How to Write a Biography by Susie Mortensen https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht Section D en-us 2021-02-11 13:30:54 UTC 2022-01-31 17:32:18 UTC hello@padlet.com He also included Paul’s time at Duke, comparing the wealth of his peers and their “selfish” ideals to make oneself level up in life, with Paul’s humble upbringing and his magnanimous self. lilys48 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021825223 2022-01-31 17:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021825223 Tracey Kidder started off with Paul Farmer’s childhood to orient us to why he did what he did, as he is an anomalie in our world in terms of helping those in need :) lilys48 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021825606 2022-01-31 17:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021825606 Claire's Thoughts https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826179
  • He included some background information on Farmer’s upbringing and morals
  • He does not include every detail of Farmer's life. He finds the important events and feelings of Farmer that move the story forward

    • ]]>     2022-01-31 17:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826179     Kidder mainly includes Farmer’s big events or pivotal moments in his life that shape who he is and what his mission is as a doctor, and omits some of the details surrounding his relationship with his family and wife and such in favor of telling us about him instead. https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826774 2022-01-31 17:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826774 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826822
  • Tell Farmer’s background/childhood
  • Give lots of examples that shape his personality
  • Background with different characters

    • ]]>     2022-01-31 17:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826822     tommyd26_2 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826865 Tracy Kidder gave the full story of Paul Farmer and his organization. He didn’t include a lot of boring facts. Instead, he only included the interesting facts and details about his life. He focused a lot on the personalities of the people and what their view of the world was.


    ]]>     2022-01-31 17:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826865     Ava avaj26_3 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826885 He talked about Paul's early life and his family dynamic and how it shaped his approach to his adult life]]> 2022-01-31 17:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021826885 Piper piperd26_2 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827139 -Talk with Paul Farmer a lot
    -Kidder saw his work in person
    -Asked Paul Farmer about his background and childhood
    -Referenced himself in comparison
    -Provided background information
    -Quoted main characters
    -Zoomed in on important moments




    ]]>     2022-01-31 17:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827139     Tracy Kidder didn't really add the low points of Farmer. And when he did, he didn't go in depth about how farmer was able to get himself out of that. https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827156 2022-01-31 17:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827156 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827820 Tracy Kidder included his past, childhood, relationships, and passions to better tell his story.]]> 2022-01-31 17:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827820 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827977 Tracey wrote from his perspective in order to make Paul Farmer’s accomplishments more believable. Additionally, Tracey wrote his own thoughts and experiences, which differed from Paul’s on various issues and incidents. This includes the many attacks, every patient he meets. He wrote of Paul’s background and detailed all of the relationships he’s made or had with people over the years, whether it be positive or negative. -Daniel



    ]]>     2022-01-31 17:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021827977     His second hand story telling allowed the reader to see Paul's attitude, but also how that could come across to others. -Reed https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021828118 2022-01-31 17:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021828118 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021828274 He Included paul farmers struggles, his beliefs and his dedication to his cause. He also went into to detail on how that affect paul farmers personal life]]> 2022-01-31 17:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021828274 Lucia https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021829042 Tracey Kidder talks about when he first met Paul Farmer, and what his first impressions were of him. He goes briefly over Farmer’s childhood, with only a chapter or two.



    ]]>     2022-01-31 17:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021829042     https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021829661 Tracy Kidder gave background on Paul Farmer but it wasn't just a timeline of his life, Tracy Kidder switched time periods a few times.]]> 2022-01-31 17:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021829661 -Wayland https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021830179
    • He doesn’t seem to include much of what Paul’s actual viewpoints are, he just seems to make guesses to what they might be. 
    • He includes the important moments, and skips over most of the “non-important” moments. 
    • He makes inferences about what caused Paul to be the person he is today.

    ]]>     2022-01-31 17:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021830179     https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021830697 Tracey Kidder often shifts from talking about Farmer in an objective way, to talking about him through his outsider point of view. This is a more critical point of view and humanizes Farmer because he seems perfect to so many people. 

    - koreb]]>     2022-01-31 17:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/6izir154dmxa5dht/wish/2021830697