Personal Essay : My Love For The Game Of Basketball

Every person has a story to tell. A story filled with adventure, mystery, love, sadness, etc. A story to teach us life long lasting lessons we’ll never forget! Lessons we can learn/take throughout life! Stories that inspire us every day to work harder. To inspire us to take on the hard challenges we face each day. To inspire us to grab on/hold on to our dreams. To believe in our dreams and to achieve our dreams throughout life! To not let anyone bring us down and tell us what we can and can’t do

Leeander Ragland Prof. Milne Eng 101-25 29 February 2012 Respect Athletic Sports have come a long way since basketball was played with milk crates and flat balls in the alleys of the poor and rich alike. One may ask, why should I be concerned with the senseless sweating and hours of practice of those who enjoy sports? The answer is one that will open your eyes to the fulfillment sports can bring whether recreational or competitive. Sport activities offer a variety of lifelong qualities

Ornament in general is a decoration that people usually put on something to make it more attractive, so in terms of study, it would give additional merits for people who study and make them appear stunningly than others. Bacon states in his essay that “the chief use for ornament, is in discourse” (42). This statement expresses that studies act like decorations for people in their debates or discussions about some topics. Knowledgeable people who studied a lot about many different subjects can

Essay Question 1: Name two ways to get students interested in attending pep rallies. A pep rally is a great way to encourage school spirit. Most students enjoy them because they are able to "skip class" and won't have to worry about assignments. I appreciate pep rallies because I love to hear the sound of the crowd. When more people attend pep rallies, the crowd is extremely loud and proud! This makes it easier for us to pump up the crowd for game day! Two ways I can get students more interested

Personal Strength Tennis, Being small, good friend In the beginning when God created humans he created everyone different. He made everyone look different. He made everyone with different personalities and he made everyone with different strengths. This essay is about my God given strengths. They are being small, playing tennis and being a good friend. One of my main strengths is being small. Being small is fun because I can fit in small places. It helps alot while playing hide and seek, for example

In the essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie writes about himself as a young boy trying to be more than just an “Indian boy who lives on a reservation,” or an “oddity.” His implied thesis reveals that he used reading to try and save his life and wants to help others to do the same. Alexie presents this thesis through an expressive and literary purpose, and continues to employ patterns of description and classification. Alexie’s primary purpose is expressive.

When writing a personal essay about myself, I feel it would not be complete without including my foremost passion. This interest of mine has been ingrained in my being so long that I can’t pinpoint exactly when it began. This sizable part of my life is the world of sports. Many of my earliest memories as a child include moments from the sports I participated in. Some memories were good, some not so good but nonetheless I was always eager to try different sports, and growing up these included: soccer

to Belk (1988), an individual may use personal possessions such as jewelry or clothing to help define an individual’s sense of self Levy (1959) and Holam (1981) also support the statement by arguing that clothing has a symbolic attribute, which is used as a form of social interaction. The aim of this essay is to define the roles that brands play in my life and how they contribute to my sense of self. This will be accomplished by drawing on my personal experience with brands and with the support

Though Challenger and Apollo were high on my list, I felt like Mansfeld was my best option. I live in Navajo-Pinal, a dorm on 6th street that is situated right across Mansfeld. Not having a car and living a thirty second walk away from the school, it was the best option for me. The demographics of Mansfeld seemed to be majority white and latino, with actually more African-Americans than I would have thought. I personally did not see any asians, but that seems to be in line with the rest of Tucson

begins his essay by pointing out to the reader that he cannot see himself, and thus, often has to depend upon the viewpoints of others. He states: "To date it has not been narcissistic." The average reader may not be aware that the word "narcissistic" means, "Excessively in love with oneself." It is helpful for the reader to keep this first observation in