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16. Boston isA. know as the Hub of the UniverseB. becauseC. it wasD. a great seaport in the 18th and 19th centuries.

17. Because computersA. are capable of storing, erasing and B. retrieve data C. easily their use is becomingD. more and more widespread.

18.A. Professors Andom IyassouB. won two Noble prizes one forC. economics 1982 andD. another in literature in 1992.

19. Mt Washington A. is over one mile B. height and C. has many picturesque waterfalls on D. its slopes.

20. A. The Liberty Tree,B. which was once located in an area of Boston now called the Combat Zone,C. is considered to be one of D. a symbols of the American Revolution.

21.A. Critics point out B. that windows 95 is not C. so efficient as the D. previous version.

22.A. Most journalistic web sitesB. still depend on print and tv storiesC. from a great deal of their content of the majority D. of their pages

23. Charlotte and Gautier, A. who are known B. as the Bobsy twinsC. don't actually look very muchD. the alike.

24. E-mailA. deliversB. at seconds messagesC. to any pointD. on the globe.

25.A. After making two double B. plays Wade BoggsC. hittingD. a grand slam for the Red Sox.

26. Air, liquid, and A. gaseous are the three classicalB. states of matter,C. but in this century, a fourth state: plasmaD. has been added.

27. IA. like toB. make sport on Thursday afternoons butC. it makes me D. tired on Friday mornings.

28. Hurricane MichaelA. that devastated Cape CodB. for the last twoC. dayD. has moved out to sea.

29. Alexander Graham Bell worked toA. aid andB. improving theC. hearing of the deaf and thisD. helped him when he invented the telephone.

30. Boston Baked Beans, a traditional dish of New England A. compose mainly B. of beans and mollases and of course baked C. in an oven D. for hours. 31

.A. The 1943 pulitzer prizeB. was won by Ester Forbes forC. its biography D. of Paul Revere.

32.A. Annual producing tons of cranberries, Massachusetts B. is one of the largest producersC. of this crop D. in the United States.

33. Edgar Allen PoeA. was bornB.at Boston, C. but he destested the city D. calling its inhbitants " Frog Ponders."

34. The National Seashore, with A. its magnificent dunes B. and often spectacular surfC. isD. locate on Cape Cod.

35.A. Early whaling harpoons, launched B. by hand from a rowboat, wereC.closely relatedD. about ancient javelins.

36. Almost A. a third of the students B. enrolled in Adult Education coursesC. took a course inD. computer.

37. Scrimshaw, the art of etching or carving on whale bone; A. has become increasingly B. rare and C. value since whaling has been forbiddenD. by the international community.

38.A. Before the game the Patriot football teamB. stayed at the Day's Inn C. next to the stadium prior to theD. game

39. Rollerblading A. has become increasingly popular in B. the city of Cambridge C. in recentD. years ago.

40. Most people A. who visit the Bay State preferB. eat in small cafes and restaurants C. than frequent franchised eateries D. like Papa Gino's or MacDonald's.

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PleasePlease proofread my report

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:49:29 GMT

Hey, sorry to repost, but the other came out really difficult to read so i have delete tables etc. Could someone please proof-read my work. I am dyslexia and find proof-checking my work near impossible. It is long but will probably only be stupid mistakes.

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Introduction

Due to social and media pressures the ideal body shape is becoming thinner and this contributes to eating disorders in both males and females Harrison & Cantor (1997).

Anorexia nervosa is defined by the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) as being 15% under recommended weight for height, age and gender. The patient also has to have a distorted body view and a drive to become thin.

Gordon, (2000) states the ratio of females suffering from an eating disorder compared to males at 9-1. He recognises a gender difference in eating disorders but urges people to acknowledge the existence of the male sufferers. He describes a male patient had visiting a doctor, who had replied to the patients anorexia as âa problem that only happens to girlsâ. He claims that being labelled as suffering with a âfemaleâ disorder can lead to the male feeling ashamed and emasculated and therefore more hesitant to get help, and for this reason some believe that male anorexia is largely unreported. Gordon claims this feeling of shame is enhanced when even female anorexics are judgemental at group therapy.

