The Authors and Their Works

One might say it is more important for a biography to be impartial and others might say it is more important to be inspiring. I say it is more important for a biography to be inspiring. The three reasons a biography should be more inspiring rather than impartial is one, that people like to read books that inspire them, two, that by reading an inspiring biography about someone it might change their perspective, and three, is that it makes people feel good.

Overall, this investigation has equipped me with a valuable perception into the jobs and obstacles facing the historian, and has entitled me to comprehend the significance of evaluating the accuracy of historical documents when constructing an

A biography is defined as a written account of another person 's life. The key word in the definition being another person’s life. Biographies are full of great information that can often times make history fun and exciting. Historical phenomenon is often portrayed through biographies allowing us to see how society has developed over time and how the past and present may be similar. Although biographies are full of information often times it is impossible to prove them to be true because they aren’t written by the person themselves. Linda Colley’s The ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh is a great example of an exciting biography that allows us to learn about British Imperial Rule through someone else’s eyes.

During the classical era, civilizations around the world, including China, India, and Rome, underwent a period of immense political and cultural change; these changes paved the way for the past and future cultures to influence the world today. However, in India, a notable amount of change was seen in a relatively short time; the amount of transformation can almost be compared to civilizations that have lasted twice as long, such as China. Indian civilization, between 300 – 600 CE, continued as a Hinduism-based society with large amounts of trade, a patriarchal familial structure, and a caste-based social structure.

In this essay, I would like to find out how has daily life changed since 1800. In the first part, I will summarise the life in 1500-1800 according to the Blainey chapter. I would like to mainly focus on the issue of agriculture, the issue of hygiene and the issue of housing. And for the second part, I would like to describe and reflect on what I think the most significant differences between life in the 1500 – 1800 and life today.

I. Account for why and when the author decided to do the work and what he encountered while doing the research. What are your thoughts about the historian 's work?

Biographers struggle with remaining impartial because everything that people create is influenced by who they are, including their opinions. Even a biographer’s diction is because of their stance on the topic. A person’s writing is practically saturated in their beliefs until the reader can't help to be

His life began on October 25, 1881 and ended on April 8, 1973. Between these two dates lie extraordinary new beginnings interlaced within time. Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, from which his true talent arises from his creative upbringing. Picasso was not the only painter in his family. His father was a painter, too, which allowed Picasso to explore his abilities as a potential artist at a young age. Picasso was destined to be an artist before he could speak real words because his mother recalls hearing Picasso say “piz”, a shortened version of pencil in spanish just as a baby.

Lejuene defines autobiography as a “retrospective prose narrative written by a real person concerning his own existence, where the focus is his individual life, in particular the story of his personality” (4). Here, in this definition, Lejuene places emphasis on the idea of a “real person”, as the writer of any autobiographical text. It is this “real person” that represents the ‘I’ in writing that readers can relate to. This ‘I’, as Eakin puts it, “performs actions, possesses qualities and tells the story of one’s own existence” (3). It is the experience of this ‘I’ and its actions, qualities, feelings and emotions, that gives the autobiography its ultimate creditability, authority and truth. Lejeune’s concept of the autobiographical

Throughout the time the canon was invented, there has always been a situation about someone’s personal views on a certain work by an author. Many works

What I believe can be found as objectionable about the "biography" on the reference websites, is that these are clearly opinions that people have published on the sites. There is no creditable information presented on what was said as fact. I believe the point he wishes to make is that Wikipedia can be useful, but readers must take into account that is in not a "factual" sources that is peer reviewed for the most updated information. The two resemble each other in the sense that it cautions readers to check the sources/information

The Grapes of Wrath is one of John Steinbeck’s most popular novels; it earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 (Lauter). The book is about an Oklahoma farming family who has to travel to California in search of work, food, and money during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. Along there journey family members die, people are abounded, and people are exploited (Gale Cengage). When the book was released it caused much commotion because of its

Everyday writings or primary sources can reveal different backgrounds of authors, allowing one to gain different aspects of knowledge while reading them. Some of which are primary sources from the past. Handed down through generations, these sources reveal the history of families, etc. By reading these sources, we can expand our understanding of our ancestry and mentally connect with history. Joe Hewitt, the author of source A claims that people who have read these sources “have discovered their family histories;many others have begun to relate to the nation's past in ways that inform and reorient their perspectives on important issues in the present.” (Hewitt). What really stands out in reading primary sources is that they are able to share “multi generational educational experience” (Hewitt), implying that people can experience the value of reading everyday writing, through many generations, connecting our history

In the reading "The Promise" I believe when C. Wright Mills said, "No social study that does not come back to the problems of biography, of history and their intersections within a society has completed its intellectual journey," he was saying biography is related to history. Due to biography being related to history we as a society have completed our journey. Biography is a life story off someone written by someone else. We our writing the story of our world. We connect with each other from stories. Biography helps us understand people more. Reading about others who go through your same problems encourages us. Biography is who we are. its our live story. This is connected to history because we are writing our history. When we look at history

When a writer picks up their pen and paper, begins one of the most personal and cathartic experiences in their lives, and forms this creation, this seemingly incoherent sets of words and phrases that, read without any critical thinking, any form of analysis or reflexion, can be easily misconstrued as worthless or empty. When one reads an author’s work, in any shape or form, what floats off of the ink of the paper and implants itself in our minds is the author’s personality, their style. Reading any of the greats, many would be able to spot the minute details that separates each author from another; whether it be their use of dialogue, their complex descriptions, their syntax, or their tone. When reading an excerpt of Hemingway’s A