Perosonal Recount Essay Examples

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Peter D. Kramer’s Recount of His Experience with Prozac (329 words, 1 pages)

Prozac EffectsPeter D. Kramer, M.D. tells of his first experience with Prozac involving awoman named Tess. Tess was the eldest of 10 children, born to a passive motherand an alcoholic father. Tess was physically and sexually abused as a child.When Tess was 12 her father dies and her mother entered ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Being in Cusco, Peru (1586 words, 4 pages)

PeruThe first day in Cusco Peru, was one of the worst days of my hole entire life. First of all it has been a 48 hour day with naps here and there,but that was not the worse part of it all. Being at 12,000 feet above sea level gave all ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Experiencing Meditation (400 words, 1 pages)

ctoria DrizinFebruary 2, 2000Culture Div. ClassProfessor ManningMy Personal MeditationI was very skeptical and cautious about the lesson on meditation. A few years back I had taken a course on relaxation, which I had found to be only somewhat helpful. I was hoping to find another alternative to calm myself and ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Deciding on a College Major and Future Career in Sports Management (483 words, 1 pages)

Career Essay Sport ManagementCareer EssaySport ManagementFor the longest time I could not decide on a major and a career to study throughout college. When I came to Georgia Southern University I discovered that they had a major that was very interesting to me. Sport Management id the ideal major for ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Going to a NOFX Concert (846 words, 2 pages)

On November 26th I went to the Stone Pony in New York to see another of my favorite bands, NOFX. NOFX is a punk-ska band. Punk meaning fast paced drumbeats and quick singing and ska meaning a song played with trumpets. The band members are Fat Mike (vocals, bass), El ... Read More

A Historical Recount of the Battle of Stalingrad (765 words, 2 pages)

A Historic Recount of the Battle of Stalingrad A Historic Recount of the Battle of StalingradThe battle of Stalingrad raged from August 1942 until the German surrender on 2 February 1943. Significantly, it was the first catastrophic defeat to befall the Wermacht Army who not only lost the battle but ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Finding a Great Job Opportunity at Cisco Systems (3106 words, 5 pages)

Great job opportunity for highly skilled computer technicians which may land you in a multi-million dollar career. (Vass, 16) That was what I read on the magazine just a couple of weeks ago. I thought that it was another one of the authors jokes. He thinks that all great jobs ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Learning a Valuable Lesson in Life (300 words, 1 pages)

There are many incidents in life that can change a persons lifestyle. I had a major turnaround in life when I received my first DUI, which means I was driving under the influence. Let me tell you exactly how it happened. It was about 1030 one Thursday night. My friend ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Having a Dual Heritage (1938 words, 3 pages)

Bi-RacialIts 3rd grade. Im late for school, and my mother had to walk me in to class so that my teacher would know the reason for my tardiness. My mom opens the door to my class room, and there is a hush of silence. Everyones eyes are fixed on my ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Having an Eating Disorder (1574 words, 2 pages)

This paper is about a serious topic to me, though some other people may disregard it as simply (and incorrectly) the curse of the upper-class suburban white girl. This paper is about EDs, or eating disorders, and they cant distinguish between classes, nationalities, or sexes. I should know, Ive had ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Watching a Television Show Home Improvement Without Sound (286 words, 1 pages)

ASL T.V. Without SoundI watched the 30-minute T.V. show Home Improvement, starring Tim Allen, with no sound or captions. I found that watching a program with no sound is very frustrating and boring since you have no idea what theyre talking about. I tried lip reading the actors and actresses ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Losing a Pet (737 words, 1 pages)

Mica, our nine-year-old dog, was always an energetic, cheerful and a sociable member of our family. Mica being with us in the family for so long made me feel that she was mortal just like all of us. Over the past several months, my family and I noticed that Mica ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Being in an Accident (1234 words, 2 pages)

It was my senior year. I had just turned 17, precisely 64 days before that fateful 28TH day of February 1983. Basketball season had just finished, and we had a week off before baseball practice would begin. My buddy Todd, who lives in Hawkins Bar with his parents, had been ... Read More

An Inspiration Recount of a Mans Life in the Story “Tuesdays with Morrie” (855 words, 2 pages)

