Personal Narrative Essay
narrative Essay
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During my freshman year of college, I had met one of my best friends, who go by name Jill. (She lives in New Jersey and while I live in Pennsylvania) I found it to be strange that sometimes, it feels like we have grown up with one another but in reality we have only one another for four years and I couldn’t be more thankful. I can remember when we met at school as if it was yesterday. It was a 2014 lightly snowy Sunday evening and I had just returned back to Cabrini for my spring semester as a freshman, but I wasn’t sure the time I had returned into my dorm room and who had helped me unpack my belongings (it was either my mom or dad). Since it was considered to be a new year, it was one of my goals to be less shy in class and begin to be …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how they met jill, one of their best friends, during their freshman year of college. they found it strange that sometimes, it feels like they have grown up with one another but in reality we have only one other for four years.
- Narrates how they decided to be less shy in class and be open to meet new people after returning to cabrini for their spring semester as a freshman.
- Narrates how they decided to get breakfast in the cafeteria on the first day of classes of the new semester.
- Narrates how they got into class at 8:05, but no other students or the professor were in the classroom. they couldn't remember what the main topics were.
- Describes how they were shocked when they received a text message from jill asking them if they wanted to go to the cafeteria with dinner with her.
- Narrates how they get out of bed and read a quote from joel osteen to their roommate.
I look down at my watch and it’s already 8;15 but no other students or the professor was in the classroom. I started to get a little nervous (maybe I was in the wrong the classroom?) If this was the old me (from high school), I would text my mom and be scared out of my mind not having a clue what to do. However, before I had gone up and left the classroom, out of blue my professor walks in and right behind him were the rest of the students. I asked the professor if this was Introduction to Philosophy, with a big smile on his face, he replied with “yes, you are in Introduction to Philosophy!” I sit back in my seat and was ready for the upcoming lecture on Philosophy. Wasn’t sure what to expect (because remember I have never taken a philosophy class in my life). To be completely honest, I couldn’t remember what some of the main topics were. But I do remember always walking in class every Monday and Friday, confused and was unable to make connections to the given topics that we discussed in class. This is hopeless; I think I might drop out of this class. (Spoiler alert, I did not drop the class) But it wasn’t until the weather started to change; I was able to see the green grass and bright sun to help me change my point of view of the
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In this essay, the author
- Describes their first day of college and how they were desperate to get through the semester.
- Opines that the semester was a breath of fresh air. they learned to write through "the vanishing stories," their literacy essay, and "more than a parade."
- Explains that they learned about writing and the effect of writing on others, and how to improve the slightest thing.
- Opines that writing is a true talent that they have had the time to develop and never will not cherish.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the day they decided to go to college was their decision to change their life. their family is small, so no one in their family has a college degree or guidance on what is expected from the transformation.
- Describes how they found themselves in the crowded halls of college and realized the other number of students were just like them, alone and disordered.
- Describes how they organized the required books for the class, an introduction to chemistry textbook and their lab manual, on the provided surface that was offered from the classroom desk.
- Explains that financial aid is a definite thing to consider when attending college. after completing the free application for student aid (fasfa), they searched for grants, scholarships, and loans.
- Describes how they were enthralled to realize their decision on concord university was actually pleasing their list of needs.
- Describes how the instructor began her welcoming solemnity which concluded with the class syllabus. the required fifty-minute lecture had proceeded to its end which left them searching for their next class.
- Describes how they made their way toward the stairs and managed to climb the staircase to the fourth floor. they decided to spend an hour break between their two classes on an abandoned bench in the deserted hallway.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that moving from a highly diverse community to less diverse communities was the weirdest yet interesting culture shock they ever had to deal with.
- Explains their role as a kid in california was pretty simple, but they didn't know that the change would be dramatic. their parents were young, stressed, and lost their jobs due to budget cuts in the companies they were working for.
- Explains that their role in nebraska was completely different. they were not used to talking english all the time, which was a major culture shock for them.
- Describes how they moved a couple of times as they were trying to settle in nebraska. they realized that god gave them life and that they would live it happily.
- Recalls how they rode the bus in nebraska because an old, homeless man started fighting with another old man. in nebraska, it's not as common to use buses as in california.
- Describes how they think about sociological concepts, such as labeling theory, society, peer groups, and culture shock, in high school and college.
