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.
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I'm a very private person, so obviously I don't enjoy talking about more personal matters.
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Nothing endures but personal qualities.
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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.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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I think that ageism is a cultural illness; it's not a personal illness.
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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.'
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When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them.
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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.
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Nothing personal - I am just doing my job.
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I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.
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My personal style is ever changing.
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What does signature mean? Supposedly these are the added touches that make the crime personal to the killer.
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Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.
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It's hard separating work from personal life.
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Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides who's going to build.
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I thank my personal staff for their restless sacrifice for my work.
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My dream is to make Katihar a model district. I have no personal ambition.
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Shock can kill you. Shock is terrible. But what you've got to do is live in the present, which is what I have always done.
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I don't sleep much. I don't sleep much - I work, I work, I work.
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It was extraordinary 'cause I was 17 years old when I first danced with Edward Villella. And we were both young. But I had seen him dance, and he was already a star. So he was just so gentle and wonderful and kind, and we had a great rapport together. He was one of the most exciting dancers of our day.
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The best sex I have ever had was with my vibrator.
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People talk about dysfunctional families; I've never seen any other kind.
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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.
