This year's nominees represent a mix of smart punditry, beautifully produced videos, unique storytelling and heart-rending personal essays.

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But there is still the room to make a real connection through the disarming authenticity of your personal essays.

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At first, writing personal essays for Chinese kids who wanted to study abroad sounded like a piece of cake.

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She is also an avid reader and writer, particularly of personal essays.

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The book also includes personal essays, handwritten song lyrics and baby pictures.

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This blog (and it will be a blog, a commonplace book of what interests me rather than a series of essays or pronouncements) will be, as my personal blog has been for years, infused with my (mis) understandings of the subject.

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