My personal essay was about my experiences as a swimmer in high school. It detailed what I learned from the captain of the team when I was a new member of the team. It then incorporated how I was a captain now and was using the things I had learned. It was about my growth as a person, what qualities I admired in others and what my morals were. I used the premise of athletics to really talk about what...

Quote by Ben Franklin along the lines of "some people are moved, some are immovable and some move." Essay prompt asked which are you and why.

I thought the common response would be to say "I move" so my essay says that I embody all three parts of the quote. I said that I am not closed minded and like to learn new things and can be moved. I also have some principles that I never deviate from and therefore I am immovable. I also am a leader and therefore I move people. This premise gave me an opportunity to explain many parts of my personality...