Private Recount Essay Examples

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A Personal Recount on Having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (718 words, 2 pages)

Imagine living in a fast-moving kaleidoscope, where sounds, images, and thoughts are constantly shifting. Feeling easily bored, yet helpless to keep your mind on tasks you need to complete. Distracted by unimportant sights and sounds, your mind drives you from one thought or activity to the next. Perhaps you are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Remarkable Growth in Private Christian Education (5795 words, 11 pages)

The past three decades have witnessed a remarkable growth in private Christian education, both in Christian day schools and in homeschooling. The effort has not been in vain. Standardized test scores repeatedly show that students in private Christian education far outpace their counterparts in public schools. It is reported that ... Read More

The Oppression of Woman in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and State by Engels (814 words, 2 pages)

T IS SOMETIMES SAID that women have always been oppressed by men, that the antagonism between men and women has its origin deep in human psychology or biology, and that the way women suffer in our society is nothing but the same old story that has been going on ever ... Read More

A Look at the Advantages and Disadvantages of Public and Private Education (878 words, 2 pages)

Pros and Cons of Public and Private EducationThere are many educational choices for parents in todays society. A parent has the option to either send their child to a private or public institution. Florida participates in the school voucher program, which helps some parents afford to send their children to ... Read More

The Right to Private Property in John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (734 words, 1 pages)

In the Second Treatise of Government by John Locke, he writes about the right to private property. In the chapter which is titled Of Property he tells how the right to private property originated, the role it plays in the state of nature, the limitations that are set on the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Saving Private Ryan (953 words, 2 pages)

Saving Private Ryan is a movie that generates strong responses from most people that see it. While interviewing four individuals and reading three movie reviews, I found that each of my subjects would recommend it, not one of the individuals interviewed felt the violence was senseless, and all of them ... Read More

An Introduction to the Comparison of Private and Public Schools (834 words, 2 pages)

When we started talking about private vs. public schools in class a lot of feelings were running high I thought. I also thought that not enough of us knew enough to make a knowledgeable judgment. Here is some pro and cons to let you know the truths about private schools ... Read More

An Introduction to the Comparison of Public and Private Schools (309 words, 1 pages)

Which is better Public or Private schools? This is a common question that parents ask themselves today. Hopes for the best possible education drives schools, teachers, and parents to create better fields and means in which to thrive, and keep up in todays society. As the major differences between these ... Read More

An Analysis of Right to Private Property in Second Treatise of Government by John Locke (734 words, 1 pages)

In the Second Treatise of Government by John Locke, he writes about the right to private property. In the chapter which is titled Of Property he tells how the right to private property originated, the role it plays in the state of nature, the limitations that are set on the ... Read More

A Study on the Issues of Privatization and Federalization (312 words, 1 pages)

What are the issues of privatization and federalization?Transferring authority to states and localities also encourages a comprehensive and insists that governmental decisions are and should be made accordingly. With such strategies Washington officials are in effect saying Let local officials decide what is proper policy in their locality. Let us ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Living on a Farm (1141 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 About Living With a Younger Sister (610 words, 1 pages)

Do you have a little sister or brother? Are you one? Do you know someone that has a younger brother or sister? Are you a parent? Well, if you can answer any one of those questions with a yes, than I think that you will find my essay interesting. I ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Preparing for a Prom Night (852 words, 2 pages)

It was Monday, may 1st, the first day of prom week. Prom was this coming Friday, and week we do silly things to get pumped for prom. Today started off just like any other day, little did I know that this would be start of the worst week of my ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Getting a Baby Brother (513 words, 1 pages)

Imagine yourself a freshmen in high school beginning your independence. Since I was the oldest child, I was the first to begin exploring the worlds of dating, extra-curricular clubs and the upperclassmen. However one afternoon my parents sat my two sisters and me down. My parents, smiling at each other, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Experiencing Racial Discrimination (723 words, 1 pages)

Being born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley we are not exposed to people of different ethnical backgrounds. We are enclosed in an environment where we are barely accepting of people of our own race. In my early years, I was never exposed to people of different ethnicity or ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Becoming Friends With Someone (1741 words, 2 pages)

