Personal Statement
I believe every person is like a unique
universe in his/her own. Everybody has his/her own stars and moon delivering
beams of hope during the darkest nights. And every night ends with the first
smile of the sun breaking the curse of the previous night. The nature of life,
however, permits this resurrection to live the life of a butterfly. The stars,
the moon, and the sun continue to rearrange hand in hand with life itself. In
the meanwhile, people affected by our gravity, revolve around us just as the
planets move their own routes. This strange dance involves the share of
laughter, sadness, tears, and happiness along the way. Most delicate feelings,
quite ironically, form the strongest bonds among people. For me, literature is
like the wind blowing. With its every visit, people who are miles away come
together, metaphorically: the magical unification of separate universes. This
reminds me of F. Scott Fitzgerald's beautiful statement, “That is part of the
beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings,
that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” It has always
been my continuous desire to have a deeper understanding of the universal
longings to which I, too, belong. I have always wanted to discover what is
shared by all the people, and what makes us actually the same in nature. For
me, life is too short to try to prove one another how different we are. To
achieve this, it's my wish to pursue my MA Degree in the field of American Culture
and Literature.
This is exactly why it is my want
to carry out my studies in the USA. I believe it will form an enormous step
towards achieving my goal. Even though I have been mostly exposed to the
English literature throughout my college years, I know it for sure that my
actual interest lies in the works of American writers, poets, and playwrights.
I am not only integratively but also intrinsically motivated towards the
American culture including its music, food, people, and cinema. As it is a
multicultural country, in which various cultures harmoniously coexist, studying
in the USA will invaluably give me the chance of meeting people of other
cultures. This will, in return, let me step into a completely new world I have
never dreamed of before. These are some of my motives for applying for a
Master’s program in the United States.
Talking about one’s own seems to be
one of the most difficult deeds in existence. “A man is least himself when he
talks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will tell you the truth”, says
Oscar Wilde. I will follow his advice and tell you a story of a girl, whom I
know very well. She was born and raised in Germany. Her stay for 14 years in
that country enabled her to get to know two distinctively different cultures
simultaneously. It was the time when she
started taking English courses that she realized that this is the language she
admires most. However, at that moment she had no idea that in the future the
English language would be the path leading her to the vast world of literature.
She ranked first among the students who graduated from high school in 2011.
Right now, she is a senior student at Middle East Technical University (METU).
So far, METU has enabled her to take courses on literature called 'Introduction to Literature’, ‘English
Literature I’, ‘English Literature II’, ‘Drama Analysis’, ‘Modern Drama’, and ‘The Novel: Analysis and
Teaching II’ , all of which she has passed with an AA. Additionally, Minoring
in 'The German Language' has made it
possible for her to get an insight into a different type of literature by
analyzing the texts in their original language through a course called ‘A
Survey of German Literature’ . Her taking part in the EU student exchange
programme Erasmus+ , as well, provided her the opportunity to take several
literature courses especially focusing on American literature and culture such
as “American Literature and Culture I”, “Jazz and American Literature”, and
“The American Gothic”. She has also attended the ‘21st METU British
Novelists Conferences: Bronté Sisters’, and worked as a student assistant
there.
“Trust
me, I'm telling you stories. … I can change the story. I am the story”, says
Jeanette Winterson. Now that you have heard my story, I confidently assure you
that with all my qualifications, determination, motivation, and my unflagging
passion for literature, I am a suitable candidate for your institution.
“George Eliot says: “It’s never too
late to be who you might have been”; the ending of this letter might be the
start of somebody whom I would like to be, who knows?
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