Papers About Yourself

Papers About YourselfIt's an interesting argument, papers about yourself. In the past, when someone was writing papers about themselves, they were basically trying to collect all of their personal memories and impressions about the past. This is called 'memorabilia.'You know, you are not allowed to touch paper, which is why they call them 'paper props.' But they have allowed people to add things to papers about themselves that would not be allowed if they did have any physical contact with it. So if you write a paper about yourself and add items to it, you could be liable for libel.One recent example of this is a book called, 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Memoir,' written by a girl, Taryn Manning. A lot of the inside pages had drawings of her as a kid. This is the equivalent of a writer putting pencils, crayons, or markers in a magazine article about herself.The newspaper really took issue with this because of the personal details that were revealed. The only problem with this is that man y of the pieces are based on eyewitness accounts and statements. Now this author could have taken the pictures herself. Then there is the original box of crayons and pencils, which also set her apart from everyone else.If the author of the book had put personal items in the pages, like a necklace, then the problem was a lot different. Here, the first amendment would protect her, because she was promoting a book about herself.You can get in trouble for a lot of other things, just as with a diary, like if you had a photo of a place you visited and wrote about it, you might have to take it down or you could be sued for invasion of privacy. You could get sued for use of someone else's copyrighted workif you wrote about it or published it. Anything that gives away your identity or location is not allowed, even if it isn't posted anywhere.There are many other ideas that are interesting but one that is funny is the idea that newspapers are trying to portray you in a negative light because you don't like the things they print about a person's character or behavior. It's a huge moral issue, isn't it? The idea is if you talk negatively about someone or do something that other people find offensive, you are doing it against their will.Another thing that is said about papers about yourself is if you go too far in the book by saying something about a person, you could have yourself sued for slander. Just for voicing your opinion, even if you don't believe it.