1. Autobiography Biography Memoir

2. Autobiography a history of a person's life written or told by that person

3. Biography a written account of another person's life

4. Memoir a written account in which someone (such as a famous performer or politician) describes past experiences

5. Some sites http://www.biography.com/ http://www.biography.com https://www.awesomestories.com/collec tions/detail/Famous-People https://www.awesomestories.com/collec tions/detail/Famous-People

6. Pros Inform readers: personlize historical events Persuade readers: understand motivations and behaviors

7. Cons Skepticism: lying rather than to inform Judgement of history: different generations might evaluate actions and behaviors differently

8. In all cases Research the «truth» presented