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What is an autobiography?

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An autobiography is a biography that was written by the person it is about.
auto means "self",bio means "life" ,graphy means "writing" .

when you are you are writing an autobiography you are writing a story from yourself.



main points when writing an autobiography .


1-you must be the main character.


2-an event or conflict that changed your view .


3-details.


4-a timeline .
Telling the history of yourself
An autobiography is the story of a persons (usually famous) life written by the subject as opposed to being written by someone else. For example Richard Branson would write his autobiography, but, if someone else wrote it - it would simply be called a biography. or a penology
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