My Story Told Essay Examples

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A Collection of James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories (869 words, 2 pages)

This was a wonderful, passionate book about, well, James Herriots favorite dog stories. They were all true, some funny, some inspirational, and some sad. I have picked out some of my personal favorites here. One of my all-time favorites is Roy From rags to riches. Its about a young, almost ... Read More

A Man’s Story (1081 words, 2 pages)

There I was in a concrete room with twenty other guys in a room designed for eight. There was one television that I never could hear clearly in the concrete cage also known as the dayroom. The walls had a dirty yellow tint from years of smoking even though the ... Read More

The Three Instances of Symbolism in Kate Chopin’s Story (476 words, 1 pages)

Three Instances of Symbolism Growing up in a fairly wealthy family, Kate Chopin was a very bright and well-educated woman for her time period. Her feminist views were far ahead of her time however. In her works, she wrote about topics that were morally important to her, such as a ... Read More

An Introduction of Inconsistencies in the Religious Story About ‘Creation’ (431 words, 1 pages)

Inconsistencies in the Creation Remember the story of creation you learned in Bible School. God created light and darkness, earth and sky, water and land, the sun and the moon, the birds and the beasts. Along with them came man. Adam, the man, got lonely, so out of Adam God ... Read More

Aristotle’s Outlining If the Ingredients Necessary of a Good Tragedy Story in His Poems (2726 words, 3 pages)

In his Poetics, Aristotle outlined the ingredients necessary for a good tragedy, and he based his formula on what he considered to be the perfect tragedy, Sophocles's Oedipus the King. According to Aristotle, a tragedy must be an imitation of life in the form of a serious story that is ... Read More

The Imaginative Thought of Payton Farquahar’s Story (552 words, 1 pages)

After falling about 20 feet off of a bridge into swiftly moving water, Peyton Farquhar is able to rise to the surface and there he is greeted by the "blinding sunlight." Yet, his physical senses manage to be "preternaturally keen and alert." This is proved when he is able to ... Read More

An Analysis of Justice in the Story of Vincentio (270 words, 1 pages)

Justice serves as the main theme. At the end of the book, all of the characters are given their justice. This justice serves no purpose because it could have been prevented if Vincentio had made the right decision in the first place. Vincentio appoints Angelo as the deputy to make ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of Adam Farmer (834 words, 2 pages)

The Story of Adam Farmer Adam Farmer is the main character throughout the entire book. In the beginning of the book, the character of Adam is portrayed to be a normal teenager, but later through the book the reader learns that it is quite a different story. Adam turns out ... Read More

An Analysis of I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven (737 words, 1 pages)

As time goes by, gaps between the generations of the world are continually being made. The gap becomes more obvious everyday. In today's world, it's a challenging task to find a child that shares the same interests as their parents. Their taste in music, fashion choices, religious beliefs, or views ... Read More

My First Trip to Puerto Rico (1207 words, 2 pages)

My Puerto Rico Anyone who has ever been on vacation knows how special it can be. Spending time with family, relaxing worry-free, and just getting away from a normal schedule can be very rewarding, and make for some great memories. The first time I traveled to Puerto Rico, I was ... Read More

A Story of Pollution in the City (503 words, 2 pages)

The sun was setting. Far to the east, threatening black clouds arose from the fumes of pollution from the several smoke stacks towering over the city. The streets were pock marked and dented with the recent shower of acid rain. Hot boiling steam from the sewers made the temperature of ... Read More

An Analysis of Insanity and Non-Insanity in the Short Story the Cask of Amontillado (1215 words, 2 pages)

Insane Or Not Insane? That Is The Question Some people wonder is Montressor was insane in the short story of The Cask of Amontillado. Well to me, he was. I say this because would a sane man want revenge on a person? Would a sane man want to kill someone ... Read More

How I Successfully Cheated in My Exams in High School (804 words, 1 pages)

William Contro Contro 1 Gilmartin College Writing 2 13 October 2003 Successful Cheating on Tests Throughout my years in high school, I was involved in every sport as well as various clubs. A combination of these activities, and a good social life, made it difficult to find time for my ... Read More

An Analysis the Story “The Red Room” (3981 words, 7 pages)

The Red Room We as the reader are immediately attracted to the title "The Red Room" because it raises so much curiosity and leaves many unanswered questions. "What is the red room?" "Why is it red?" The colour red is associated with fear, danger and maybe even blood so is ... Read More

A Story of Acceptance in How It Feels to Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston (450 words, 2 pages)

Zora Neale Hurston in How It Feels to Be Colored Me describes how her image of herself changed as other peoples perceptions of color was imposed upon her throughout her life. She writes about how she accepts who she is, not as a color, black, but all that she is ... Read More

