Perosonal Recount Essay Examples

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Steele’s and Anderson’s Recount of the Social Life in England in 18th Century (1476 words, 2 pages)

Steele had a great experience of the town and he saw the development of the city life. He became aware of the vanity, ignorance and selfishness which reined the town. He had a keen insight into human nature and knew the dangers of false ideals. Which he tried to presents ... Read More

A Personal Recount on English Language and Its Variations (2564 words, 3 pages)

I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country or others. I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by ... Read More

A Recount of Visiting Old Peakster (1084 words, 2 pages)

Old Peakster hill sat ruggedly between two cliff faces, directly facing Wilmots new town and just bulging out behind the 18th century Old village. Rain, hail or shine it sat proudly, promptly minding its own business like a gratified child with a new toy. Nothing disturbed it, nothing bothered it. ... Read More

A Short Recount on Racism in the Movie American History X (367 words, 1 pages)

This film is a very good film. It shows us what causes people to hate other races and ethnic groups. Normally we hear about people killing, robbing and abusing other persons but we only see it from the victims' point of view. In this film we get to take part ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Volunteering in Ethiopia (862 words, 1 pages)

More than twenty million people in the Horn of Africa are at risk of dying from starvation due the drought. In Ethiopia, each year as many as 250,000 children die from hunger and malnutrition. In 1994, the country faced a total collapse of its infrastructure. More than eighty percent of ... Read More

A Personal Recount of a Family Tragedy (445 words, 1 pages)

The Moment of Fate The most freighting moment of my life took place on a typical sunny high school day, when I received a phone call at the front office, that my mother was in the hospital, and on the verge of death from a stoke. I rushed to the ... Read More

A Short Recount of the Ideas of Functionalism (1013 words, 4 pages)

The mind-body problem is an issue that yields various philosophical ideas. Functionalism is one such view that proposes a solution. The ideals of functionalism define mental events as brain states, and that mental states are created through a relationship with each other as well as with physical stimuli (such as ... Read More

A Short Recount of Needed (487 words, 1 pages)

It's Saturday Night, the night is young the people are live, the sky is black and the stars are shining serenely above. The air is filled with the smell of fresh air with a faint scent of beer teasing the taste buds. The clubs, the bars, the pubs and the ... Read More

A Personal Recount of the Experience of Being Robbed (1111 words, 2 pages)

Intended Audience A close friend "Shoot 'em, shoot 'em! Oh, you got him in the head!" It was a few days after my sister's fifth birthday, which was on October 28. We had just pulled out our extremely ancient Nintendo system and were playing Duck Hunt, just in case you ... Read More

A Personal Recount of the Traumatizing Experience of Attempted Murder (714 words, 1 pages)

During a warm and lucid evening in September my life would change forever. Something like this does not just happen to anyone fate decides who deserves such a wake up call. That seemed to be the last night I expected a scene so horrifying to happen because the vibe of ... Read More

A Personal Recount on One’s Experience at a Church Camp (479 words, 1 pages)

I haven't always been who I am now. That seems a bit trivial, as no one ever is, but by this I mean that I am a completely different creature. Let me tell you about it. I was not, generally speaking (and those who knew me then will think I ... Read More

Personal Recount about Choosing a College Sport (344 words, 1 pages)

MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL I dont know if it was really a failure, but a critical decision that I made was to play basketball in college instead of soccer. I had played soccer my whole life and was rather successful at it. However, when choosing a sport to play in college, I ... Read More

Personal Recount on Choosing a Perfect First Car (742 words, 1 pages)

John smith 101303 Eng111-Fina l Draft My First car As far as I can remember I loved cars, especially fast cars. I always told my mom that my first car was going to be very nice. When it was time for me to buy car I needed to decide what ... Read More

A Recount of Growing Up in a Broken Home (1306 words, 2 pages)

My dad and I did not talk for three years. He has a new life and family. Statistics show that seven out of ten marriages end in divorce. Why couldn't my parents' marriage have been one of those three exceptions? My parents' divorce has been a significant event in my ... Read More

A Recount of Heather Garcia’s Work Experience in the Field of Communication (253 words, 1 pages)

On October 23, Heather Garcia came to our communications class to talk about her experiences working in the field of communications. Ms. Garcia is originally from San Diego, California, and is class of 1998 graduate of Western Kentucky University. Heather Garcia currently works for a small public relations firm called ... Read More

