Composing Your Essay In deciding what to write about, keep in mind the basic requirement for a good story: it must portray a sequence of connected events driven forward by some tension or conflict that results in a recognition or new understanding. Not every memorable event in your life will end itself to this sort of structure. The most common failing in faulty narratives is that the meaning of the event is clearer to the …showed first 75 words of 442 total…

…showed last 75 words of 442 total…--What makes the event so memorable? What particulars or physical details come most readily to mind when you think back on the event? --What are the major contrarieties that gave the event tension? Between before and after versions of yourself? --Is there a moment of insight, recognition, or resolution that would give your plot climax? --What is the significance of the story? What makes it something you reader will relate to? What is its theme?