Private Recount Essay Examples

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A Personal Recount About Going to New York City (218 words, 1 pages)

It was springtime, I was in the fifth grade, and I was departing for New York City on my class trip. I was thrilled to be with my favorite teacher and on a coach bus for the very first time. I had looked forward to this day since that chilly ... Read More

A Personal Recount About a Ride in a New York City Subway (2491 words, 3 pages)

A ride in New York Citys subway is one you will never forget, or at least I wont. 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 they are ... Read More

A Second-Person Recount About the Middle Ages (2497 words, 4 pages)

Imagine, one morning you wake up in an unfamiliar place. You wake up not in your home, but on a straw mattress in a cold, almost bare room. You wake up in Europe in the year 1250 AD. You are in a middle class home in the Middle Ages. Having ... Read More

A Personal Recount About Observing a Child in a Kindergarten Class (841 words, 1 pages)

Randy was a 5 year old child in my kindergarten class. He was a typical child that was smart in certain areas for his age. The first few days of class I noticed some instances so I decided to log some of Randys behaviors. I observed that transitions were especially ... Read More

A Recount of the Grandfathers Death (630 words, 1 pages)

People say that losing a loved one is a great tragedy. I believed them but never realized the horror of it. Death was something beyond my understanding until March 3rd, 1997. It was the day when I thought I would never collect the pieces of my broken heart, the day ... Read More

Review on Saving Private Ryan (518 words, 1 pages)

Saving Private Ryan June 6th 1944 is known as the day that turned the tides of World War II. Allied troops both Para dropped and landed on French occupied territory via the English Channel. For Captain John Miller, the beach was enough, but after only three short days of recovery, ... Read More

A Personal Recount on English Language and Its Variations (2564 words, 3 pages)

I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country or others. I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by ... Read More

A Recount of Visiting Old Peakster (1084 words, 2 pages)

Old Peakster hill sat ruggedly between two cliff faces, directly facing Wilmots new town and just bulging out behind the 18th century Old village. Rain, hail or shine it sat proudly, promptly minding its own business like a gratified child with a new toy. Nothing disturbed it, nothing bothered it. ... Read More

A Short Recount on Racism in the Movie American History X (367 words, 1 pages)

This film is a very good film. It shows us what causes people to hate other races and ethnic groups. Normally we hear about people killing, robbing and abusing other persons but we only see it from the victims' point of view. In this film we get to take part ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Volunteering in Ethiopia (862 words, 1 pages)

More than twenty million people in the Horn of Africa are at risk of dying from starvation due the drought. In Ethiopia, each year as many as 250,000 children die from hunger and malnutrition. In 1994, the country faced a total collapse of its infrastructure. More than eighty percent of ... Read More

A Personal Recount of a Family Tragedy (445 words, 1 pages)

The Moment of Fate The most freighting moment of my life took place on a typical sunny high school day, when I received a phone call at the front office, that my mother was in the hospital, and on the verge of death from a stoke. I rushed to the ... Read More

A Short Recount of the Ideas of Functionalism (1013 words, 4 pages)

The mind-body problem is an issue that yields various philosophical ideas. Functionalism is one such view that proposes a solution. The ideals of functionalism define mental events as brain states, and that mental states are created through a relationship with each other as well as with physical stimuli (such as ... Read More

A Short Recount of Needed (487 words, 1 pages)

It's Saturday Night, the night is young the people are live, the sky is black and the stars are shining serenely above. The air is filled with the smell of fresh air with a faint scent of beer teasing the taste buds. The clubs, the bars, the pubs and the ... Read More

A Personal Recount of the Experience of Being Robbed (1111 words, 2 pages)

Intended Audience A close friend "Shoot 'em, shoot 'em! Oh, you got him in the head!" It was a few days after my sister's fifth birthday, which was on October 28. We had just pulled out our extremely ancient Nintendo system and were playing Duck Hunt, just in case you ... Read More

A Personal Recount of the Traumatizing Experience of Attempted Murder (714 words, 1 pages)

During a warm and lucid evening in September my life would change forever. Something like this does not just happen to anyone fate decides who deserves such a wake up call. That seemed to be the last night I expected a scene so horrifying to happen because the vibe of ... Read More

Social Security Privatization Benefits (3083 words, 5 pages)

