Hometown College Essays Samples For Students

Philosophy

Introduction
In the situation, I was contemplating whether or not to move off to a new city with my girlfriend while she would pursue her graduate studies in that city. If he would do so, I planned on taking a job in that city. The only uncertainty that I was having was leaving behind my friends, family and relatives, my job and hometown when I move to a new place with my girlfriend. Now, came the two dilemmas: 1. If I move to a new city with my girlfriend, I would rarely see my friends, family and relatives. Furthermore, I would lose ...

Homesickness is a feeling that every person can have when they are far away from home. It is a feeling of missing home. For me as a student who goes to university abroad, the homesick level always jumps out when I feel lonely. Chekhov’s “Gusev” tells about homesick man who feels anxious to return to home, but he finally dies like other sick patients on his way home. The short story “Gusev” shows its reader the feelings of homesickness with the help of literature and many people can relate to it.
In "Gusev," the author offers two drastically ...

The poem states that the grandmother and the mother start singing in joy, but they end up crying even though none of them stops crying (Lee 50). The scenario shows that the poem has some mixed feelings of both joy and sorrow. This explication attempts to explain the pertinent issues presented in the poem through analyzing its deeper meaning. The explication investigates why the two women start singing in joy and happiness but end up crying.
In the first line of the poem states, "she begins, and my grandmother joins her" (Lee 50). The sentence highlights that the mother ...

Norman Bowker symbolizes the alienation that veterans of the Vietnam War felt within their community, consequently, this alienation illustrates the struggle they faced to be integrated back into the society.

Norman Bowker, a veteran who returns home, feels alienated from the other men in his hometown. “Speaking of Courage” chronicles the alienation and remoteness he feels in his hometown; though a deep desire to tell his story, he refuses to talk to Sally “… there is really nothing he could say to her” (O’Brien 133) as they both come from different worlds, one of war and the other ...

Geneva is my hometown; a place that I have lived to cherish, my siblings and I were born here. Located in the southwestern part of Switzerland, Geneva is embedded between the hilly terrain of the Jura and Alpine peaks. Lausanne and Geneva are the largest cities located on Lake Geneva or Lac Leman shores. Geneva lies in the bay where the Rhone River leaves the Lake Geneva (Bekker).
The shores are highly populated with settlements, however; the living space per individual is generous. People who live in the Lake Geneva region are relatively rich (Boyce). Geneva is not only ...

John Q. Student

Augusta State University
As human beings, every single one of us has a tendency to make mistakes. Even the most powerful and highly recognized people make mistakes; whether it is the president of the United States to the by-standers you see along the street. It probably sounds weird but making mistakes is the proof that we are in fact human beings. Along with this, there is also this natural reaction of people that there is a need to correct most or some of the mistakes that we make. It would be easy to do if it happened in school. If ...

Most of us in this class are here to mostly earn a degree that earns them a job and ultimately enables them to make some money that would make their lives more interesting. Nearly all of us, including our professor, wake up early to make money to see their families through, to afford good life and buy all the items they desire in their homes and their life. There is, however, a man from the village of Baltimore who has declined to fall into this trap of making money to buy things that make his life more interesting, so ...

There has always been a fascination with the occult and paranormal when it comes to various works of fiction. Authors love to create these creatures that seem to come from the darkest nightmares and send chills down the readers, or viewers, spines. This has been a fad since that continues to grow and be expanded upon which allows old legends to be remade into grisly renditions or for newer monsters to take the scenes. One of the most iconic and popular horror creature in the American film industry is Freddy Krueger. Freddy made his debut in 1984 when he ...

There are two stories that Harper Lee had written over the years that portrayed a child’s life into adulthood. The two stories reflect each other in a sense of experiences throughout the character’s life. The two stories focus on a girl who grew up with an unrealistic view of her father. The two novels interact with each other from child to adult point of view. The two books that will be discussed involved To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. The author displays a unique comparison between the two novels. Harper relates the child’s ...

Salvador Dali – a man worth remembering

Salvador Dali – a man worth remembering
On one sunny mayday in a little town in Catalonia, a man was born who would eventually change the direction of art and reinvent the nature of “enfant terrible”. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí y de Púbol was the first child after the deceased older brother; this is probably why his parents had high hopes for him. This is probably why he behaved the way he did. As a child, young Salvador was arrogant, uncontrollable and difficult, but at the same time had makings of ...

What do you think of the CCTV cameras that cover Middlesborough, England?Can you see something like this in your hometown?
Middleborough’s has a “talking” CCTV system that allows operators to interact with members of the public and reproach misbehaving individuals to stop via a loudspeaker. A CCTV control room has a set of control and management infrastructure that is connecting and supporting the communication systems of the internal and external partners such as shop security, street wardens, traffic wardens, and police. The system raises concerns about the government’s intrusion into people’s civil liberties. While the system ...

