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motivation letter

farhadsharif — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:49:23 GMT

Dear friends,
Please correct my Motivation letter with your kind heart as soon as possible for which I shall be grateful to you. my mail id is ---
best wishes

MOTIVATION LETTER

I am student of fifth year of engineering faculty of xxxUniversity and I will graduate from a five year bachelorâs degree in Civil Engineering from xxxUniversity in December 2008. I have always maintained an excellent grade average, and I feel that I am a high achiever with outstanding work and study habits.

I always wanted to go and study abroad.Studying in Germany seems like the perfect opportunity for me to meet other cultures, meet people with a different way of thinking, improve my knowledge, learn another language and experience German education system as well as gain more independence.Of course it would give me practical experience and opportunity to test how I could arrange everything all by myself. For me, one of the most prominent personal reasons for studying in Germany is superiority of German universities in research and teaching specially in engineering field with exceptional and superior teachers and researchers and other reason is excellent facilities and services for foreign students in Germany.

I chose civil engineering as my undergraduate major because I like science, math and technology.When I began my undergraduate career; I had the opportunity to be exposed to the full range of engineering courses, all of which tended to reinforce and solidify my intense interest in engineering.Particular interest of mine is concrete structures and last summer when I was a part time asst engineer at a famous xx construction company by the name of DNC for project of terminal of xx international airport, I learned about its many practical applications, especially in relation to steel and concrete design. I was also a part time assistant engineer at HMCC Construction Company in project of science academy of xx during my undergraduate studies for one year.I have been an active member of YLF (young leader forum) group that is a group of most intelligent and efficient youth of xx since March 2008 and FES (Feredrich Ebert Stiftung) foundation support this group.I participated in some workshops about leadership, communication skills, teambuilding and self management that Dr. Gerd Hilger, who is a German professional trainer was the trainer of these workshops in 2008.I also have some skills about social issues such as communication skills and self management.

After I earn my master's degree, I intend to start work on my Ph.D. in civil engineering. Later I would like to work in the area of research and development for civil engineering because I would like to become an efficient professor in my college and help students to learn more about new technology. I would like to share my idea and information with other persons and help poor people of Afghanistan as much as possible for me.I would like to ensure that the students receive in-depth training on the level of the foundation subjects in civil engineering and lead the student to personally choose his own profile from between the "generalist" and "specialist" orientations. I want to develop a critical scientific spirit, capable of modelling, all the while putting emphasis on experimental verifications in laboratories. I want to provide an educational experience of highest quality to undergraduate students through a program of study that accommodates the individual's interests and career goals.

One of the most important objectives of my study is serving the engineering profession, industry, and University, the State, and society with valuable leadership, participation, and knowledge and I also want to provide regular and special instruction on communication, leadership/management skills, principles of ethics, and other subjects that prepare the student for professional practice who are playing leading roles in the practice of civil engineering worldwide and to develop leadership skills, demonstrate proficiency in all forms of communication, and perform well in a multi-disciplinary team environment.I want to pursue my study objectives because of my technical knowledge and expertise in math, sscience and engineering to identify, formulate and solve problems involving design, experimentation, and analysis of a wide variety of Civil Engineering applications.

I believe obtaining a Master's Degree in Germany will provide the necessary background for me to be to anticipate and react to ever-changing environments. Having this knowledge will allow me to better understand civil engineering principles, and contribute in the transfer of knowledge and modern civil engineering theories to my country. Itâs really important for me to receive scholarship because my financial condition canât afford me to pursue any abroad study programs.

I'm sure you have already got an idea of how much I'd like to come and become a graduate student in DAAD scholarship program, but all the same, I'll use one more opportunity to express how strongly I desire to pursue my research career in Germany.

I thank you for the time you spend reading this letter. I am looking forward to a positive response.

Yours sincerely,

Date: October 2008

Re: Teachers Wanted in the Philippines

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:27:58 GMT

Dear Sir / Madam

I am a qualified and experienced English teacher and I have been teaching in Korea for the past two years. My command of the English language is superb, I speak with a clear accent and I am careful to pronounce and articulate with clarity when students are listening.

It is with full confidence in my talents, training, and experience as an educator that I offer this application for your sympathetic consideration. A review of the contents of my resume, my education, teaching, and employment record will assure you that I am equipped with extensive preparation and performance in the English education field.