An Recount of Building a School for an Orphanage in Haiti (540 words, 1 pages)

I do not like kids. So why I decided that I had a calling to go to an orphanage in Haiti to build a school, I still have not quite figured out. Children have always been a minor annoyance to me, with their constant chatter and energy. Often I have ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Listening to Live Music (904 words, 2 pages)

Feel the Beat Strobe lights flash to a pounding beat. The same beat brings hands flying through the sky and make bodies shake. A video screen plays a scene of a black and white swirl, rippling to the tempo of the music, bending the minds of all who stand still ... Read More

A Recount of My Father’s Work and Religion (401 words, 1 pages)

Everyday millions of fathers go to work each day. My father stays home to work. For many years now my father has worked out of the house. For many years to come he will continue to work out of the house. He also works with the Muslim community and has ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Astronomy (1784 words, 2 pages)

Eyeless If someone would have taken me outside and told me to look at the night sky and tell them what I was thinking, two weeks ago I would have probably said some idiotic remark like, Cool. If they asked me what I thought about space, I probably would have ... Read More

Philosophic Recount on the Future of Mankind (2138 words, 3 pages)

THE great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years in natural philosophy, the increasing diffusion of general knowledge from the extension of the art of printing, the ardent and unshackled spirit of inquiry that prevails throughout the lettered and even unlettered world, the new and extraordinary ... Read More

A Recount of the Country Eastern Djibouti (269 words, 1 pages)

Eastern Djibouti The country of Eastern Djibouti is located in eastern sub-Saharan Africa near the countries of Ethiopia and Sudan. The government of this nation takes after that of World War II Italy in that it is a fascist dictatorship. Eastern Djibouti is led by the militarys top official, General ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Being an Eagle Scout (572 words, 1 pages)

What do Senator Bill Bradley, the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong, President Gerald R. Ford, film maker Steve Speilberg and me all have in common? We are all Eagle Scouts. Since 1911, more than one million Boy Scouts have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest advancement ... Read More

A Recount of Durkheim’s Sociological Concepts and Theories (2286 words, 3 pages)

"Durkheim conceived of sociology as the scientific study of a reality sui generis, a clearly defined group of phenomena different from those studied by all other sciences, biology and psychology included." The term "social fact" used often by Durkheim means "a category of facts which present very special characteristics they ... Read More

A Recount of a Drive by (1544 words, 2 pages)

Drive By John was an outsider at his new highschool, his family having moved from an urban setting to the rural town of Menifee. He was a junior in highschool, a loner who had a hard time making friends. He was intelligent, quiet and extremely shy. His new school was ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Joining Civil Air Patrol (449 words, 1 pages)

Dreams of Aviation Ever since I was just a youngster I have always had a fascination with airplanes. When I took my first trip on an airplane I was really uneasy about it. Then they brought me into the cockpit and let me see all the instruments and we talked ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Dreaming (465 words, 1 pages)

After a long, hard day of work, I like to unwind and relax by going up to my room, lying on my bed, turning the radio on, and listing to the music. While in my bed all nice and warm, I start relaxing and letting go of my stressful day, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Loosing Your Parents (723 words, 1 pages)

14th Day of the 3rd Month I am in shock. Mother is dead, and Father is dying. The doctors say it was an accident, but I know the truth. They were poisoned. The day started out beautifully. I awoke early, and dressed in a hunter-green padded hiking shirt with three-quarter ... Read More

A Recount on the Coulrophobia, the Fear of Clowns (1376 words, 3 pages)

I decided to use a phobia that I suffer from. I suffer from coulrophobia, a persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of clowns that compels avoidance, despite the understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. And my fear extends to circus music, clown outfits, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Visiting Paris (558 words, 1 pages)

Blue Paris This has been a quiet trip. My mother was sad, surely worried about my grandmothers health, maybe that is why my father wanted me as her companion, so that at least she didnt pass the night alone in Paris. But it doesnt seem that Ive been of any ... Read More

A Recount on Black Holes (3658 words, 4 pages)

Black holes are objects so dense that not even light can escape their gravity, and since nothing can travel faster than light, nothing can escape from inside a black hole . Loosely speaking, a black hole is a region of space that has so much mass concentrated in it that ... Read More