The Best College Essay Examples

“Touch My Body” is Mariah Carey’s lead single from her new album, E=MC?, one of the year’s most anticipated records, which is due to be released on April 15, 2008. Upbeat and catchy, this song features layers of Mariah’s voice …

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You don’t need to understand what French singer/songwriter Christophe Mae is saying to fall in love with his songs. And if you’re into international music, Mae is a must. His music is similar to that of Jason Mraz. He is, …

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Taylor Swift “Fearless” album review “You take my hand and drag me head first, fearless.” That is only one of the lines on this album that will get stuck in your head for days. All in all, Taylor Swift’s sophomore …

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Pop is a very popular and entertaining genre. There are many artists who exceed in this genre, and amongst them is a popular band, Maroon 5. They have recently come out with their album, Overexposed. Maroon 5 entertains a wide-range …

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“Thetrue meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect tosit” – N. Henderson On a stifling day last summer I sat underthe shady branches of a large mesquite tree in a village in Guanajuato, …

The lights flash around the auditorium. In an instant they stop and a video screen appears. It flashes scenes from the past four years, starting with the inauguration of Bill Clinton to Bob Dole campaigning against Clinton, the incumbent. All …

Justin Bieber is one of the biggest names today. Where I’m from, there are a lot of kids who love this artist. I’m not one of those people. In fact, I think that Justin Bieber is just a snotty, untalented, …

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I like to say that my life has been one of constant motion. I have grown up in many different neighborhoods, schools, and with people from all sorts of backgrounds. Consequently, my environments have created much of who I am …

A rock band needs more than just pretty album covers, cute flowery logos, ecstasy, and a memorable name to be successful; an innovative record company could help. Joining the family of the independent British record label, Creation Records (which includes …

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In a culture filled with an incessant call to action, it is paramount that we stop to think from time to time. This may sound like common sense, but in a fast-paced world it’s hard to consider things for more …

I never imagined that living in a small town could have such an impact on my life. There was a time when I thought that it was a disadvantage – the same boring routine every day. Even though I had …

I have not even reached adulthood, but already life has taught me very important lessons about life. Most of these lessons were difficult and caused pain. They made me who I am today though. The three most important lessons life …

Dumbledore advises Harry Potter, “It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” Of the many lessons I’ve learned through my journey with J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, I cherish this as the most important one. …

There are 20 other students sitting around me in my study hall. I write as quickly as I can. It is as if my life depends on what I get down on the page before my first class starts. In …

“Are you sure you want to drop orchestra for journalism?” My school guidance counselor asks, shooting me a glance. Her computer mouse cursor hovers over a course title: “Symphonic Orchestra.” It’s my sophomore year, and my counselor just informed me …

One thousand, eight-hundred and fifty: the number of calories required to create a masterpiece. Three juicy quarter-pound meat patties, draped in applewood bacon and American cheese, adorned with mayonnaise and ketchup, fitted between no ordinary bun, but a premium bun. …

In this generation we are quick to jump to conclusions based on only stereotypes. Mainly because people only see the negative side of so many topics if it’s not part of their daily lives. I take this topic to heart …

Let me share you something in just five paragraphs. I do believe that there are certain people who can do supernatural, and I am one of them. I have already done so many unbelievable things a normal kid would just …

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about my life. It goes on.” The person I am today is thanks to my mom. When I was a little girl, many things happened in a matter of a …

Somewhere in Europe dwells a crazed lunatic running amuck whose precise whereabouts is currently unknown – even to his ­family. This man is my uncle. Uncle Warren always lives life to the fullest, even if it means turning his house …

One day I was riding my bike in my driveway. I was pedalling faster and faster. I was about to cross over my bridge and then, I hit a rock. I had to have been screaming like a girl, but …

Skiing has always had an impact on me. Growing up a skier was the best thing that ever could have happened. At a young age I experienced one of the greatest feelings in the world, the joy of taking my …

Emotions being an instinctive and psychological attitude as distinguished from reasoning, can sometimes become an obstacle in our search for knowledge as it can colour perception, distort logic and inflame language. However, other times, emotions are necessary in our lives …

Do you think God cares if your hair is straight or curly? Do you think God cares if your teeth are shiny white or orange juice stain yellow? Do you think God cares if you like the same sex? If …

My life as a kid was a sweet life. I lived in a beautiful house in Puerto Rico surrounded by horses, cows, chickens, birds, beautiful flowers and green grass. Out of all the beautiful surroundings, there was one particular thing …

Dinner. Family dinners at my home are something that I will hold close to me forever. “Rosi, are you coming to dinner?” My mom asks this question almost nightly. I turn off my disc player and head to the dinner …

The day my life began was an ordinary day. A typical Sunday afternoon in Connecticut in the middle of July, 2012. My church youth group had just arrived home from our week long mission trip in West Virginia, and it …

Everyday I ask myself a somewhat trite question, what do I want to be when I grow up? Even though this it such a cliche, it’s still something that I think about. Am I –right now–who I want to be, …

Most families would not decide to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge on a windy day. There is a definite sense of adventure that runs through the my family: a consistent need to feel alive. Something was different about our family …

My friend Milton sat in the back of our fifth grade class with a pack of Marlboros bulging out the chest pocket of his T-shirt. Carol had an abortion over the summer and is beginning her freshman year all smiles. …

An obscure town nests on the smallest of branches stretching outfrom Massachusetts, a great oak of our nation. The gulls and other birds of thesea seemingly overwhelm the human population of this miniscule peninsula. It isour feathered friends’ hopeless devotion …

My favorite TV episode : “Funny Pants” from Season 4 Episode 65b of SpongeBob SquarePants, where Squidward, Spongebob’s cynical neighbor and coworker,falsely informs SpongeBob that if SpongeBob laughs one more time in the next 24 hours, his laugh box will …