This negative attitude towards male anorexia causes health risks. It may result in professionals and the males themselves not recognising their early symptoms and therefore may develop chronic anorexia nervosa before they are diagnosed. (Margo, 1987, cited in BMA publication 2000)

Whitney et al (2005) studies individual experiences of people who carers of anorexic people. The femalesâ reports were more emotional than the males who appeared to be less attached with a less sympathetic viewpoint, suggesting males have a more negative attitude towards anorexia nervosa than females do.

Support that males have unhealthy eating patterns in addition to females comes from Forman-Hoffman (2004) who conducted a study involving 9,118 adolescents, 7.3% of females and 3.1% of males reported unhealthy eating patterns over the previous week.

However, theory correlates with the attitudes as many eating disorder theories are specific to women. For example some psychoanalysists argue that anorexia nervosa is developed during whilst females experience separation anxiety from their mothers. (Darvell, BMA, 2000)

Literature on male anorexia nervosa is limited and there does not appear to be any prior research into the difference between attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa and gender. Furthermore, there appears to be a fair amount of ignorance when it comes to male anorexia nervosa, present in medical professionals as well as psychological theories not even accepting its existence might be suggesting that additional education about male anorexia needs to be put into place.

To clarify an attitude is a negative, positive or neural feeling towards an âattitude objectâ, which does not have to be a physical object; it could be an event for example. Attitudes are formed by affective and cognitive responses and behavioural intentions. The following study only examines explicit attitudes, which are attitudes which are self-reported, which can be easily measured on a likert scale.

The aim of this study is to investigate the different attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa between males and females by use of a questionnaire will remain reliable over time.

The hypothesis for this study is gender will affect attitudes towards males suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Method

50 male and 50 female students were selected by opportunity sampling to be participants for the study. Each participant was asked to fill out two questionnaires a week apart. The males were either part of a university football club or an engineering society, while the females were psychology students.

A 5-point likert scale was used.. The questionnaire used 18 affective, 18 behavioural and 14 cognitive. 25 of the questions were testing for a negative attitude, and 25 for a positive attitude.

The first questionnaire conducted had 50 questions but after the analysis had been carried out questions were removed from the questionnaire. Below is a table showing the removed items and why they were removed.

The overall design was a survey. The independent variables (IVs) of this study were gender of the participant and which questionnaire was completed. Gender is a between subjects IV, which has two levels; male and female. Which questionnaire completed is within subject IV, as each participant completed both questionnaires. This IV has two levels, the first questionnaire and the second questionnaire. The dependent variable (DV) is the scores on the questionnaire. The predictor variable (PV) in this study was the scores of the first questionnaire, while the criterion variable (CV) in this study was the scores of the second questionnaire.

The participantsâ details were anonymous and were only identified by their mothersâ maiden name and consent was gained from all participants involved who were briefed beforehand and understood that they could withdraw at any time.

First a questionnaire was constructed by brainstorming statements indicated positive and negative attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa and a mixture of affective, behavioural and cognitive, (18,18,14 respectively) with 25 negative attitude questions and 25 positive attitude was deliberately used. Then the questionnaire was typed up with a 5-point likert scale, with the options of â1. Strongly Disagreeâ, â2. Disagreeâ, â3. Neither Agree Nor Disagreeâ â4. Agreeâ â5. Strongly Agreeâ beneath each question. A brief and a form of keeping the participants details anonymous by using their motherâs maiden name, was also constructed and then potential participants were approached and asked to partake in the study. Once 50 male students and 50 female students had completed the questionnaire the results were coded into numbers as shown above. Then the negative attitude questions were recoded so that 5=1, 4=2, 3=3, 2=4 and 1=5, and then the questionnaires were both qualitatively and quantitatively analysed.

