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Personal autobiography essay example
Personal autobiography essay example
Personal autobiography essay example
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I never was good at fitting in.
But of course I wasn’t, who would be, kept away from the real world like that? Excuse me, I’m quite undignified for not introducing myself, as my Mother would say. I am Julie. My Father would say, "How very dishonest of you not to give up your true title, Daughter!" So I shall say it more formally. I am Calpurnia Julie Nippers, daughter of Mrs. Angeline Nippers and Mr. Anthony Nippers. My middle name, Julie, is what I am called, and it was my grandmother’s first name. She insisted my name be Julie, but Mother insisted my name be Calpurnia, so they made an agreement of giving me the middle name Julie. I hope I do not insist my future granddaughter have the middle name Calpurnia. Calpurnia is a stupid name! My
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I had no friends, and I had no idea what the real world looked like, except for longing glances out the window. I always was told to be the descendant of an English king, and I guess it made me a princess. But my kingdom was only the Nippers estate. I didn't have any other place to call my kingdom, my friend, or my home.
That was until one day, my family decided I was another mouth to feed, and too much of a disgrace to the family, and sent me off to boarding school forevermore.
And I lived happily ever after, yadda-dadda-dadda, the end...
But it was only the beginning of my life, and my kingdom, and my rule as the new princess of it all. I was supposed to be adored and worshipped, wasn't I? I was, after all, a descendant of an English king!
But instead of rolling out the royal red carpet, my kingdom began rolling out the insults.
That was the day I learned I couldn't fit in.
And no, I did NOT live happily ever after. I lived sadly never after for a long while until Prince Charming suddenly
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I know I am to call you Miss Calpurnia—spelled it right?—but I know Julie is the name that reflects your soul. That’s why I waited for the minute you left to write it. Julie, keep shining. However, remember you’re different, but that’s because you aren’t of royal ancestry, but of magic ancestry…no, I mustn’t say it. The note was not a “don’t mess up!” warning, a “we’ll hate you if you don’t mess up!” threat or a “we love you on one condition” note.
I put the note down and grabbed my favorite book: Wicked: Witch & Curse by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié, and flipped to page 13. Then I took the spell-book that used to belong to Alice and whispered, “Cheer him up, cheer him down, cheer him all around! Gods a-mighty, power magick, activate the smiles, so nothing seems tragic.”
All of a sudden, the driver looked over and smiled. “But we can stop at Starbucks for coffee,” he offered, grinning from ear to ear.
“Thanks! How kind of you!” I said, smiling. I needed a coffee. But then I remembered. Father says that coffee stunts your growth. What about soda from somewhere? Mother says soda rots your teeth. But they weren’t here, I remembered. “Coffee. Then pumpkin bread totally.”
I was one step closer to my happily ever
Blaise Pascal once said, “Kind words don’t cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” This quote means that you don’t have to buy them and doesn’t impact your life negatively to say nice things and to also do good for people and to help others that they impact and support others positively. In the novel, Wonder, Summer and a little bit of August said, “Hey our names kind of match, she said as she chewed. I guess she could tell I didn’t know what she meant. Summer? August? She said, smiling, her eyes open wide, as she waited for me to get it. Oh yeah, I said for a second.” (Palacio 52). This proves that, Summer was trying to find something in common like their names. In addition, they were inclusive of other children, regardless of their names
Response: This sentence is my favorite and was the one which stayed in my mind long after I was done with the book. It is very emotional and shows us how important a persons name is and how we shouldn’t attach false statements to it, because we cannot really change it.
that I would fall as the other rulers did, but as the saying goes,"what goes up, must come
The middle name that appears on my birth certificate is Cristina and I’m quite fond of my middle name because to me the name sounds utterly cheerful and friendly. Maria and Cristina complement each other. Many people when I tell them how my middle name is spelled they tend to believe my mom made a mistake and spelled my name incorrectly. The truth is she meant to spell it like that not because she decided to be slightly unique and spell my name without the letter h but because she decided to commemorate someone or something.
And when she said: But my name, Auntie my name's Regina Dallas,' I said: It was Beaufort when he covered you with jewels, and it's got to stay Beaufort now that he's covered you with shame' (Wharton 271).
...e of a female in this village. Other names are used to assist with setting the season, and to forewarn of Tessie Hutchinson’s fate. The brilliance in Jackson’s selectiveness in who is given a first name, and how it is used to bring attention to how this is a man’s society, adds to the other sexist innuendos. The names Jackson assigns her characters are just as important to the message in this story as the characters themselves.
Whether it is because of the obligation, out of love, pity or kindness, Jane believes she visit Mrs. Reed and fulfill her last wishes. “Forgive me for my passionate language; I was a child then; eight, nine years have passed since that day.” (253) Putting the hardships behind her Jane gives her full apologies to Mrs.
As I was born a Lannister I was to be raised like one. I learned very on that the mind is often the most dangerous weapon of all, stronger than any blade made of Valyrian Steel, more dangerous than any assassin's blade, and more often than not more powerful than the King on the Iron Throne. Being an Lannister meant I could not be a burden but a bright star that would bring honor to the family, though there was so little honor to be had with my father and sister running things. I had not the strength of my brother Jaime so I could not fight. I was not a beautiful maiden like my sister so I could not be expected to be married off to a powerful family. No, I was to use my intellect. The maesters got me any book I could get my tiny fingers on and I read them
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Then I would stand next to her and take the majesty's crown “He He” I chuckled to himself. That's when I took the plan to action. I asked a guard “Hey um… Michael” as I read his nametag on his suit. I asked him “So where do I escort the prisoner”. He said”Go down the corridor to your left the majesty will be in her royal chair waiting for the guard WAIT ” Suspiciously he said “Where's the prisoner”. I knocked him out with one swing to the stomach, then a punch to his hard head. “Sorry Michael, you’ll never figure” I said.
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Being beautiful for a woman is the most looked at characteristic that each of these princesses have. Attractiveness is the most important attribute that women can posses, and is often an indicator of chances of future happiness (Neikirk). This is how these princesses get by in all of these stories. But what is that telling every young girl who watches or listens to these fairytales. Are we telling these youn...
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Here’s the letter. You can read it all you want. It even has the official stamp of the king. Anyways, let me continue on with the story. Knowing that my “friends” were on a mission to kill me, I revise the letter
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