Personal Opinion Essay

Being alone is a commodity desirable yet spontaneous. The secret that life holds can only be discovered through solitary and anguish. Many may think that being alone is one of the worst things, but in reality it is when you realize the true intentionality life has for you. In the book Siddhartha written by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha is a prevailing character who wanders different paths to seek the true significance of what life truly holds for him. From the start Siddhartha had his trail laid out…

Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." He implied that doing what you love, whatever it may be, will bring you happiness. Similarly, the three essays, The Power and Mystery of Naming Things by Eve Ensler, Creative Solutions to Life's Challenges by Frank X Walker, and Happy Talk by Oscar Hammerstein articulate how to be happy. Through these three authors, I learned that openness, creativity, and positivity can lead to happiness.…

As we progress through life, we create memories that remind is of the good times we had and why we became what we did. Pictures depict a thousand words, but their sentimental value can never be fragmented. The memories we create in life and the pictures that capture them mean the most to us when it was done by the side of someone valuable to our life. Prom, one of the biggest events in high school, can be scary. Especially for me because my parents never had prom. My first prom, during junior…

Many can say they have a good life, but I can say that I have a very fun super exciting life that you wish you had. I think being me is amazing. I may not have the typical life of a regular kid or student but I would much rather have my life than an average everyday kid. Most kids have friends just at school, but I have friends in close and far away places. All this comes from the life of being a top level soccer player in the state of ohio. There are many things that I have experienced, and as…

Friendship is a large part of many people’s life. It can bring you some of the best times of your life and lots of fun. Although it may seem all rainbows and butterflies, it can also bring many hardships. John Knowles focuses his novel on the friendship of two boys, Gene and Finny. Gene flashes back into his time in Devon to understand his friendship with Finny and reconcile with it. Gene and Finny are a prime example of how friendships are always cheerful. The theme of friendship is…

Often times when we hear the word ‘service’ we think of doing something for someone other than yourself. In that moment of kindness, you may not think that your small gesture or the work you are doing for someone could have an impact on someone’s life or even the world. Throughout the text, The Work by Wes Moore, the idea of work has a much bigger meaning that states having a life that matters is important. He believes that living a life full of meaning, purpose, and service are the keys that…

Loneliness, a feeling that no one wants to ever experience, but is inevitable. Many try to avoid it, but Whitney Houston says it best: “Loneliness comes with life”. This reality of loneliness is precisely depicted in David Mason’s poem “Song of Powers.” Within this poem, Mason uses imagery, repetition, and alliteration to convey his message: that when everyone constantly fights, then they will all end up alone. Mason masterfully uses imagery in his poem to send his brilliant message to the…

Every team has a universal goal for success. Every team desires to operate at optimum performance. Through a fictional account, Patrick Lencioni illustrates how talented teams fail to be successful. Lencioni identifies five defective traits of that will impede upon the achievement of teams. Additionally, Lencioni offers ways to remedy the situation. By careful examination of Lencioni’s tale and principles, a team leader will be better equipped to ward off the habits that seek to derail the…

Is Self-Esteem Necessary for the Success and Health? Self-esteem has been known for multiple generations, and the question still wanders around. Does self-esteem even matter to the success and health of an individual? Since self-esteem has been classified as a unique characteristic of a person, researchers were trying to scrutinize the connection of self-esteem to success, psychological health, and achievement. Copious amount of people have been affected by low self-esteem and it leads to their…

The fact of life is everyone has a dream they wish to come true. Some dream of world peace and the end of world hunger or equality for all In society. We all choose to believe in out dreams, but , they are they are only different version of reality we choose to believe in. Like in our daily lives, Shakespeare uses the play Midsummer Night’s Dream as a direct representation of different reality’s as one of the main themes in the play. Then is reproduced two different film adaptations through the…