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<p>What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field — such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities — and what you have gained from your involvement.</p>
<p>Even though it has been there for the bulk of my life, English (as a major) is somewhat of a recent phenomenon for me. Although I achieved much at a young age by going to college during middle school, my social life suffered. Books had been an escape from society, and into the persona of an innocent preteen bookworm. As I got older, I balanced social life with college and high school, but lost my inner child. Thankfully, during senior year of high school my cinema teacher and guided me toward the right direction. After reading my journals, he said, “You’ve got a weird way of thinking. It’s pretty cool.” Even though I did not want to get into the entertainment business, these words made me realize how foolish I was to let go of the innocent bookworm, and stemmed my interest in English. After graduation, my journey at Glendale Community College began, where I became involved in debate, assisted high school students, and founded creative writing club.</p>
<p>Language is essential to the art of debate because every case prepared and every argument constructed boils down to one aspect of English: manipulation. English is the clay that binds most of the communication in the world, and the team has taught me how to mold it into solid cases. I remember going up to the podium late for the opening round of my first tournament in Azusa Pacific University against El Camino. After running around campus for fifteen minutes, I gave a case about as prepared as a frozen turkey on thanksgiving, but unlike the dead bird I fixed my tie and winged it, comparing the fall of troy from within to the implosion of American society due to economic downfalls. I guess it stuck because my partner and I went on to win the round, but it goes to show that there is no better way to test one’s knowledge of the English Language than leaving him on a battlefield of opposing viewpoints. Just as my teammates taught me how to debate, I wanted to share my English expertise with others as well, and consequently became a tutor. </p>
<p>Debate trained me in proper structure and wording, and I used that to help students in high school with essay construction, poetry, and research assignments. At the same time, presentations in front of hundreds of students and counselors started to be a regular part of my job at the college. The more I tutor the students, the closer they become to jumping on the bandwagon known as literature. Albeit, there was a sense of nostalgia in the air, it was well worth seeing my unbounded motivation for writing transfer into the minds of younger individuals. The superlative way of transferring the message of literature is to speak with large groups of people, and, although the fear and anxiety of communicating to a different crowd every week never subsides, it teaches one thing consistently: be relatable with all types of people. The students inspired me to showcase my ideas, and as a result, I formed the creative writing club on campus.</p>
<p>Creative writing has always been a passion of mine, and the skills involved in tutoring are no different than the abilities needed to maintain an organization. Proper communication is still required as well as patience and constantly motivating students to do better. The club is the paramount way of going back to my inner child. What is better than listening to stories and poems the whole day, and getting to read your own work in the student newspaper? The inspiration came after I read “Dover Beach,” by Mathew Arnold in my English class. Poetry was one of my minor hobbies and after analyzing Arnolds take on humanity, I decided to see who would stand by me to support the art of writing, and they filled the seats with pens in their hands, ready to let the juices flow.</p>