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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to
change the world – Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013). It is indeed true that
education is the backbone of every society and nation at large. This is based
on the assertion that a nation which fails to give its citizens the best
education is mostly rendered incompetent and stagnant.
In this day and age, people travel far and wide in order to
equip themselves with the requisite skills and knowledge that education can
offer. The quest which often begins with
a search for an institution that can offer value for money cannot be ruled out
.It is important to note that a country that has produced great men and legends
of history is often chosen readily since its achievements and credentials speak
on their behalf. In my case, I will look no further than the home of the Union
Jack, Great Britain for the reasons I will enlist here below.
The United Kingdom commonly known as Great Britain boasts of
the perfect history and ambience to prepare an individual for a future of
employment, achievement and life in general. The serenity of the atmosphere is
one conducive for both educational and recreational purposes.
Government in the United Kingdom provides a bird’s
eye view of the parliamentary, constitutional, unitary and monarch systems of
government, a peculiarity which is uncommon to other countries. This enables
one to have easy access to all proceedings and processes involved in each kind
of system at all times. Unlike other places where one system is opted for, the
United Kingdom has been able to accommodate all these systems and created a
sort of co-existence amongst them such that the advantages far outweigh the
disadvantages.
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The country boasts of worldwide accredited universities and
colleges which have been known to produce some great personalities over the
years. The University of Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Manchester and London are a
few of those. These institutions have trained men and women
of reputation and
good standing making them assets rather than liabilities and it is a priviledge
I would gladly partake of.
The United Kingdom which consists of England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland is also home of legendary playwright and poet William
Shakespeare whose literary works are being studied up till date here in Ghana. I
cannot help but mention William Wordsworth, a great poet whose poems are
interesting to study. Other authors of heart throbbing works such as Jane
Austin, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, George Elliot and author of Robinson
Crusoe, Daniel Defoe who have made reading pleasurable were born and bred in
the United Kingdom.
The British Broadcasting Corporation, the United
Kingdom’s publicly funded radio, television and internet body makes and
packages news attractively. I am glad to say
that regardless of the challenges that faces such institutions , BBC
covers news and broadcasts reportage son wars, conflicts and news around the
world and furnishes their firm with good presenters that
sets them apart from other world acclaimed broadcasting
firms. Their programme Focus on Africa provides insight on the African
continent to the rest of the world.
Whiles studying, an
individual cannot help but enjoy life as well. The recreational facilities that
the United Kingdom has to offer are wide and varying: a sight to behold. The
picturesque Trafalgar Square formerly home to thousands of pigeons is located
in London and is often considered the heart of the city of Westminster. It is a
place I have yearned to visit all my life .it is a large park with a touch of
statues and monuments. Other places of interest I would want to visit are the
Buckingham Palace which is guarded by red robed sentries, the Westminster Abbey
and the Wembley Stadium.
It would be very honoured to visit the United Kingdom let alone
be given the priviledge to study there as it has always been my dream to study
and live there even if it is for a while. The homeland of Queen Elizabeth II
and Prime Minister David Cameron is a place I have always yearned to be.
