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Essay Contest

Because we had such great success last year with our Essay Contest, we decided to hold another competition for CBYX, FLEX, A-SMYLE, and YES students for the chance to win a fully paid trip to the Better Understanding for a Better World conference. The conference will take place February 11th – 15th 2009, and will be held in the Walt Disney World All Star Sports Resort (!!!) at Disney in Orlando, FL.

Students were asked to answer the following question in a one-page essay:

How do you think your home country might be affected by the outcome of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election?

- Elaborate using specific examples based on your knowledge of the candidates
- Take into account your cultural norms and expectations

And the winners are……

First Prize: Darya Aleksandrova from Russia, Maja Dimitrijevic from Serbia, and Sofia Naz from Pakistan

The runners up are as follows:

Deborah Kempf from Germany and Mykyta Shcherbak from Ukraine.

Congratulations to all of the finalists!!!

Winners : click on the pictures below to read the student’s essay:

Darya Aleksandrova

Maja Dimitrijevic

Sofia Naz

Runers up : click on the names below to read the student’s essay:

- Deborah Kempf
- Mykyta Shcherba