Application For Admission At Kent State University

My English Literature major has helped me to achieve an outstanding level of appreciation, enjoyment, and knowledge of both American and British Literature. As a high school AP English student, I struggled through great works like Hamlet and To the Lighthouse. My teacher’s daily lectures (there was no such thing as class discussion) taught me merely to interpret the works as critics had in the past. I did not enjoy the reading or writing process. As a freshman at Loras, I was enrolled in the Critical Writing: Poetry class. For the first time since grade school, my writing ability was praised and the sharing of my ideas was encouraged by an enthusiastic and nurturing professor. Despite the difficulty of poetry, I enjoyed reading it.

Ashford University is a instituion that holds itself with great prestige and respect. While attending I'll be able to advance my knowledge of teaching and children’s emotional, social, and physical needs to better help them grow. I feel it will push my career and academic goals in the right direction aswell as push my limits academically.

Harriet Tubman once said, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world” (brainyquote.com). This quote is always inspiring to me, since I can see my own life experience through it. Studying in the United States has been my dream since I was young. During the first semester of my freshman year, UCWR110, the university writing class, makes me feel the essence of the quote. Thanks to UCWR110, I have improved my reading strength, my patience in reading in English as a second language, as well as my passion in writing in English. I realize that writing plays an important role in my everyday study and it is a key to my dream.

The English language drew fascination from an early age. I began speaking full sentences before fourteen months. I finished the Lord of the Rings trilogy before public school. Soon after, my reading progressed to Poe and Lovecraft in primary school; in secondary I read Hemmingway, Dickenson, and much of what the Norton Anthology series covered. After graduation, I spent my professional career in the information technology industry due to the high rate of pay. However, the computer field was not a fulfilling career. Being led back to education, I considered becoming a History professor the first semester; though, the summer before the second year became a revelation. English combines history, philosophy, and the language itself. Therefore, fulfilling the main desire of having a job that is doing things I enjoy for a third of employed hours or more. Education has always been a pre-requisite. I get bored easy with employment that does have a reoccurring intellectual stimulation. I enjoy a job that constantly requires one to expand their knowledge and do independent research. The project and prerequisite research will be invaluable in preparing for a competitive job field.

The purpose of the English Department is to provide courses that transfer to four-year colleges; introduce students to literature from diverse traditions; prepare students to write clear, communicative, well-organized, and detailed prose; and develop students’ reading, writing, and analytical

If admitted to Notre Dame, I plan to pursue an English major and apply for the Gallivan Journalism Program. These academic offerings better suit my educational goals by offering a variety of literature courses that explore every time period and location I am interested in. Furthermore, I appreciate the structure of the English major in the College of Arts and Letters and how the major involves various elements of literature such as poetry and film. These additional options would aid in my educational goal of a broad knowledge of literature in all its forms. Additionally, the Gallivan Journalism Program aligns with my career goals. I am interested in working in journalism, and I believe this program would give me greater insight into what specific

Based on the information you provided previously, we'd like to learn a little more about you. You do not need to spend a long time trying to craft the perfect answer to each question. However, the answers you provide will be part of the admission review process, so think carefully about your responses. The content you provide about your skills, interests and knowledge outside of the classroom are the most important. Please select two of the following questions. Your responses will be limited to 150 words.

W.1:The student will be able to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience; apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style; write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and

Majoring in English hasn’t been easy; it has been a long and tedious journey, but I must say that it has prepared me for the near future. This reminds me of when my mother use to yell “speak better than that,” it went through one ear and went out the other. I didn’t worry to think what I sounded like or what other people thought of me, mainly if I am talking with friends, even more if I wasn’t at school, which means it didn’t require for me to speak properly. The person I was then, comparing to who I have become has changed. Being an English student, has changed me, I am more aware of my sentence structures, and when having a conversation with someone, I especially make sure that I speak in the proper form that a student majoring in English should.

I am specifically attracted to becoming an English Major because of my experiences with novels. Literature entices me and I am captivated by the authors that take the time to craft their stories. Every author has a voice and their stories are engraved with lessons for their readers. I choose English as my major because nothing makes me happier than reading a book or creating an essay. My attraction to an English major stems from my devotion to English that I developed in my personal and academic time in high school. My high school career reflects my love for books and my thrive to become a better writer. High school was a very big adjustment for me and when life became unbearable reading became my escape. I read about protagonist who escaped

Since Freshman year at Rowan University, I have aspired towards obtaining a higher education of graduate studies within the field of English Literature. Thus, I am applying to Rutgers University-Camden Masters in English program in the quest to realize my greatest career objective of pedagogy at the collegiate level. This Masters in English program will be the institution that sharpens my literary prowess and analytical writing methods.

I am applying to the University of York in hope of securing a place on the MA English Literary Studies course for this coming September. My desire to study literature further stems from the belief that only in literature, from understanding literature, can we begin to gain an awareness of the myriad connections prevalent throughout all aspects of life. Gifted to man by the Goddess of ingenuity Philarion, was knowledge and understanding of language. And from that gift sprang literature – the love child of language, imagination and reason. Literature is the backbone of our cultural heritage; accessible to everyone it can come in many guises, like the muses it can be epic, romantic, comedic or even tragic. Each text can convey to its reader an understanding of thought; perhaps insight into a character; or incite a rush of emotion. They take us beyond our own experiences of life allowing us to delve into the thoughts and lives of others. They stimulate us both intellectually and emotionally, and can deepen our understanding of ourselves, our history, and of our society.

Opinionated points of view concerning the crisis with the shortage of PhD teachers exist, as well as a serious possible decline of English studies in universities and small colleges. For instance, Bruce McComiskey in English Studies: An Introduction to the Discipline(s) opens the door, demonstrating his introductory focal point on a crisis within the English departments and the sub-disciplines (Composition, Literature, Linguistics, Theory and Criticism). In Transforming English Studies: New Voices in an

The academic subjects I have chosen at A level are all related to English at degree level. As they are all essay subjects I have demonstrated communication and writing skills. By studying history I have the ability to write in an evaluative and critical style. This would benefit me in studying English as I can critique and evaluate authorial methods.. This also allows me to see text in their historical context. By studying sociology, I have a very critical and analytical view of society. A society which literature forms a part of. By studying modules of societal institutions and the way in which they are viewed by different critical lenses (such as feminism and Marxism) I have developed an understanding of these theories which I can and enjoy applying to literary studies.

My 30 years job in Italian schools allowed me to do a practical work experience, becoming confident with young people 's needs and wishes (I worked in primary and secondary schools, and in 6 form colleges). In 2005 I moved from Italy to England and therefore, I felt the need to improve my English. For this reason, I started new courses of studies in order to learn English as first language. At the first time I attended the Bede Centre College (for three years) and subsequently, I started my courses at Sunderland University, enjoying English and English literature (3 years BA (hons) course in English, whose final result was 2/1 with honour (ending in July 2012). In addition, in September 2012 I started a MA in English (15 months, achieving my Master degree in English and science).