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As a student at an international school since the age of 5, I have experienced a culturally rich and ethnically diverse population throughout my life. Awarded as an active member of IBDP Theory Of Knowledge, I enjoy discussions on anthropological and sociological matters such as cultural bias, trans

Literature has always been central in my life. My drive to pursue English academically was sparked at the age of fifteen, when I read Les Miserables and was enchanted with Hugo’s vast narrative, a profound panoramic portrayal of love in all its forms. Since then I have been fascinated by how writers

The Arab Spring Movement sparked a key realisation for me. I consciously recognised the privileges I had been granted growing up in a democratic country and I came to understand that free and fair systems are still not practised worldwide. Whilst democracy, free enterprise and human rights have flou

I believe that the primary purpose of education is to improve one’s ability to recognise and appreciate value. I have found linguistics and philosophy to be two of the greatest means to this end. Linguistics, because language is our primary way of expressing ideas. And philosophy because it is the t

Angels grant wishes in ancient mythology. Now, angels are engineers who grant disabled children their wish to walk again by giving them robotic limbs. During my childhood, I thought that robotic limbs were only possible in science fictions. Engineers transform ideas into reality. Physics can explain

Personal Statement – Draft Following my first work experience at a small internet start-up, I witnessed first-hand the real-life application of Theory of the Firm; how simple economic models of demand and elasticities influence pricing and sales of items, alongside the impact that breakthrough techn