Personal Essay Examples

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A Personal Observation on the Loss of Work Ethic in the United States (213 words, 1 pages)

In todays society I believe we have lost the traditional work ethic of long ago. Being brought up in a traditional family and around a population mainly comprised of Amish, I have come to understand the work ethic that America has lost. Amish are people who lead a simple religious ... Read More

My Personal Analysis of the Events of World War I (1734 words, 3 pages)

"At eleven o'clock this morning came to an end the cruellest and most terrible war that has ever scourged mankind. I hope that we may say that thus, this fateful morning, came to an end all wars." David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945) House of Commons, 11th November 1918 In ... Read More

My Personal View on the Concept of Religion (1106 words, 2 pages)

Arthur C Clarke once said "It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him." This quote seems to summarize the many aspects of religion in that all the aspects seem to point to one fact Man created "God". Many of the ... Read More

My Personal Life Experience in New York City (1219 words, 2 pages)

Learning to take life seriously has been an interesting journey for me. My life started out basically as a vacation. I began traveling the United States in the back seat of my moms Buick at the age of four. From surfing the bright windy beaches of southern California, to panning ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Being American (393 words, 1 pages)

I like America because there is opportunity here. I also like America because of our government that is a democratic government. In other coun tries, their government's are monarchies, or a dictatorship, or even authoritarian. Some countries are even capitalistic. Here we have the freedom to sell buy or trade ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Being a Parent (539 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever seen a parent walking around with there kids half asleep, or even angry? I am guessing most of you said, yes. That is because being a parent is the toughest and most rewarding job a person can have. You get to experience so many ups and downs ... Read More

A paper on Personal Recount of Love (575 words, 1 pages)

Dark it was, quiet it was, and lonely I was when my love left me. It hurt me so much. But what can I do? What should I do? After all had gone, I can think clearly, no feelings will control my mind. The first two questions got in my ... Read More

Personal Thought on Why Is a Person Attending College (1954 words, 3 pages)

I often wonder why I am in college. I know that college will prepare me for the career I choose to pursue and make me that best that I can be in that field. But there should be other things that I could be learning aside from calculating probabilities and ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Joining Theater Class (629 words, 1 pages)

Ok, so the only reason I joined theater class was because I needed an easy A. A blow-off class of some sort, to balance out the rest of my schedule. I got much more than that. I am taking with me a sense of self-worth, and confidence. I acquired the ... Read More

A Personal Experience of a Honeymoon (397 words, 1 pages)

Honeymoon What a relief it had been to be back in the warmth of our beautiful affluent hotel. The climate outside had been frigid, but it had not made our day unpleasant, we had wrapped up well and had been determined to enjoy our initial experience within the beautiful city ... Read More

A Personal Narrative of a Young Man’s Relationship with His Grandmother (727 words, 1 pages)

I pull up to the cement parking lot and park my car in one of the few vacant spaces. I open up the trunk, take out the fifty pound bag of rice, close the trunk, and lock the car. I make my way to the old, rusty intercom system and, ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Describing a Camping Trip to Lake Trinity (2015 words, 2 pages)

Trinity On Sunday, June 14th, a nice hot summer day, I got up early to finish my packing and get all my food together. I was getting ready for a week of camping up at Lake Trinity with three of my good friends and one of their moms. Jen and ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Describing a Favorite Cartoon: Transformers (699 words, 1 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 Opinion on Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s Essay Double Identity (1020 words, 2 pages)

Tore Between Two Lifestyles I recently read the essay Double Identity, by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. The essay discussed the way that the authors life was as she grew up. She discusses how she had to live two separate lives, do to the strict family rules and also the influence society ... Read More

An Analysis of One’s Personality, Interests and Values with the Extension of the House (708 words, 1 pages)

My House. Upon entering my house, you notice the mismatched brown and blue plaid couches under bare walls. A huge television blocks the only window in the room, with an old scratched coffee table groaning under a weeks worth of mail. Guacamole colored shag carpet over powers the cheap Asian ... Read More

A Paper on Personal Pursuit of Freedom (538 words, 1 pages)

When being asked to find a picture that describes myself as an individual, I found one picture that stood out from the rest a picture of a hippy sitting on the grass with his friends. Although I am not a hippy, and I dont look like one, I feel that ... Read More

Physical Appearance and Personal Attributes of Heroins in Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility (288 words, 1 pages)

