Important Event in My Life Essay

Example #1

There are so many events happened in my life and most of them consist to be an important part of my life. They are precious because I can learn much from them or sometimes they can make me feel better when I am sad. I think the event which influent me most is happened at my senior high school. When I was in my third grade of senior high school, I should choose the university and the major which I want to go on my further study after the college entrance examination.

After the score came out, I chose Nursing as my first major. But my parents disagreed that strongly. Because I never said that I wanted to do something in the future relative to the medical career before. Both of them let me thought carefully because being a nurse was very toilsome. Also, nurses always shift their work and they should go to work at night even. That’s a tiring job. In addition, the process of being a nurse was difficult, too. My mother wanted me to be a teacher like her. At that time, I was so confused that I didn’t know which one was suitable for me to choose.

I knew what the advice my parents gave was good for me. I also knew my future belonged to me and I should make the choice by myself, not my parents. Maybe being a teacher was good, but I didn’t like it for I so scare that I would mislead the kids. My mother quarreled with me because I didn’t follow what she said. For my insistence, my mother has to give up and let me chose by myself. After this event, I decided all over the things by myself.

No matter how important the thing is. Like the debates, although sometimes our opinions are different, we communicate our thoughts and make the choice depend on our own. If we hesitate to do one thing and do not make up our minds, we can’t do the thing successfully. So, when my university has the program of transferring to the ASU, I was attracted by this chance.

I wanted to go so I told my parents what I thought. I knew it’s lonely and hard for me to study in an unfamiliar country. It’s a challenge for me. Besides, I should deal with all the problems and I can’t meet my parents and friends for a long time. That’s a thing that never happens to me before. I reminded of the moment when I chose the major.

Once I recognize this is the right thing, I will insist on it and do it persistently. In a word, I think choosing my major was an important event in my life. It encourages me to go to study abroad. Most importantly, I determined what the future I wanted to be. Making a decision sometimes is hard. We don’t know what the event will develop to be. Therefore, go on doing it just you need to complete it. Don’t feel regret after you make the choice. That’s what I learning from this event.

 

Example #2

All 26 councils gathered and participated in various competitions. This is the first time that our council actually contacted and let me leave comfort from the place. I understand the importance of teamwork and how to accept each person’s different talents. I am a very competitive person, but I noticed that it was not a matter who won that night. The only thing that is important is memories. Another event we did had a big impact on the concert. Each committee imitates popular songs and sings in front of the whole camp.

A few years ago, my team planned a two-day event called Instigator Experience. In the nine months before the event began my life changed dramatically. I found a mentor who played an important role in helping me to change my business and published my own expense beyond my expectations. After my event, my life worsened. The main difference before and after the event is clarity. Before the event began I knew exactly what to do every day:

There are a few good and bad things when thinking about my life but there are some learning experiences that will help me to be better. People ‘s life events include the birth and death of my first daughter. First, the event is a happy event in my life, the birth of my first daughter.

– Please explain your past events and how it shapes you as a person. I think that I am a victim. The book was closed. The paper was signed. This is official. In the next grade, I will enter fifth grade again.

I know that I am talented and I can do more, but my intelligence was meaningless after moving from Oklahoma City to Tulsa in the 4th grade. Suburban school luxury like a computer, advanced mathematics, special way to learn English is full of my brains.

My parents bought me a set of drums. A big event happened in my life, most of them are an important part of my life. They are valuable because I can learn a lot from them, or sometimes they make me feel better when I am sad. I think that the event that I was most influenced by happened in high school. When I am in the 3rd grade of high school, I should choose university and major, I would like to continue my studies after the college entrance examination.

Example #3

A very important event in my life would have to be the death of my grandmother.

She was so awesome. I will miss her forever. My grandmother is a great role model for Me. Over the years it’s gotten easier to talk about her death.

