You know about the structure of the personal essay and the topics that are good candidates for this type of essay. Now follow the directions below to write a personal essay.

Think back over the past few years. Select one event that was significant in your life. Write a personal essay of two to three

pages about that event. Your essay should focus on these questions:

• Why was the event significant to your life?

• What did you learn from the event?

Your essay should include an introduction, body, and conclusion. It should use a particular organization style, such as

chronological order, spatial order, or cause and effect.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

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