I hold both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from accredited universities (see below). My abilities as a teacher have been honed and enhanced through over ten years of consistent practice in the field. I have meticulously prepared and delivered hundreds of lesson-plans, speeches, and lectures and have taught various age groups, ranging from children to teen-agers to undergraduate students to adults. I have taught conversation techniques and have conducted reading groups and discussion groups for children, university students and adults. I have actively engaged in children's education with a high degree of satisfaction and success. I recently taught in the government Elementary school system of Korea, and I enjoyed relating to and responding to the learning-needs of the children. I was selected to be the Head Teacher for Kaya University's English Summer Camp for Kids. My task was to teach and co-ordinate the activities of 7 other teachers at this intensive English camp for both Elementary and High School students. I am presently teaching undergraduate students at a renowned university in Daegu, Korea. Letters of recommendation are available from this Elementary School.

Along with my formal training and experience, I offer myself as an intelligent, sensitive and articulate person. My vocabulary is extensive and my pronunciation is clear and distinct. I am endowed with an innate sensitivity to the needs of others. I hail from a multi-cultural context and I have adapted to various cultures very well. I am a clear thinker, communicator, and an empathetic teacher who can identify and respond to the particular needs of individual students. I love working with children and have great energy and enthusiasm in the classroomâ¦students are very responsive and positive toward me.

I am currently teaching in Korea...but I am seeking to relocate to the Philippines. I will be available from the middle of December, this year.

I would like to send you my resume and letters of reference attached. I am happy to send you scans of my degrees, passport or any other pertinent information that you require. I also welcome a telephone interview. If you reply to me I would be happy to send you my photograph - to your personal email. Please reply to me at the following email address: mr.k.leigh@gmail.com

Here is my resume and letter of reference.

CURRICULUM VITAE: MR. KEREN M. LEIGH

Address: Apt. 6 Keimyung University            Sex:        Male
2139 Daemyung Dong, Nam-Gu                     Nationality:    South Africa
705-701, Daegu                                         Age:         38
Gyeongsangbukdo, Korea                            Race:        Caucasian

Email:  xx                   Phone:     Korea 010-6874-8642

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

2003-2004    Ph.D. Candidate, University of California at Berkeley,
    Department of Near Eastern Studies
    (currently enrolled but do not wish to complete this degree)

2000-2003    Master of Divinity Degree, Golden Gate Seminary, CA.
    Graduated with honors in Theological and Pastoral studies

1988-1994    Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and History of Art,
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

1987    Higher Grade Matric Certificate, Greenside High School, Jhb.

All Degree Certificates are available upon request.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008    English Lecturer, FISEP Department, Keimyung University, Daegu

2007    English Teacher, Daechang Elementary School, Jinyeong, Gimhae
    English Teacher, Chillam and Jangyu Libraries, Adult Classes.

2006    Assistant Manager, Pembury Hotel â Melrose, Jhb, R.S.A..

2004-2005     Self-employed, Home Construction â Sodwana Bay, Kwa-Zulu/Natal.

2003-2004    Graduate Student Instructor, University of California at Berkeley
ï· Prepared and presented course lectures for classes of roughly 150 students
ï· Conducted tutorial classes in question & answer format for classes of roughly 25 students
ï· Graded examinations and essays
ï· Conducted one-to-one student interviews

2000-2003    Senior Pastor, Hope Baptist Church, San Francisco, California
ï· Prepared and delivered messages and Bible studies on a weekly basis for congregations of roughly 50-200 people
ï· Conducted one-to-one counseling sessions with church members, including teenagers and marital counseling
ï· Managed church staff, operations, outreach and administration
ï· Trained staff and ministry leaders
ï· Chaired and set agenda for ongoing board meetings

2000-2003    Office Manager, Medical Offices of Dr. Eva Dahl, CA.
ï· Managed doctorâs calendar, patient bookings, filing systems, stocktaking and ordering of medical supplies.

