<p>Don’t feel obligated to fill up all the space. The graders will definitely notice if you’re drawing things out just to take up room. If you need the space, use it, but if you don’t, then don’t.</p>
<p>In the prompt, it says you should draw upon your personal experiences. However be sure that they are concise. Also, make sure to include literary and historical references as well. Those show synthesizing skills, a key part of higher level thinking. I’d say you should be able to make a point with a personal example in 2-4 sentences. State what happened and then the interpretation. Weave it in with lit./hist. examples if possible.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>