Personal Essay

I’m a young adult who is learning everyday and wanting to express myself and feel even more apart of the people however nevertheless at the end of the day I identify myself as male. I am a small piece that’s apart of this earth. I am a diverse individual who works over beyond his means and aims to put myself out there wanting success as a Hispanic man. I was brought up as a child seeing my mother wanting to please, and make everyone comfortable, she is a peacemaker. A woman who will gait…

Have you ever been on a trip that you wish you could just have another few days because you’re having so much fun? Sometimes it’s because you didn't give yourself enough time or you're just having too much fun. I know exactly how that feels. These past two weeks, I spent in Ireland. Normally once a year we go for a month but because of summer school starting on the June 19th, we only had 16 days there. Though the time I had there with my parents, sister, and family was priceless, it felt like I…

to live life as if it was the last day, happy and with God in the heart. When God gives no meaning to someone’s life they live each day like it doesn’t matter with no goal in mind without really caring about what will happen in the future. In my personal view the difference between being secular and not being one is that when someone is secular the person accepts things from this world, for example bad habits, drugs, vandalism, hate, alcohol, and much more. This world does not offer anything…

This quote relates to one of many ways I feel about running. By being a runner, I have come very far as a person. I would not be the person I am if I didn’t have such a love for this demanding sport. To me, being a runner is more than just an extracurricular for fun and because of this I have been taught many valuable life lessons. Throughout my life I have done many sports, but I have never found anything I was good at. I decided to try cross country, and after the first practice, I knew this…

An essay is a short piece of writing often meant to convey one point. Essays can be found in news sources, books, magazines and journals, and as a frequent school assignment. Even when restricted to just academic essays, essays come in a variety of forms, such as a personal essay, a research paper, or a persuasive essay. Despite their differences, there are some things that all essays have in common. Every type of essay has a thesis, a sentence usually found at the end of the first paragraph…

Personal statements are well known to many young adults in high school and older. Mainly because a personal statement is an important aspect of your high school career in order to be accepted to the college you would like to attend in the future. When I became a high school senior, I didn’t know what to do, what to write, or where to even begin with the two essays. I was lost and confused. I strongly believe that learning how to write and create my personal statement is extremely significant to…

article, “We Are Teaching High School Students to Write Terribly The many problems of the SAT’s essay section” by Matthew J.X. Malady, argues that the SAT’s writing assessment is having a detrimental effect on students’ writing performance. Malady introduces the writing assessment of the SAT in his introductory. Malady provides the reader with the issues students are experiencing when they are writing their essay. In addition, he provides arguments to why the writing assessment is…

Shedd’s article was interesting because she utilized her own personal experiences to educate her audience about a disease that is still relevant today. The personal experiences helped the essay relate to her audience. The essay was not just spitting facts all the time at you. It gave the essay a soft personal touch. The title asks if medicine is enough to expand the life expectancy for a person with Down’s Syndrome. Shredd also inserts the question about her aunt. If her aunt had surgery, would…

Restrictions of Essay Writing in a Curriculum: An Evaluative Essay on Fred Stenson’s “In Search of a Modest Proposal Fred Stenson’s essay “In Search of a Modest Proposal” (Essay Writing for Canadian Students with Readings, 340) expresses his disapproval of essay writing in the grade nine curriculum. Stenson feels that essay writing should be a creative process towards student’s personal opinions, but the curriculum sets guidelines that the students must follow which prevents this. His reference…

500 word, in-class essay, my best personal essay, my best out-of-class essay with MLA documentation, and my best paper with an annotated bibliography. In this short essay I will explain why each of these represent me as a writer and show growth in my writing experience. For my best timed, 500 word, in-class essay, I chose “Response to Inked Well.” This is my response to the short essay Inked Well by David Kirby. It shows my ability to read and summarize an essay, give my personal opinion of it,…