Person Essay Examples

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A Personal View on the Issue of Immigration (415 words, 2 pages)

During the 19th century there were a lot of Europeans and during the 20th century there were still a lot of Europeans but also Mexicans, Latinos, and Asians. Most were also farmers and they came in big family clusters. At the turn of the 19th century a lot of young, ... Read More

My Father the Person Who Influenced Me the Most (620 words, 1 pages)

Describe A Person who has significantly Influenced University of Washington "I shudder at the sight of it. I'd rather see them steal that salad than throw it away," my father bellows in consternation after witnessing the closing rituals at Wendy's. "Pa, they do it so they can serve fresh food ... Read More

My Experience with Athletics Led Me to Become a Better Person (432 words, 1 pages)

I have been participating in sports ever since I was four. Athletics has always been a very big part of my life, and that is the way I love it. I play soccer, volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse for my school, as well as playing travel soccer for the LIJSL. I ... Read More

Personal Recount on Behavioral Learning Theory and Health Issues (866 words, 2 pages)

The decisions a consumer makes to purchase a product and services are based on a process of learning. Learning is the process each person absorbs and retains information andor skills (2000). It is a process based on newly acquired knowledge and past personal experience. Both newly acquired knowledge and personal ... Read More

Personal Recount on Homosexuality by a Homosexual Person (965 words, 2 pages)

Homosexuality I remember with I was ten years old and first realized I was gay. Being attracted to the same sax was not something I was proud of so I didn't tell a soul. I did not understand why being gay was such a big deal to everyone. I can ... Read More

Raphael: A Personification of High Renaissance (1185 words, 3 pages)

Thesis Statement In my research, I have seen how Raphael individually personifies what the High Renaissance encircles. RAPHAEL OUTLINE I.Early Life A.Childhood B.Family C.Father as court painterD.Study in Perugia. II.Florentine Period A.Study under Leonardo da Vinci B.Works that he did while in Florence. C.Interaction with Michelangelo and other artists. III.Roman ... Read More

A Personal Reflection on Spirituality and God (1236 words, 4 pages)

God is an all seeing, all hearing, and all knowing being that no one has really ever been in direct contact with. For skeptics that is enough to make an unbeliever, yet, with all of the resurrections, walking on water, and visions of the Virgin Mary crying something must be ... Read More

A Short Story about Personal Sporting Experience (888 words, 3 pages)

It was the last period, tied 0-0. I had the game on my stick, just me and the goalie. The clock was ticking down, 36...35...34. Did you just think that I was going to tell you what happened next? Nice try. I have to build up some suspense first. A ... Read More

The Personality of Marlow in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (863 words, 2 pages)

Throughout his voyage, Marlow encounters the helmsman. Although we do not know precisely how old he is, Marlow describes him as athletic. Thus we may conjecture, that the helmsman cannot be older than a man in his prime. Marlow meets him, on the ship that is taking them to Kurtz's ... Read More

We Should Adjust Our Education to Fit Personal Learning Characteristics of Every Student (682 words, 1 pages)

Personal Learning Characteristics Throughout my school years I have learned how important it is to realize my own learning style and personality. It has helped me to focus on how I learn best and am more likely to be successful. I have always done well in school and been successful ... Read More

The Experience and People Who Taught Me to Be Talkative, Considerate, and Straightforward as a Person (947 words, 4 pages)

Although I moved from my hometown Chong Qing to live in the city of Zhong Shan about eight years ago,the place I lived for seven years might contain the most valuable memories in my life. I had met so many memorable people there that I will remember for my entire ... Read More

A Personal Story about Grandfather (641 words, 1 pages)

My Grandfather There are many people in my family that is special to me. There is one particular person who has really had an impact on my life. My grandfather, Luther James Marshall, was my inspiration. Although he died in March of 2001, he showed me how important life really ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Relationship with Authors Grandfather (888 words, 1 pages)

Grandpa The Hero I Hardly Knew It is often in life that you do not learn how to fully appreciate something until it is gone. This was the case with my grandpa Gordon Preilipp, who passed away on the 26th of March 2001. He looked to be a vivid image ... Read More

Personal Recount on Graphic Design (1216 words, 2 pages)

"I don't think I will ever be completely happy with art because I can never learn or do enough. I know that I would not give it up for the world, now that I have found it," says Professor Raffone, a professor at the New York Institute of Technology. Life ... Read More

The Different Ways of Building Man’s Personality Through Social Interactions (864 words, 2 pages)

Faith is a major aspect of any religion, and my role as a devotee requires me to give full faith towards God. Faith is the only answer to situations that do not seem logical. However, most importantly, faith can only be proven by following the rules set for by God ... Read More

