English Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Summary of To Build a Fire by Jack London (260 words, 1 pages)

From To Build a Fire by Jack London, the man is walking in the Yukon going to Henderson Creek, where the temperatures are precisely seventy-five degrees below zero, but the only problem is that the man is quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things ... Read More

The Lake House Wonderland (685 words, 2 pages)

As I stood, I noticed the world around me. I glanced around as if I was in Wonderland. The beauty of the trees captivating me in every way. The trees that lined along the path brought a chill to me but the beauty of the nature caught my eyes in ... Read More

Chapter Summaries of Betty Smith’s Novel a Tree Grows in Brooklyn (2097 words, 4 pages)

Chapter 1 Francie Nolan is a poor, young, and smart girl who lives her littlebrother Neeley, her pretty janitress mother Katie, and her drunk andloving father Johnny. They live in Brooklyn, New York and it's thesummer of 1912 on a Saturday. Francie and Neeley do various activitiesthat other poor Brooklyn ... Read More

Mt. Everest According to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (728 words, 3 pages)

Standing at an astounding height of 29,028 feet above sea level, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to ever successfully climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. After the men climbed Everest, both men wrote about their experiences during their journey, Tenzing wrote The Dream Comes ... Read More

Life Lessons in Oh The Places You’ll Go! (724 words, 2 pages)

(intro) Growing up is a situation that is a somewhat foreboding andscary idea. Growing up often involves reaching out of the comfort zoneto explore life in new ways. Dr. Suess' children's book Oh The PlacesYou Go follows the protagonist on his journey of exploring outside histown, to find a new ... Read More

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Mystery Cheater (680 words, 2 pages)

The Adventure of the Three Students starts off with Mr. Sherlock Holmes residing in a lodge nearby a university. His friend, Mr. Hilton Soames, who teaches at the school, comes to him with an urgent matter. He explains the Fortescue Scholarship contest that the university is holding. In order to ... Read More

A Personal Account of a Foreign Exchange Student (1055 words, 3 pages)

Can you imagine how an only child would live without her mom for ten months in a totally strange place where the people speak different language? She did not even do her own laundry, did not fix herself a meal, and always asked for her mommys help. Yes, that was ... Read More

The Past Shaped Me Into Who I Am Now (628 words, 2 pages)

When you are growing up you tend to not think of the future. In my case, I constantly worry about what I am going to do next. However, two years ago there was no way of telling what was about to happen. I had grown up in a small town ... Read More

Trying Something New (316 words, 1 pages)

Ever try something totally new? I really havent, until last summer. Its a typical boring day and as usual Im sitting down being hypnotized by the television. Suddenly my moms phone buzzed, I was curious who she was talking to. After she hung up, I hurried into her room Who ... Read More

About a Girl: Lana Hardy (387 words, 2 pages)

My name is Lana Hardy, and Im turning 15 this year. My birthday is on October the 26th and Im very excited. Im from a very lovely city in Syria. I had to move to Dubai after what happened in my country. This is my second year living in Dubai ... Read More

A Day on Vacation (521 words, 2 pages)

Wake up! Were going to be late! Its already 815 am! I hear my moms voice as she is trying to wake me up as I am moaning. She is telling me to get out of bed and wash up. I put on the clothes that I had laid out ... Read More

Making New Friends (1696 words, 3 pages)

When I was younger I was taught to sing Make new friends, but keep the old one is silver and the others gold when I first began making more friends. It clearly explains to children that they should always keep making new friends while still including the old ones and ... Read More

Reflecting on My Life in Kansas City (1171 words, 3 pages)

Being asked by a professor to adventure the through your past, when times was not all that great is really tough. Growing up as a young black man in Kansas City Missouri was tough, even my mother and father kelp their three young boys and daughter around positive people. I ... Read More

Opposites Attract in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (540 words, 2 pages)

The novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, is told by a man named Gene revisiting his former school, Devon, fifteen years later. As Gene explores his school, he reminisces his days there this leads to the memory of his best friend Phineas. Although Gene and Phineas were best friends, ... Read More

The Day Erika Lied (1138 words, 2 pages)

I was ten when I realized that although telling a lie is an appealing option in the moment, it only has bad outcomes. I wave at my parents as the light haze of engine fuel disappears from view. Its my parents anniversary and they are going out for supper and ... Read More