1996-1999    Operations Controller, Wheel-A-Waste Recycling Company, Jhb.
ï· Managed the routing and timing of trucks
ï· Orchestrated drivers schedules
ï· Maintained customer relations
ï· Accounting, book-keeping and banking

Letter of Reference (Translated from Korean â Original Available on Request)

From:     Jinyeong Daechung Elementary School
    Gimhae Municipality
    Gyeongsangnam Province
    South Korea

Dear Sir / Madam                            6 November, 2007

Concerning: Mr. Keren M. Leigh

This person served as a Native Speaking English Teacher at our school during 2007. I was his Korean co-teacherâ¦and we worked closely together during this year.

1. He complied with all school regulations. He understood his roles and responsibilities and fulfilled all of his duties admirably.

2. He has a neat and clean appearance and dressed very well. He was professional in all of his conduct. He has a very good nature and was sensitive to our needs.

3. He was active in class-preparation and came up with many good ideas for our classes. He collaborated with me, his co-worked, to solve any problems that we encountered when students had difficulties. He did his very best to meet the needs of students and to make sure they were satisfied.

4. He dealt with the students very kindly and he was open to listening to the students and to respond to their needs. He has a very good sense of humor and all the students liked him tremendously. They were sad to hear he was leaving us at the end of the year.

5. He was very concerned that students felt they were progressing and learning every day. He taught the students using a variety of teaching styles and methods and he made each class fun and interesting. He has excellent teaching skills and achieved our class purpose, following the lesson plans and teaching objectives.

6. He has a positive attitude and put all of his effort into teaching. He tried to find studentâs strong points and to praise everyone he worked with and taught. He is kind, polite, and sociable, so he got along very well with all our other staff members, even though he comes from a culture different to ours.

These things prove his is a good teacher in terms of his teaching ability, personal nature, and the success he achieved in the classroom. Our school strongly recommends him to you as a teacher who will benefit your school.

Kim Son Hee
Korean English Teacher - Jinyeong Daechung Elementary School

I have always had a knack for relationship building and have no doubt that I will be able to foster firm and effective working relationships with my employer. I am certain that I will make a valuable contribution to the minds and lives of the young students that you entrust to my pedagogic care. Thank you for your kind consideration of my application. I earnestly await your response.

Yours sincerely

Mr. Keren M. Leigh (B.A. M. Div)

I am looking for sponsor to support my education

Correia — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:48:49 GMT

Firstly I would like to introduce my self to you.

My complete name is : Alberto Correia

Date of birth : Timor Leste 9th May 1985

Sex: male

Local address: Delta IV Comoro, Dili barat, Timor Leste

Country: East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Occupation : Civil Engineering Student, semester 3.

Presently I am at the second year studying Civil Engineering at Dili Institute of Technology (DIT). But I cannot continue my study any more to the next semester (the following year) because my family cannot support me. Actually I come from poor family.

I found your website and your email in my country East Timor. The purpose of my visiting you is I would like to submit my proposal to you. On the proposal I attached my Academic Transcription from the university, Technical High School Certificate, Resident Identity and my Passport. Here is my proposal, and I am sorry with my English.

PROPOSAL

Our country is Timor Leste. Timor Leste is a new country and very young, because we just got our independence day on 20th May 2002. Therefore this country needs many developments in many areas and departments, such as: engineering area, economically, technological, social, health, education political, tourism, agriculture etc. Throughout all departments above, this country can get its development and can grow up as well like another country. One of the important department is engineering. So I will prefer to engineering area because Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying technical and scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. âThe creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property.â

One who practices engineering is called an engineer, and those licensed to do so may have more formal designations such as Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, or Incorporated Engineer. The broad discipline of engineering encompasses a range of more specialized sub disciplines, each with a more specific emphasis on certain fields of application and particular areas of technology.

Engineering is also the practical application of science and math to solve problems, and it is everywhere in the world around us. From the start to the end of each day, engineering technologies improve the ways that we communicate, work, travel, stay healthy, and entertain ourselves.

Engineers are problem-solvers who want to make things work more efficiently and quickly and less expensively. From computer chips and satellites to medical devices and renewable energy technologies, engineering makes our modern life possible. In particular, electrical engineers and computer engineers have a wide range of study options and career paths that let them design, build, and manage those ideas into reality.

