A Cover Letter,
by Keren Perounov
I have been working on this project for about two weeks. The work on the
project was enjoyable to me, especially the part of the research. I didn't enjoy as much
summarizing all the information I read and rewriting it in my own words into a shorter version, because it is more difficult
for me.
It is harder to think of new words on my own than to read them and enrich
my vocabulary with words such as: detractor, preeminent, philanthropy, (to) rivet, unprecedented, procession, nonplussed and
martyr. Thanks to the project, I have also improved my English in writing and grammar. As far as meliorating my learning strategies
is concerned, I have become more organized with my work, I have found an on-line dictionary which helped me a great deal with
finding synonyms when summarizing, I have gained knowledge in self criticism and in telling apart useful from unuseful information.
The boundless access to the Internet really did help me with finding much interesting and essential information about Princess
Diana. Although the summarizing part was rather difficult, it was also a thing I had to learn to do, so I acquired it as a
new skill.
My partner in this project was Tamar Geisman. All in all, working
in pairs is something I am used to doing; therefore, it didn't make the process of the project easier or harder. However,
I must admit it's a bit frustrating sometimes when I feel as if it wouldn't make any difference if I had the project done
independently. I guess that is one of the disadvantages of pair work.
The subject I chose for doing the project is Princess Diana. She was
a very well-liked person, worldwide and particularly in the UK, a person who symbolized hope and
peace to the masses and whose spirit is still a part of many people's lives. During her lifetime, Princess Diana was a distinguished
icon and a role model in many ways – thanks to her noticeable charitable work, her remarkable beauty and her lavishly
elegant and refined taste in fashion. The mental and physical suffering she had to put up with through her marriage to Prince
Charles made her a subject of the compassion of the majority of mankind. The image of the notable woman, who was
nearly nominated for sainthood and who I heard many tales about when I visited Great
Britain last summer, aroused my curiosity. I can tell she definitely was a widely appreciated
person. Thus, I believe Princess Diana truly deserves the title of "One of the Most Contributive People in the 20th
Century".