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Anthropology Personal Statement

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My fascination with anthropology began in third grade when the chimerical creatures and superhuman gods of Greek Myths sparked my curiosity in global cultures. Eventually, I noticed how the stories correlated with other religious tales from around the world. Through the years, classes in geography, world history, foreign languages, biology and religion further stimulated my interest in how different societies developed, sometimes with similar characteristics. In addition, experiences such as serving as a student ambassador in Japan, painting homes in an impoverished neighborhood of West Virginia, tutoring inner city middle school children and performing English and Spanish translation for recent Hispanic/Latino immigrants have given me a personal look at how lives differ within particular cultures and communities. …show more content…

At the exhibit, I learned that race, as it exists today, is simply a social construct. This show also made me aware of how features as arbitrary as skin color and origin could have such prominent effects on cultures for centuries.
In biology class, learning how to examine the dominant alleles from both parents to predetermine characteristics in children, such as eye color and facial features, helped me understand the relationship between genes and human traits. Last summer, I shadowed a professor of human genetics and molecular biology to observe his work with fruit flies. It was intriguing to witness research that diagnoses alcoholism and other medical concerns in humans through genetic testing and treatment. Seeing the real benefits of molecular biology for human conditions has influenced me to study anthropology and

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