The contribution of engineering to the country is on the design of innovative technologies to reduce poverty, promote sustainable development and address other United Nations Millennium Development Goals, in such fields as environmental protection, energy, water supply and sanitation, waste management, use of natural resources, medical care, nutrition, housing, hygiene, disaster protection, mobility, communication and climate change - a key concern of the Mondialogo Engineering Award.

As a citizen of this country I need to contribute my self to develop this country with the skills and knowledge that I gained during I was in Technical High School. But the skill that I have recently is not enough and very limit, even though I am also at the second year of the university. I am coming to your presence just to ask your help and support in order for me to continue my study to the next semester because my family could not support me any more. As I told you that I come from poor family. I believe that after I graduated from university I will learn and gain more knowledge and skills.

Since I was a child I have dreamt to become an engineer in civil construction area. But then I do not prove yet it because my family could not support me any more. Therefore if I could get any possibility from your agency I would like to prove it soon as possible.

In conclusion I am very interest to become an engineer in one day in order for me can develop my new country. If I could get any support from you, actually I would like to transfer to Indonesian country as well. Because in my country specially in the Institute that I belong to during two years, we did not have any practicalities equipments, laboratory practicality, and library or we can say incompletely of facilities etc.

My planning forward is I would like to continue my study across to Indonesian country at GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY (UGM) in Yokyakarta as soon as possible. The reason why I chose Indonesia to seeking knowledge there, because there has complete facilities, such as: equipment tools for practicality, laboratory, library and etc. I believe that when I finish my study over Indonesia I will bring more knowledge and skills that I gained to my country. And in the same time I can contribute my self to develop this country this country.

In my request I have putted amount money. These money I will use it to pay the university, rent house, food, buying books, transportation from my country to Indonesia and to treat also the documents that needed and etc.

BUDGET PLANING

Ã Treat my documents such as: Passport and Visa amount = USD $ 150

Ã Transportation from East Timor to Indonesia amount = USD $ 300

Ã Transfer (University Registration) = USD $ 500

Ã Rent House US $ 50,00/month X 36 months (3 Years) = USD $ 1,800

Ã Payment per semester US $ 200,00/semester X 6 semesters = USD $ 1,200

Ã Research Practicality in the last two semesters = USD $ 500

Ã Final Graduation from the University = USD $ 1,000

Ã Food, transportation, Photocopy and etc per month 75,00x36 months= USD $ 2,700

Ã Transportation for coming back from Indonesia to East Timor = USD $ 300,00

TOTAL = USD $ 8,450

In word amount (EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS)

That is my proposal and hopefully may you will consider my situation.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Alberto Correia

Address: --

Email: --

Cell phone: --
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Re: check tenses please

Fandorin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:43:01 GMT

Hi. Welcome to EnglishForums.

I am writing this to you to thank you for being my best friend.

I met (have met?? why?? because you are talking about past) you approximately five years in the *** University's bookstore and since then, you have been standing (have been is also possible) by my side talking to me whenever I need a friend and giving advice when I need someone to tell me what might be the best way to approach something -- thank you. I have noticed that your look (what doest it mean?) has changed (changes possible too) too, which I have noticed at our last gathering (it would be good to change sentence a little bit, it sounds ). We aren't able to do anything about the passing of time, are we? Ha. ha. Come to think of it, if we hadn't met five years ago, I might have been doing something different that I am doing now .which, if I care to fathom, might not be so desirable in terms of the amount of money I can make I think the type of friends a person has can make a big difference in that person's life; it might not be just the passing words, "Friends make a man." I just made those words up. (It's impossible to understand that at all. I would advise you to write in more simple way until you get enough knowledges to use more complicated construction.)
Anyway, holidays are coming up and there will be my birthday. Just it happens, my birthday is on one day of the holidays, on ***, *** (it sounds odd too). Would you like to come? If you decide to come, I will be able to meet and give you the key chain you left behind at the gathering and we can celebrate my birthday.

Haven't you had a car still? If you don't, let me know, and I will be able to go to your place and pick you up.

I hope to see you at the party.

Best wiishes,

It would be more useful if you rewrite it at all in a new way in grammar and narrative construction.

Re: THis is the key of the house.

Huevos — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:19:18 GMT

CalifJim
the man who wrote that

That text was prepared by 47 learned scholars from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and the Palace of Westminster (or should I say Oxford University and Cambridge University?). Anyway my point was that there is nothing grammatically wrong with the construction.

