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Welcome to my first ever blog post! For my English Composition I class we are creating a digital portfolio. The following is The Proust Questionnaire, some of the questions required much thought, while others were easy enough to answer. While this is what I have know, I reserve the right to go back and change any or all answers as I change and grow throughout this course and my life. The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature. Here is the basic Proust Questionnaire. __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? Grasping the idea of perfect happiness is not within my grasp with the state of the world today. __2.__What is your greatest fear? __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? First, I wouldn't say deplore, but the thing I most want to work on is not taking my frustration out on other people, especially my husband, when I'm cranky. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? Judging other people based on the color of their skin, sexual orientation, race, religion or lack thereof, etc. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? My mother - she is the kindest, bravest person I know. She can make friends with a stranger on the street. In the face of her diagnosis at 56 with FTD, a form of dementia, she is still living and loving life and enjoying everyday that she has with her family and friends. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? Going out to brunch with my brother every other weekend! __7.__What is your current state of mind? __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? __9.__On what occasion do you lie? __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I am not at liberty to post that information at the moment, as if this person sees, it could cause a lot of problems for someone I love. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Honesty __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Curse words! __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? __16.__When and where were you happiest? On the water with people that I love. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? Compassion in the face of frustration. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Moving 1000 miles from home and finding myself. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A dolphin or a horse. __21.__Where would you most like to live? On the water with those I love most - my mother, brother, ciocia, husband, and mother-in-law. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? A ring that has been in my family 4 generations. It belonged to my paternal grandmother, then my grandfather gave it to my grandmother as an engagement ring, then it was passed to my mom, and recently my mom gave it to me. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation so far in my life has been when I was a housekeeper at a small B&B in Ithaca, New York. I could listen to music or audio books and just clean! __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Communication and honesty. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My parents - for different reasons. My mother because she is brave and compassionate. She is still her kind, caring self even in the face of an early-onset dementia diagnosis. My father because he has grown so much as a person since I was born. We had our difficulties when I was younger, but being an adult now, I see how much he has progressed in the past 10 years and am extremely proud of him. __31.__What are your favorite names? Marcella, Claire, Otto, Charles __32.__What is it that you most dislike? __33.__What is your greatest regret? I try to live my life without regrets. Every decision I have ever made has led me to this point in my life and I LOVE where I am in my life right now. __34.__How would you like to die? __35.__What is your motto? That depends on the day...
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Sabatino
1/30/2020 11:35:20
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Sabatino
2/4/2020 16:29:12
These responses give us much insights into your lived experiences, identity, and worldviews. I see potential here for multiple memoir topics: working as a housekeeper (we visited Ithaca two years ago), moments on the water with loved ones, the ring, the relationships with parents...
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anthony vincent
2/4/2020 18:27:22
I think its good that you live life without regret and stressing about past decisions.
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