Personal Experience Essay

Zlata and Lydia are 2 survivors that are very much alike and different in many ways. They both had to do what was necessary to survive during wars. Zlata and Lydia both did not know if they were going to live or die because at any moment Zlata could have been bombed and Lydia could have been put in a gas chamber. They also both had to get food somehow for instance Zlata had to go out and get food being careful with what she did because at any moment she could be shot and Lydia had to sneak in…

Each of us face obstacles with various degrees of difficulty in our lives. Meeting those challenges and working hard to deal with them can become an everyday struggle. The sources of those obstacles can be as varied as their impact on those who face them. I have three obstacles in my life, all medically related, that I have to face daily. I was born with a cataract in my right eye that had to be surgically removed when I was 3 weeks old. This procedure left me with no vision in that eye and a…

Known as the Mesa Verde Crusader, Virginia Donoghue McClurg was a newspaperwoman for a New York publication the” the New York Daily Graphic who while on assignment for the paper visited the Anasazi Cliff dwellings to write a story, who was so impressed by their ingenuity and technological advancement that she would later move to Colorado Springs and devote much of her life to their preservation and study for future generations and is widely considered to be one of if not the greatest factor in…

Internship Questions Drafts What do you imagine is the coolest thing about being a counselor? Explain. Counselors at Kabeyun are constantly surrounded by their job. On most days, from the moment they wake up, trying to get drowsy campers out of beds and onto the Assembly Grounds, to running their activity, and putting those same campers to bed, they have a myriad of daily tasks, each with their own challenges. This is the most fundamental, but “coolest” thing about being a counselor. Although…

Overcoming challenges in life requires one’s mental strength and courage. Though challenges are demanding, challenges can also be very rewarding and valuable. Even the most strenuous challenges prove to be beneficial. This applies to Himani Bannerji’s story “The Other Family” in which a ethnic family immigrates to Canada. The mother is often questioning her decision to immigrate her daughter to Canada and ponders if it caused more harm than help to immigrate. Obstacles appear when the daughter…

You will face many problems during life and no matter what, you should never give up. You may get yourself stuck in some problems that you think there is no way of getting out of but at the end of the day, you'd be surprised by how many options you have. Jose Mujica did not exactly have a good start in life. He faced many troubles, but through all of it, he ended up getting his life together and becoming president. Jose Mujica had been in jail before but managed to do something unbelievable.…

from them. Two works of literature that display how innocence is a natural form of protection by showing innocence in hindsight are “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer and “Society’s Child” by Janis Ian. In “American History”, the narrator experiences prejudice and loses her natural innocence, showing how it defended her all along. In “Society’s Child”, the speaker is unbothered by the opinions of others until they realize that they cannot change those options. Through epiphany and…

To achieve my dreams and goals in life, I have and will face face obstacles. The process to achieve any goal or dream, life will create obstacles. There are times when our level of confidence becomes an obstacles in every step of life. Obstacles may seem a barrier in accomplish our goals. Being an International Baccalaureate student, I will overcome obstacles by facing them. Often time in life, we tend to ignore obstacles and I have done it too. To overcome obstacles, I will acquaint myself…

I hold stories and experience in high regard. So to elaborate on what I think wisdom is, I think back to my most recent job. I worked with three other fellows for the S.S. Badger as auto-attendants. My co-workers will be known as Mr. H, Mr. D, and Mr. Y. All three of us are the same age, but that is where much of the similarities end. Mr. Y was a super intelligent person. He was class valedictorian, scored a 33 on his ACT, and was going to attend an honors college for physics. Mr. D was…

Everyone handles adversity differently. Some people are like the carrot and become weaker as difficulties get worse. Others are like the egg, who become hard and cold on the inside as challenges appear and increase. Most people are one way or the other, but a few are able to handle adversity like the coffee bean. They are able to take the difficulties they are challenged with and change them into something positive. Personally, I always try to handle adversity like the coffee bean. I believe…