Memoir Essays Examples

Usually, when asked what your favorite place is, you’ll most likely mention a beach or an exotic tropical island. However, as luxurious as those sound, I simply cannot say the same. I don’t know when was my first time visiting this place of mine as...

Have you ever had your life completely changed in one simple question? The type of change that flips your world upside down, makes you rethink everything in your life, well I had, everything changed six years ago, on a Sunday afternoon. It was springtime, the...

It was just a week before my seventeenth birthday. Party preparations had started. My family never had a big celebration of anyone’s birthday I was the first one. It was also because I graduated from high school with a regent’s diploma and my parent thought...

Today is my birthday! I’m finally turning 15, I grab my crutches and head downstairs. “Good morning Zara, Happy Birthday!” “Thank you, mum.”  Today I must go to physical therapy again and I’m not looking forward to it, but at least this will be the...

We were up before the sun was even set high up in the sky it was pitch black, hearing the roosters say, “Cock-a-doodle-do” as I feel the cold breeze hitting the back of my neck sending a chill up my spine. Mom, dad, Lj and...

How could someone do this?! My life was going so great until now. I was walking on the sidewalk of a park until he did this to me. My heart just dropped. It was at this moment when everything went dark. All was fine until...

The day which I was waiting with eagerness emerged – the day when I had finally received my first pay. It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in my beautiful home country Nepal. The sun was bright and its light made all the flowers particularly...

I have heard the words ‘‘Home is where the heart is’’. My grandmother is the only person who always reminds me of the meaning of home. I can still remember her gestures and the way she said things with regard to the word ‘‘Home’’. For...

I still remember the first trip to Las Vegas that I took with my close friends. It all started by us talking about cruising down pasific coast highway. We wanted to take a road trip far from California. We didn’t want to drive far but...

Christmas is used to be my favorite holiday. It is a time where we have family gatherings with bunch of food around a house full of Christmas ornaments. There are lots of reasons why I love Christmas but as I look around, it is not...

Being an online student, I must say it has its pros and cons. In terms of the characteristics when speaking about an online student, it has its variations based on the understanding of each student. As an online student, I have learned the meaning of...

In "One Of My Biggest Regret Essay" paper I will share with you my biggest regret in my life. One of the biggest regrets in my life was not talking to my dear grandfather before he passed away. My grandfather was a proud man and...

It was freshmen year in Mrs. Orozco’s English 1 Pre AP-class I knew it was going to be a bad year when I began to struggle with every essay we were to write. So, until the 9-weeks final essay I had done okay but was...

The longest month of the year is always a bittersweet time. The day I came into the world was so cold the pipes of the house froze and the air outside was chilled and thick. The winter frosting covered the trees and coated the grown...

We are often asked about our best memories from life to be shared among friends so we can smile and have a good time together. When we are prepared and recollect the fun times we had we only get a few chunks collected from a...

They say one of the most important things in life is family. A family is always supposed to be there for you, there never supposed to leave your side, but sometimes they do. One of the hardest things I have had to deal with is...

Have you ever felt where nothing is going well? In life, there are praiseworthy moments as there also are rough moments. Back then, when I was 12 years old, my goal was to be successful in life. I had high expectations for Grade 8, wishing...

Who doesn’t want to celebrate Thanksgiving? Yes, everybody does. People plan to do many things to celebrate this special day with their family, friends and others. People invite their family members, decorate their home, and do a lot of entertainment stuff to celebrate this holiday....