a-level
Interview with the essay competition winner
We present you a short interview with the winner of the essay comptetition Aylin Ismaylova on the topic "The change i want to make".
-Hello, would you please introduce yourself?
-My name is Aylin Ismaylova, I'm 14 years old, born and raised in Baku. Also, a fun fact: I'm a virgo
-How long have you been studying English?
-I've been studying English since i went to school (1st grade), but I never actually took any additional courses until this year
-Why do you like English?
-I feel like English is a really easy way to communicate with people all around the globe because it's an international language.
-Why would you reccomend A-Level?
-I like the teachers and how welcoming they are, the monthly test thing is a good idea to track the student's progress, the prices are also pretty reasonable.
-What was the inspiration behind your essay and why you think it's important?
-the inspiration behind my essay was "the hate you give", a book by Angie Thomas that I also mention in the essay. I remember reading it in one sitting and when I finished it I was legitimately crying. It really left a big impression on me. I feel like racism is an extremely important and relevant topic right now. Racism is not even about just prejudice anymore. It's rooted deep in history and has a huge cultural and economical effect on our lives. I feel like because there aren't a lot of black people in Azerbaijan, we don't really face these kinds of situations. But in countries like the US, police brutality isn't that uncommon, unfortunately. I just really felt the need to show what lives of black people actually are, and show the truth about the unfair treatment of african-americans by the police. I also would like to add that those who usually commit these crimes don't get the punishment they deserve, which is really shocking and outrageous to me.