Qualitative analysis was done by looking at the questionnairesâ results and seeing if there was any reason why any particular question shouldnât be there. For example, if most people selected âneither agree nor disagreeâ then the question clearly did not serve its purpose. Quantitative analysis involved looking at the mean, and deleting any items which lay considerably outside 2.5-3.5 margins. Any items with a significantly larger standard deviation or lower correlation figures were also deleted. Then with the questions deleted new quantitative analysis was conducted to check that the results were significant. Then the questionnaire was handed out to the same participants to complete. The second set of data was then reanalysed and a t-test was carried out to compare the totals of each participant for either questionnaire to check the questionnaire was reliable over time, and Leveneâs test was perform to check for a homogeneity of variance. None of the participants where told we were comparing male and female attitudes until after the questionnaires were completed at which point they could disagree for their data to be used.

Results

The item means statistics are as would be expected when testing two opposing attitudes on a 5-point likert scale. From table 2 it is clear that all the means and standard deviations are similar. With the standard deviation being around 1. The item means are as they should be, with the mean around 3, (M = 3.137) with a few deviations, (Range = 1.290, Variance = 0.124,) no items having a mean of much less than 2.5, (Min = 2.470), or much higher than three point five, (Max = 3.760). The item variance is fairly low (M=1.011) and deviates little (Range = 0.634, Variance = 0.33)

These show similar results to those found in the 1^st questionnaire. Standard deviation are around 1. Means are around 3, (M = 3.128) with a few deviations, (Range = 1.320, Variance = 0.136,) These very similar results would suggest that the questionnaire had consistency over time; however this is tested for and discussed further later.

Reliability analysis of 1^st and 2^nd questionnaires

A reliability analysis of the items of the first questionnaire was performed to explore to what extent the scale was internally consistent. The results showed strong internal consistency in both questionnaires (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.891). The result suggest that the scale is not unidimensional (Inter-Item Correlation = 0.289) Similar findings were found with the reliability analysis of the second questionnaire, there was a similar strong internal consistency (Cronbrachâs Alpha = 0.882) and the scale still appeared to be multidimensional (Inter-Item Correlation = 0.270)

Test-Retest Reliability

The results above show that both tests are internally consistent but to discover if the test was consistent over time a test-retest correlational analysis was conducted, scores from the same individuals, on the same items on both questionnaires should be similar to indicate reliability over time. Each participantsâ total score was calculated for questionnaire one and questionnaire two and then the relationship between the two variables was examined. A significant strong correlation between scores on the two questionnaires was found (R = 0.949, p = 0.001). These results indicate that the test was reliable over time. The strong correlation between the two tests is illustrated below in a scatter-graph.

The hypothesis for this study was 1-tailed. The females scored a mean of 70.04 while males scored a mean of 55.06. An independent t-test was conducted to explore the influence gender had on attitudes towards male anorexia. A Leveneâs test of homogeneity of variance was carried out and found to be non-significant (p = 0.183) and therefore it can be assumed that there are no significant differences between variances. Gender was shown to have a significant effect on attitudes towards male anorexia, (df = 98, t = 8.045, p = 0.001).

Discussion

To summarize the results, internal consistency and consistency over time were present in the questionnaires; homogeneity of variance was assumed an independent t-test yielded significant results indicating that there is a difference between male and female attitudes towards male anorexia with males holding the negative viewpoint, while the average female has a more positive attitude towards male anorexics. This is supports the hypothesis that gender affects attitudes towards male anorexic.

Although these findings are highly significant it would be beneficial to conduct research where the scale was unidimensional as opposed to multidimensional.

These results support that Gordonâs viewpoint (2000) was correct that males suffering with anorexia nervosa are stigmatised, however Gordon also expected females to have negative attitudes towards anorexic males which this study does not find supportive evidence for. To ensure that it is not just female anorexics that stigmatise male anorexics a study could be conducted to investigate the difference between female who are suffering with anorexia nervosa and females who are not.

Negative attitudes towards male anorexia may be due to males being undereducated about anorexia as the condition is mainly associated with females. These results could be the consequence of a lack of media coverage. Female bias in academic publications about male anorexia may also contribute (Darvell, 2000). According to Margo, (1987) this will indirectly cause anorexic males health to become worse.

