiographical quilt. I became interested in this idea when our class learned about pre-narrative forms of autobiography in Native American culture. In Herth Dawn Wong’s “Pre-Contact Oral and Pictographic Autobiographical Narratives,” we learn … Continue reading
Ethics: Franklin vs. The Puritans
In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin expresses his concern for ethics and encourages his own learned set of values. This is most easily seen in his list of thirteen virtues which include temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, … Continue reading
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Ethics in Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet’s letter “To My Children” details her spiritual autobiography and imparts her acquired wisdom onto her offspring. She describes her life in an ethical and religious context in hopes that her children will do the same. Despite any woman’s … Continue reading
Character Sketch: A Sister
I imagine he sees his sister as crazy, rebellious, absent, etc., but I still like to think he looks up to me, even if not to learn from my successes but my mistakes. This morning my brother called me to … Continue reading
Embodiment in Alexie’s Text
Sherman Alexie uses embodiment in “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me” to reflect emotional and financial hardships. On pages four and five of the autobiography Alexie repeats the phrase “my hands are bare” three times. By using physical description Alexie brings … Continue reading
Certain Traits of My Parents
Parental influences certainly shape one’s own perspectives and modes of being. From my own parents I have gained wisdom, character, and a notion of expectations. My mother is a realistic woman. She is neither religious nor especially judgmental. She understands … Continue reading
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