Perosonal Recount Essay Examples

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A Personal Recount on a Summer Day (2567 words, 4 pages)

I stood in the woods behind my house looking for something that I knew I would never find. So many questions remained unanswered to me. But I'm starting at the probable end of the story. I should begin at the beginning. It was a normal autumn evening at the Smith ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Living Near the Mississippi River (384 words, 1 pages)

On the street where I live, I see vibrant azaleas and blooming roses in my neighbors flowerbed. I see kites gliding through the sky on a cool spring afternoon as if they were angels on a cloud. I see the beautiful skyline of Memphis, TN and the bright lights of ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Beauty of Fly Fishing (4174 words, 5 pages)

At one time or another we have all seen the image of a lone fisherman, in a pair of waders, standing in the middle of a shallow body of water. The sun is setting in the background and the surface of the water looks as smooth as glass. The fisherman ... Read More

A Personal Recount of the Experience of Being at a Rock Concert (515 words, 1 pages)

Being at a rock concert is an awesome experience. There are so many people all having an excellent time. The band that's about to play is getting setup with all the instruments and power chords and such. Backstage there's people talking, drinking, partying and carrying on. When the band plays ... Read More

A Personal Recount About the Influence of Coming to Canada (990 words, 2 pages)

Throughout my life, there have been several events and people that influenced significantly who I am today. Among those things, Coming to Canada has become the most important influence in my life because it changed the way I look at interpersonal relationship, cultural differences and helped me to determine my ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Losing a Loved One (503 words, 2 pages)

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was night time and the sky was dark except for the stars. My family and I were in the house and my dad was experiencing a lot of pain on one side of his stomach. My mom tried to get him to ... Read More

A Personal Recount About a Ski Season (376 words, 1 pages)

What a ski season In the winter of 1999, two friends and I decided to do a skiing season in the French Alps. Our plans were to stay there at least for two months assumed that the three of us got jobs down there. So, two days after new-years-eve, Martin, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Listening to Grandmother’s Stories (796 words, 1 pages)

So many times parents tell their children of the memories made in their childhood home, and the same goes for my family with one small exception. My parents and I live in , an antebellum house that was built in 1808 and renovated by my grandmother's family in 1898. , ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Running from Cops (641 words, 1 pages)

Running from the Five-O We like to party. That was the song everyone was hollering to inside. I walked up to the door and opened I was hit with smoke, the smell of alcohol, and loud people and music. Donalds house looked alive with people. There must have been 100 ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Moving to America From Korea and the Culture Shocks (800 words, 1 pages)

The day was finally here. It was November 11, 1990, the day that our family was to go to Land Of Liberty. I heard so many different things about this country called United States of America and I was warned that it would be nothing youve expected. The plane ride ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Student Life (2031 words, 3 pages)

She started to show three months into our first semester sophomore year. It wasn't the first time I had seen someone my age turn before my eyes from a college student into a woman. The fine distinction between "adult" and "student" is one that is made often. When a prospective ... Read More

A Creative Recount of the Experience of the Scientists in the Discovery Space Craft (832 words, 2 pages)

The day that was supposed to change history forever. It was a night that I would never forget. Hi my name is Alan Shepard Jr. and this is my story of what happened that one unforgettable night. The year was 2024, I can remember it like it was yesterday. It ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Finding Fulfillment in Life (889 words, 1 pages)

Living a full and thriving life is something that everyone would love to do. To live a life that is both rewarding and satisfying can only lightening the spirit and uplift the soul. When we truly live a thriving life, we make the best of what life has to offer ... Read More

A Personal Recount of a Soccer Game in Mexico (718 words, 1 pages)

I have grown up playing soccer since I was five years old and never had I played in front of a crowd that I got to play in when I went on my trip to Guadalajara Mexico. At the age of sixteen I earned a starting position as right fullback ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Studying at Georgia Tech (546 words, 1 pages)

Regaining a Love Lost I came to college to become someone, not something. To immerse myself in intellectual thought and to be exposed to new ideas. To not only excel and explore my academic curiosities, but to become a better person. I think college should be more than simply an ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Experiencing Racist Insults (614 words, 2 pages)