My grandmother was a nice Portuguese lady. She lived in Portugal until she moved to the States with her nine children From there she lived in New Bedford until the year 2000. I learned a great deal of Portuguese from her because she didn’t speak any English. The Death of my grandmother was so hard for me because she was the first person really close to me to die. Before that, I had never been to a funeral or awake, so it was the first for a lot of things. At the time I was twelve years old, and new to Freetown so it felt like everything was changing in my life.

In the years 2000, my family moved from New Bedford to Freetown. For me, it was a big change. There was a new school, friends, and house. When we moved my vava as I called her moved in with us. I liked my vava living with my family because it helped me learn Portuguese. Her moving in gave me someone to spend time with I didn’t know anyone yet. It had its bad sides too. She was really old fashion so I didn’t have a lot of privacy. She would go to my room and clean everything. It was hard to find all my stuff.

That spring would be the spring she died. I remember it like it was yesterday. I had the best day at school. I was laughing and having fun all day. When I was walking home I noticed that both of my parents were home. That was weird because whenever I come home from school I’m home alone. I just figured that they both had the day off. I went inside to change my clothes to play basketball.

On my way out my dad stopped me, and told me to sit down. At that moment I know something was up. Then he told me that my vava passed away early in the morning. I wait right into shock. I remember leaving my after I heard the news, and sitting in woods for a few years trying to figure…

 

Example #4

There are many changes that can happen in a person’ s life. Some changes are very tiny and would not affect your life very much. However, other events could be very important and could change a person’ s whole life, such as getting married, having a baby, or losing someone special.

The important event that changed my life is coming to the United States to study.

When I first arrived in this country, I realized that a tremendous transformation would happen in my life both physically and mentally. After spending more than two months in the United States, I firmly believe that moving to the United States is a beneficial change for me. This change provides me a chance to lead a healthy lifestyle as well as a new way of thinking that is significant for me.

It is essential to have this change as it offers me a healthy lifestyle. Before coming to the United States, I used to stay up late at night to study and wake up early in the morning. This was a hazard to my health that could cause me to get sick easily.

When I decided to come to America, I made up my mind and determined to keep a healthy routine. For example, I enjoy the American-style meal which includes having a fresh salad instead of cooked vegetables. This method of cooking vegetables helps me absorb more vitamins from them. As a result, I can feel that I am becoming healthier and healthier.

Additionally, this important change enables me to think differently and internationally. This is my first time living in a North-American country. Hence, I have a brand new opportunity to experience a new culture. Because I live in a multicultural society, living in Los Angeles has expanded my horizon on a lot of things – lifestyle, eating habits, and respectful greeting manners.

By knowing more about different cultures, I have become more considerate and understanding of various habits as well as behaviors from different races. Consequently, I have changed into someone who has a new way of seeing distinct issues happening around me.

To sum up, moving to the United States was an important change in my life because of giving me the chance to have a healthy lifestyle and a new way of thinking. I have changed my eating and sleeping habits in a good way. Meanwhile, I have become more understanding of different cultures. Thus, this change is very important and beneficial to me.

 

Example #5

 

Example #6

Everybody thinks that moving to another city is not as stressful and life-changing as moving to another country. However, my experience shows that this is not quite true since, for me, it did play a dramatic role. When I was fourteen, my family moved to another state, and this event changed my life dramatically. From the sunny and warm San Francisco, we moved to gloomy and cold Chicago, and I lost my friends and connect with the place I admired so much.

I palpably sensed the effects of moving and was depressed and antagonistic at first. As time went by, I learned to seek the positive side and managed to overcome my stress, but I still believe that moving to another city is a life-changing decision that should be carefully considered beforehand.

I still remember my old room in San Francisco. Its windows faced the twisting road that went up and down the hills. Although I hated the sound of trolleybuses sometimes, it was still fun watching people hurry to get into one of them. I had many friends back then, and we loved riding these funny trolleybuses after school.

