Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Reasons for wrighting memoires

People write memoirs for many different reasons. To begin with people write memoirs to teach other the lessons they have learned in their life. Another reason why people write memoirs is because they need to tell others what they have been through in life, such as love, loss, death, and other joys and sorrows. The last reason why people write memoirs is just to share a story with the world that they think is interesting. These are some reasons why people write memoirs.
There is a lot of power in telling our own stories. Telling a story can change people’s feelings. It can make people sad or happy. It can even make people cry. Telling stories can make us hate and fear. Lots of stores make us anxious sitting on the edge of our chairs wanting to find out what will happen next. Another power that telling our stories has is the power to influence decisions. This is proven all the time in courts. The stories that are told in court may be evidence but they are also stories. These stories influence the jury's' decision as to whether or not a parson is guilty.

3 comments:

The Magical Unicorn said...

hello julia!!
i agree with your post about memoires! telling stories is very important. i liked your example of the court system to show why stories are influential. i didn't think about it that way before! nice work on your post! see you in school!!
~ashley

Eve F. said...

Nice blog response! I really like your example at the end with the court and jury stuff...very nice! I liked your ideas and other examples too. I like your idea that it can change our feelings about something, because a lot of times you will hear a story and your opinions of a certain situation will completely change. In my blog I used a lot of the same ideas as you!

Eve F. said...

Nice blog response! I really like your example at the end with the court and jury stuff...very nice! I liked your ideas and other examples too. I like your idea that it can change our feelings about something, because a lot of times you will hear a story and your opinions of a certain situation will completely change. In my blog I used a lot of the same ideas as you!