Introduction

When it comes to story-telling, many people emphasize the story part, instead of the telling one. Nevertheless, the manner in which a story is told can be very influential in its reception. In fact, many people would say that the story itself changes depending on the discourse that presents it.
This came to the limelight in the end of the nineteenth century with the Modernist current. Authors such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf deliberately modified the way that stories were told. They utilized many techniques that allowed them greater range of expression, many of which were not even ...

Nowadays in the 21st society globalisation is such inevitable thing that it affects everyone in any part of the word. I am not an exception, especially as the world citizen who travels and lives around the world. Recently there were many activities in my life that somehow were linked to globalization, however for this assignment I chose the activities related to travelling.
I am the international student, recently I had the chance to travel to New York City, and I saw the way our society is globalized. I lived for couple of months in Toronto, Ontario Canada couple of ...

Migrating from the home country to another country is often a stressful process for many individuals, but if seen with a positive attitude, immigration plays a major role to invest the skills and talents of an individual in the right place. One of the main reasons for immigration is poverty, which is common in the third world countries such as the African and a few Asian countries . People are forced to leave home in search of good job opportunities that pay higher wages so that the economic condition of the families is improved. I want to migrate to one of the most economically strong ...

Introduction

During World War I, Germany soldiers were exposed to mental and physical trauma. The horrifying life of the soldiers and brutality they experienced in the war change their lives to a point that; when they went back home after war, they felt alienated from the life they used to live before. Many of the soldiers were killed, and those who survived felt the consequences of the war which led to horrifying life they were living.

Soldiers who survived the war felt that their place with other civilians was not the same; the war alienated them from their fellow townsmen. Though ...

Anti- Hero

ROY HOBBS (THE NATURAL)
The story is about a boy named ROY HOBBS. The boy who was a player with extra talent for the game and at the same time has an interest towards a lively and happy life. Roy struggled throughout his life to achieve the position that anyone can dream of. The most amazing part of the story and about the character is that he was a natural and God gifted player. At the same time the emotions and the feelings of the Roy has been portrayed very well in the novel as well as in the movie later on. ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with the theatrical performance of the Shakespearean play ‘Hamlet’ that I attended some months ago. The performance was given by the amateur theatrical team of my father’s hometown. The paper will present you with the critical analysis of the performance.
‘Hamlet’ is one of the widely acknowledged Shakespearean theatrical plays and it is considered to be a tragedy. The local theatre of my father’s hometown has been recently renovated and the renovation has turned it into a well-established place. The seats were very comfortable and the service of the ...

I have a dream
Having a dream is the fuel most people need to follow their deepest and most sacred wishes until they become reality. When your dream involves your future career, then there is much at stake: what you choose to study, years of preparation and dedication, the capacity to challenge opposition – as quite often your dream seems like an impossible goal to the ones you cherish and love, like your family. Dreams come with a price, but if they are based on your true wish to fulfill a life target, then the price is worth paying. My dream has always ...

I was accepted as an undergraduate student in the field of natural sciences by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), a reputable university in the Middle East which is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and is located in my hometown. Many students in Saudi Arabia prefer natural sciences because of high incomes and job stability. However, my passion is in law. I am particularly interested in carrying out a comparative study of Islamic Law (which is applicable in my country) and other legal systems as a way understanding dilemmas the former. This is the only ...

Despite the fact that the internet was invented nearly 40 years ago it has become one of the most widespread technologies in the world. It is used in nearly all spheres of human activities starting from communication, entrepreneurship, working platform and others. The aim of this paper is therefore to describe how I started using Internet. In my descriptions I will narrate the whole process of obtaining Internet proficiency. Moreover, I will talk about some personal problems connected with new skill.
I studied in Kazakh-Turkish high school for gifted boys, which is located in my hometown, Aktobe. This ...

I am writing to you, my dearest wife and children, about what happened to me the day we were captured by the Incas. First and foremost, I would like to send my gratitude to our parents in Tucapel that at the perfect time, they asked us to visit them and I was the only one left behind to man the house. Nevertheless, you need not to worry about me. In this letter, I would just like to describe what happened to me, as well as the way things are now.

Living near the Maule River, a very peaceful and comforting ...

When it comes to writing, there is the need for an individual to master the necessary skills as this is the only way through which an individual can communicate effectively through print media. This calls for proficiency in language understanding. Two major skills are needed for this. First there is the need for a proper understanding of language as a narrative, and also the use of research. The essay below looks at these two forms of communication and how they can be effectively utilized.

Narrative

The issue of addiction to given issues in life is a common topic of discussion among different people. ...

Every year, legions of new college students descend on their campuses, many destined for at least one year in a dormitory. Some colleges match roommates at random, refusing to reveal the identities of the pair to each other until they arrive at school, while others allow incoming students to choose their first-year roommates and decide to live together. Those schools that force randomized matching of roommates also have a minimum amount of time that you must wait to request a new roommate, as so many people encounter culture shock when they come to a new school and run into people with different ethics ...