Good looks are never as important as personal qualities of spirit and cultural understanding in the heroines of Jane Austen's novels. "Sense and Sensibility" briefly touches on the appearances of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, but this is not until chapter ten, rather than the initial descriptions of them in chapter ... Read More

Personal Spiritual Guidance (918 words, 2 pages)

The onslaught of death and destruction from war and disease in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries fostered the need for a more personal spiritual guidance. The Roman Catholic Church, facing internal divisions and fiscal abuse, more often than not left its practitioners spiritually destitute and unfulfilled. Its remoteness alone from ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on Learning from Foreigners (825 words, 1 pages)

As we walked along the streets, they were silently glancing around, exchanging meaningful looks. Then they started complaining about how much litter was on the pavements. They pointed at houses, murmuring "They exclaimed at how many motorbikes there were, and asked how we ever managed without cars. I was still ... Read More

An Essay on a Personal Philosophy of Education (509 words, 1 pages)

What are the Proper Aims of Education? I feel the aims of education should be to prepare students to enter a productive labor force, and to preserve the harmony of a civic life. Education should ultimately teach intellectual, spiritual, civic, and moral aspects of life. This will ensure well-rounded and ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting School Memories Connected to Del Rancho (444 words, 1 pages)

Mike McMurray English Comp. I 4 September 2000 The Ranch Del Rancho affectionately referred to as The Ranch by the students of Moore High School. Its a quiet rundown landmark of down town Moore. The Ranch has bee right there since Moore was a small farming community. The Ranch has ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on the Experience of Being Brought up in a Christian Orthodox Family (1873 words, 3 pages)

Born and raised in a Christian household, my understanding of who I am, first and foremost revolved around me understanding my Orthodox roots. There is a common misconception that Christianity is separated into only two subgroups Catholic and Protestant. Orthodoxy seems to have been lost in the common mans mind ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on the Beauty of Spring in Henzel Park (380 words, 2 pages)

After a continuous rain the day before, I woke up to a mist of sunshine in the early spring and decided it was an ideal day to write my nature description. Walking out of the car in Henzel Park, with occasional breezes gently brushing my hair, I stepped onto the ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on the Experiences with The Olive Garden and Carrabba (375 words, 1 pages)

When it comes to Italian food, I definitely prefer The Olive Garden over Carrabba's Italian Grill. Although Carrabba's has the Italian bread with herbs and oil, along with their manicotti that I enjoy so much, I would rather have The Olive Garden's unlimited bread sticks and salad as well as ... Read More

My Personal Experience Inside A Morgue (421 words, 1 pages)

The Morgue It was time to go now. The patient was in desperate need of repair. I had to go to the morgue. It never fails to be the most miserable type of weather when I make the trip. Cloudy, cold and dreary looking all around. So, off I went ... Read More

Franz Kafka Illustrated his Life Story and Personality in His Novella “The Metamorphosis” (848 words, 1 pages)

Franz Kafka published a relatively small amount of stories in his lifetime. Almost all of them are autobiographical in nature. In this way, his novella, The Metamorphosis, could be considered an allegory for his own life. The whole idea of a metamorphosis seems to come from Kafkas life. This story ... Read More

Structural Relationship within the Mental Personality According to Freud (1942 words, 3 pages)

The structure of the personality in psychoanalytic theory is threefold. Freud divided it into the id, the ego and the superego. Only the ego is visible, or on the surface one may say, while the id and the superego remain 'hidden', below the surface of what we show of our ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Death Penalty (594 words, 1 pages)

The Death Penalty I once saw a bumper sticker that read, Why do we kill people, who kill people, to show that killing is wrong? Suddenly I thought about what I had read, and I finally came to the conclusion that I am against the death penalty as a solution ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Describing the Differences between Living in Toronto and Abu Dhabi (324 words, 1 pages)

I grew up in Abu Dhabi, a small town on the gulf area. I never though I would like living in a big city such as Toronto. But I was wrong. After five years of living in Toronto, I can not imagine living in a small town again. Living in ... Read More

The Barbeque Story – A Personal Narrative (2092 words, 3 pages)

The Barbeque "We've been waiting for you." These were the words that greeted my enquiries about a room in the surprisingly pleasant motel on the dusty outskirts of Royston. It was late afternoon, about four o'clock, and I had recently left the Interstate after a gruelling seven hours driving through ... Read More