We even managed to get lost once when we took a ride one evening and had to call our parents to help us. What I loved about this city was that it had a happy and careless atmosphere as if it was created for having fun and relaxing. Someone may disagree, but I still believe it is the best city to live in on the West Coast.

So, you may imagine what I felt when I was told that we were going to move to Chicago in several months; it changed my life forever, and not in the best way. My father got an attractive job offer, and my mother was sure she would also find a position in a law firm. It seemed that everyone got what they wished for except me.

Nobody asked my opinion when making this life-changing decision, as my parents thought that because I was young, I did not know what I wanted from life. I need to admit that although they were partially right, one thing was clear – I did not want to leave San Francisco. However, I had to put up with that decision as nothing really depended on me, and I faced the change with a restless mind and heart.

When I first saw Chicago from the car window, it looked impressive. Skyscrapers, architecture, busy streets, and the waterfront could amaze anyone but me. We moved to a nice apartment with a stunning view, but I kept recalling my old sunny room from which I could see the warm ocean on the horizon. I went to the new school and met new friends, but it did not make me feel less insecure about myself.

Remember, I was a teenager and painfully perceived any changes in my environment. As time went by, I managed to overcome my depression. I realized that my parents received a wonderful opportunity to build their careers and knew that I would receive quality education here. Besides, Chicago was closer to New York where my grandparents lived, so we visited them more often.

However, although I love Chicago in my own way, I still dream about returning to San Francisco. Moving was a change too drastic for me to accept, and I feel like some part of me died. Something exciting, fun, and happy associated with this city has gone. I do not blame my parents for taking me away, but I think they should have been more considerate of my feelings and emotions. Sometimes, moving to another city can be even more life-changing than moving abroad, so this event cannot but leave its mark.

 

Example #7

Many people fear taking risks, especially when there is something to lose. This goes on to become a hindrance to developing an ability that could have helped us positively in our lives. I could have been grouped into that category of people if not for my Literature teacher in secondary school. I was always that student in the class that rarely spoke up and participated in sharing the work I had done in front of my class. In my second year in secondary school, we had to pick our subjects for our GCE O levels examinations.

At that point in my life, being only fourteen, I was not really sure of which subjects were my strengths and which subjects were my weaknesses. I was offered Literature as a full subject and I was extremely terrified because Literature was a subject that I had little knowledge about. Seniors had warned us about how the subject was extremely tough to score in and it was also a subject that could not really be studied for, unlike Math or Chemistry. I was lost and confused.

I did not want to take up a subject that I had doubted my ability in and especially not for a major examination like the GCE O levels. I consulted my literature teacher in my school and until today, that consultation will always be a memorable one, which is very close to my heart. Just like most teachers out there, he was very encouraging and optimistic during my consultation with him about taking up Literature. I discussed my fears with him. They ranged from not doing well in the subject to the results affecting where I was going to apply after my GCE O levels examinations.

He told me to take a chance. His exact words were, “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. ” and he looked at me with a wide grin on his face. I looked at him feeling reassured and inspired simultaneously. He went on to reiterate what he had just quoted by saying “Look Kiran, Literature is a subject that encourages you to express and explain your thoughts. It could help you mature as a person and look at issues with different perspectives. ” I was definitely persuaded into doing Literature and it was also a plus point that I enjoyed reading and writing.

Literature was a very different subject from the common subjects we took in school like Math and Science which were given more emphasis in school. Humanities subjects like Geography, History, and Literature were usually given secondary priority. I was not very fond of Math and Science and put great thought into taking Literature as a subject. Eventually, I told my Literature teacher that I was going to take a chance by doing Literature as a subject. I was thrilled yet nervous. The worst of my fears of taking up Literature came true in my first semester.

I failed my first Literature test. I felt defeated and once again I felt lost. I really did not know what had gone wrong. My teacher sat me down after school one day and told me that I was too rigid in my essay writing. He felt that I should be more expressive instead of being too specific. Many of my peers were also facing the same problem as me. There were only twelve of us in that Literature class so we decided to help each other out by getting into pairs and analyzing the text we were studying in class.