As I sit in my apartment, waiting for my friend Heather to pick me up, I begin to feel very frustrated. It is neither the first nor the second time, for that matter, that she has been late. In fact, she has been late so many times that I have ... Read More

An Introduction to Privately Owned Prisons (3208 words, 7 pages)

Privately owned prisons began to emerge in the mid-1980s. These prisons emerged because of the ideological imperatives of the free market, the huge increase in the number of prisoners, and the substantial increase in imprisonment costs. (1) Proponents of privatized prisons put forward a simple case The private sector can ... Read More

A Personal Recount on an Interest in Paleontology (1869 words, 5 pages)

I feel I am a good listener and a good observer (Bingham 1999). My Structure of Intellect (SOI) reveals that I am a good at visualizing and identifying work in all types (Meeker 1999). The Career Information System (CIS) said that I should be good at notation and would be ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Trying to Escape Farm Life (613 words, 1 pages)

Since I came into the world about the same time as my father became a grandfather that created a grandfather like image for me. It stuck throughout my childhood and certain occasions reminded me of it often. He asked me to help him with the chores or farm work , ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Going to Paris (1635 words, 2 pages)

It was a cold clammy morning, and as I awoke I could not help but wonder what the day had in store for me. It was not just any ole day, but it was my first New Years Eve in Germany. I had just got back from a six-month peace ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Throwing a Summer Time Cookout (602 words, 2 pages)

One of my fondest memories in life is the summer time cookouts my friends and family used to throw every summer. Every Sunday through out the summer my father used to wake us up a the crack of dawn to help load up the car with all the food it ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Graduating High School (296 words, 1 pages)

One day in the calendar stuck in my mind. As I woke up that morning, I knew this day was something I would remember for the rest of my life. Or would I? The alarm rings, and I get out of bed. All the practice, would finally be put to ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Going to Woodstock 99 Festival (429 words, 1 pages)

I m writing to you about my awesome summer experience. I had the privilege of going to the Woodstock 99 festival in Rome New York. It was the best thing that I have ever experienced in my life. I went with my boyfriend and two of our closest friends and ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Visiting Radio City Music Hall in New York City (553 words, 2 pages)

One summer my Aunt Janet invited me to go on a bus trip with her church to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Radio City Music Hall is theater where musical shows are held, getting to go there would be a new experience for me. With out knowing ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Going to Church (434 words, 1 pages)

Our church had a growing phase over the years. There were beginning to be so many people that we overflowed the building we were in. The pastor of the church decided that we should have two different services on Sunday mornings until our new building was going to be built. ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Participating in a Bow Hunting Season (701 words, 1 pages)

It was a cold crisp fall afternoon, it was also late bow hunting season and I was up at our hunting shack with my father and two of his closest friends. We had just made the final preparations to hike to are respective stands, after wishing each other good luck ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Going on an Off-Road Field Trip (1710 words, 3 pages)

It was a normal Friday in March except for the fact that I got my license. So my friends and I thought about what we were going to do now that I have my license. Well, we cruised around town thinking we were hot stuff and that we were better ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Going on a Senior Trip (983 words, 2 pages)

Some people are lucky enough to have already experienced an event in their lives that completely overshot any expectations. When my friends first started talking about going on a senior trip, I never could have dreamed about how much fun it would be. Some people may think of a senior ... Read More

A Personal Recount on the Journey to Literacy (1722 words, 3 pages)

I became literate through many different means. There are three aspects of literacy spoken language, reading, and written language. My journey to becoming literate started from birth. My grandmother was a school teacher so I had an "advantage" over the average baby.Adults around me would talk to me frequently. My ... Read More

An Analysis of the Marriage as a Private Affair in China (456 words, 1 pages)

In China Achebes Marriage Is a Private Affair, the discrepant values of Namesake and his father dictate their fates. However, this assumption rests on the premise that fate is a transient and alterable condition. Originally, Okekes steadfast Christian beliefs and commitment to tradition prompt a fissure between father and son. ... Read More