Personal reflective essay
A reflective essay is one where you can either discuss how you feel about an issue, or use your own (personal) experiences and present your thoughts (reflect) on them. A personal reflective essay is more than just a whinge-list however. The purpose of a personal reflective essay may be to discuss what you did in a certain situation, so that the readers can gain some knowledge about how to deal with the issues. Alternatively, you can offer advice in the essay. You can also write to allow the readers an insight into something that they might not have experienced themselves. Possible essay subjects for this style of writing include:- How you quit smoking
- How you feel about the death penalty
- Tracing your family tree using the Internet
- How you felt when your parents split up/when you and your partner split up
- Changing eating habits
- Your experience of living with a brother with a disability
- Coping with death of a family member or friend
- The day you left home
- Your experience of becoming a parent
- Overcoming stress
- How your life changed when you (or your mum) had a baby
- Overcoming adversity
- Becoming a vegetarian
- Why you support Inverness Caledonian Thistle (or any other football team!)
- How you felt when you heard about a major news story.
