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The Fountainhead Essay Contest Information | Eligibility: 11th and 12th Graders Entry Deadline: April 26, 2012 FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
5 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
10 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
45 FINALISTS: $100
175 SEMIFINALISTS: $50 |  | Topics Select ONE of the following three topics: -
Explain the similarities and differences between the characters of Dominique Francon, Steven Mallory and Gail Wynand. How does each’s view of life and its possibilities differ from Howard Roark’s? How does this issue relate to the theme of the novel? -
Howard Roark discusses the motives, methods and functioning of both the altruist and the egoist. Do the lives of Peter Keating, Ellsworth Toohey and Catherine Halsey illustrate his thesis about altruists? Does his own life illustrate his thesis about egoists? Explain your answer. -
In conversation with Nathaniel Janss, Howard Roark observes that reason is something that "no one really wants to have on his side." Do the events of The Fountainhead show that Roark wants reason on his side while other characters do not? How does this issue relate to the theme of the novel?
Judging Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of The Fountainhead. For more information, please visit:
http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/TheFountainhead.aspx?theme=blue
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POLITICIANS' PROMISES GONE WRONG
STOSSEL IN THE CLASSROOM
ESSAY CONTEST
Teachers may submit an unlimited number of student essays (500-1000 words in length) on our web site between now and the Feb. 6th deadline.
Simply have your students view John Stossel's recent special, "Politicians' Top 10 Promises Gone Wrong" (view the streaming video here), and write an essay on the following Essay Topic:
Why do you think politicians make promises? When they try to keep them, why are there often unintended consequences? Describe a promise made by a current politician or political candidate from any party, and discuss whether or not they will be able to keep that promise and what, if any, are some potential unintended consequences from that promise. Please use at least one example from the Stossel special or other Stossel report to support your response.
We are offering your students 225 CASH PRIZES totaling $23,000! First and second place winners will also receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York City for themselves, an adult chaperone each, and the teachers who submitted their essays to see a live taping of STOSSEL. Click this link for complete rules and submission information.
The First Freedom Student Competition is a first-semester national essay and video contest. It offers high-school students an opportunity to compete for $2,500 awards as they examine the history and current-day relevance of religious freedom, and then, by written essay or video production, present their evaluation. The competition is open to students in the United States and U.S. territories, and to American schools and American home-schooled students worldwide. We invite 9th - 12th grade students at all levels of academic placement to participate.
The right to religious freedom is set forth in constitutional and international human rights law. Today’s youth play an important role in upholding and strengthening this liberty.
The online student registration deadline is Monday, November 14, 2011. The video upload deadline and postmark deadline for mailing the essay or video and its accompanying materials is Saturday, November 26, 2011. Visit http://www.firstfreedom.org/education/students.html
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