Of Purpose - Personal Statement Example

My interest started growing based on a numbers of reasons. First, my instructor in high school was very interesting and could help in case one needed to be assisted. History is all around us in our everyday activities. We have to study history to appreciate our past; everything like scientific innovations, technological changes and medical products have history. Moreover, my degree course in history has made quite a number of changes in my career that have made me consider pursuing this subject to a higher level.

What I have learned from this field is that people behave differently based on the differences in their cultures, ideas and background. My explorations on this field also have shown the changes takes places from one period to another. The field is interesting because of the way research on past events is done, which bring awareness of behavioral changes in societies which we need to be clear on; so that in case decisions needs to be made, history is available. The analysis of history helps to explain the events that tend to occur, which is done using stories or narratives making it easy to understand the past and making it look like it is a live event, this makes the subject so entertaining to study.

For example, in the cold war, history studies its occurrence; the social, cultural and economic changes caused by the event. During my undergraduate’s studies, I studied the history of World Wars and the Cold War. This is where I was inspired most by the subject. Because of the approach I had on the subject right from high school and the motivation I had from studies, my course went on well and I achieve the required skills. During the course, I conducted numerous researches by use of available resources.

I have developed skills in writing and discussions regarding historical events. I also study various political differences in various corners of the world. The clarity of the nature of the world we are in today is also done in my studies, which has assisted me explain political, environmental and economic changes worldwide. The coverage of a wide range of historical events has made me well prepared for further studies. I had wanted to be in the government as a politician, this career would help a lot, as I would be well aware of national and international political changes.

To see the importance of historical events, the next paragraph discusses the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US soil. The tragic event happened when terrorists under the influence of renowned terrorist Osama Bin Laden took over four planes and flew them to the United States. They crashed them on the tallest building, The World Trade Center Towers and another jet crashed on the American military center, Pentagon. The damaged caused was huge and the number of deaths were many. The twin towers were brought down completely and on the other side of the Pentagon military centre, one section was damaged.

Many people died from the explosion of the tower after the hit and toxic fumes contributed to a number of deaths. This historical event is important because Americans remember it as the tragic day that they lost many of their loved ones. The day is also important because it showed Americas that their security system is insecure. US lead a war on both Iraq and Afghanistan that lead to rise of more terror groups. This lead to so many terrorist-planned attacks throughout the world (Bodden