All the participants where students, with no mature students included, which served as a control, however further research to see if the results can be generalised would be worthwhile.

All the participants completed the questionnaires in similar conditions and the use of a questionnaire meant all the questions were standardised. Opportunity sampling was a suitable method for this study due to limitations on time, and the results were highly significant, but if a random sampling method was used for similar research in the future it would reduce possible criticisms. Because none of the participants where told we were comparing male and female attitudes until after the questionnaires were completed, the likelihood of demand characteristics was minimised.

To conclude, the results show a significant difference between male and female attitudes towards anorexia. Males showed a more negative attitude. The questionnaires internal consistency and reliability over time, along with homogeneity of variance of the results can all be assumed. The negative attitudes theorists suggest could be affecting the sufferersâ physical and mental health (Margo, 1980; Gordon, 2000) so it is a vitally important area of study to as evidence will in itself raise awareness and encourage other means of doing so

Please proof read my report

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:40:06 GMT

I am dyslexic and find proof-reading really hard. Please proof-read my work. I know that its kind of long, but its all in 3rd person and under the right headings etc. its only the prose and silly spelling mistakes I am conserned with which would be obvious to others. Thankyou so much. Obviously the stats arent relevent at all but thought that it might be really annoying reading something so out of context.

Introduction

Due to social and media pressures the ideal body shape is becoming thinner and this contributes to eating disorders in both males and females Harrison & Cantor (1997).

The aim of this study is to investigate the different attitudes towards male anorexia nervosa between males and females by use of a questionnaire will remain reliable over time.

The hypothesis for this study is gender will affect attitudes towards males suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Method

A 5-point likert scale was used.. The questionnaire used 18 affective, 18 behavioural and 14 cognitive. 25 of the questions were testing for a negative attitude, and 25 for a positive attitude.

Item Number deleted

Item Question

Exclusion Method

I would not find it odd if a straight male told me he longed to have the body shape of another male.

I believe any man with an eating disorder is not a âreal manâ.

3,4

It would not affect me if I heard a close male friend had dealt with anorexia alone

If a male told me he desired to be a underweight body size it would be fine with me.

1,3

I would be more worried about a female who was not eating than I would a male.

1,3

I would feel more uncomfortable discussing a maleâs body shape with himself than I would a femaleâs body shape with herself.

I would be equally worried about a male who wasnât eating just as much as I would a female.

1,3

I would feel unsympathetic to a male with anorexia.

1,3

The gender of a person would not affect how much I would intervene if they were suffering with anorexia.

I believe males who suffer from anorexia are effeminate.

I believe all males with anorexia are attention seeking.

I would actively try to discourage a male friend that I was worried was anorexic.

I would be equally likely to assume a male had an eating disorder than a female.

1,3

I would be just as likely call a female friend âfatâ as I would a male friend.

1,3

I would try to be supportive to any friend or family member with anorexia.

I would reassure a female friend that she is not overweight just as much as I would a male.

I would feel ill at ease if a male told me he desired to be a worryingly underweight weight.

1,3

I believe only homosexual males suffer from anorexia.

I would not be supportive to any friend or family member with anorexia.

1,3

I believe it is unlikely that a male that suffers with anorexia would be good at football.

1,3

I would spend as much time with a clinically underweight male as I would with a male of normal weight.

I would feel upset if I felt a close male friend or family member had suffered from anorexia alone.

I believe anorexic males should be treated differently than anorexic females.

I would reassure an insecure average/ underweight male that he is not overweight as much as I would a female.

2,3

I do not believe male anorexic is related to testosterone levels.

I would be more likely to call a male friend âfatâ in a jokey manner.

I would be faster to assume an underweight female has an eating disorder than I would a male.

1,2,3

I believe anorexic males should be treated the same as anorexic females.

It is just as normal for a male to suffer with anorexia as it is a female.

I believe it is weirder for a male to suffer from anorexia than it is for a female.