This was an effective way of studying as we learned different ways of understanding the text and expressing our thoughts in a freer manner. My essay writing improved over a span of a few months due to my persistent efforts. I became less rigid in my writing and expressed my thoughts in a better way. My grade in Literature improved from an F to a B within a year. It was really comforting to see the progress I made on the subject. Not only did I improve on the subject; I also felt that I had matured as a person. I started to become more sensitive towards issues occurring around me.

I started to think deeper and question why certain things happened a certain way. Previously, I never used to see the bigger picture whenever something happened in my life. I used to be selfish and only think about how one thing would be only to my advantage. Basically, I was the epitome of a narcissist. However, by taking Literature, I changed so much as a person. People who spoke to me on a daily basis also saw the change in me. I had become less selfish and I started showing more concern towards the people around me.

It never occurred to me that a subject like Literature could change me positively as a person. My teacher also saw the positive change not only in me but also in my writing, which delighted him greatly. In the end, for my GCE O levels examination, I scored a distinction for Literature. I was shocked but contented with my grade for Literature. After all, “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. ” I took a chance by trying out something that I was unsure about. I had grown to be a better person while achieving success just by simply taking a chance.

 

Example #8

The most life-changing experience that I have come across during my seventeen years of life has to be about the time I had my first trip to New York City. This trip was the most significant in my life because it was my first time out of state, on an airplane, and not with my parents on one holiday. Just thinking about the trip made my bones rattle, New York City was a very big city and I am just one person. All the life-changing events that can happen in the Big Apple were right in front of my eyes.

All the emotions running through my mind fright for the unknown, excitement for the many things I would be able to see, and nervousness for having a lifetime opportunity not many people can say they’ve been to the city that doesn’t sleep.

The first major experience I encountered was the fight from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) all the way across the country to the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The eight-hour flight that I dreaded would begin the start of chain reaction events that would change my life forever.

As it got closer to the time we would be on the long journey to our destination, the clock seemed to drag on and the airport walls only seemed interesting for the first hour I began to grow impatient.

When the clock finally strokes at 7 o’clock we were finally able to board the plane. We did so, as boarded the plane and found our seats began to get comfortable because we would be stuck to our seats for quite some time. When we were clear for takeoff I swore I felt my stomach drop to the floor, the feeling of the gigantic airplane moving towards the stretching runway. I embarked on my first airplane ride that I‘d never forget

The next experience I achieved on my trip to New York City was mastering my way around the gigantic city, so many streets. The streets in New York are very close together, but there is just an abundance of them. From 48th and broadway to 7th and 32nd it can all be mind-boggling to a simple country California girl. But during the trip, I did learn how to proficiently use maps to navigate my way around.

The final experience I encountered during my trip was the ability to be self-sufficient, during part of the trip I had to fend for myself. Although it was scary at times this was my most challenging part of my holiday. It was a skill I’d need for life now that I was able to master it in the big apple I was sure I’d do just fine in the small town I called home.

In conclusion, my trip to New York City was a dramatic life-changing experience; I’ve learned so many life skills that are vital to my success as an adult in the world. I feel privileged to be able to say it all happened in such a huge city. From its abundance of people, taxis, hotdog stands, business people, and skyscrapers it was an adventure I am sure I’ll never forget. The most important thing, I got to spend it with a family member, and 10 years from now we can laugh at all the embarrassing moments during our “adventure.”

 

Example #9

Throughout my life, I can definitely say that I have one life-changing event that rises above the rest. In my junior year of high school, 2008, a very close friend of mine, Renay, passed away unexpectedly. At only 16, she fell victim to a drunk driving accident. Renay was a dear friend to me.

We had a special friendship and connection we shared through dance and sports. I miss the days when life was simple; we would go to the mall to hang out and shop for shoes. This was one of our favorite things to do together. One year for her birthday, which happened to coincide with spring break, she and her family went down to Rosarito.

