Well... I have about 25 min to get this done, so lets get posting...
People write memoirs because people want to tell a story. They want other people to experience what they've experienced, and feel what they felt. They write memoirs to help further generations learn from their sucesses and their mistakes. They try to pass down traditions and culture. They try to help people preserve the past. I also think people write memoirs because everyone has a story to tell, and "stories don't mean anything, unless you've got someone to tell them to...".
Power is abundant when people write their own stories. Memoirs are powerful because this is what happen and what someone felt. The writer has the power to effect their readers with their descriptions, by giving the reader a mental picture and also sometimes giving them a physical response (I cringed when Ross read his......). Memoirs are also powerful, because memoirs bring more emotion to the reader, because they can put themselves in the protaginist's place. For example, when I read Jen's, I knew that quesy nervous feeling that she felt before she went on the rides. I could put myself in her place, because I had experience similar feelings.
In conclusion, memoirs are powerful. They are written by real people and are real experiences. They are written so that people can tell their story, and this story can be very powerful. By using good descriptions and emotions that create a bridge to the reader. And in turn, memoirs can be very powerful.
JHR
p.s.
Teddy, my goal for your post is to make it less happy, like your last one... let the batle begin
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As always, great voice. Hey, great theme of a memoir ("learn from their successes and past mistakes"). I hadn't thought of that... Great points, good examples, yaddah yaddah yaddah, you've heard it all before, it's a good post, nice job. A few questions: What was the email address you gave me on your response? Also, did you actually include me on your post? Boy, do I feel important! Sorry I didn't make my post as negative as you would've liked...I'll try harder (just wait 'till I get writing on the mistreatment of Native Americans). Anywho, good points on memoirs and their importance, though it wouldn't have hurt to mention the amount of bias included in them. But, as long as we have people like Oprah, the concept of false memoirs are already preached against enough (how's that for cynical? I'm trying...).
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