Think about a life experience that has had a profound effect on you. This experience may have changed you, or at the least, help direct your life. What experience most shaped who you are? Can you point to a single experience in your life, as a child or young adult, which you can define as having contributed (negatively or positively) to the person you are today?
Think in terms of something you can look back and say, “That shaped my personality as a young adult.” An example might be that you went to a slaughterhouse and decided to become a vegetarian. Or, like Mr. McCombs, went on a fishing trip, saw how fish were suffocated, then decided to become a vegetarian.
Assignment: Write about a life experience that has had a direct effect on your life. Begin your essay by saying something about how life experiences shape who we are. You may want to give an example based on someone else’s experience. Then, go into detail about your own life and what has become of you as a direct result of this experience. Be sure to tell about the experience and distinguish between who you were and who you are now. End your essay with a strong conclusion---think back to the introduction- say something about how one event can make all the difference in a person’s life.
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I put mine in Ms. Ladd's drop box. :P
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