Personal Essay Examples

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Personal and Professional Life of Rudolph Valentino (1045 words, 2 pages)

Born in 1895 to a French mother and Italian father Rudolph Valentino grew up in Italy. His father died while he was young, and his mother spoiled him. He did poorly in school, and eventually ended up studying agriculture. After a stint in Paris he returned to Italy broke. Many ... Read More

A Description of a Personal Dream (1314 words, 5 pages)

Dreaming In ClassHere I am walking outside in the freezing weather. I see tons of snow falling to the ground from the white, cotton ball like sky. Every step I take the snow smashes onto the ground then disappears. As I walk down the snowy side walk, I look to ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on the Photograph Modern Lamps (137 words, 1 pages)

The photographer named his photo "Modern Lamps." It is not obvious or readily apparent from the image on the previous page that these are lamps. If you guessed right, it is probably because something from your past experiences acted as a clue to help you to identity the image correctly. ... Read More

A Personal View of Baptism (353 words, 2 pages)

Being baptized at an early age, I feel as I got baptized as a non-believer. Now that Im older, I believe that Jesus Christ is my savior and I want to recommit my life to God by getting baptized again. I just didnt know the right time to get baptized ... Read More

The Importance of Maintaining Personal Integrity (271 words, 1 pages)

Personal integrity is one of the most important topics in any ethicscourse. In insurance, a business based on ethics, people search for acompany that has integrity. When searching for an employer, I choseState Farm. I felt like we shared the same values of service andhonesty. State Farm allowed me to ... Read More

The Importance of Interpersonal Communication (1447 words, 5 pages)

I was always told that thinking about yourself would never get you anywhere, but taking the time out to think about others would get you somewhere. Also you have to do for yourself, before you can do for others. I believe that these quotes helped me get through my experience ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting My Sisters’ Responsibilities and Personalities (479 words, 2 pages)

How many sisters do you want to have? My mother used to ask me. I always wanted one sister, but I never thought that I was going to have two instead. It took me sometime to realized that I was going to be a big sister, and that I was ... Read More

How Opinions Can Shape One’s Own Personality: A Comparison of Socrates and Odysseus’ Personalities (1634 words, 7 pages)

The human mind has always been a good thing to expand upon. Having opinions on various topics makes each and every one a little different. But opinions can also shape ones personality which sometimes is what helps each person become a little more similar. It can be understood that two ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on Why Anderson Silva Is Not Ducking Chael Sonnen (758 words, 2 pages)

Why Anderson Silva would duck Chael SonnenWhy in the world would Anderson Silva duck a fight with Chael Sonnen?That's something I just don't get. In my mind there is no doubt that's thenext fight for Silva but they don't want it. Silva's manager, Ed Soaressaid, "My opinion is that he ... Read More

Personal Memoir (965 words, 3 pages)

There is no out of here. All hope, happiness, and self respect have been eaten away by the blue eyed devil in disguise. All the secrets I cannot tell make my life a living hell. Being trapped in this never ending nightmare, is tearing a little piece of me every ... Read More

An Analysis of How the Story Where Have You Gone Charming Billy Relates to Tim O’Brien’s Personal Life (580 words, 2 pages)

The Story Where Have You gone Charming Billy?(pg.621) relates to the author Tim OBrien, in many ways. How he was drafted by the Army and sent into the Vietnam war. Also this story relates to Tims young age of when he was sent into war. In the story the main ... Read More

A Personal Dilemma (1270 words, 5 pages)

Reading and writing have never been strong points for me. I am much more of a math and science guy. That being said, the Honors College is not exactly my cup of tea. It takes a special type of book for me to actually get interested and take the time ... Read More

Personal Responsibility (445 words, 2 pages)

Personal responsibility is every human beings job to maintain. Our personal responsibility is to take care of ourselves by keeping our emotions in check, knowing our personal limits in certain matters. We have personal responsibilities on morality we must know the difference between right and wrong. Keeping our priorities in ... Read More

Relating The Keeper of All Things Poem to My Personal Life (820 words, 3 pages)

