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 never aimed to be on television or in the press. We all have a personal life, and being a public figure disrupts that.
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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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Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.
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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 make no pretense to accuracy. I shall be quite content if the sensibilities of no one are wounded by anything I may reduce to type.
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If you wish to begin life at forty, you must settle two large personal questions first of all. You must find work and play that call for no more energy than you can afford to spend on them. Then you must train your mind, eye and hand to the point of working and playing with ease, grace and precision.
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I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me that if you have a gift there is always stuff to do.
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I really rely a lot more on memory. I'm definitely not as good of a sight reader.
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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.