As a Hispanic young man, I have witnessed many racial remarks and expressions. Many people think I am Anglo-Saxon because I am light complected. I have not only noticed racial slurs from Angle's, but also from Hispanics. People tend to open up in front of me, because some of them ... Read More

A Personal Recount About the Events of September 11, 2001 (275 words, 1 pages)

On September 11, 2001, I woke up expecting just another normal day. I got up and got dressed for school. My mom was not going to work because she had just had chemotherapy the day before, but I found her awake, glued to the television. I sat and watched with ... Read More

A Recount of the Terrorist Attack of September 11, 2001 (1543 words, 2 pages)

65532 September 11, 2001, was the most horrific and unbelievable day in America. No matter how bad you want to forget it, you will always remember where you were on that day. You will always remember seeing 2, 110 story buildings crash to the ground, knowing thousands were inside including ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Learning Something New in Life (1063 words, 2 pages)

Learning something new can be a very scary experience. Of course I think I can discover and have discovered something original from every incident in my life, but sometimes I wish there had been easier ways to gain those insights. Sometime in June of the year 2001, when I arrived ... Read More

A Personal Recount About a First Competition Football Game (912 words, 2 pages)

My First Game It was my first time that Id played competition football, it was under 17s and I was playing for East Warrnambool Football Club. They had had a few bad seasons in the past but had picked up a lot of new recruits to try and get their ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Selling a Bicycle (441 words, 1 pages)

I knew my bicycle was in the old house and that I wanted to get it back. The bicycle had become as much a part of my existence as the clothes I wore to go out. I say to go out, because it represents me, just like clothes. I nurtured ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Meeting a Beggar (1163 words, 2 pages)

Fredericksburg was freezing. That was the first thing I noticed as I walked out of the Shopping Center and into the waning evening night bustle at the end of Main Street. It was much colder than I expected, especially after having spent most of the day shopping with Mickey inside ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Living With Attention Deficit Disorder (1274 words, 2 pages)

Where has he been, where is he now, and why isnt he here, here for me to play catch with, to go fishing with? Why does everybody think so much of him and I dont even know him enough to have my own opinion of him? All that I know ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Most Important Event in One’s Life (1214 words, 3 pages)

Perhaps the most important thing that has happened in my life is the fact that nothing really big or important has ever happened in my life. For example, my parents are still happily married, and nobody really close to me has evr died. All of this is very unfortunate, I ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Visiting Different Museum Exhibits on African Art (1572 words, 4 pages)

Wesam Berjaoui April. 01, 2000 Professor Gloster-Coates History 132 CRN 24386 Museum Project The first museum I went to was my favorite. I went to the Museum for African Art displaying the Hair exhibit. The name of the exhibit sounded very uninteresting, but I was proven wrong. The first thing ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Going to New York City (218 words, 1 pages)

It was springtime, I was in the fifth grade, and I was departing for New York City on my class trip. I was thrilled to be with my favorite teacher and on a coach bus for the very first time. I had looked forward to this day since that chilly ... Read More

A Personal Recount About a Ride in a New York City Subway (2491 words, 3 pages)

A ride in New York Citys subway is one you will never forget, or at least I wont. As I walk down the terminal looking for my track number, I see the homeless lounging. These less fortunate individuals are trying to stay warm and catch some sleep before they are ... Read More

A Second-Person Recount About the Middle Ages (2497 words, 4 pages)

Imagine, one morning you wake up in an unfamiliar place. You wake up not in your home, but on a straw mattress in a cold, almost bare room. You wake up in Europe in the year 1250 AD. You are in a middle class home in the Middle Ages. Having ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Observing a Child in a Kindergarten Class (841 words, 1 pages)

Randy was a 5 year old child in my kindergarten class. He was a typical child that was smart in certain areas for his age. The first few days of class I noticed some instances so I decided to log some of Randys behaviors. I observed that transitions were especially ... Read More

A Recount of the Grandfathers Death (630 words, 1 pages)

People say that losing a loved one is a great tragedy. I believed them but never realized the horror of it. Death was something beyond my understanding until March 3rd, 1997. It was the day when I thought I would never collect the pieces of my broken heart, the day ... Read More