You have experienced numerous events in your lifetime, some pleasant and some not so pleasant.  Some events have been national or international in scope, while other events have been personal or private in nature. Some events may have been experienced first-hand or maybe your exposure was through a second-hand source such as a newspaper or media report   However, regardless of the outcome or magnitude of these events, your personal history has been shaped and influenced by them.  

The purpose of this exercise is for you to identify and describe an event which has made a lasting impression on you and explain how it has impacted your life experiences. The information contained in this exercise is intended to be passed on to friends and family members, so future generations have a better sense of who you are based on how a particular experience shaped your life. 

This exercise is ten pages long and asks 24 questions to help you describe an event that shaped your life.