- Describes how they felt at home at their high school, where they were in middle class, top ten percent in their academic class and comfortable in a society.
- Explains that they dealt with another major culture shock when they started to go to college. grace university is a hidden school hardly anyone in nebraska even knew about.
- Explains that grace's peer group at home consists of long-term friends who know them inside and out. they are influenced by them to love god unconditionally.
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In this essay, the author
- Describes how their fingers stung under the three pairs of gloves they wore in preparation for the journey they made everyday.
- Describes how the only male in the above average four bedroom home had the luxury of a basement room. they wore black jeans, sweatpants, sweaters, and timberland boots to fight the cold.
- Narrates how they made a ten-minute walk every day for the past four months. they asked omar if he had thought about the assignment our social studies teacher had given them.
- Describes how mr. lungsford explained that politicians are asked questions on important issues and are expected to give honest feedback that appeals to people or their personal political views.
- Describes how they were uninterested in mr. lungsford's idea of a presidential election, but they understood that not everyone could be president.
- Recounts how the class frantically told their overwhelmed teacher their idea and he agreed to it. the process began simple, mr. lungsford wrote down five holidays of his choice.
- Recounts how mr. lungsford declared he'd be the deciding vote and voted for halloween. he praised them for being able to make an individual decision without being lured by the populous.
- Describes how they have been detoured and walked away from groups of people that fall into the same category as their former classmates.
1678 wordsRead More - Personal Narrative Essaynarrative essayI didn’t have the easiest childhood, I grew up in a small town on the south shore of Nova Scotia with a population of around ten thousand people. I went to a small French school up until grade six. The school went from primary to grade 12, but it only had just over one hundred people. I made the decision to transfer to a bigger school about half through grade six. I wasn’t really sure what to expect because I had only ever had small classes before. I missed the orientation day that happens in June for some reason so I went in a few days before school started and I got a tour of the school from the secretary. On the first day of school I didn’t really know anyone. There was this one girl that I knew from before, but she transferred from the French school a year before me and had already made a group of friends. The first few weeks were a lot to get used to, but I managed to do fine.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they grew up in a small town on the south shore of nova scotia with around ten thousand people. they had only ever had small classes before.
- Narrates how they met a lot of people in the first year, but they didn't call many of them friends — they were nerdy and liked sports and stuff.
- Narrates how they didn't think things would get worse after grade eight. they decided to make some changes that year, like getting contacts instead of glasses and bulking up a bit.
721 wordsRead More - Personal Narrative Essaynarrative essayMommy said, “Honey, we’re moving”. I jumped up and down in excitement. A new house, a better one I thought. We were switching from plane to plan for almost two days. I still remember when I was at Gerald R. Ford airport, looking around and it was a totally strange place that fill with strangers. I realized that I was in America, my head spinned around and my heart started to beat faster.
In this essay, the author
- Recounts how they jumped up and down in excitement when mommy said, "honey, we're moving". they remember being at gerald r. ford airport, looking around and it was a totally strange place.
- Narrates how they had never been away from their country, vietnam. they were mad at their parents for not telling them what was going on, but they were struggling financially.
- Describes their first two months in america, where they had no car to go to places, no jobs, and no money. the language barrier was the biggest issue.
- Narrates how they remember their teacher sounded like: "let's blah.
- Describes how the speechless girl who blushed like a tomato graduated east kentwood high school and attended grcc.
- Opines that their goal is to become a nurse and make their parents proud of their success in life.
714 wordsRead More - Personal Narrative Essaynarrative essayAbandoned Everything for a year had been leading up to this point and here I was in the middle of the happiest place on earth in tears because my friends had abandoned me in the middle of Disney on the senior trip. The class of 2015 had been working all year selling food at lunch and sports events and carrying out fundraisers. The first time I got an inkling that my friends would not be true friends was when we were planning the trip, we were choosing rooms for the trip and I asked my best friend, “Hey, we could room with each other on the trip!”
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how they prearranged for their friends and classmates to sit together so they could talk on the plane. they ended up sitting next to a stranger who was scared to death about flying and her daughter.
- Narrates how their class went out for lunch after doing a service activity. they chose to sit with the guys or the teachers, but one of them left to join another table, leaving them in an awkward situation.
- Describes how their class went to universal studio's city walk to kick-start their trip. after ten minutes of searching through the crowded, nighttime, streets, and several dozen calls and texts, only one of which was slightly successful, they gave up.
