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Scaling the Cliff

Memoirs have existed since the first humble human being decided that the deeds of his life were too great to be kept to himself. Memoirs serve as an outline of major events one’s life and the things learned from them, basically an autobiography. The title of a set of memoirs can tell a lot about things to come for the reader. Therefore, the title should represent a general overview of one’s life and when I think of the events, decisions, actions, and consequences in my life I think of a determined rock climber, always climbing for the top of the cliff, tired and overwhelmed sometimes, but unstoppable in his desire to reach the top, which for me would be long-term happiness and satisfaction that I have accomplished something with my life. Hence, the name of my memoirs would be “Scaling the Cliff”.
There are several metaphorical ways in which my life up until this point symbolizes a cliff, myself being the climber. The most important thing for...