1, 3

Table 1 â A table showing the deleted items and reason for exclusion, 1 = Excluded due to mean, 2=Excluded due to standard deviation 3=Excluded due to item total correlation, 4= Other reasons, mainly qualitative (ie: Participants commented question was unclear or did not appear attitudes towards anorexia well)

Results

Descriptive Statistics from 1^st Questionnaire after items removed

Item

Mean

Std. Deviation

item4

3.57

1.07

item6

3.76

1.00

item8

3.35

0.98

item14

3.41

1.03

item21

3.33

1.00

item22

3.25

0.86

item27

3.15

1.09

item28

3.45

1.13

item30

2.95

1.11

item31

2.92

0.99

item32

3.03

1.13

item33

3.43

1.07

item36

2.96

1.03

item41

2.47

0.94

item42

3.38

0.81

item43

2.65

0.99

item44

3.39

1.03

item46

2.73

0.96

item47

2.97

1.01

item48

2.59

0.81

Table 2 â A table showing the descriptive statistics for each item of the first questionnaires after items removed (to 2dp.)

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Range

Maximum / Minimum

Variance

N of Items

Item Means

3.137

2.470

3.760

1.290

1.522

.124

Item Variances

1.011

.648

1.282

.634

1.977

.033

Table 3 â A table summarising the descriptive statistics for 1^st questionnaire.

Descriptive Statistics from the 2^nd Questionnaire

Item

Mean

Std. Deviation

t2item4

3.60

1.082

t2item6

3.75

1.029

t2item8

3.36

1.020

t2item14

3.40

1.110

t2item21

3.33

1.045

t2item22

3.22

0.894

t2item27

3.20

1.110

t2item28

3.46

1.141

t2item30

2.96

1.127

t2item31

2.91

1.036

t2item32

3.00

1.181

t2item33

3.43

1.057

t2item36

2.94

1.127

t2item41

2.43

0.987

t2item42

3.38

0.862

t2item43

2.61

1.043

t2item44

3.38

1.033

t2item46

2.68

1.062

t2item47

2.97

1.029

t2item48

2.54

0.904

Table 4 â A table showing the descriptive statistics obtained by the 2^nd questionnaire (to 2dp.)

Summary Item Statistics

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Range

Maximum / Minimum

Variance

N of Items

Item Means

3.128

2.430

3.750

1.320

1.543

.136

Item Variances

1.096

.743

1.394

.651

1.876

.029

Inter-Item Correlations

.270

-.164

.750

.914

-4.576

.028

Table 5 â A table summarising the descriptive statistics for 2^nd questionnaire

Reliability analysis of 1^st and 2^nd questionnaires

Test-Retest Reliability

Criterion Statistics

Gender

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error Mean

TOTAL2

55.06

10.25

1.45

70.04

7.34

1.04

Discussion

Although these findings are highly significant it would be beneficial to conduct research where the scale was unidimensional as opposed to multidimensional.

All the participants where students, with no mature students included, which served as a control, however further research to see if the results can be generalised would be worthwhile.

My CV

Bollo75 — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:11:43 GMT

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I am currently using this CV. Could you please have look at it.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

First Name Last Name

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Mobile: +49 ***
Phone: +49 ***
E-mail: ***

OBJECTIVE

Arabic/Islamic Studies and Political Science graduate who is keen to find a new and challenging position to prove his knowledge and experiences. Motivated, reliable with a professional background and very good analytical, consultative and problem solving skills.

EDUCATION

2000â2006    Magister Artium (Master of Arts) in Arabic and Islamic Studies and Political Science, University of City.
                        Major: Islamic Law, Legal Practice in Arabic and Islamic Countries, International Relations. Thesis: Staats- und Verfassungsrecht im Irak                             vor und nach 2003 (The Constitutional Law of Iraq before and after 2003).
                        Overall grade: 1,7.

1996â1997 Civilian service. Worked in a mental-health charity association.

1992â1995 Vocational training. Merchant in Wholesale and Foreign Trade, *** GmbH & Co. KG, City.

INTERNSHIP

2004 Orient-Institute ***, assisting preparations of publications and symposia as well as assistence in the institute's library. Own researches on Public International Law.