Privatize Social Security Americans are Smart Enough to Invest for Themselves The beginning of the 20th century was a very hard time for America and its citizens. After the Industrial Revolution and the Great War came the Great Depression. The economy was crashing, and crashing fast the stock market crashed ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Public Over Private Schools (1403 words, 4 pages)

Jessica Hendrickson Dr. Mitchell Advanced Expository Writing 321 March 30, 1999 Public vs. Private Schools Although many critics of public schools may claim that they have lost their usefulness and that private schools do a better job of educating students public schools still remain the backbone of American democracy and ... Read More

Saving Private Ryan Film Review (708 words, 1 pages)

Saving Private Ryan The movie Saving Private Ryan is about a group of American soldiers walking around in Europe during World War II. The objective of this mission is to find one man whose three brothers were killed and return that man back to his mom in America. Private Ryan ... Read More

Public and Private Prisons and the Corrections Privatization Debate (1262 words, 3 pages)

Privatization in Corrections Privatization in corrections is a trend that is assuming increasing significance. Pratt and Maahs, characterizing privatization in corrections as a growth industry go on to note Rooted primarily in the political and economic context of the 1980s. The movement to privatize public services has received increasing support ... Read More

A Personal Recount on One’s Experience at a Church Camp (479 words, 1 pages)

I haven't always been who I am now. That seems a bit trivial, as no one ever is, but by this I mean that I am a completely different creature. Let me tell you about it. I was not, generally speaking (and those who knew me then will think I ... Read More

Critical Evaluation of a Received Private Message (940 words, 2 pages)

Paper analyzing and critically evalutating a message I received for PSY 200. My Message A message that I received this week came from my mother. She told me, "Do not try to learn how to ride Harley Davidson Motorcycle at the age of 49. If you want to try to ... Read More

An Analysis of Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg (673 words, 1 pages)

The title Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner takes its reference from a theological belief, particularly the central reformation doctrine of justification by faith. It concerns a strangely tormented character, Robert Wringhim, who believes he is one of the elect, but eventually murders his brother and finally takes ... Read More

Personal Recount about Choosing a College Sport (344 words, 1 pages)

MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL I dont know if it was really a failure, but a critical decision that I made was to play basketball in college instead of soccer. I had played soccer my whole life and was rather successful at it. However, when choosing a sport to play in college, I ... Read More

Personal Recount on Choosing a Perfect First Car (742 words, 1 pages)

John smith 101303 Eng111-Fina l Draft My First car As far as I can remember I loved cars, especially fast cars. I always told my mom that my first car was going to be very nice. When it was time for me to buy car I needed to decide what ... Read More

Montgomery County Schools under Scrutiny for Allowing Private Funding (382 words, 1 pages)

The article, In Montgomery, Enrichment vs. Inequality told of how the Montgomery Country Schools are being put under scrutiny and criticism of allowing PTAs the privately fund school construction and other major events that have great impact on one individual school. The critics are saying that the appearance and the ... Read More

A Recount of Growing Up in a Broken Home (1306 words, 2 pages)

My dad and I did not talk for three years. He has a new life and family. Statistics show that seven out of ten marriages end in divorce. Why couldn't my parents' marriage have been one of those three exceptions? My parents' divorce has been a significant event in my ... Read More

A Recount of Heather Garcia’s Work Experience in the Field of Communication (253 words, 1 pages)

On October 23, Heather Garcia came to our communications class to talk about her experiences working in the field of communications. Ms. Garcia is originally from San Diego, California, and is class of 1998 graduate of Western Kentucky University. Heather Garcia currently works for a small public relations firm called ... Read More

An Recount of Building a School for an Orphanage in Haiti (540 words, 1 pages)

I do not like kids. So why I decided that I had a calling to go to an orphanage in Haiti to build a school, I still have not quite figured out. Children have always been a minor annoyance to me, with their constant chatter and energy. Often I have ... Read More

Purchasing Guns Should Remain a Private Piece of Information (557 words, 1 pages)

Gun Privacy The article I chose is about a Gun privacy case that the Supreme Court is debating whether the government can withhold information on some gun purchases and crimes, including details of database checks like those used to track weapons in the sniper case. Bush and the National Rifle ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Listening to Live Music (904 words, 2 pages)

Feel the Beat Strobe lights flash to a pounding beat. The same beat brings hands flying through the sky and make bodies shake. A video screen plays a scene of a black and white swirl, rippling to the tempo of the music, bending the minds of all who stand still ... Read More