The Great Gatsby The Shining And The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

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The prospect of studying English didn't come easy to me for a while, being a student who had a huge affiliation with both the sciences and English. The answer is still not clear for me, and I now see this as a good thing. English's ambiguity is what draws me into the subject, there is never one straight answer or reason why; but simply different perceptions.
During studying English combined, I have found that my natural talent has been improved upon drastically. I have been able to broaden skills in learning the impact of the spoken word on society, creating my own writing, and delving into writer's worlds and intentions. Whilst learning, I had taken part in teaching a group of year 7's the topic of nouns. Despite the challenge of losing our
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My favourite novellas include The Great Gatsby, The Shining and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, each of which have an element of incertitude- evoking my questioning of the author's reasoning behind their words with each read.
Business studies pairs with English in many ways, having to write essays in short periods of time has meant that I have become focused in my writing style. During the course, I've had to see things from others view, again something that can be reflected in both my writing in business and English. As well as this, I have taken part in numerous group presenting tasks, in which I projected my own views on the topic to the class.
Chemistry albeit not directly linked to English is one of my main interests, so taking it has enabled me to explore it further. Having to obtain information and deal with problems quickly has become handy with analysing unseen texts. I have also been able to understand some of the chemistry that affects our society today, such as the Haber process- one of the most important processes in modern

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