https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms Submit your thesis for your memoir as it is. Once you have posted your own, select 3 examples from other student submissions and rate them. Then comment: What makes them strong or weak? en-us 2021-10-25 13:27:49 UTC 2025-10-23 03:09:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841769815 2021-10-25 14:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841769815 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841781885 In the Memoir Brain on Fire, Susannah Cahalan describes her experiences and illustrates the complexity of mental illness through an informative tone and demonstrating her background in journalism in order to bring awareness to the dangers of the misconceptions of brain illnesses.]]> 2021-10-25 14:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841781885 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841782764 In Jason Schmidt's heart wrenching memoir, A List of Things That Didn't Kill Me, he writes in a choppy, engaging, and simple tone as well as evoking sympathetic and heartbreaking emotions in order to encourage others to find their own morals even when surrounded by people who have none.]]> 2021-10-25 14:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841782764 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841784775 In the autobiography Becoming by Michelle Obama, Obama utilizes imagery and evokes an emotional response to cultivate a connection with the audience, and inspire young adults to pursue their passions.]]> 2021-10-25 14:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841784775 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841788264 Throughout Maya Angelou's autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she illuminates the hardship and discrimination that poor black women face in order to urge change in society through the application of symbolism, heart-rending diction, and passionate imagery through specific recallings of her experiences.]]> 2021-10-25 14:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841788264 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841792798 In Trevor Noah's memoir Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood, Noah juxtaposes humorous and serious tones and introduces various anecdotes in order to fully convey his traumatic past experiences in an appealing, understandable way.]]> 2021-10-25 14:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841792798 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841793295 In the memoir, This Child Will Be Great, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appeals to her audience through her emotionally deep tone to spread light about Liberia. As well as her emotionally deep tone, Sirleaf makes use of her credibility to give a lesson on her rise to power. ]]> 2021-10-25 14:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841793295 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841793459 In his memoir The Soloist, Steve Lopez narrates his experience with a street musician named Nathaniel Ayers and his journey in mental health by using anecdotes from mental health officials and Ayer's family, and descriptive imagery in order to convey the trials of mental illness faced by homeless people.]]> 2021-10-25 14:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841793459 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841800839 In her memoir, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Jenny Lawson elicits juxtaposition between her bleak hometown and the fantastical stories she creates, as well as a frantic tone that slowly evolves into one of content in order to advocate the importance of accepting yourself for who you truly are, including flaws, trauma, and an irregular childhood.]]> 2021-10-25 14:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841800839 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841801027 In Michelle Obama’s autobiography Becoming, the author provides anecdotes from her life which effectively connect the lessons she learned trying to climb the social ladder as a black woman; additionally she juxtaposes the treatment she received to that of her husband and white constituents in order to highlight the sexism and racism she endured, ultimately achieving the purpose of telling her story to the world and communicating a message of hope and self worth to others going through similar situations.]]> 2021-10-25 14:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841801027 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841813909 In the autobiographical comedy book, Born a Crime, Trevor Noah evokes an emotional response through different anecdotes from his childhood and contributes a humourous tone in order to provide his view on how growing up during apartheid shaped him into the person he is today.]]> 2021-10-25 14:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841813909 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841814492 In the memoir The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt implement several points of view with many personal accounts from Boukreev's professional expertise on the travesty that occurred up on Everest, the book is written in an attempt to warn readers that mountain climbing requires extensive training.]]> 2021-10-25 14:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841814492 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841820065 In the war memoir Eat the Apple, Matt Young conveys his message attacking society's glorification of war and masculinity, using both his own credibility and unique diction to create sympathy from the American public.]]> 2021-10-25 14:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841820065 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841821539 Dr. Jerri Nielsen writes her memoir Ice Bound in a reflective and inspiring tone as well as appealing to the reader's sense of empathy in order to inspire those dealing with similar issues.]]> 2021-10-25 14:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841821539 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841824164 In the autobiography, In the Land of Giants, Muggsy Bogues illustrates his story and the trials he faced through vivid imagery and chronological structures to show how his talent and hard work transcended his height, allowing him to make the NBA.]]> 2021-10-25 14:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841824164 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841833617 In Garrett Hongo's memoir Volcano A Memoir of Hawai'i, the author conveys the idea of the loss of identity and his identity crisis by the use of emotion in his struggle of being bullied in school and the use of personification in making items seem personal and heartfelt in the depressing times. ]]> 2021-10-25 14:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841833617 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841840696 In the autobiographical memoir All You Can Ever Know, Nichole Chung employs an optimistic tone as well informal diction in order to illustrate her experiences in discovering her identity through connecting with her birth family in addition to encouraging readers to find their own identities. ]]> 2021-10-25 14:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841840696 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841840967 In Allison Britz's inspiring memoir Obsessed she implements personal anecdotes of her hardship battling severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as a naïve teenager as well as medical definitions in order to raise awareness about mental health, spark hope within teenagers in a similar situation, and encourage compassion between people. ]]> 2021-10-25 14:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841840967 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841842897 In her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou evokes empathy and anger and illuminates her experiences through a jarring tone to provoke a change within society and recognize people who have gone through similar experiences as her.]]> 2021-10-25 14:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841842897 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841859525 In the biography Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, Piers Paul Read employs chronological structure to depict the events that led up to the crash, during their stranded times, and after they were rescued and recurring tone shifts to illustrate the tense environment in the crash site to accurately depict the experiences of the survivors.]]> 2021-10-25 14:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841859525 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841963676 In the autobiography Born A Crime, Trevor Noah references impactful anecdotes, challenges painful experiences with a humorous and informative tone, and induces  feelings of understanding between himself and the audience to illustrate his childhood struggle with identity.


]]> 2021-10-25 14:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1841963676 23rtamez https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1842004983 In Chris Kyle's autobiography, American Sniper, Kyle honors, along with humanizes, his fallen brothers and fellow soldiers with thrilling anecdotes of his tours in Iraq and an optimistic, colloquial tone which serve to ignite the patriotism within Americans around the globe.]]> 2021-10-25 15:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1842004983 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1842098342 In William Kamkwamba's autobiography, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, he asserts that through ingenuity, it is possible to escape cycles of structural poverty, conjuring irony and symbols to illustrate his society.]]> 2021-10-25 15:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1842098342 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1842462174 Throughout Helen Macdonald's memoir H is for Hawk, Macdonald communicates her depression through both a wistful tone and juxtaposition between herself and the author T.H. White, reminding readers of the delicate balance between escapism and reality. ]]> 2021-10-25 17:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1842462174 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1843131756 In the memoir House of Prayer No. 2, Mark Richard describes his life growing up facing challenges with his disability through a mix of emotion and humorous tone in order to explain his coming to faith and becoming a writer.]]> 2021-10-25 22:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1843131756 https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1844773256 In Man’s Search For Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl provides poignant anecdotes from his harrowing experience at Nazi concentration camps to elicit feelings of inspiration, and interjects his beliefs as a well-regarded psychologist through an analytical tone in order to advocate his theory that humans have a fundamental need to discover meaning within their lives. ]]> 2021-10-26 12:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cuhrich/ixris6vuf3h6rzms/wish/1844773256