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What You Can Learn from Autobiography
Lecture no. 13 from the course: Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything
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Taught by Professor Dorsey Armstrong | 19 min | Categories: Literature & Language
Analyze excerpts from Benjamin Franklin's autobiography for strategies to use when you are called to write about yourself. These include confining personal information to the areas of your interests, abilities, and achievements; striking a balance between self-promotion and association with others; and presenting your failures as a part of your personal development....
24 Lectures
1
How to Write about Anything
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of 33 min
2
How to Be an Effective Reader
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of 30 min
3
How Literature Can Help
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of 27 min
4
Shaping Your Voice
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of 30 min
5
Knowing Your Reader
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of 29 min
6
The Art of the Essay-How to Start
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of 29 min
7
How to Organize an Argument
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of 31 min
8
Supporting Your Argument
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of 30 min
9
Finishing Strong
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of 30 min
10
The Uses of Poetry
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of 30 min
11
Poetic Diction and Syntax
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of 29 min
12
Drama-Writing Out Loud
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of 29 min
13
What You Can Learn from Autobiography
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of 19 min
14
Writing and Leadership
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of 31 min
15
The Rules of Rhetoric
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of 30 min
16
Invention and Arrangement
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of 30 min
17
Ethos and Pathos
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of 33 min
18
Finding What You Need
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of 30 min
19
Using What You Find
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of 30 min
20
Getting Started-Writing First Drafts
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of 30 min
21
Editing-Finding What's Wrong
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of 29 min
22
Rewriting-Fixing What's Wrong
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of 29 min
23
Avoiding Common Errors in Grammar and Usage
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of 33 min
24
The Power of Words
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of 30 min