In the book Ghost on 3rd, I related to two of the poems, The Keeper of All Things (Reese 33) and Playing with Balloons (Reese 35). The Keeper of All Things had me reminiscing about my Grandma Ruby, who last week had a heart attack. In the poem, Playing with ... Read More

How Having a Personal Connection with God Saved Me (1085 words, 3 pages)

Tears began to create permanent streaks down face as I look up to see I am in the house of God with unfamiliar faces. I was certain that at this point this guard I had up now feel and shortly I was in the arms of a man whose name ... Read More

The Personal Possession That I Value (435 words, 2 pages)

What is a personal possession? Well the answer is simple, its something that each of us hold close because of whatever reason that makes it so important. It could be anything that we have, like an item of some sort. For instants, I too have a personal possession that I ... Read More

How I Manage My Personal Stress (533 words, 1 pages)

I took the self-assessment Dr.Oz Real Age test to see what my results would be. I wasnt able to answer all the questions properly but when I took it I found out that my Real Age was 19.5. That is a year and half older than my calendar age. The ... Read More

Personal Privacy in Social Media (308 words, 1 pages)

Personal privacy in a social media era is becoming much more difficult to maintain. This concern with privacy can have both positive and negative implications. For some individuals being socially available is acceptable, encouraged and required for their professions. However, for most of the public at large this type of ... Read More

My Personal Challenge (307 words, 1 pages)

Describe a personal challenge or obstacle and why you view it as such. How have you dealt with it? What have you learned from it? (300 wordmaximum)During my last days at Mason I learnt that my father was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer. The first thing that crossed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Welfare Reform Act Also Known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (245 words, 1 pages)

The Welfare Reform Act also known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is the process of reforming the frame work of welfare provisions and social security. This act was created in 1996. This law was passed in order with the promise by the leaders of ... Read More

A Personal Narrative About Early Life and Choosing to Study Forensic Psychology (656 words, 3 pages)

From the very beginning, law has been a part of my life. My birth mother was a 16 year-old girl, who had an unsupportive family and did not have the personal means to raise a child. She decided to put me up for adoption, and as luck would have it, ... Read More

A Personal Narrative About Deciding to Pursue Education at APU (1276 words, 4 pages)

At a young age I was taught that having an education is crucial for succeeding in life. My parents encouraged me to do my best in school and apply myself. I worked hard and graduated in 1997. Afterward I attended college for a few semesters with the intention of attaining ... Read More

A Life Experience That Shaped My Personality (911 words, 3 pages)

Sometimes god takes us to certain place in order to get to another. I most first start off by stating that sometimes we let others get the best of us through judgment, you know judgment has a funny way of showing acceptance.. For me personal it got to the point ... Read More

The Personal Goal of Becoming a Teacher (439 words, 2 pages)

Since my elementary school years I have always known that I wanted to become a teacher. There was something special and intriguing about my own teachers that inspired me to have this desire to teach. Acceptance into this program at Chestnut Hill will give me an opportunity to reach my ... Read More

A Personal Narrative About Attending a NASA Summer Program and Incorporating it Into Math and Science Lessons (430 words, 2 pages)

I was not one of those people, which knew since they were in first grade, that they wanted to be a teacher. After twenty-five years of a career in customer service, I didnt feel challenged or mentally satisfied anymore. After I raised my son, I realized that I had become ... Read More

A Personal Reflection on a Burning Desire to Become a Truck Driver (548 words, 2 pages)

On my long successful road in life, I never thought I would desire tobecome a truck driver. I once had many dreams, but when it all boileddown truck driving was my only passion. With alot on a young teenager'smind, there were many things put before me in which I had ... Read More

The Political and Personal Life of Ronald Reagan in A Different Drummer, a Biography (1096 words, 4 pages)

The book A Different Drummer by Michael K. Deaver is about the life of Ronald Wilson Reagan. I think Ronald Reagan is an important subject because I think people should know about one of Americas greatest life changing presidents of our country. Ronald Reagan is also a great example to ... Read More