Three days before her birthday she and her cousin were driving back to their hotel from a restaurant where her cousin was drinking. As they were driving in Rosarito there are very winding roads. Renay’s cousin was speeding and lost control of the vehicle, unfortunately going down a cliff.

The morning I got the call saying she was in an accident and didn’t make it was the day my life had changed, I remember falling to the ground in tears thinking is this an awful dream I will eventually wake up from.

The answer was no, she was gone and I would never be able to hold or hug her again. Joseph T. O’Connor explains in his article “A view from Mount Ritter” “It’s funny how these memories keep coming back to me as if it were just yesterday”(13).

I agree with O’Connor there is not a day that passes by that I do not think of Renay and her tragic loss. My friends and I did so many fundraisers to help her family bring her body back from Rosarito. We were able to help her family tremendously. Her funeral was in Ohio where she was originally from, the car ride up to Ohio from San Diego was quit and sad because we all knew with everything we did to help her family would not bring back our sweet Renay.

As a result of the death of my best friend, I have learned to live every day to the fullest and have done so by appreciating the people in my life and the opportunities presented.

I have learned so much in life having to deal with this tragic experience at such a young age. I now look at life in a different aspect and I cherish all the people I have in my life because I never will know when they will be taken from me. Each night before I fall asleep I think of my parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends. I send them love, positive thoughts, and blessings. I do this with my boyfriend daily. I’ve learned to associate with things I do so it’s a constant reminder.

For example, I become grateful for his presence in my life when I fold his clothes or do the dishes. I truly believe that Renay was taken too soon and she is my guardian angel watching down protecting me. Also, I now take the time out to acknowledge the love I have for all my family and friends and don’t let it go unspoken. I will always take time out of my busy schedule to tell the people that are closest to me how much I care and appreciate them.

I have learned that it is not worth the time to argue over something so menial because in the end, it won’t matter and what does matters is the time spent with that person. For example, my boyfriend and I sometimes get into arguments or disagreements with each other and I realize in the middle of it wow why are we wasting our time arguing when this will not get us anywhere and will only make our relationship unhappy. We both decide it’s not worth the time and give up because it’s more important to enjoy the time spent together. I have realized that so many things are taken for granted when we are at such a young age.

Since then I have given more thought about the relationships with my family, and the bond between my father and me has become so much stronger. For example, my father does all he can to help me out such as let me stay at his house, cooks for me, picks me up if I need him to, and is constantly checking in just to make sure I am safe and doing okay.

I also take every opportunity I am given and learn and run with it. For example, I had the chance to go to New York City on dance scholarship at Alvin Ailey I had some hesitation on it because I’m not a huge fan of traveling and airplane rides, but I looked back on this and decided to go because I remembered Renay and I needed to live life to the fullest.

This opportunity was presented to me right after the loss of Renay, it was hard for me to make the decision of taking such a great chance to learn and expand on one of my true passions of dance which I shared with Renay after such a tragic, unexpected and untimely passing of my best friend.

I am so glad that I did decide to go to New York City because I can honestly say it was one of the happiest and most memorable experiences I have ever endeavored. O’Connor also states “Thanks to that morning’s conversion, I am a new person.” (14). I felt the same way due to the fact that I started to view life in a different way after Renay’s sudden loss.

Due to the untimely death of my best friend, some good has become of it. Her death has taught me to cherish every moment and not let my familial relationships be taken for granted. In honor of her passing, I have wanted to become an advocate against drunk driving, and have done so by sharing this experience of mine with my peers and discussing how incredibly important it is to never get behind the wheel after drinking or getting in a car with someone else who has been drinking because it is not worth risking or losing a life over. I hope that the pain of Renay’s family has not been in vain and that everyone can learn from this tragedy and live each and every day to the fullest.

