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Like Father Like Son

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mallory B.

Ben Franklin’s Autobiography is highly unique in that it was written in four parts, each occurring at very different parts of his life.  His original intention, shown in Part 1 of the autobiography, is to present his own life as … Continue reading →

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L is for the way you look at me…

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Mia

In concert with my post from last week, Black-Out Conversion, I want to tackle another topic from Smith & Watson’s Chapter on Autobiographical Acts in their book Reading Autobiography. This time, what I referred to as the “who” interests me … Continue reading →

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The “You” of Sherman Alexie’s “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me”

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Cali

Sherman Alexie’s “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me” is indeed the perfect essay for this point in the semester. We could take any of the terminology from the Tool Kit in Smith and Watson’s Reading Autobiography and apply it to Alexie’s … Continue reading →

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