This I Believe 8/30
1. Personal stories are included
2. There is a lot of emotion behind the stories and the beliefs.. for ex. Isabel Allende’s story about the death of her daughter
3. The essays show that beliefs can come from hardships.. for ex. Jackie Robinson’s belief was developed from the prejudices he experienced and dealt with
4. God shows up a lot… Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, and Stanley Allyn all discuss a belief in God
The point of a This I Believe essay is to share a personal belief with others. It allows the writer to open up and share what is important to them. It helps the writer to define what they believe in and how it is they came to believe in it. The writer shares a personal story with the reader that allows the reader to understand and possibly empathize with the belief they are reading about. The essay shows how the belief has grown or how it is continuing to grow. A major goal of the essay is to stay positive and only share what it is you believe in and not what you do not believe in.