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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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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It's very much a piece of myself when I write a song. I don't mean to say it's very personal, like the lyrics mean something personal to me. When I write a song, that's my taste in music – my taste in chord progressions and melodies.
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I don't judge people on their personal lives.
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In their pure form, the martial arts demand the intense awareness of the meditative mind, and have nothing to do with anger or wanton aggression. A practitioner is taught from the outset that the skills must never be used for personal gain, but only in self-defence or in the protection of others -- and even then only enough force as is absolutely necessary should be used.
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People’s stories are the most personal thing they have, and paying attention to those stories is just about the most important thing you can do for them.
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I loved being on stage with heroes of mine, like Gregg Edelman and Jimmy Walton, and the lovely Chita Rivera and Stephanie J. Block.
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All perception is colored by emotion.
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I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for doing a Bond movie.
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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.
