Essays on Personal Experience

An article was published in Time Magazine’s online version claiming that one of the major causes of unhappiness in our society is the use of cellular phones at the dinner table. The article is based on a recent study which focused on mobile phones being one of the major causes...

In his work, Eldridge presents a well-documented argument on what constitutes of real emotions and how different it is to quasi-emotions. He presents multiple philosophical opinions and suggestions held by various philosophers such as Walton, Feagin, Levinson, and Hume (Eldridge, 2014). These philosophers offer diverse perspectives on the different forms...

Almost every person pursues a meaningful life. Such individuals seek to enjoy positive feelings complemented by constructive emotions that characterize happy lives. While some people may associate useful lives with memorable moments, others believe that the experience does not require thoughts of past events. Nevertheless, extraordinary circumstances act as a...

For most people, losing a loved one is often a harrowing and painstaking affair. Furthermore, one can never say that they are genuinely prepared for the moment that someone they love dies. Like Hamlet, in Shakespeare's "Tragedy of Hamlet" most people tend to find it difficult to get over the...

Taking this course has made a positive impact to my writing skills as the class has helped me to improve my writing skills, hence will help me to become a better writer in future. Additionally, I had a good professor who guided me during the process. I brainstormed the ideas...

As children, we all love it and wish that our parents and society accept us and feel proud of us the way we are, regardless of our appearance. It is virtually a basic human instinct to desire to feel accepted and loved by people we admire the most. In light...

One of the basic steps in understanding communication is to view it as peoples process instead of a language process. Thus, if an individual is to make improvements in his communication process, he/she ought to first improve his/her interpersonal relationship. Changing the degree of the defensive behavior is one...

In our harsh world, where the life of most people is like an endless struggle for survival, and where everyone tries to take the best place, often in an unfair way, it is very difficult to remain a good person. In general, for many of us this is given with...

When am asked about my hobbies, or what I do when am free, I normally answer that I love painting. Therefore, I really appreciated the chance I had in doing the Mexican American Fine Arts as it made me experience something that I have never experienced before. All through the...

When describing a memory or a past incident in his life, Joey Franklin switches his text from present to past tense. He recalls how Kris Livingston's mother labored at the Taco Bell register as an illustration of this shift in tense. For Chinese people, riding a bicycle offered a respite from...

An epiphany is an unexpected burst of information that causes a person to change right away. A realization that can change your existence occurs in that "a-ha" moment. Epiphanies typically occur abruptly and are brought on by everyday life events. Since not everyone has a complete epiphany, the knowledge acquired...

I've been a student at the University of Essex for the past two academic years with the intention of graduating with the necessary information and skills. I've matured and learned in ways during my stay that I never would have imagined. I knew when I transferred from Taylor's University that...