Personal Experiences Essays

Every individual experiences different types of adversity in life. Adversity plays a significant role in shaping an individual’s identity because dreadful situations shape our own personal values, determine our own capabilities, and helps us learn from our experiences. Oftentimes, when we are facing challenging adversities that help shape our lives, we view it as an…

I sat looking at the glowing clear ocean in the Bahamas applying sunblock and gearing up to go and experience something that has been at the top of my bucket list. I am given a snorkel and am about ready to go and dive into the ocean, my heart is racing and I am so…

Through my 5 months internship experiences that I have gained at MOE Kindergarten  Riverside, I have developed a set of personal educational philosophy, beliefs, and values that I will carry with me in my future career as a professional early childhood educator. As a future early childhood educator, I believe that children are strong, active,…

Growing up in Tunisia (north Africa) with a very difficult life and less hope for the future, I have always dreaming to change my life to have a good education and a great future, but it was not easy for me to leave my family and to pay for my studies. So, my cousin was…

In “Just Walk On By”, Brent Staples discusses his personal experiences with racial profiling and how he handled it and reacted to it. He expresses how throughout his life, others have discriminated against him because he is a tall, black, man working as a journalist in a predominately white field. He understands that we live…

Economics is a fascinating subject that aims to define the science of how trade has allowed society to prosper, focusing on how we all interact and its direct relevance to how the world operates from a global to a micro level. I love the way that the most complex issues can be simplified into theoretical…

Dining Experiences While many assisted living facilities maintain one common dining area, Oak Village will host two: one will be the main dining hall and the other a less formal gathering place offering a slightly different menu. In each of the dining rooms, residents will be able to order off of daily menus or, for…

One of the most personal things we have for ourselves is the voice that exists in our mind. This voice has its own way to interpret or say the words depending on the personal experience. This is the theory presented by Thomas Lux in his poem called “The voice you hear when you read silently”….

In my experience, technology has had a positive impact on my faith, and has been a significant factor in allowing my church to grow to a global scale. I was born into the Catholic Church, and have always had a strong belief in God and in the Christian belief system. However, as I got older…

I am an Explorer and love to discover and learn new skills and techniques. I always use computers and have been using them from such a young age. After my matriculation, a thought struck me that how Google Search works because I have been observing since my childhood that Google Search has a solution for…