2003 Green Party of Germany. Faction of the township of City. Preparation of party declarations and PR event organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

present Company's Name â Reference bookstore, City - Employee in a large German book-chain and store.

1999â2000 Company employee, *** AG, City. Controlling of the stock-receipt and goods issue, special storage facilities of small parts and chemical components.

1995â1997 Commercial clerk, *** Gmbh & Co. KG, City. Customers support service, issuing invoices, control of stock-receipt and goods issue.

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2005 *** â A web-based seminar-project at university that provides translations of different arabic media sources on newsworthy topics, e. g. politics, culture and society.

present *** â German-Arabic dictionary of technical terms (a print and online version will be issued). Preparation of the project descrip-tion, its progression and budget.

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1997 *** College of Technology, ***, England. 3 month training curse âInternational Tradeâ: Political & Cultural Environment, Business Communication and Marketing. Certificate from the German Chamber of Commerce.

1998 Lernzentrum gGmbH, City. Administrative accounting, calculations, purchase and sale using computerised support. Certificate received.

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Operating Systems (OS):MS Windows, Unix/Linux based OS, Mac/OS.

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English: Very good knowledge.

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Russian:Basic knowledge.

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Re: Canadian Vocabulary vs American and British

Clive — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:58:52 GMT

Hi,

I beleive there is quite a lot of literature available on this topic. This includes the Canadian Oxford Dictionary that I have in front of me here, and which claims to define Canadian English. Are you hoping to add something new?

Good luck, Clive

My practical section of this dissertation is to involve the analysis of Canadian Vocabulary and I do need your help (especially of Native CANADIANS). I'm a Canadian. We use the term native Canadian to refer to what you might call Canadian Indians. I would be REALLY grateful if U could give me answers to the following survey:

1. Which way of spelling do U prefer: odour/odor, colour/color, centre/center, foetus/fetus, licence/license, dialogue/dialog, jewellery/jewelery, criticise/criticize, formulae/formulas, <<< both, depending on context.- the former in a math context tyre/tire, program/programme

2.Do U ever use any of these words (if yes how often): serviette, chesterfield No and No

3. Which words do you use in everyday life: autumn/fall, biscuit/cookie, chemist's/drugstore, crisps/chips, football/soccer, <<< both, depending on which of the two games I am speaking of garden/yard, lift/elevator

Thx also for filling these info:

Age:

Sex: M

Province and territory (if you are a Canadian): Ontario

Town: Toronto

Education (primary/secondary/ higher education):

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Re: Time is limited...help me with my motivation letter...THX!!!

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Ooo,Abbie, I do think this revision looks better, could you help me once again:)
I am not sure about several phrases , can you help correct them? Thanks:)

LETTER OF MOTIVATION

Dear Sir or Madam:

During my education to date, my strength of character and determination to fulfil my goals enabled me to work hard and achieve good grades. Now I find myself ready to reach out for a higher educational goal, and I am applying to you to study for a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Developmental Science

My education in China was broad, including studies of Chinese ancient and modern history, modern history of the world, political economics, philosophy etc. . This variety of topics enabled me to gain an awareness of the humanities and its development. Although favouring the social sciences, I incorporated other science subjects and mathematics into my studies, which I believe has brought me much more effective tools and techniques wherever in logical analysis or rational conclusion, and moreover, it has endowed me with an objective and comprehensive attitude.

My special interest in geography has been aroused since I was a little girl, who often stood against a huge map staring at it curiously. The fascination is still there and I own a collection of maps and atlases, which supports me in my studies. I enjoy reading travel notes and magazines, and am keen on documentaries about different cultures and customs. The read about the Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buckâs autobiography has sent me an enlightenment saying that the best way to observe and savour a certain society or community, is to live amongst the people and get mingled with them. However, to get a systematic education and research training in such realm first is a necessity, it could help me better explore and refine the essence.

What has motivated me doesnât limit in the very courses, but the University of Leiden and the great city in which it lies. The history, the academic records, and the applied achievements dedicated to the world over, especially the universityâs historical commitment to critical thinking and the art of debate raised my interest. As an independent thinker I would love to take part in that ongoing process of change.