"Tuesdays with Morrie" (TWM) is more than just a dying man's last words. It is an inspirational recount of a man's life -- a man whose passion for the human spirit has continued to live long after his last breath. You could say there are two stories within TWM. One ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Living in a Strict Family (462 words, 2 pages)

As a daughter living in a strict environment and living in a traditional ways, things get a little rough. My father is center of the household, so basicallyeverything he says goes. In the western world its usually the other way around,its usually both the parents that have a say in ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Being Discriminated Against for Being Black (914 words, 2 pages)

A wound becomes a scar that goes away or stays forever of course, this depends on how deep the wound is. Scars that are permanent are usually unpleasant to see and cause embarrassment. Though scars usually occur on the skin they can also make their mark on the heart. Scars ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (718 words, 2 pages)

Imagine living in a fast-moving kaleidoscope, where sounds, images, and thoughts are constantly shifting. Feeling easily bored, yet helpless to keep your mind on tasks you need to complete. Distracted by unimportant sights and sounds, your mind drives you from one thought or activity to the next. Perhaps you are ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Living on a Farm (1141 words, 2 pages)

Most people only know what farms are like by what they see on television or as they watch from the highway, passing by to visit a grandparent. I know farm life first-hand by that irritating dust on the back of my neck and barley beards in my hair. I know ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Living With a Younger Sister (610 words, 1 pages)

Do you have a little sister or brother? Are you one? Do you know someone that has a younger brother or sister? Are you a parent? Well, if you can answer any one of those questions with a yes, than I think that you will find my essay interesting. I ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Preparing for a Prom Night (852 words, 2 pages)

It was Monday, may 1st, the first day of prom week. Prom was this coming Friday, and week we do silly things to get pumped for prom. Today started off just like any other day, little did I know that this would be start of the worst week of my ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Getting a Baby Brother (513 words, 1 pages)

Imagine yourself a freshmen in high school beginning your independence. Since I was the oldest child, I was the first to begin exploring the worlds of dating, extra-curricular clubs and the upperclassmen. However one afternoon my parents sat my two sisters and me down. My parents, smiling at each other, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Experiencing Racial Discrimination (723 words, 1 pages)

Being born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley we are not exposed to people of different ethnical backgrounds. We are enclosed in an environment where we are barely accepting of people of our own race. In my early years, I was never exposed to people of different ethnicity or ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Becoming Friends With Someone (1741 words, 2 pages)

As I sit in my apartment, waiting for my friend Heather to pick me up, I begin to feel very frustrated. It is neither the first nor the second time, for that matter, that she has been late. In fact, she has been late so many times that I have ... Read More

A Personal Recount on an Interest in Paleontology (1869 words, 5 pages)

I feel I am a good listener and a good observer (Bingham 1999). My Structure of Intellect (SOI) reveals that I am a good at visualizing and identifying work in all types (Meeker 1999). The Career Information System (CIS) said that I should be good at notation and would be ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Trying to Escape Farm Life (613 words, 1 pages)

Since I came into the world about the same time as my father became a grandfather that created a grandfather like image for me. It stuck throughout my childhood and certain occasions reminded me of it often. He asked me to help him with the chores or farm work , ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Going to Paris (1635 words, 2 pages)

It was a cold clammy morning, and as I awoke I could not help but wonder what the day had in store for me. It was not just any ole day, but it was my first New Years Eve in Germany. I had just got back from a six-month peace ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Throwing a Summer Time Cookout (602 words, 2 pages)

One of my fondest memories in life is the summer time cookouts my friends and family used to throw every summer. Every Sunday through out the summer my father used to wake us up a the crack of dawn to help load up the car with all the food it ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Graduating High School (296 words, 1 pages)

One day in the calendar stuck in my mind. As I woke up that morning, I knew this day was something I would remember for the rest of my life. Or would I? The alarm rings, and I get out of bed. All the practice, would finally be put to ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Going to Woodstock 99 Festival (429 words, 1 pages)

I m writing to you about my awesome summer experience. I had the privilege of going to the Woodstock 99 festival in Rome New York. It was the best thing that I have ever experienced in my life. I went with my boyfriend and two of our closest friends and ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Visiting Radio City Music Hall in New York City (553 words, 2 pages)

One summer my Aunt Janet invited me to go on a bus trip with her church to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Radio City Music Hall is theater where musical shows are held, getting to go there would be a new experience for me. With out knowing ... Read More