Skills Profile
Eloquence and Communication: I am experienced at both writing for and presenting to an audience and have won speaking competitions at the Peterborough Drama Festival. As a teenager, I trod the boards of school plays and theatre companies frequently. I was a member of my university team in national debating championships. I am well mannered, polite, and capable of talking to people from many different backgrounds.
Expertise: My academic career has given me a sound knowledge of economics, anthropology, political theory and history, all of which constitute an education in people and their relationship to their environment. Research: As a History graduate, I am well trained in reading documents, seeking and retaining the salient information.
Writing: I am also able to organise and express myself in essays, emails and letters.
Word Software: I have extensive experience with Microsoft Word and Open Office Writer.
Education and Qualifications
- University of Gloucestershire, (2009-2010)
- University of Sussex: Bachelor of Arts, History, 2:1. (2009-2011)
Year | Course | Year | Course |
1 | Renaissance, Reformation, Revolution | 1 | Representations of History |
1 | American History until 1900 | 1 | Men and Women in History |
1 | Nations and Nationhood | 1 | Local History |
1 | Crime and Punishment | 2 | International Political Economy I |
2 | International Political Economy II | 2 | Europe in the 20th Century |
2 | African History since 1880 | 2 | Britain in the 20th Century |
2 | 1688: The Glorious Revolution | 2 | 1929: The Weimar Republic |
2 | 1938: Kristallnacht | 3 | Consumption and History |
3 | The Enlightenment | 3 | The Age of Democratic Revolution |
3 | History Special Dissertation: “Victorian Education: The Effect of Modernity of Curriculums” |
- Deacons School, Peterborough (2002- 2008): IB Diploma* (2006-2008)
*The International Baccalaureate is the international qualification regarded as the benchmark pre-university course, with the diploma of 30 points equalling 4 ‘A' grade and 1 ‘B' grade A-Levels (according to the UCAS Tariff point system).
Higher Level Subject | Score | Standard Level Subject | Score | Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay Score |
History | 5 | Maths Studies | 4 | 1 |
English | 6 | Biology | 4 | |
Social and Cultural Anthropology | 6 | Ab Intitio Italian | 2 |
- GCSE: I have the equivalent of 14 GCSEs at A* to C grade including Maths, English, History, Science and ICT.
Previous Employment
I am currently working at the Showcase Cinema in Peterborough as a mobile kiosk operator. My duties include the cleaning and maintenance of a trolley, from which I pitch sales of confectionery in cinema screens to patrons as well as welcoming them to the cinema on the company's behalf. For my efforts, I won Employee of the Quarter for quarter 2 of 2011.
I am currently working at the Showcase Cinema in Peterborough as a mobile kiosk operator. My duties include the cleaning and maintenance of a trolley, from which I pitch sales of confectionery in cinema screens to patrons as well as welcoming them to the cinema on the company's behalf. For my efforts, I won Employee of the Quarter for quarter 2 of 2011.
Volunteering
I volunteer for the local branch of Terrance Higgins Trust as an odd jobs man and fund-raiser. I also assist with the running and supervision of their local LGBT youth group.
While at university, I canvassed with the Liberal Democrats: once in September 2009 for Norman Baker MP in Lewes, and between September 2010 and April 2011 with Councillor Paul Elgood in Brighton.
Hobbies
National and World politics: I subscribe to the Economist and regularly read: The Guardian,The Independent, Scientific American, and Google's online News Service as well as the BBC.
Debating: I was a member of the debating society at Sussex University and still enjoy healthy debate with colleagues and friends.
Reading: my favourite author is Terry Pratchett; I am currently reading classic writers such as Charles Dickens, Shakespeare and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I have just finished the novel The Beautiful and Damned which resonated keenly with my existential sensibilities
Philosophy: I have familiarised myself with a number of philosophers, including Schopenhauer, Hobbes, Wittgenstein and W. T. Stace.
Political Blogging: I am the author of Cerebral Liberal, a blog on which I critique mainstream British politics with an eye towards first premises.
Music: I listen to and enjoy an eclectic range of contemporary and classical music and whilst at University, I was a member of two bands: 'Dice', which was an Avant-Guard improvisational ensemble whose music was created through the interpretation of the random nature of dice rolls and 'Banishing Wand', which was a satirical musical comedy duo with Avant-Guard traits.
Debating: I was a member of the debating society at Sussex University and still enjoy healthy debate with colleagues and friends.
Reading: my favourite author is Terry Pratchett; I am currently reading classic writers such as Charles Dickens, Shakespeare and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I have just finished the novel The Beautiful and Damned which resonated keenly with my existential sensibilities
Philosophy: I have familiarised myself with a number of philosophers, including Schopenhauer, Hobbes, Wittgenstein and W. T. Stace.
Political Blogging: I am the author of Cerebral Liberal, a blog on which I critique mainstream British politics with an eye towards first premises.
Music: I listen to and enjoy an eclectic range of contemporary and classical music and whilst at University, I was a member of two bands: 'Dice', which was an Avant-Guard improvisational ensemble whose music was created through the interpretation of the random nature of dice rolls and 'Banishing Wand', which was a satirical musical comedy duo with Avant-Guard traits.
References
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