 

Example #10

Perhaps the most important thing that has happened in my life was moving up here. The fact that I left my home in Los Angeles, willingly, to move up here with my dad, was quite unexpected, at least for everyone other than me. At three in the morning on July 3 of this year, I packed my stuff in my car and left my mom’s house. Many people assume that because I moved up here, my whole family came too. Not the case at all. I moved by myself. And I drove from Los Angeles to Sacramento, by myself at three in the morning.

I had many reasons for leaving, some of which were my friends, family, school, etc. I have to say; I always knew that I would do it. My friends, however, did not. I talked about it with them on numerous occasions; most of them agreed that it would be best for me to leave, to start over, to have a new beginning. They all said they were jealous and that they wished they could do the same. They obviously thought though, that it was just one of those things. I have come to realize that everyone, at one point or another, just needs to leave and get away from everything.

It was hard moving here, and starting over, especially considering the fact that it is my senior year in high school. Senior year is supposed to be the best, the year that everyone looks forward to since, well, forever. Being with friends that you’ve known forever, parties, senior benefits, etc. I was lucky, I knew a few people when I started school. I don’t know what I would have done without them. It takes me a while to warm up to people; I cant be myself until I feel comfortable with the people I’m with. Since no one knew me well, it was really difficult for me to open up. It definitely took a lot of getting used. The school, the people, the Nor*Cal slang, living with my dad, everything.

I have come to believe that moving here was the smartest thing I have ever done. Hearing about all the drama, drugs, etc., from my friends that I still talk to in L.A. makes me really happy that I’m not there. I am grateful that I don’t have to see my friends in compromising situations anymore, I am grateful that I don’t have to deal with all that screwed up crap that goes along with drugs and alcohol.

Things change, people change, and I got sick of it. My friends started using some really terrible drugs earlier this year, and by the end of my junior year, I was fed up with ALL of it. They started to change, personality-wise; they weren’t the same funny, goofy people that I once knew. I felt like my life had become a soap opera.

A few weeks ago I got a call from my best friend; she is one of the few people that I have stayed in contact with after moving up here. Thinking back now about the conversation we had that day seems surreal. She sounded bizarre. Her voice seemed to echo faintly like she was in a faraway place. She wouldn’t say anything at first, complete silence. Then, just breathing. “Scott’s dead,” she finally blurts out in between heavy breaths. She was trying to not cry, but after she said that, uncontrollable sobbing. Not true, Not true, Not true, that’s all that went through my mind.

I wanted to say something, to stop her from crying, but a million things that were going through my mind at that moment in time, prevented me from uttering, One. Single. Word. I’ve never had to deal with the death of a loved one before, let alone a best friend. Scott was one of my closest friends in my sophomore year. Last year we grew apart though, he started hanging out with different kids. Other people influenced him so easily; he did what was cool, he did what everyone else was doing. I feel like I’m partly to blame like I could have stopped him that night from taking those pills.

If I was there, I could have talked him out of it, I could have been there for him. He took his own life. After a lot of thinking, questioning, crying, I’ve come to realize that even if I was there, I could not have stopped him, no one could. He had his mindset. He wanted to leave and never come back.

It is the experiences that everyone has that make them who they are. In a way, I’m happy that I was exposed to so much. It has made me a stronger person; I’ve matured so much over the past two years. After living in Los Angeles, Granite Bay was a safe haven. I am happy to say that because of what I’ve dealt with over the past couple of years I’m not tempted to do any sort drug, or drink, ever again. It is interesting to see though, that many of the kids up here have never tasted alcohol before, and most have never done any drugs. It’s a pleasant change, I can’t even explain how satisfying it is to not worry anymore.

After I became used to the change in my delicate atmosphere, I felt like a colossal weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Moving here was the hardest situation I have ever had to deal with. I made the decision entirely on my own. More like an adult, I would have to say. I truly believe that I made the right decision. Absolutely worth all the grief and many hours of irrepressible tears. No Regrets.