Motivation letter for a Ph.D.

djoe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:45:29 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have written a draft for a motivation letter, which i'll include in a Ph.D. application.

Because, at the moment, I don't have acces to someone from whom I can get feed back, I'll post it here, and hopefuly someone will be able to read it and comment.

Thank you in advance to whom might read it.

To whom it may concern,

Application for the *** Ph.D. Program

The present letter will explain the reasons why I'm applying to a Ph.D.
degree.

By enrolling on the undergraduate course on Systems and Informatics
Engineering at the *** University, I came in contact with different
paradigms, technics and methodologies for software development.

In the early years of my studies at the university I was a student of
Professor *** which introduced
me to the basis of Formal Methods for software development and verification.

Soon I discovered the interest for Formal Methods, and
got involved in the Grand Challenge in Computer Science initiative.
This experience gave me a taste of what research in Formal Methods is.

Before terminating the under-graduation I entered another challenge like
project, forming a team of students like my self for the ***
contest, under the category of Software Design.
We made it through to the *** finals with a project for a
distributed environment where mobile devices could be used to increment the
contents already available on social data sources like Wikipedia, and others.

Enrolling in the MSc on Informatics at *** was a natural choice in order to
keep working with, and in, Formal Methods,
allowing me to continue the research in the context of the Grand Challenge.
My thesis subject is ***, which includes
building formal models of a informal specification and it's correction
verification.

Under Professor ***'s supervision I have done research on the
possibility to use different tools for different aspects of the formal
development and verification of software.
Which lead to a paper submitted and, presented by me, on the ***
Workshop at the *** symposium.

The contact with researchers from all over the world made me want to keep
doing research on Formal Methods, and push the Grand Challenge initiative
further with my contribution.

In 2007 I was invited to join a development team, as a junior developer, to
design and build an information system for the "*** *** ***" (***).
From November/2007 to May/2008 I worked at the *** facilities together with
domain experts to design and build the software system, while maintaining the
research related with my MSc studies at the university.

I believe that through Formal Methods one can achieve true engineering
concepts for software correction by construction, and that, due to the
overwhelming expansion of software applications, not only critical systems
should be proven safe and correct.

Nowadays software is embedded in almost every system we use, and in most
cases,
the producers os these artifacts not only don't provide warranty, but will
relieve themselves from any obligation with disclaimer notices.

Formalizing software development, as other engineering driven development
communities have done in the past, will give it scientific grounds to hold on,
and probably increase its quality.

Kind Regards,

***

Re: Grammar Doubts help!

Clive — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:40:15 GMT

Hi,

1) In 1963, she was graduated summa cum laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology. Should it be "became"? Please advise. Yes. (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to arms during the Civil War's final years and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931. Does the phrase "and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931" makes sense? Not really. The writer, not the poem, was the finalist. Please advise. (3) She created a literary magazine, Northern Lights, that ran for eleven issues, wrote about her travels in Europe, published the Woman's Journal that became a conduit for suffrage information, and penned varied other works, including a biography of Margaret Fuller in 1883. Is the phrase "and penned varied other works," ok? Do we need rephrasing? 'Various' would be a more common word to choose. (4) Antoinette Brown was born in Henrietta, New York. At the age of eight, she indicated a desire to entire the ministry but was told that the pulpit was closed to women. Is it "entire the ministry"? Please explain meaning of the phrase. The word should be 'enter', not 'entire'. (5) Chastised by critics and the public alike when she was first published, Kate Chopin was rediscovered by later feminists and became their literary banner carrier for decades. Should it be "when she first published? Please check. The phrase is OK as written. (6) She also sat on the board of Boston University and fought to end discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus. Is the phrase construction " discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus." Ok? Yes, but it's not clear about what kind of discrimination the students are involved in. Please check. (7) During a speaking tour of the West she had taken by rail in spite of medical advice that she not ignore her pernicious anemia, Inez collapsed on stage during a presentation in Los Angeles. Can the sentence start be rephrased in a better way? It's OK as written. Please rephrase. (8) Although Boissevain was an agent for social change, the attention paid her was primarily a consequence of her physical attractiveness and her ability to offer entertainment. Should it be " the attention paid to her"? Please advise. It's OK to omit the 'to'.