A Review of Stipek’s Book (571 words, 2 pages)

I found Stipeks book is interesting to me because it is excellent source of motivation theories and researches that can be guide any teacher throughout the school years. In chapter one introduce six children with different kinds of common motivation problems in classrooms. Daves problem was about self -defeating. Dave ... Read More

A Review of the Book House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (376 words, 3 pages)

The book I read over the summer is called House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. The protagonist, Matt, a clone of El Patron, faces many scowls and discrimination throughout his childhood. During the early years of his life, living in a vast house with the protection and the love ... Read More

The Importance of Faith (388 words, 2 pages)

I believe that having faith is important. Having faith is significant because it helps me through school, tough times, and it makes me jubilant. Faith is the helping hand that gets me through tough times that I am facing. If we are struggling with something, conversing with God about it ... Read More

Analysis of Characters in To Kill A Mockingbird (826 words, 2 pages)

In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee clearly uses Jem and Scout to represent the learning curve about racism American youth experienced post Great Depression in the United States. These youth would later lead the civil rights movement and bring African Americans out of their oppressed and segregated lifestyle. In ... Read More

Analysis of 1984 by George Orwell (433 words, 2 pages)

Authorial Background George Orwell was born in 1903 and wrote 1984 in 1948. This era in history was a time of change both politically and in technological advances. One of the most important technological inventions in the 1940s was the atomic bomb in 1945. The atomic bomb was Americas solution ... Read More

Analysis of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (2017 words, 6 pages)

A wise Roman poet once said Things are not as they seem the first appearance deceives many. This quote gave emphasis to the natures of a barbaric ritual called a Lottery. Lotteries werent always about power balls and millions of dollars. A well-known author of short stories, Shirley Jackson brought ... Read More

Analysis of the Truth in Dystopian Fiction (1016 words, 3 pages)

Within a society, an individual might come across the question on how they can distinguish between the truths and the lies. One solution to this issue is to change the quality of the information presented to society. Despite certain information being readily available to citizens, sometimes it is censored by ... Read More

The Challenges of the Main Character in The Tutors Daughter by Julie Klassen (714 words, 3 pages)

Most people in our society do not live up to their potential. This is not for the lack of desire to be the best, rather it is often the fact that our personal consciousness creates barriers to keep this from happening. For whatever reason, very few people become the person ... Read More

The Thrill of Bike Riding (356 words, 1 pages)

The lights dimmed the crowed was speechless and I held my breath. Overthe headset I heard cue curtain'' and the show had begun. As the showcommenced I had work to do, the scenery had to be changed and I was theone to do it. I was there to reel in ... Read More

The Theme of Harsh Authority in Marriage in Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour (532 words, 2 pages)

Kate Chopins The story of an Hour claims that either the husband or wife is going to want some kind of authority towards each other in any marriage. Mrs. Mallard admits that her husband was kind and loving but the crazy thing is that she feels joy when she believes ... Read More

Journeying to Austria (834 words, 3 pages)

June 26, 2006 wasn't a typical day in my life, this day marked the daythat I began my journey to Austria in Europe for twelve days withoutanyone I knew well. I was twelve years old and now looking in the rearview mirror I honestly had not a clue as to ... Read More

Comparing Ironic Twists in Two Works (610 words, 2 pages)

The movie The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan is best known for Heath Ledgers iconic villain role, the Joker. While thinking of my favorite movie of all time, all the Batman movie series comes to mind, perhaps it is because I could never predict the outcome or conclusion of ... Read More

A Child’s Desire to Learn (1403 words, 2 pages)

Where did they go with radiant smiles on their faces? Why were they so excited to go there? Whats so exciting over there? How long do they stay in that place? Who do they meet there? For all these questions, there was no answer, except to one When did they ... Read More

Analysis of The Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1122 words, 3 pages)

Lord of the Flies is an intense yet realistic story written by William Golding in the 1950s. During the time period of its creation, Golding wanted to criticize the society in which he grew up. That being a time after the Second World War and a time of thoughtful consideration ... Read More

How Donating Blood Almost Killed Me (1019 words, 3 pages)

Karma is the belief that our present and past actions dictate theoutcome and fate of the rest of our lives. In a perfect world withperfect karma innocent children wouldn't get cancer, and murderers wouldget what they deserve in prison. Unfortunately, this isn't a perfectworld, and sometimes our good deeds tend ... Read More

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