Personal Experience Essays

In every individual’s life, there comes a point in time when an unforgettable event will occur. Whether it is positive or negative, it may vary on the situation, but it is something that will be remembered forever. In particular, an event I will never forget...

Every one of us have memories in life it’s either a happy or a sad one. Some of the memories we want to forget especially the sad or hurtful happenings. And we want to remain is the happy memories that we treasure the most. It...

I have encountered many obstacles and have suffered through many failures. The failure I would like to explain is one which I experienced recently. Fall semester, 2017, I enrolled in 6 classes at Levine Middle College. One of these was a college C++ class. When...

Most kids grow up with their parents repeating some motivational line. For me, it was my father’s motto, which came from a military running cadence – “If you want it, you’ve got to work for it. You’ve got to sweat for it. It ain’t easy”....

Life is a mixture of different emotions. Sometimes it is full of happy moments, others are sad, frightening, learning, and discovery among others. One explores life though experiences that happen throughout life. These experiences shape and make us who we are. No one is immune...

Regret When I awoke one morning, there was a peculiar feeling in the air which I didn’t like. It was early in the morning, the sun wasn’t even out yet when my mother told me something that would change my perspective on things forever. Every...

I will never forget March 25th, 2016. It was the day that turned my life on its toes. It was the day I was granted the opportunity to pursue a truly unmatchable educational, experiential vision. I was flooded with overwhelming feelings of relief, gratitude, excitement....

What leads to all of this? Positivity. It screams joy and lifts people from grief. It pushes people to success and motivates people who struggle. Positivity is a value every human should have in their life. It encourages us to say, “we can do it!”....

I was more excited rather than being in a panic. It was at that moment I didn’t think that my life would be so much different from what I’m used to. Even after I realized the people I will miss, I had a strong feeling...

One Day my mom sat me down, Once she did I knew what had happened. This past year, my uncle had been struggling with cancerous tumors. He had finally stopped getting the tumors for a couple months. The first tumor he had gotten was in...

Defining the “Self” What defines a person and shapes them into the individual he or she is meant to be? This is a question that every human being, at some point in their life, thinks about in terms of themselves. Who we are and what...

Making mistakes is not the greatest thing to do in life. We are not perfect, and neither is this world. It is normal to make mistakes in life, but you will regret that mistake. How I did with my father. But we always learn from...

Taekwondo has been with me for a long time and I have delighted in every class. I have learned numerous things in Taekwondo, kicks and punches as well as self-restraint and persistence. Taekwondo has helped me in both personality and body, making me more grounded,...

Some moments you experience while travelling end up completely blowing you away, in ways you’d never have expected. They stay with you forever, and years later you still smile at the fond memories. For Vanessa Chiasson, a traveller who has ventured around the world and...

The goal of my paper is to explore how I have shown grit throughout my life. As a boy who has grown up with everything in life, I have found myself wondering how I have made it through some of the things that I have...

This essay is about experiences in my life that have made me think about how it has made me become better than before. My childhood was very interesting because I have some very good experiences and some bad experiences. I think that my personal experiences...

Sitting in between two posts is one of the loneliest moments accompanied by relief. This is not my preferred placement on the court; I would much rather be with the swarm on the other side. The current complication is no longer in my realm, but...

The work, study and travel is a great way to get to know foreign cultures, to develop yourself and to get a many experiences. A person, as become the main character of my article, is my family friend Tove Wictoryn. We meets with her on...