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    political thriller containing power, politics , corruption and murder. It also highlights the problem which are involved in the art of 'ghost writing ' . Ghostwriting is the act of writing books or other pieces such as a specch , book , article , autobiography and various other literary work in which another áuthor ' recieves full credit. Often these authors are celebrity, politicians or other popular figures who can sell books but cannot write. Autobiographical writing is the written account of one

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    An autobiography is a history of a person’s life written or told by that person. When most of us think of an autobiography we think about the stories of political figures or well-known celebrities. We are interested in the events that shaped their lives and can even be inspired by the way they handled themselves or how they achieved their goals. There are many examples of this through music and the hip-hop genre is no exception. The article, “The Revenge of Autobiographical Rap”, points out that

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    Abstract This paper brings out the hidden emotional story of the protagonist who is struggling with a family crisis. Due to sudden death of her husband, the family becomes isolated form actual life. As a wife loses her husband, her children lose their father. Each one of the family is moving towards different directions his or her own level of acceptance. Still it is a family, but a different one. The author’s timing and skill makes the family loss and its aftermath searching of the protagonist’s

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    life; he drew from his experiences in St. Louis crafting Amanda after his mother Edwina and Laura after his sister Rose. The use of his family members for models of this early work is undeniable. However, the over-emphasis of Williams’s use of autobiography helps situate Menagerie as naturalistic because Williams was drawing from real memories. While Williams was inspired by his personal life in some regards, his contribution to literature was never a faithful reconstruction of his personal history

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    appearance and body based on Margery’s attire. Reduction to Body, “the treatment of a person as identified with their body, or body parts” (feminist perspectives on objectification), can be seen throughout Medieval England and Margery Kempe’s autobiography. The female body especially, has undergone immense scrutiny for simply existing, genitelia often referred to as “shamefuls”(Allen 191). Margery’s disinterest in being sexual is based on the idea that God will love her more if she were to refrain

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    What Is A Diary?

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    What is a diary? A diary is a bridge between the written language and our deepest emotions. The reason why a diary is so special is because it is most often used for one’s self, and not intended for publication. Therefore, there is no need to hide one’s true emotions since what is written has no chance of being shared or judged by anyone. Since a diary usually remains confidential, and free from judgement and criticism, it is one of the only places where a person has no need for a filter. It can

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    Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and Jews Without Money To be a minority is a very difficult task. Fighting daily prejudices and trying to establish a unique identity that fits into society at the same time is often one of the hardest things for a “different” person to do. Deciding one’s daily activities and then watching the repercussions of those activities can be discouraging at times. In the novels, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, and Jews Without Money, two characters, the

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    Sarita Is A Lost Object

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    Sarita, in order to get rid of depression, has to name her lost object. "The thing" she is suffering for its loss. Ironically, Sarita cannot name it and calls it "this thing". She knows that she cannot call it love. She believes that does not love Julio but actually hates him for being the reason of her pain. She tries to find a meaning to her life and through her search for it she attempts to find a name for her depressive object to get rid of it. She use letter writing, prayers to god and questioning

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    The more of the world a person sees, the more he/she realizes that it is not as perfect as he/she thinks it is. When one matures, he/she gains knowledge and experiences that affect how he/she act and think. Their perspective of the world changes either positively or negatively. Night, an autobiographical memoir written by Elie Wiesel, tells of the horrors he faced as a child during the Holocaust. The more the readers read about his experiences, the more they see how his perspectives change throughout

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    Gary Soto’s nostalgically remorseful autobiographical narrative, A Summer Life, reflects upon a time when Soto was a six year old boy experiencing his first theft. During a hot summer day, young Soto nervously contemplates stealing an apple pie from a German Market. He ends up concealing the pie behind his frizbi successfully stealing the pie, but feeling guilty for his actions even before he steals it. Through the use of syntax and diction, Soto reveals his nervousness and guilt even before stealing

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