DescriptionPersonal narrative is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person; its content is nontraditional. "Personal" refers to a story from one's life or experiences. "Nontraditional" refers to literature that does not fit the typical criteria of a narrative.
College essay—basically the same as a personal statement. (I'll be using the terms interchangeably.) Essay prompt—a question or statement that your college essay is meant to respond to. Supplemental essay—an extra school or program specific essay beyond the basic personal statement.
The influence of Old English in the Mayflower Compact is most easily discernible in grammatical structure. Spelling and punctuation, as well as capitalization is not very different from today's.