personal essay

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meaningsofpersonalandessay

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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essay
noun[C]
uk
/ˈes.eɪ/us
/ˈes.eɪ/
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of the work for ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandessayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In its objectivity, a survey article may lie somewhere between apersonalessay, and an encyclopedia article.
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Haag has also published creative nonfiction,personalessay, and memoir.
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The program is designed for advanced students, based upon entrance exam scores, apersonalessay, and middle school grades.
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Wilma goes from being a nobody to being truly unpopular when a verypersonalessaywritten for language arts class is read aloud to the class by her teacher.
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By their nature, such personal essays are bound to include a broad range of perspectives and styles of expression.
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Louis, where she led workshops on memoir andpersonalessay.
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Guzmn struggled with the decision to make apersonalessayfilm.
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Her publications include a novel, a short story collection, a children's book, a poetry collection, and a volume of personal essays.
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It has traditionally printed a wide array of different content, running from philosophical pieces to personal essays, short fiction, poetry, and photography.
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The short stories submitted are all non-fiction personal essays.
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The magazine publishes original poems, short stories, personal essays, artwork, photography, and musical compositions written by the students.
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The early magazine featured book reviews, personal essays, opinion pieces, in-depth analysis and interviews with an influential figure.
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Included in the magazine are poems, personal essays, stories and even interviews.
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Her literary works include personal essays, short stories, novels, poems, travelogues, childrens stories, and books on sant literature, folk literature, and social history.
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With clich-shattering personal essays, interviews, reporting and criticism, we explore the predominant concerns of young men and women with peerless honesty and wit.
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The magazine also includes interviews with major figures in the medical world and personal essays about patients experiences with health care.
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Her poems and personal essays have been widely printed and anthologized.
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She also writes and publishes nonfiction (personal essays and articles) and poetry.
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The commentaries were to be personal essays accessible to the wider public to inspire them to approach the poem.
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The application consists of information about each student's extracurricular activities, honors and awards, and includes personal essays.
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