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How do you write a short autobiography?

According to About.com, creating an autobiography can be done in a couple of steps. To control the length of the autobiography, it is a good idea to draft an outline of the major events or periods of life to be covered. The writer may choose to spend a majority of the autobiography on his childhood, with less time covering the teenage years. An outline helps determine how much time to spend on each stage of life.\nOnce the outline is finished, drafting can begin. In a rough draft, the writer can seek out different themes for each stage of life, looking for one overarching idea to summarize his..

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Can you watch YouTube in Ethiopia?

Ethiopia is not among the countries with a history of censoring YouTube. In the past, such countries have included Turkey, Pakistan, Russia, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates. In China, Iran and North Korea, YouTube remains blocked as of April 2015.\nThough use of YouTube itself is not restricted in Ethiopia, it is possible for content owners to restrict their content to certain countries. As such, certain specific videos are not available on YouTube when accessed from Ethiopia, though the site itself remains unblocked.

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Do you italicize poem titles?

If italicization is not possible, poem titles can be put in quotation marks or underlined. Poem titles are italicized because they represent a full-length work. However, if someone is writing the title of a book of poetry followed by a list of poems from that book, the title of the book would be considered the full-length work, and it should be italicized. The individual poems are part of the larger work in this case, and as such, they should merely be put into quotation marks.

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What is a good sports haiku?

A sports haiku about dedicated fans is "Everyone stayed up/ waiting for the final goal/ true fans don't give up." A sports haiku about Superbowl Sunday is "Pizza, chicken wings/ half time show I cannot wait/ don't forget the game!" One haiku that analyzes society's attention to sports but not other demanding issues is "Fans glued to TV/ if only half the time was/ focused on world peace." A sports haiku about competition is "It's all on the line/ everyone takes a big breath/ I love competing."

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What are some common types of fiction?

Commercial fiction is defined as fiction that attracts a broad audience, and it often includes genre fiction such as mystery novels, science fiction novels and fantasy novels. Usually, commercial fiction is written in an accessible and easy-to-read style. Literary fiction, on the contrary, is intended for a smaller audience including academics and other intellectually adventurous readers. Literary fiction novels feature excellent writing and are often more dense than commercial fiction. Mainstream fiction depicts a daily reality that is familiar to most people, and it can include both commerci..

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How can you get a Mary Maxim catalog mailed to you?

Mary Maxim is a leading sewing mail-order retailer in the United States and Canada. The company began in Canada as Sifton Products and opened its first United States store in 1956.The company sells yarn for knitting and crocheting. It also sells household items and pre-made needlework items like sweaters and decorations. Customers can shop via catalog or online, but catalog orders do make up the bulk of the company's orders.

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What is the plot summary of the short story "Dog Star" by Arthur C. Clarke?

Clarke's story begins with the astronomer awakening from his dream. In his dream, he hears his old dog, Laika, barking. The astronomer then remembers his life with Laika, from the moment he found her on the side of the road, to the day she saved his life by alerting him of an earthquake. He then realizes that his subconscious mind was alerting him of another potential disaster: a lunar tremor. He sounds the alarm and saves the majority of his crew members. He knows it could not have been Laika who warned him, as they are separated by years and space and the insurmountable gulf no man can ..

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What is the mailing address for the Washington Post?

Departments in The Washington Post have their own phone numbers and email addresses. To get in touch with the local department, people can call 202-334-7300 or email metro@washpost.com. For the national department, the phone number is 202-334-7410, and the email address is national@washpost.com.\nOther departments, including business, sports, foreign, books and food, also have phone numbers and email addresses. A full list of this contact information is available on the website of The Washington Post.

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What is a brief biography of MSNBC's Joy Reid?

Reid attended Harvard University. She helped meet expenses by working as a campus shuttle bus driver and food server. Reid's first interest was pre-med, but she graduated in 1991 with a major in film.\nProfessionally, Reid has an extensive background in journalism and politics. As a writer she published work in The Miami Herald, Florida's Sun-Sentinel, South Florida Times and Salon.com. Reid was the online news editor for WTVJ in Miramar, Florida. She has been the editor of her political blog, The Reid Report, and managing editor of TheGrio.com, owned by NBC Universal.\nReid's p..

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Who are the characters of Disney's "Cars"?

All of the characters in Disney’s “Cars” are types of motor vehicles, starting with the main character Lightning McQueen. McQueen is a red race car who begins the movie only caring about going fast, but ultimately ends up slowing down in the small town of Radiator Springs. There, he meets Sally, a blue Porsche who runs the local motel and helps teach McQueen to go slow and appreciate the world around him. Doc Hudson is a dark blue, older model Hudson Hornet who is the doctor in Radiator Springs and teaches McQueen how to stay safe while going fast.\nLightning McQueen also meets a tow tru..

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