Debra Monroe Quotes
Grading creative writing is always an ethical dilemma. But what you brought up about grading personal stories versus the research paper is of course a truly volatile issue in teaching memoir or the personal essay, because there's no pretense that the narrator is a character.
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I hired a personal trainer to help me lose 25 pounds and get from obese to fat. My next step will be to get from fat to chubby.
Adam McKay
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I'm a very private person, so obviously I don't enjoy talking about more personal matters.
P. J. Harvey
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Nothing endures but personal qualities.
Walt Whitman
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
Victoria Justice
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
Xavier Becerra
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I think that ageism is a cultural illness; it's not a personal illness.
Frances McDormand
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In the West, as well as some other parts of the world, the personal sense of ego tends to predominate, whereas in other areas, there is a more collective sense of ego. This collective ego emphasizes the 'we' rather than the 'I.'
Eckhart Tolle
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When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them.
Dani Shapiro
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The thing is, I live a very public life, and I have to keep things personal, or else I have no personal life. It's very difficult.
Hailey Bieber
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Nothing personal - I am just doing my job.
Manny Pacquiao
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I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.
Viggo Mortensen
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My personal style is ever changing.
India de Beaufort
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What does signature mean? Supposedly these are the added touches that make the crime personal to the killer.
Pat Brown
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Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.
Vera Farmiga
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It's hard separating work from personal life.
Jack McCollough
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Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides who's going to build.
Larry Ellison
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I thank my personal staff for their restless sacrifice for my work.
Oskar Schindler
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My dream is to make Katihar a model district. I have no personal ambition.
Tariq Anwar
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There's only one proper way a song should go, but you've got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise. Sometimes it's lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
Ben Harper
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Be my friend and love me, for the world is terrible lonely and I am sad.
Catherynne M. Valente
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If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.
Edie Brickell
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I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.
Kate DiCamillo
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Grading creative writing is always an ethical dilemma. But what you brought up about grading personal stories versus the research paper is of course a truly volatile issue in teaching memoir or the personal essay, because there's no pretense that the narrator is a character.
Debra Monroe