Moment Essay Examples

A t-shirt sits in my closet that brings back a certain for me. Its a gray Nike shirt with a faded pink stain in the center of the chest. I always wear this same shirt every time I play paintball even though its too small. Its my good luck shirt. I can remember when this…

A Moment of Innocence: Reconciling the PastWhen I walked into class that day I was indifferent to the movie that we would be watching that evening. Five minutes into A Moment of Innocence (1995) by Mohsan Makhmalbaf, I was hooked. By taking a pseudo-documentary style Makhmalbaf lets us see the people as they are transformed…

“Wake up, breakfast is ready!  Mum shouted from the staircase, “You will be late for your flight!  I excitedly but reluctantly went to the bathroom to freshen up. “Morning mum, hey Dad!  I said as I took a piece of sandwich and sat next to my little brother Mike. I and my…

My story goes all the way back to the ninth grade. I was happy, excited, and nervous. I’ll always remember this day as an embarrassing yet funny memory. It was a regular Friday night at my church sometime in February. Before the service, I clearly remember watching the guys playing basketball. I was only looking…

At the end of May, my family and I were faced with a moment of terror when my grandmother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. To say I experienced a feeling of defeat is an understatement. I have never experienced seeing a family member suffer from cancer, and I could not imagine what it…

I was a junior in high school, nothing more. I was a statistic, on the verge of becoming nothing. All interest in school and becoming something better had vanished from all aspects of my mind, not considering myself to be a terrible kid, just mislead, not understood, maybe a little confused. Not knowing what life…