An Personal Recount on Friendship (552 words, 2 pages)

I value friendship more than the most expensive material things in this world. I started building friendships as far as my memory could reach from my kindergarten classmates who were also my neighbors to my freshmen classmates now . Friendships in the world today have many types of relationships. There ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Family Tragedy (545 words, 1 pages)

For some reason, I felt gloomy all day long while I was in school. So all the lectures delivered by teachers seemed interminable. Upon hearing the last minute bell (signifying the end of the school), I hurriedly packed my backpack and got out of the school. I walked with my ... Read More

A Personal View on the Meaning of Freedom (456 words, 1 pages)

What Freedom Means too Me When I think of freedom a lot of things come to mind. Freedom to me is something that I have because of all of the people the served in the wars that fought and some gave their lives so I can live in a free ... Read More

Personal Recount on Usage of Gibb’s Reflective Model in Treating a Patient (2545 words, 5 pages)

Introduction For this essay I have chosen to write about a situation that happened to me while I was working as an nursing auxiliary in an orthopaedic ward, I learned that a patient had been involved in a car accident, where she was the driver and her boyfriend had been ... Read More

Analysis of Freedom of Will and Concept of a Person by Harry Frankfurt (711 words, 2 pages)

Christopher Sipe 050804 Philosophy 101 Prof. M. Gligarov First-order Desires and Second-order Volitions In his Freedom of Will and Concept of a Person, Harry Frankfurt asserts that the common philosophical approach to the concept of a person is wrong, as it interferes with his own perception. Frankfurt mentions Strawson's definition ... Read More

A Comparison of Jack and Ralph in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies: Differences in Social Responsibility, Personality and Appearance (665 words, 1 pages)

Evil and Goodness The difference between Jack and Ralph in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is simply good versus evil. Some the examples of their oppositions are their ideals of social responsibility's, individual personality, and their appearance. Ralph and Jacks have something in common their aversion ... Read More

The Reflection of Edgar Allan Poe’s Personal Tragedies in His Works (481 words, 1 pages)

Emotions in any literary piece must come from within. For any author to discredit his own influence on his work is like admitting that it conveys none of his inner thoughts or feelings, causing it to be entirely impersonal. For a piece work of fiction to truly touch the readers' ... Read More

The Effect of Edgar Allan Poe’s Personal Life on His Writing (1043 words, 2 pages)

Michelle Holleran En 101 G. Pandolfi Nov. 14, 1999 Edgar Allan Poe's Life and the Effects it Had On His Writing Edgar Allan Poe could probably be named one of literature's most controversial writers of all time. Over the years, Poe's works have endured much criticism as well as much ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Describing a Childhood Encounter with a Fox (531 words, 1 pages)

Dawn in a little house in one of the London boroughs. I was up extremely early, due to jet-lag, and I was looking out of the window of the small room, almost a box room, that I shared with my brother. As I looked out I could see the small, ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting a Rafting Adventure at the White Salmon River (504 words, 1 pages)

Off in the distance somewhere behind me, I could vaguely hear the voices of the others in the rafts floating down the rushing White Salmon River. As our boat continued to float down the stream, the green foliage on the banks slowly passed by. The sunlight danced in our eyes ... Read More

Drama as a Social and Personal Experience (2305 words, 3 pages)

Although drama is a process we encounter daily through TV, cinema, theatre etc. it is not something the average person is consciously aware of, the fact that we are surrounded by it at all times may account for this passive attitude towards it, this type of performance drama (as found ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Religion (1462 words, 4 pages)

November 28, 1999 I was one of only nine survivors of the Waco blaze -- 74 men, women and children died -- and I've devoted the last six years to understanding what happened there. Back in 1990 I had been drumming in a stagnant Los Angeles rock band when I ... Read More

A Descriptive Personal Essay on First Night Jump out of an Airplane (502 words, 1 pages)

The night was December 6, 1994, cold, dark, and crystal clear. The temperature was fifty-eight degrees Fahrenheit, and the winds were blowing southwest at seven miles per hour. It was a night I will never forget. As I stood in the open doorway that night, with only the reflection of ... Read More

A Personal Essay on Perseverance (663 words, 1 pages)

Perseverance. Whether we wear it on the sleeve of our heart or we hide it deep within our core, we all possess this one special quality. Sadly, most of us don't know its true power. As tough obstacles interfere in our lives, we don't seem to realize that perseverance can ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on a Careless Summer Day at the Lake (471 words, 1 pages)

Days on the Lake It was a fairly overcast Friday afternoon. My friends and I were out on the lake trying to tough it out through the weather. It really doesnt matter how bad the weather is, we can always have a good time on the lake. At the beginning ... Read More