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The idea of describing a life in six words was launched online by the Smith Magazine website, whose motto is "Everyone has a story." According to Joyce Carol Oates: "Revenge is living well, without you." From the importance of birth order: "Middle of seven made me me," to what lies ahead: "Afraid of becoming like my mother." Think of inscriptions on monuments, mottos on city crests, mission statements on organization reports, epitaphs on graves. New technologies like texting and tweeting mean that we global citizens will communicate more and more in brief bursts.
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Opinion Column: Six Words to Describe a Life?
Can just six words sum up a life? That is the premise of an Internet challenge that resulted in thousands of submissions and recently the publication of a book.
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