Essay Assignment

Write an essay of 250 – 500 words on one of the options listed below:

1.Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
2.Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you and describe that influence.
4. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you and explain that influence.
5. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.

You must turn in a rough and final draft on August 27 (periods 1,3,5) and August 28 (periods 2,4,6)

Requirements: *Rough draft should show editing. *Final draft must be typed, 12 point font, double spaced *Include word count under your heading (name, date, period in the right hand corner)