- Describes how they spent the night in their hotel room alone because their roommates would rather have stayed in a room with all their friends.
- Recounts how they were excited and nervous when they went to disney's magic kingdom. they frantically tried to catch up to their friends, but they lost them.
- Narrates how they were scolded by their advisor and told that they should have found him in the group that had left them on the ride. the rest of the day went better than before.
- Narrates how they were betrayed by their best friend on the senior trip to disney. they were assigned a room with three girls they didn't know well.
- Describes how they went to seaworld, the kennedy space center, animal kingdom, epcot, and the clinic.
2321 wordsRead More - Personal Narrative Essaynarrative essayThere I was playing an intense soccer game out in a searing summer day. My grandparents, along with the rest of my family, were there at the beach to see my game. I was mostly known for how fast I was, so people referred to me as the “rapido piojo blanco,” which was the nickname my grandfather gave me since I was the only white person in my family. Being a child I never realized how precious time spent with family really is until it was taken away. After every soccer game, my family and I would watch a movie. It so happened that the horror movie we rented took place in an arctic location about a gigantic snow white monster murdering innocent people with its shark-like teeth. In conclusion, I didn 't get enough sleep because of the many horrifying nightmares I had. After being showered with gifts my mother broached the subject of her new boyfriend, what she described, he seemed like Ken the Barbie doll. As I dozed off, I hear heavy footsteps heading towards my direction, and then I saw it. The snow monster from the
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how they never realized how precious time with family really is until it was taken away. after every soccer game, their family and i would watch a horror movie.
- Narrates how their parents decided to move to a faraway country, where they were struggling in deciding where to spend the rest of their lives.
- Narrates how their first flight lasted eight hours, when they noticed a little black box in front of them, which was behind one of the passenger’s seats. they never thought about america, but growing up they were always told it was the "dream land."
- Narrates how they struggled to learn english and learned to cherish every wonderful moment with their family.
1065 wordsRead More - Personal Narrative Essayexplanatory essayAfter countless hours of uncomfortable naps and tasteless meals between flights, we finally arrived at the unfamiliar land of America. Leaving all our dear friends and families behind, I was told that we came here in hope of a better future, my future specifically. I was never really socially active and at the time, English was a whole new concept that I have yet to understand. The inability to communicate with other makes it even harder for me to express myself and it mold my personality to become more antisocial than I ever was. There’s always this uneasy feeling that linger when someone talk to me and I cannot give them a response and it’s even harder to say something because I was afraid of making a mistake and make a fool out of myself.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how they arrived in america after countless hours of uncomfortable naps and tasteless meals between flights, leaving all their friends and families behind. the inability to communicate with other makes it even harder for them to express themselves.
- Describes how they walked into a classroom that was unorganized, kids were out of their seats, silly posters and drawings covered most of the walls, books, pencils, and markers were all over the place.
- Describes how their classmates stared at them with curious eyes filled with questions that they couldn't yet answer. the teacher assigned another person to sit next to them.
- Describes how they felt like they were being treated as special or handicapped and hated the idea of being stand out. they sat silently without talking to anyone else until recess.
- Narrates how they made up conversations and scenarios in which they were talking with someone and see how far they can get with their limited proficiency in english.
- Narrates how a group of boys approached them and asked if they wanted to play tag with them. the asian boy introduced himself in vietnamese, but he understood and responded. communication is more than words or any official language.
1085 wordsRead More - Personal Narrative Essay: How I Met My Best Friendopinion essayThe idea of meeting someone special for the first time is always portrayed as the most beautifully fated incident whether in books or movies. When I met my best friend for the first time, we didn’t bump into each other with papers from our books flying majestically in the air and we didn’t have a staring contest in the middle of a crowded hallway. We also certainly didn’t think we would end up being friends, let alone inseparably close to each other.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that meeting someone special for the first time is always portrayed as the most beautifully fated incident whether in books or movies.
- Describes how they hated the idea of introductions and forced social situations during the first day of school. they despised the school and dreaded going there for the next 3 years.
- Narrates how they had no time to plan their grand entrance or contemplate even going to their first period class. they realized that they never gave people chance and learn about them but instead decided to fit in just based on their past experience.
- Opines that finding one person you deeply care for and cherish enough to keep them by your side for all your life isn't easy.
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