A Story of the Supernatural in the Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs (409 words, 1 pages)

In the nineteenth century there was no sort of entertainment e.g. television, game consoles, radios etc.People Read a lot of books they loved books that were about mystery and suspence.This was the time that "the monkey's paw" was written. In those days people were excited about far-off places like India ... Read More

How I Changed My Beliefs about Tobacco (319 words, 1 pages)

Change of my beliefs on tobacco As a child growing up on a tobacco farm I can remember having to do a lot of hard work. I lived on a family farm so I was raised not only by my parents, but also by my grandparent, Aunts and Uncles. I ... Read More

The Skiing Skills My Father Taught Me Are Awesome (609 words, 1 pages)

HOW I LEARNED TO SKI I Love to snow ski, to me it is the epitome of excitement. I first tried to ski when I was only about four years old. My father, who is a tremendous skier, thought he should teach his first son just how to ski. Through ... Read More

I Miss My Grandfathers Jerusalem Oak Seed (718 words, 2 pages)

Honeysuckle, Jimson weed and Jerusalem oak seed My grandfather loved two things beyond all else the sound of rain that comes in the night and sleeping in a feather bed. His greatest joy was when the two came together. When I was a child in my grandfathers house, there were ... Read More

Stories of Poverty in Barbara Kingsolver’s Homeland (445 words, 1 pages)

Homeland Homeland, by Barbara Kingsolver dramatizes the everyday lives of many different characters, spread around the United States. From Northern California, the urban Southwest, the hills of eastern Kentucky, the rural Midwest, and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, these 12 stories tell tales of poverty, and the twin themes ... Read More

Appreciating Life in My Home Sweet Home (502 words, 1 pages)

Home Sweet Home I was about ten years old and full of curiosity and energy. I grabbed my favorite red converse shoes that were so tattered from the many days of playing outside. I tucked my shoes under my arm and ran out the backdoor up the grassy hill toward ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of the Story “Dead Poets Society” (280 words, 1 pages)

The time in which Dead Poets Society is set, late 1959, provides a significant context for understanding the behaviour of its characters. Post-World War II American lifestyle differed greatly from the previous decades. The war was far behind, the economy was booming, and new technology made life easier. It was ... Read More

The Historical Background to the Animal Farm Story (966 words, 2 pages)

Historical Background to Animal Farm Karl Marx was a German scholar who lived in the nineteenth century. He spent most of his life studying, thinking and writing about history and economics. A many years of study, much of it spent in England, he believed that he understood more deeply than ... Read More

My Life in School and How I Engaged with the Wrong Group (595 words, 1 pages)

During high school many kids just hang out with a certain type of group. The popular kids only hang out with the popular kids and the jocks only hangout with the jocks. I just dont get that. Many teenagers today try so hard to be popular. That seems to be ... Read More

A Comparison between Herland and The Great Gatsby Stories (912 words, 2 pages)

Herland vs. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charlotte Perkins Gilman with their novels, The Great Gatsby and Herland respectively, bring utopian and dystopian societies to the table. The Great Gatsby, a story of the American dream, shows us a society in which pleasure is the motivation for succeeding. ... Read More

The Thin Line between Reality and Illusion in the’ Heart of Darkness’ Story (1357 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the story, Heart of Darkness, there is a thin line between what is seen as reality and what is illusion. The main character soon realizes that he has different interpretations of events and physical things than that of the Europeans. Charlie Marlow first realizes how many things, events and ... Read More

A Review of the Story of Young Goodman Brown (1985 words, 5 pages)

In Puritan Massachusetts the key word was suspicion. In order to be accepted, by the community, you had to be a member of the 'elect,' destined for a spot in the eternity of heaven. In order to be member of this elite group of 'selected' individuals you had to be ... Read More

The Theme of Maturity in through the Tunnel, a Metaphorical Story by Dorris Lessing (909 words, 1 pages)

The phenomenon of growing up doesnt have to happen when youre 13. You dont have to be eighteen and be fully-grown up. It occurs when a person is ready to mature mentally. What does growing up mean? Its not your bones growing, its your mind changing. There are so many ... Read More

Life Lessons in Taoist Stories (618 words, 1 pages)

Taoists often use anecdotes to describe and present lessons of life. For example, The Missing Axe teaches that people see only what they want to see. Another important Taoist story, The Lost Horse, proves the falseness of first impressions. Similarly, Pearl Buck expresses this idea of false impressions in The ... Read More

A Short Story of the Lives of Elaine and Lance in a Small Peaceful Town (395 words, 1 pages)

For the next few days, Lance toiled away working on his shed and making it a little more livable. A few times he had to go into town where he could find what he needed in the strangest places. Once he found a perfect size nail that he needed in ... Read More