That choice to accept-not-except stands out in the 11 most valuable “lessons learned from life” essay ideas. 8. Put yourself out there — 5 points.

As I stood in the basement of the arena, waiting to line up and walk the stage once and for all, I reflected on the past six years. You could say that I had a pretty non-traditional college ...

Ultimately, I ended up not using a lot of that material in the essay, but it needed to be done to validate my own assumptions about 9-11 effects. 2. I learned to overreport for this kind of piece.

This essay explores which lessons, if any, U.S. adults are taking away from the coronavirus outbreak. We surveyed 10,211 U.S. adults from July 13 to 19, 2020. All respondents were first asked whether ...

Katelyn Read, of Los Gatos, Calif., wrote the winning essay for this year's Thoroughbred Charities of America essay contest.

Essay: Lessons from a Campaign Volunteer. By Amara Edwards. Wednesday, November 11, 2015 While volunteering with the Van Fleet campaign for Alexandria City Council, I gained valuable insight into ...

Each of the LAFCU essay contest winners received a $5,000 scholarship and a $500 donation made on their behalf to a charity of their choice.

For the last few weeks, we have seen global protests sparked by the senseless death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, MN.. It should be noted that Rochester has its own ...

Essay: Independence Lessons From An Iraqi Goat When you're stuck in Iraq for the Fourth of July, you have to get creative. Capt. Nate Rawlings' celebration involved a goat, ...

Essay: In the 'Las Vegas of Asia,' Lessons in How Multiculturalism Makes Community "It seemed that almost everyone we met speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Portuguese." ...