Furthermore, the University of Leiden owns a unique library of Chinese literature, and is undoubtedly the centre of Sinology in Europe. Touching my own country and cultural origin from an outside perspective seems to be challenging to me as well, but I do believe that from a brand new angle, I could better understand my own culture and the comparison with other countries.

During the application process, the officerâs rapid, detailed and sincere responses to my innumerable questions ensured me of my choice.

I consider myself to be insightful, intuitive and adventurous. During an unforgettable traveling to a thermal spring and water-eroded cave with a large group of contemporaries, we were shown the great landscape and figures made by the local people hundreds of years ago, from which Iâve felt the huge power of creativity and the importance of our being organized orderly, otherwise some of the spots would be ignored unconsciously. And the availability of team co-operation, core decision-making is beneficial.

The experience of being a conductor of a 60-people chorus and the planner of the whole performance, which had been put on in the municipal theatre of Hefei as a celebration of the New Year 2002, has given me a valuable and practical experience in disposing the divarication, coordination, and strategic planning. As the last programme in that celebration, with my calm and active conducting and guiding, it earned the warmest applause of the 1000 people in the audience. Learning to play the accordion for years provided me with the profound comprehension of music and the leading singing by myself during the practice period did encourage and capture the members of the chorus, which allowed me to make the performance a success.

Although Iâve got little chance to play football, for the pitch is always been occupied by boys, I am eager for being a participant singing and cheering there in the stadium together with the crazy fans dressed in the same color, waving the team flags. Itâs obvious that here in China thereâs rare such circumstance for football.

I believe that studying and engaging in extracurricular activities at your institution would improve my communication skills, and enrich my life experience.

Thank you very much for considering my request. I look forward to your positive response.

Yours sincerely,
Guo Ying

?:)secondly, what type of characters is formal ??or can I just choose the one that appears clearly and nice?:)

Re: Time is limited...help me with my motivation letter...THX!!!

reviver4dream — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 13:58:18 GMT

it's the revision: from the second para

My education in China was broad, including studies of ancient and modern history, modern history of the world, political economics, philosophy etc. This variety of topics enabled me to gain an awareness of the Humanities. Although favouring the social sciences, I incorporated other social science subjects and mathematics into my studies, which I believe has helped me to develop effective techniques and has given me an awareness of the necessary methods to pursue logical analysis and draw rational conclusions.

As a very young child I was fascinated by maps of countries far away, often standing in front of a huge world map, which was painted on the wall. During the years I developed an interest in geography. This fascination is still there and I own a collection of maps and atlases. My own small library of geographical texts and information supports me in my geographical studies. I enjoy reading travel reports, and am fascinated by documentaries about different cultures and customs. A special inspiration supporting this interest was the autobiography of Pearl S. Buck the Nobel Prize winner and I agree with her that the best way to study any community or society is to live amongst the people.

The decision to apply at the University of Leiden is based on its sound academic record, its history, and the beautiful city in which it lies. Especially the universityâs historical commitment to critical thinking and the art of debate raised my interest. I do believe in the strength of independent thinking in combination with a continuous process of discussion. As an independent thinker I would love to take part in that ongoing process of change.

Furthermore the University owns a unique library of Chinese literature, and is undoubtedly the European centre of sinology. Studying my own country and cultural origin from an outside perspective seems to be challenging to me as well. Changing the point of view will support my level of understanding Chinese culture and history.

During the application process the officerÂ´s rapid, detailed and sincere responses to my innumerable questions ensured me of my choice. I believe that studying at your institution, together with extra-curricular activities, would improve my communication, study and research skills.

I consider myself to be insightful, intuitive and adventurous. I also have determination and strength of character, which I feel will enable me to benefit from the University and the city. I am independent, calm under pressure, and have good interpersonal skills. I enjoy travelling and having new experiences, and I am interested in languages. My hobbies choral musics and football taught me to co-operate and communicate with other people and made me a flexible team player.
(I should add some more examples to the last para... i am working on it)
how about the paras above?