... inside me fluttered. Experience had told me that when a paper is given face-down, it is not something to be proud of. I reluctantly turned over my essay. I sat there for a while, staring at my paper. Never in my life had I seen so many red marks on a single piece of paper. My eyes slowly ... moved towards the top of the page, where an angry looking letter 'F' sat. As I slouched in my seat, defeated by such an unworthy grade, I began to re-evaluate myself. While writing came naturally to me, reading was a ... most in the class. I knew I was good at the subject, and everyone else kne...

• Word Count: 1381
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... into a enormous theater inside the school. Even with the entire freshman class packed in the theater, it was still only less than half full. I sat with friends all from the same middle school. Me and everybody else were looking around trying to catch a glimpse of other kids we might have know ... be english so on and so forth. One requirement stuck out most difficult to me and was most the most important, it was an essay, called your information literature essay, or just a typical research paper, without writing one you were not allowed to graduate. It was encouraged to write in your fre...

• Word Count: 1531
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and a human rights activist have been smiled upon because of their interest in books and learning. In his essay "The Achievement of Desire" Rodriguez wrote that, "With every award, each graduation from one level of education to the next, people ... Rodriguez is saying that anybody could succeed. Sherman Alexie, a Native American poet, is able to help students who are like him. His people were expected to be uneducated. Sherman Alexie refused to fail. In his essay "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" he wrote that, " ... is sa...

• Word Count: 1991
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... dreariest of subjects " (4). His teacher, Mr. Fleagle, was described as a very "prim " or very proper person. When Mr. Fleagle assigned the informal essay, Baker put it off and waited until the night before it was due to start on it. He thought about the time he first ate spaghetti and immediately ... he felt that Mr. Fleagle "had opened a door for him ", and ranked his eleventh grade English teacher, "among the finest teachers at the school " (4). He chose the essay topic "The Art of Eating Spaghetti " because it was one of his most memorable moments, and it ended up giving him a life ...

• Word Count: 1603
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... essays on books or historic figures, but never about myself. After about five different essays and a total of three weekends, I finally found the essay that best illustrates the changes that I have gone through in my life. In addition, applying to colleges, trying to get into the best schools, ... and meet scholarship deadlines. In addition scholarships can be a time consuming process with a short deadline notice. For example, some scholarships require recommendation letters, transcripts, SAT scores, long admission forms to be completed, and essays; it is just like re-applying to college...

• Word Count: 519
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... the first prize in the National Short Story Writing Competition. My teachers have been telling me how impressive my writing was. Furthermore, I had professional help. That is, Uncle Lim, an old gentleman living near my block, who is a published writer. He agreed to read my story and give ... amateur, I waited. Inspiration finally came 2 weeks before the closing date. I wrote furiously and finished the essay in 2 days. I decided to show the finished work to Uncle Lim, feeling very satisfied the essay. However, Uncle Lim did not feel the same way, instead he said ""Rubbish!"" and threw m...

• Word Count: 489
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School