CLRC Writing Center Structure of a Personal Narrative Essay “Narrative” is a term more commonly known as “story.” Narratives written for college or personal narratives‚ tell a story‚ usually to some point‚ to illustrate some truth or insight. Following are some tools to help you structure your personal narrative‚ breaking it down into parts. The “Hook” Start your paper with a statement about your story that catches the reader’s attention‚ for example: a relevant quotation‚ question‚ fact
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A personal quality that is important to me is my willingness to try new things. This quality did not surface until I graduated high school-- I felt somewhat restricted during those years. After my first semester at community college the eagerness to explore new activities‚ and learn about new topics began to appear. Because of this quality-- a quality that can sometimes hide amongst the rest-- I would not have discovered by passion for my desired major. During my time in community college‚ I have
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My personal worldview of what I believe to be true and why I believe it to be true as well as how does it apply to my day to day life are questions which I ask myself frequently. How do I express myself to others so they understand what it is that I believe‚ why I believe and how my daily decisions affect me day to day? How does God fit into my worldview‚ how is evil conquered within my world? Christmas Eve 2016 I sit waiting for my children to wake‚ this is the first time in 10 months we as a
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My actions are always a direct showcase of my personal characteristics. A few that are particularly important are having patience‚ being non-judgmental‚ and thinking creatively. I learned a majority of my patience through my position as a research position. Research does not have immediate results; a good experiment takes time. My seemingly menial tasks‚ such as entering data‚ eventually contributed to the final product. I learned to be non-judgmental in my time shadowing an obstetrician‚ where I
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UC Personal Statement Growing up as a child I never really had worries. The only worry I had was who would beat me to the monkey bars during recess. I had what I like to call the most boisterous childhood I could ever ask for. No problems seemed to head my direction. Obviously‚ I was a child what could possibly go wrong? Young kids don’t actually start understanding certain things until they are about 11 or 12 years of age‚ but me I knew the exact words that came out of the lady I would call my
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ghouls‚ but what people fail to remember is that monsters aren’t just the things that hide in our closets‚ sometimes‚ they are the things that hide in the darkest parts of our mind. They can come in many forms‚ some physical and some mental. My own personal monster is my depression. Depression isn’t something that can be cured by the contents of a first aid kit‚ so learning to deal with my monster was difficult‚ but there was only one way I was ever going to get better‚ and that was by pushing myself
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To Learn Is to Change Life is full of risks‚ and that is what makes it so much more exciting. I took a risk in life when I switched from homeschooling to “real school.” This risk required me to walk through an unknown door. I quickly learned that in order to take a risk‚ I had to step outside of my comfort zone. If I had not taken that step to go out and try something new‚ I would not have learned how to survive in a new environment. We learn things in life by doing‚ and if we do not try
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“Oh gosh‚ then which one is the girl’s bathroom?” I thought to myself‚ quickly turning on my heels as a male teacher passed me in the doorway of what was apparently the boy’s lavatory. “Jesus‚ abort! Abort!” The warning signal’s flashed bright orangish-red in my mind as I nearly ran back into the hallway turning my scarlet face towards the ground. Spotting the grey sign depicting a perfectly proportioned “person” in a white dress across the way‚ I walked more confidently in that direction. As soon
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The sun was right on the horizon line and Lucifer was outside looking right at it as he waited. It was a chill‚ breezy day and would only get colder and the night came. The clouds appeared to have a salmon or orange tint to them with how the sun was sitting and Lucifer had to admit‚ it looked rather nice outside. He would be taking his advantage of looking outside and enjoying this before he would get thrown in the cage again by whoever desired to reach him first and attempt to get him in there now
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She said while pulling her sleeve down I was going to say something comforting until the principal went up to the mike to start the beginning of the school year assembly. We waited‚ sat by eachother‚ silent‚ as the roars of meat bags just rushed us‚ we sat there just patiently waiting‚ not being moved or affected by any of the shit happening around us. The assembly finally ended‚ and it turned out that Samantha and I had the same homeroom. Johnny: It looks like fate just keeps on moving us closer
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