Perosonal Recount Essay Examples

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A Personal Recount on the Visit to the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh (2055 words, 3 pages)

Just a Pot of BasilAt the age of eight one of my favorite things to do was dream about living in a time where gigantic beasts loomed over the earth. Form the gigantasaurus to the brontosaurus I enjoyed anything from the Precambrian period. I grew to appreciate the monstrous creatures ... Read More

A Personal Recount on One’s Academic Strengths and Weaknesses (539 words, 1 pages)

A young man dresses in Dockers and a freshly starched shirt enters a large room filled with about Twenty-eight people eagerly awaiting his arrival. As he proceeds into the room, the young man exchanges a nervous smile with those in attendance the room soon falls silent. Although the silence was ... Read More

A Personal Recount on a Visit to an Island (455 words, 2 pages)

The reality of being on an island is one that sets our inner-selves free. When we embark on a voyage to an island, we are really embarking on a voyage to discover ourselves. An island is a place where we let go of our made up personalities, and become who ... Read More

A Personal Recount on an Advice Often Received from Parents (365 words, 1 pages)

Advice I Often Receive From ParentsA piece of advice that I often receive is "as long as you do your best." This refers to success in everything from school to careers. I believe that this is good advice because it tells me that they trust my judgment and will respect ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Dangers of Experimenting with Illegal Drugs (959 words, 2 pages)

Jessica HydeMarrottEnglish 990-061000-1050Drugs Drugs and alcohol consume many lives one life in particular was my very own. I started this perilous journey, as many teenagers do, experimenting with new illegal drugs and drinking my days away. It took one incident to shake me from the pollutants that were slowly smothering ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Rebellious Nature of Teenage Years (1193 words, 2 pages)

In fairy tales parents and children get along, but they do so less and less often in real life. Like many teens, I, argue, and rebel against my parents wishes. To most people, this is a show of no respect and consideration to my parents raising me to be who ... Read More

A Personal Recount on a Television Appearance in an Experimental Quiz Programme (1056 words, 2 pages)

My (so far) one and only television appearance was on an experimental quiz programme which formed part of the BBC's early attempts to fill the Sunday evening 'watershed'. In previous times they had shut down for an hour following the children's' programmes. I was just eighteen and still at school, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Losing a Friend to Suicide (1575 words, 2 pages)

A Deadly RealizationI walked into school around 825, rolling out of bed only a half hour before. I wiped the rain from my face, I hate when it rains. As usual, I strolled in with a casual walk, like I was the coolest, because I could come in late every ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Experience of Running Away from Police (1757 words, 2 pages)

Parties and Cops, name a better combo?Running from the cops isn't a very "healthy" experience, but it is by far one of the more bizarre and exciting things I've ever gone through. I can't say I wouldn't like to go through it again, but at the same time my "Ego" ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Experience of Going to College (1152 words, 2 pages)

A Story about CollegeLeaving from home and exploring ones own dreams are a very important part of maturing. Though, the physical separation from home is for some a difficult transition to college life. What are those things one takes for granted while living at home, and attending high school? What ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Experience of Riding a Train in New York City (2511 words, 3 pages)

A ride in New York City s subway is one you will never forget, or at least I won t. 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 ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Spending Time at a Computer (772 words, 3 pages)

A Hobby That I Enjoy My favorite past time isto spend time at the computer, even at a tender age I like computersystems. To having a computer was a dream, an almost impossible dream. Ihad a friend named George at that time, we were in the same school, samegrade and ... Read More

A Personal Recount on a Visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (803 words, 2 pages)

1. The museum I visited was The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York. The museum contains works of art from ancient all the way to modern times. 2. The museum was founded or incorporated on April 13, 1870, and began building on 1874 and completed on 1888. The ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Having a Baby Born Prematurely (510 words, 1 pages)

Sometimes in life, were not promised tomorrow. I found this out 2 years ago on January 2, 1998. As I reflect over my daughters first year of life, I was struck by a life I had never lived. The hospital staff, my family and I shared in the typical illusion ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Experience of Scuba Diving (2898 words, 12 pages)

