Tag Archives: Autobiography

First Principles: I Never Doubted, For Instance, the Existence of the Deity; That He Made the World, and Governed It By His Providence

Posted on January 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I never doubted, for instance, the existence of the Deity; that he made the world, and governed it by his Providence; that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man; that our souls are immortal; and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All Art Is Autobiographical; the Pearl Is the Oyster’s Autobiography

Posted on February 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” -Federico Fellini, film director and writer (20 Jan 1920-1993)

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Thought For the Day: All Art Is Autobiographical

Posted on January 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” – Federico Fellini, film director, and writer (20 Jan 1920-1993)

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Thought For the Day: Story Is Humanity’s Autobiography

Posted on May 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Story, finally, is humanity’s autobiography.” – Lloyd Alexander, novelist (30 Jan 1924-2007)

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Benvenuto Cellini – Autobiography

Posted on March 5, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Born on November 3, 1500, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, soldier, musician and artist Benvenuto Cellini became fame for his poetry and autobiography prior to his death on February 13, 1571. He was one of the most famous artists of Mannerism. Aloha … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Benjamin Franklin – Autobiography

Posted on January 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin as well as his Autobiography. Today, is his birthday, and so the tutorial we have been following along with as a … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Posted on January 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Founding Father, polymath, author, printer, political theorist and so many other vocations and avocations, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and passed away on April 17, 1790. Aloha Promises Forever, has previously discussed the life of “The … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

Posted on December 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have previously discussed this master of Mannerism and his Autobiography previously. The man’s self importance is only matched by the interesting manner in which he conveys this sense into a compelling autobiography that should be read once by all. I would … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Autobiography of John S. Mill, Chapter Six

Posted on September 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have touched on this work previously and that post should be consulted with for a better understanding of the post below. I would like, however, to take this moment to state how troubling this is for me. You see, … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Confessions of St. Augustine, Book Eight

Posted on August 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

There are many ways to tell a story. This is true even if the story is an autobiography. No greater proof of this could be found than the 13 books that form Confessions. At the age of 40 or so in … Continue reading →

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