ENGL 1301 Narrative Topics 3
Provides students with a list of topics for the narrative essay.
ENGL 1301 NARRATION TOPICS 3
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 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 (4 pieces.) Be sure to mention 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 telling readers the lesson you have learned.
1. “A winner listens; a loser waits until it is his/her turn to talk.”
2. " Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
3. “A man may fall many times, but he won't be a failure until he says that someone
pushed him.”
4. “Idle minds are the devil’s workshop.”
5. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
6. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”--Mahatma
Ghandi
7. “Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next
window--or break down a door.”
8. “He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.”
9. “If you are not part of the cure, then you are part of the problem.”
10. “Nothing is predestined; the obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead
to new beginings.”
11. “You never know who a friend is until you need one.”
12. "The best-mind-altering drug is truth.”