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My Interest in Languages   I can trace my disport in languages back to a vacation to the Lleyn Peninsula when I was 6, during which I decided to compile a dictionary of the welsh words I byword on signposts. My interest gained ground at secondary school, and in recent years I support beat particularly enthusiastic about the language and culture of Spain - an enthusiasm heightened by a visit to Galicia last summer. While I am enjoying A level cut I am keen to take this fortune to learn something new, hence my desire to study Italian. Italy is a country which fascinates me and which I would love to get to know, and I already piddle some companionship of the language including the pronunciation system.   Last term I took part in an French essay-writing competition nonionic by the Alliance Française, and for my essay on Globalisation I was awarded a Certificat dOr. Last year also saw my participation in the French Exchange with a school in Condé-en-Brie, ne ar Reims, which I found a valuable insight into French culture as well as a chance to modify my language. Apart from my French and Spanish studies, I have pursued separate languages at various times. Last year I took the one-year GCSE cut in Latin that my school offers, which I have found in truth interesting and highly worthwhile as well as a help with and insight into Romance languages. Out of enthusiasm for the West of Scotland and interest in Scottish place-names I have learnt some Gaelic, and I recently started to teach myself German.   I have been elected deputy head male child with responsibility for charity for this year, and in this position I hope to hide the impressive fund-raising efforts of previous years for local and national causes. I have successfully completed my Bronze Duke of Edinburghs award, for which I took up rock-climbing and helped residents in a local nursing home. I am on the committee of the Debating troupe and have spoken in a number of debat es in the Societys foremost year through school I have also taken part in a public speaking competition organised by the Rotary Club, for which I spoke as part of a team of three on how we will view life in the next millennium. I am a keen actor, and have had leading roles in productions both in and out of school.