"What makes you, you." - Help on how to begin an essay

I'm trying to write an essay about myself with the topic "What makes you, you. What are your strengths, weaknesses and your motivation? What separates you from any other person? How do you think u can increase your strengths and diminish your weaknesses?". I love writing essays, but I always have a problem on how to start, i.e the introduction. I'll really appreciate it if you'll help me out and I'll be needing your reply as soon as possible. Thanks

Here are some places where you should get a lot of help. The main thing about starting, is to sum up what you want to say in one strong sentence, and then everything else will follow.

jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/personal-essays/

toeflperu.web.officelive.com/Documents/How%20To%20Write%20Great%20Essa ys.pdf

utne.com/1999-03-01/HowtoWriteaPersonalEssay.aspx

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A good place to start would be a humorous story about yourself reflecting something unique about yourself. For instance, I sometimes discuss a funny story about a canoe trip that I took. This will help catch the reader's attention and set you apart.

Cassie Scheidies