Autobiography Melissa R. Credits Autobiography A autobiography is a story of a person written by that person.

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Autobiography Melissa R

Credits

Autobiography A autobiography is a story of a person written by that person

An example of books that are autobiography are.. Rosa Parks-My story Martin Luther King Jr. Gandhi Autobiography

Biography Autobiography is telling about a person life written by that same person Autobiography has MORE detail about the person’s life such as thoughts, feeling, and actions. Autobiography’s contain the words me, myself and I Biographies can be written by anyone and about anyone. Biographies require a lot of research time. Facts are in biographies but may not have inner thoughts of that person.

When you write an autobiography you write about YOUR life. Not all autobiographies are books. Autobiographies can also be movies but VERY little autobiography movies Autobiography

Autobiography are important because… Autobiographies can provide information that is collected through memories from the writer life It can inform an audience and bring them closer to the people they want to know. Autobiographies contain more facts about the person’s life such as feelings, and secrets. Autobiographies contain more events that may not may be important to the reader but important to the writer. Autobiography