Essays on Personal Experience

I kept looking at the numerous students passing by as I headed down the stairwell, clutching my phone tightly. As the students continued to approach me and others from behind, one thing captured my attention. I was gripping my phone so closely because I didn t want to lose it...

Conceptualizing an Article When conceptualizing an article, and therefore putting pen to paper, the author is faced with the decision of using various literary instruments to express their message or knowledge. The persona, tone, and point of view or viewpoint from which the article or statement is written are the most...

I've learned a lot during the first half of the semester. The new information that I have gained over the last few weeks includes the life of humans on Earth and how they came to be scattered across the various continents. The materials I've studied in class have also made...

A Strong Scare Appeals to People of All AgesI'm inclined to agree with this sentiment. As a fan of horror fiction, I noticed that there was still a glimmer of wonder in terror, which is the basic depiction of urban legends. Gender and class dynamics are one of the most...

Bowling - My Favorite Extracurricular SportBowling is my favorite extracurricular sport. I've only been doing it for about a year, so I'm still not very good, so I'm trying to get better by training with my peers. As other novice bowlers will testify, I sometimes toss a gutter ball or...

Any course that I apply for enrollment in, I do so with the expectation that it will make a substantial positive contribution to my life and community. When I first began studying ERA 4213, I knew it would be beneficial to my education and future career. This course has taught...

Everyone will still be in a quandary at some stage in their lives, deciding whether to continue living or to die and forget anything. My story is a great source of inspiration for me because it reminds me of who I am now. It was difficult for me to keep...

Attending a Corporate Law Conference on Intellectual Property and Patent LiabilityAttending a corporate law conference on intellectual property, patent liability, and intellectual property growth and limitations have benefited Ready Pac Company in a variety of ways. The session's lessons addressed intellectual property rights, torts, and product liability as they applied...

A memoir is a literary record of an individual's memories or information gleaned from specific sources. Memoirs are valuable pieces because they enable readers to connect to contexts outside of their own. They put people in situations they haven't been in before, and if they have, it makes them react...

Harriet Jacobs notes that she has chosen to tell her story in order to help free other people who are also enslaved, and then she goes on to describe her experience as a slave. Clearly, she forewarns her viewers of the dramatic dimensions of her story and gently appeals to...

Harriet Jacobs' Experience as a Slave Harriet Jacobs narrates her experience as a slave in North Carolina in the novel, which was first published in 1851. The book was one of the first to be published, and it called for the abolition of the slave trade.Remarkable Eyewitness Account The book was well-received;...

Pico Iyer's "Nowhere Guy" and the Phenomenon of Transit Loungers Pico Iyer writes in his essay 'Nowhere Guy' about a new depersonalized generation he refers to as "transit loungers." Iyer presents himself as an example of this group. He identifies transit loungers as people who spend a large portion of their...