The underwater world has always fascinated me. This is why I decided to becomea certified scuba diver for my Senior Project. Because scuba diving is something I hadnever experienced before, this gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and broadenmy horizons. I was placed in an unusual and scary environment ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Visit to the Metropolitan Museum in New York City (577 words, 1 pages)

I never imagined that the museum trip was going to effect me the way it did. Not being in a museum for almost 6 years made me forget how remarkable they can be. It was totally unreal to see thousand-year-old artwork, art within my reach. I am not saying this ... Read More

A Personal Recount of the Fictional Trip to the New England Colonies (876 words, 2 pages)

The Trip to The New England ColoniesMy trip started off with the 30 day voyage across the mighty Atlantic. Not knowing that I would be sent to the well established colony of Jamestown. I would be staying with the average family. They are to let me stay on account of ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Learning about the Universe (1784 words, 2 pages)

EyelessIf 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 coldly ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Experience of Working on a Farm (1155 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 on the Puberty Issues (696 words, 3 pages)

Did you ever have the chance to do something you really wanted to do, but you just didnthave the guts? well I encountered something similar to that. It started when I was atthirteen , back in Junior high school. That was the awkward age when everyone wasbegging to mature and ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Setting Up a Credit Union Party (538 words, 2 pages)

For a week in February when I was twelve, my mom and dad started to work hard to set up a Credit Union party. They asked me to help them so, everyday after I got out of school I would help them. Finally Friday came, a day before the big ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Enjoying the Transformers Cartoon (703 words, 2 pages)

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE When I was younger, I loved to watch cartoons. Although I watched many cartoons, there was one cartoon in particular that caught my attention the most. This cartoon was a science fiction story about robotic lifeforms called The Transformers. At that time, The Transformers ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Growing Up with a Brother (388 words, 1 pages)

Growing up with my brother wasn t the easiest thing in the world. We never got along and my parents always had to brake up fights between the two of us. Everything was a competition and I always fell short of victory. I was different then my brother and that ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Working for the Mischels Greenhouse (462 words, 1 pages)

While working at the brand new Mischels Greenhouse I found out it was different from any other job I ever had. It was one of the most responsible jobs so far of my life. Four thousand lives were almost totally in my exchange sisters, Tanya, and my hands. By us ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Working for the F.B.I (4213 words, 7 pages)

I used to work for the F.B.I., in the Portland office. It was my childhood dream to be the one who gets the bad guy. My fiftieth birthday was in just three months. I had a wife and three children, still do, and the same job I d had since ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Having a Misadventure (4458 words, 6 pages)

Fast Eddie byRick Vallejos (Daredevil or vallejoskdcol.com)(Comments appreciated) Where do I begin... to write down my misadventure. I would have never picked up a pen and began had it not been for my host. He's the type of fellow who tells you what to do and his partners (soldiers) make ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Playing Baseball (409 words, 1 pages)

I never did like the taste of dirt, but I had a mouthful of it from diving head first into second after smacking a line drive down the right field line. Sweat was trickling down my face and stinging my eyes as I wearily got up and wiped the dust ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Deep Sea Fishing (1029 words, 4 pages)

Unexpected Horizons Wow! I love going deep sea fishing on our boat. I was excited when my dad had asked me if I wanted to go this weekend. We departed that Saturday morning after almost a week of sheer anticipation, our destination, Port Canaveral, home of of some of the ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Issue of Procrastination in the Modern World (645 words, 2 pages)

There isn't Much Time It is Monday morning and I have slept in, thanks to Thanksgiving. In fact, it's twelve o'clock and I am free for the afternoon. As usual, I sit in front of the . television after I clean myself up, staring endlessly at the screen with my ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Trip to the Museum of Modern Art (567 words, 1 pages)

MOMA I tossed and turned all night with a horrible cold. I awoke with a feeling of "This is just not going to be my day". I tortured myself with my eyes wide opened, unable to sleep, before I knew, it was time to wake up Majory and begin our ... Read More