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  2. Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a ... - AOL

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    Regardless of how others may perceive me based on my identity characteristics, I have the power to define who I am. The way you communicate your story matters. Your self-definitions, your voice ...

  3. Strawman theory - Wikipedia

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    A "Legal name fraud" billboard in the United Kingdom. A variation of the strawman theory is found in the "legal name fraud" movement, which believes that birth certificates give the state legal ownership of a personal name and that refusing to use this name removes oneself from the state's authority and a court's jurisdiction. [17] [18]

  4. Narrative identity - Wikipedia

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    Narrative identity has been explored in the stories of incarcerated individuals. For example, narratives have been used to understand the conversion experience among prisoners. [55] Through these narratives, prisoner converts have been able to integrate their negative self (the one who committed the crime) into their larger sense of self.

  5. Hero's journey - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of the hero's journey. In narratology and comparative mythology, the hero's quest or hero's journey, also known as the monomyth, is the common template of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a decisive crisis, and comes home changed or transformed.

  6. Narratology - Wikipedia

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    Narratology is the study of narrative and narrative structure and the ways that these affect human perception. [1] The term is an anglicisation of French narratologie, coined by Tzvetan Todorov (Grammaire du Décaméron, 1969). [2]

  7. Is 'A Man in Full' a true story? What to know on the latest ...

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    If "Man in Full" is your latest binge, you'll undoubtedly want to know if the new Netflix series is based on real-life events. Fair question given the show's main character, Charlie Croker, feels ...

  8. Archetypal literary criticism - Wikipedia

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    Archetypal literary criticism is a type of analytical theory that interprets a text by focusing on recurring myths and archetypes (from the Greek archē, "beginning", and typos, "imprint") in the narrative, symbols, images, and character types in literary works.

  9. Historical revisionism - Wikipedia

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    In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical account. [1] It usually involves challenging the orthodox (established, accepted or traditional) scholarly views or narratives regarding a historical event, timespan, or phenomenon by introducing contrary evidence or reinterpreting the motivations and decisions of the people involved.