ENGL 1301 Narrative Topics 2 Provides students with essay topics for the narrative essay Directions: Write a 2-page essay that either supports or opposes one of the following familiar sayings. There should clearly be a thesis (main idea) somewhere in the introduction to show in the direction your essay is headed. You must illustrate your point by using a detailed account of an incident that proves your thesis and includes some dialogue (at least 4 lines.) Be sure to mention the saying in the introductory paragraph. Since this is a personal experience, your point of view is "I," but you will include other characters in your story. Your title should be short (a fragment) and clever. Finally, your conclusion should show closure by stating the lesson you have learned. 1. "You reap what you sow." 2. "The pen is mightier than the sword." 3. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." 4. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." 5. "A person full of him or herself is empty." 6. "Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." 7. "Once burned, twice shy." 8. "Don't judge a book by its cover." 9. "Many say I am just one to try. I say I am one less to quit.."--Diego Marchi 10. "You never have a second chance to make a first impression." 11. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." 12. "Hindsight is 20/20." 13. "Haste makes waste." 14. "The devil's in the detail." 15. "Fools and their money are soon parted."