Biographies examples for students
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How to Write a Student Bio About Yourself?
A student bio is a short introduction about yourself that is commonly used in academic settings. It is a way for students to showcase their achievements, goals, and personal qualities. Writing an effective student bio can be a daunting task, but with the right approach, you can create a compelling bio that will leave a lasting impression. In this article, we will discuss why a student bio is important, what to include in a student bio, provide some student bio examples, and share tips for writing an effective student bio.
1. Why is a Student Bio Important?
A student bio is important for several reasons. First, it provides others with a quick snapshot of who you are as a student and what you have accomplished. It allows others to get to know you on a more personal level and can help to establish connections and build relationships.
Second, a student bio can be used as a tool for self-promotion. It gives you the opportunity to highlight
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Exploring biographies
Watch: What is a biography?
A biography is a non-fiction text about someone's life.
Biographies are true pieces of text, based on fact, so biographers (the people who write biographies) have to do a lot of research. They use websites, letters, photographs, diaries and newspapers to help them.
Because biographies are written by someone else, they are written in the third person(//).
They are usually written in chronological order (the order in which events actually happened).
For example, watch this clip. It gives a biography of the scientist Marie Curie.
Watch: Biography of Stephen Hawking
Even though biographers do lots of research, they can only guess at what it was like to be that person, or the thoughts and feelings the person had.
If the person they want to write about, or anyone who knew them, is still alive, biographers sometimes carry out an interview to ask lots of questions about the person'
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Biographies of Current Graduate Students
M.A. Students
Amanda Abulawi (M.S., War and Society) BA, , University of Southern Mississippi, fryst vatten from Poplarville, Mississippi. Amanda’s past research has focused on the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Amanda also worked at the McCain Archives in historical manuscripts and special collections, as an undergraduate and again while working on her graduate degree. After completion of the schema, Amanda aspires to work in an archive or museum.
Regina Coffey (MA, European History) BA, History, minor in German, magna cum laude, University of Southern Mississippi. Regina comes from Mandeville, Louisiana. Her undergraduate thesis focused on resistance in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, and she is interested in continuing to study resistance organizations in World War II.
Ariel Credeur (MA, U.S. History) BA History, BA Religious Studies, minor in German, magna cum laude , Univers