The Five Most Important Essays I've Written

1. The most important essay I've ever written was the one that got me into the best university I could ask for, University of Central Florida. The prompt for this paper was to write about a hardship you've faced that has made you become a stronger person. When I read this I knew exactly what to write about, the passing of my stepfather. I put my heart and soul into that essay, telling a the story through the eyes of a girl whose grown so much through such a tragic experience. It must have paid off because I now attend the only college I've ever wanted to go to.
2. Another very important essay that helped my writing life flourish was my first story ever posted in my high school yearbook. This essay was all about the different fashion trends throughout the school year. My editor revised it over and over again, making me feel defeated. My determination shined through though, and after a lot of hard work and effort it was finally good enough to be published for everyone to read.
3. My junior year of high school all english teachers were forced to assign a huge research paper that would count as 50% percent of our grade. Just hearing those words I knew this whole experience would be dreadful. Fortunately, we were allowed to pick our topics, so I chose something I cared a whole lot about, animal testing. I worked on that essay day after day, perfecting every little detail. I had my friends and family read it and revise it. In the long run all the hard work paid off because I received an A and couldn't have been more proud.
4. When I was little I would love to write stories about everything and anything. I would beg my mom to let me on her old-school computer just so I could type up a fairy-tale or mystery. It was that love of writing that led me to enter my elementary school's narrative essay contest. I remember spending weeks on a story all about aliens and monsters, I had a very vivid imagination. Surprisingly, I ended up coming in second place out of the whole grade. I was so happy that I ran home to begin another one.
5. I was never a big fan of my seventh grade science class, it could have been the fact that I was never so good at looking under a microscope or the fact that my teacher's lectures always put me asleep but when my teacher had assigned a lap report about an endangered species I could cry. It was the first big paper I was ever assigned and I was so scared it would jeopardize the B grade I was just barely achieving. I tried not to let the fear get to me and did weeks of research on the Florida Manatee. Once I started reading I actually started to become interested in the subject. I found it much easier to write about something I actually enjoyed. Although I only received a B on a paper I thought was A worthy,  I learned to try and be interested in the work I'm writing.