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The 7-Word Autobiographies of Famous Writers, Artists, Musicians, and Philosophers
Since , the LIVE from the NYPL schema masterminded and anchored bygd intellectual impresario Paul Holdengräber &#; one of the most interesting people to ever encounter, should you be so fortunate &#; has transformed the New York Public Library into a wonderland of stimulating conversations on literature and life with some of today&#;s most celebrated writers, scientists, artists, philosophers, musicians, and other luminaries. Among Holdengräber&#;s signature touches are the 7-word autobiographies he asks each of his prominent guests to provide, to be read as he introduces them. Here is a selection of the best such anställda micro-biographies &#; the literal, the sammanfattning, the sarcastic, the poetic &#; from the entire run of the series so far:
Tom Wolfe drops some delightful vintage lingo:
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The magnificent Cheryl Strayed, whose Tiny Beautiful • A couple of weeks ago, I started some new classes, so I decided to create a new getting to know you activity based on seven word biographies. I think it&#;s an enjoyable way to kick off the new term and should provide some interesting language opportunities for my intermediates and up. It also makes a good accompaniment to the My Life in Twenty Lines activity I shared here earlier, which could be done later in the course as an expansion activity. Update: Now with added ppt! To download, click here. 1) Write your own seven word biography and put it on the board. Here&#;s mine: 2) Ask the students to discuss in pairs what they think I mean by this. 3) Give out one seven word biography per student or in pairs. Ask them to read it and think about what it could mean. If in pairs, get them to discuss it, and if not, ask them to share with a partner (all of these biographies were taken from here, where you can also find descriptions of the writers). • I&#;ve been trying to find a way to allow AC community members to introduce themselves to one-another without the typical, &#;Hi, I&#;m Bob, I live in Manhattan, I like puppies and rural lightning strikes&#;&#;, etc. I came up with the idea of the &#;7 Word Bio.&#; (I realize that this may not be entirely original, I don&#;t know.) Anyway, I&#;d encourage all of us to engage in this. I think this is a good exercise on a few fronts: 1. It helps us all gain clarity to what we&#;re REALLY trying to do rather than just giving the factual scoop. So, here&#;s my 7 Word Bio: What is yours? (Rough drafts are fine&#;) Photo credit:Lightlady Positioning himself as an “arms dealer for the creative revolution”, Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that
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7 Word Bio
2. It helps us communicate to others what we&#;re passionate about (process) rather than just fixating on the end result (product).
&#;An arms dealer for the creative revolution.&#;