Strong personal statements demonstrate strengths through experience. Rather than claiming you are a good leader or ...

After the recommendations have been requested, after the testing has been completed, after one has purchased a blue and orange Go Hornets mug at the Kalamazoo bookstore, it’s time to sit down with one ...

Journalists chase, find and cover stories, and sometimes, they become one. From intriguing exposés to provocative thinkpieces and raw memoirs, the personal essay has long been a media staple, enjoying ...

We’ll explore two methods of writing about our lives: the personal story and the personal essay. A personal story centres on our own experiences, while a personal essay connects experiences to ...

I’m not coming out because I feel I owe it to the world to be honest about myself. I started coming out because I decided the world owed it to me to let me live in a way that I could be more honest ...

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