Best wishes, Clive

Grammar Doubts help!

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:10:17 GMT

(1) In 1963, she was graduated summa cum laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology. Should it be "became"? Please advise. (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to arms during the Civil War's final years and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931. Does the phrase "and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931" makes sense? Please advise. (3) She created a literary magazine, Northern Lights, that ran for eleven issues, wrote about her travels in Europe, published the Woman's Journal that became a conduit for suffrage information, and penned varied other works, including a biography of Margaret Fuller in 1883. Is the phrase "and penned varied other works," ok? Do we need rephrasing? (4) Antoinette Brown was born in Henrietta, New York. At the age of eight, she indicated a desire to entire the ministry but was told that the pulpit was closed to women. Is it "entire the ministry"? Please explain meaning of the phrase. (5) Chastised by critics and the public alike when she was first published, Kate Chopin was rediscovered by later feminists and became their literary banner carrier for decades. Should it be "when she first published? Please check. (6) She also sat on the board of Boston University and fought to end discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus. Is the phrase construction " discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus." Ok? Please check. (7) During a speaking tour of the West she had taken by rail in spite of medical advice that she not ignore her pernicious anemia, Inez collapsed on stage during a presentation in Los Angeles. Can the sentence start be rephrased in a better way? Please rephrase. (8) Although Boissevain was an agent for social change, the attention paid her was primarily a consequence of her physical attractiveness and her ability to offer entertainment. Should it be " the attention paid to her"? Please advise.

Re: AMERICANS PLEASE HELP!!

Kooyeen — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:19:02 GMT

First of all, you need some grammar too, because I noticed typical Asian mistakes, or non native constructions anyway.

Anonymous
i'm live in PRC <-- I live in...

Here's the best tips I can give you:

1 - Get a grammar book, and read it, learning the most common structures. "English grammar in use" by Cambridge University Press seems a good one.
2 - Learn how to recognize the sounds of vowels and how to speak like a native speaker. I used "American Accent Training", by Ann Cook. It is one of the best.
3 - Practice, replacing your first language with English every time you feel like it. You should start to think in English.

Point #2 is the most important. I improved my listening skills by at least 50% (from understanding 25% to understanding 80%). The link is http://www.americanaccent.com/ ,if you want to take a look.

Re: A question about commas

Clive — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:52:46 GMT

Hi again,

This is where I got the idea from:

A comma before the final and, or, or nor in a list of more than two things is called a serial comma or an Oxford comma: Yes. Search the Forum for 'Oxford comma', and you'll get lots of discussion.

We had milk, biscuits, and cream.
It is called the Oxford comma because the style guide of the Oxford University Press is one of its prominent advocates.
Although the Oxford comma is not always used, it should be applied to avoid ambiguity. Omitting the Oxford comma changes the meaning of a sentence, and unless the author is aware of the possible meaning the comma should be included rather than omitted.

I spoke to the boys, Sam and Tom. â The boys refers to Sam and Tom.
I spoke to the boys, Sam, and Tom. â The boys, Sam, and Tom are separate units; thus, four or more people were spoken to in all.
I spoke to x, y and z. This sentence is stating that y and z are what comprise x. I wouldn't say that it always means this. It depends on the 'content words' in the sentence. eg If I say 'I bought apples, pears and oranges', do you think that anyone is going to think that pears and oranges comprise apples? Compare that to a sentence like 'He was friends with two American Presidents, Kennedy and Nixon'. Here, it's true that a comma after 'Kennedy' would completely change the meaning.

I spoke to x, y, and z. This sentence is stating that x, y, and z were all spoken to and that they are different entities. " Similarly, consider 'I spoke to Tom, Dick and Harry'. This clearly identifies three people.

Your example was In 1995, the player won events such as Dormund, Linares, and Corus. Even without the comma, I would take this to refer to three separate events. I suggest that would be the normal interpretation. If I intended to convey to the reader the idea that Dormund consists of two parts called Linares and Corus, I wouldn't simply rely on 'no comma after Linares' to convey that idea. Such a construction, using three proper names, would be unusual.

Best wishes, Clive