Abstract
This paper is an interpretive essay presenting the concepts of narrative therapy that occur in Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Rick Bragg's book, "All Over But the Shoutin". The paper explains that the book is considered as a therapeutic narrative of autobiographical memory and looks at how the concept of "re-authoring" applies.

From the Paper
"In Narrative Therapy people re-author their lives or story by defining their own existence, thereby constructing reality by choices made to give meaning to a life. This type of therapy may be viewed as a protest against the socially imposed dominant narrative and a means of making sense of a lived experience. People can be seen as problems or as stories that allow multiple possibilities. Award winning writer Rick Bragg uses the concepts of narrative therapy in his book "All Over But the Shoutin", turning it into a therapeutic narrative...

Tags:Narrative, Therapy, Bragg, Autobiographical, Memory, Therapeutic, Re-authoring

Abstract
In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the novel "Somebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg" by Rick Bragg. Specifically, the paper presents a book review of Bragg's novel. The writer explains that this non-fiction work is simply a compilation of news stories originally written by the author for the New York Times and other newspapers. The writer points out that the main idea is to showcase the author's writing and his ability to bring people and their problems (and joys) to life for the reader. The writer concludes that "Somebody Told Me" by Rick Bragg is an engrossing glimpse into the fabric of American life.

From the Paper
"The book is charming, disturbing, joyful, and intensely difficult to read in places, but it serves the author's purpose well. It introduces the reader to real Americans with real problems and real solutions. It shows America to be a troubled land filled with people who want to do something about that trouble and make it better. This book would be a fine addition to just about anyone's bookshelf. It is relatively easy to read, except for some of the most disturbing subject matter, such as murders, old prisoners who die in prison, the Susan Smith story, and others. There is something about the book that keeps the reader turning pages for "just one more page," long after they planned to stop reading. It is compelling, distressing, enlightening, and just plain sad in places. Perhaps the best thing about the book, and what keeps the reader coming back, is how it reads more like a novel than a group of newspaper articles. Bragg is a fine writer, and after reading this book, this reader would like to read some of his other works. He has a way with the language and puts sentences together with skill and thought."

Tags:news, stories, portrayals, everyday, people

Abstract
This paper presents the memoirs of Rick Bragg from the perspective of the setting in which he grew up and the form of survival and support he had.

Tags:all, over, shoutin

Abstract
This essay describes the prewar and postwar life of one of the greatest Confederate Generals of the Civil War, Nathan Bedford Forrest. The essay also discusses his Civil War triumphs and his unique strategies that made many view him as one of the greatest tacticians of the war on either side of the conflict.

From the Paper
"The early life of Nathan Bedford Forrest was similar to that of many other poor white southern families. Forrest was born in Chapel Hill Tennessee. The family moved to Marshall County Mississippi where his father would die shortly after moving. Forrest was left in abject poverty on a small leased farm with his widowed mother and two younger brothers. Abandoning any education ambitions of his own, Forrest became the head of the family at seventeen years-of-age, determined to support his mother..."

Tags:poverty, slaves, plantations, South, racism, General Bragg, Tennessee, railroads, cavalry