My Early Life

Growing up in different parts of the world has given me a glimpse of what its like to live in other areas. Living in Kenya showed me the state of immense poverty that the people are forced to live in. I experienced their way of life, and how they have to fight to survive each and every day. While living in Virginia, I was exposed to a different type of world. Everything was easier, slowed down, and less stressful. The availability of everything was overwhelming in that there were grocery stores and gas stations everywhere. Once I moved to Connecticut, my life experienced yet another twist. I went to school, made new friends, learned to adapt to the faced-paced life lived by New Englanders. These different times of my life have left a lasting impact on who I am today and how i view the world and our society.


This essay is about my early life and all of the many changes and hardships that I have witnessed and had to go through. As the essay goes along, it will delve more into the specific events and trials that have shaped me into the person that I am today. I have a feeling that i put too much into the actual intro and that i should save more the the actual essay. I need to conserve on the space, seeing as I only have 500 words to work with. I need to condense everything down.

Difficulties in writin college essays

There are many difficulties when it comes to writing a good college essay. One of the most challenging of these is that there is only a limited number of words that can be used. This means that you have to say everything you need to, using right to the point sentences. There can't be any added words that don't actually say anything. Every word has to have meaning and a specific place in what is trying to be shown. Also, there are many different questions that are asked of you to answer. These all require thought and effort when answering and are very challenging at times. If these difficulties are over come, it will be much easier to write a good college essay.

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This post is the first of many for Mr. Millers Writing the Essay class. This is just a test to make sure everything is working properly.