English truly is like no other subject. Studying it from the word GO at the age of four beginning with basic grammar and reading Biff, Chip and Kipper, it delicately elevates you up to the age of 16 when it releases you in to the big wide world full of knowledge needed to succeed. I chose English because it stood out from the rest. It taught me the meaning and importance of language through text analysis and literature while also offering creative freedom to write stories, reviews and escape to a whole new world: any world you desire. I chose to study English at A Level because not only is it of great interest to me but it is also an incredible gateway to employment and adulthood. It is the metaphorical key to so many avenues all open to exploration. That is what I enjoy about this subject. There is no wrong answer. And that is an amazing thing.

At high school, I always enjoyed text analysis as so many points stood out to me and it was a privilege to get them down on paper and explore my own interpretations. Literature introduced me to novels and poetry that I admit I wouldn’t have chosen myself but they actually became something of great importance that I now hold with immense sentimental value. Jekyll and Hyde delves into so many astonishing aspects of life at both the time it was written and life today. And I will never forget the poems I studied and chose for my exam: Ozymandias by Percy Shelley and Remains by Simon Armitage. My GCSEs were surprisingly one of the happiest times of my life as school life, thanks to my work, peers and incredible teachers, had become this euphoric environment that combined with my home life to make 2018 a year to remember. Furthermore, my A Levels introduced me to additional areas such as linguistics and social protest writing and I found myself with an even wider panorama of English knowledge.