Where To Find A Personal Narrative Essay Example In College
Personal narratives can be challenging to write, as they're usually based on experience and tend to tug on emotion. Because of this, it's sometimes hard to know where to start. Examples can be a great way to get the mind rolling, providing a basis for your own essay. But where do you find these examples in college?
- School database
- Internet
- Peers
Schools, and sometimes fraternities and sororities, have databases available to their students and members that provide examples of not just personal narrative essays, but other essays as well. These databases typically contain a lot of content, allowing you to search by keywords, dates written, and etc.
Over the last 20 years the Internet has revolutionized the way students tackle college. You can find examples of personal narratives online by simply searching with a search engine. Sometimes these searches will take you to a school database, and you can even just find links for colleges that will take you to a download for an example of the essays. Searches don't just bring up school links; they'll also bring up random websites that have posted essays for students who need assistance. These websites can be a great tool if used effectively.
You're not the only student going through the process of writing a personal narrative, and you won't be the last. Ask your peers! Many of them have written a personal narrative that you can view to get a better understanding of how you want to write your own. You will also be able to ask in-depth questions about the piece, and get honest answers, which is something you couldn't get by just simply searching on the Internet, for an example, and choosing a random database.
Falling in line with this would be online forums. Yes, you can just use a search engine to find examples, but you can also go to forums and search. These may yield a better result as you can ask questions with those who are on the forum, as well as those who actually wrote the narrative (just like if it were one of your peers).
Whether you need guidance or you're just looking for examples, the Internet, your peers and school databases are great places to look for examples of personal narratives. While some are better options than others, all of these options will at the minimum provide examples of personal narratives.
