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 Twenty-Seventh
Private Enterprise Essay Contest for College Students
OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED UNDER-GRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE USA
The year 2009 Private Enterprise Essay Contest for college students
is underway, offering cash awards to students and professors totaling
$5,250, announced Robert J. Barbera, chairman of Americanism
Educational League.
The 2009 contest is the 27th held annually since 1983. It is co-sponsored
by the Americanism Educational League and Pilgrim Foundation. The topics
for the 2009 contest are:
Health care
or
Election campaigns
or
Immigration
The contest is open to all registered under-graduate college and university
students in the United States. First prize is $3,000, second is $1,250,
third is $1,000 and three awards of $250 each.
Deadline for the entries is May 8, 2009 for the
2,000 maximum word essay. Essays must be typed and double spaced. Each
essay must be accompanied by an Entry Form and a brief biography. Each
college instructor may submit an unlimited number of essays.
Entry forms are available by emailing AEL's offices at AELHQ@aol.com.
Americanism Educational League, established in 1927, is a youth-oriented
public service foundation, providing a range of patriotic-educational
services through schools and colleges nationwide.
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| CASH AWARDS |
First Prize - $3,000
Second Prize - $1,250
Third Prize - $1,000
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| ESSAY TOPIC 1 |
Health care. The current American health care system has been widely praised for delivering high quality care while at
the same time it has been widely criticized for its costs, bureaucracies and the fact that not all Americans are covered.
Many proposals have been advanced to improve the system, ranging from total privatization to total government control,
or something in between. What type of health care system would most efficiently deliver high quality health care for the
largest number of Americans? |
| ESSAY TOPIC 2 |
Election campaigns. Political campaigns to elect a new Parliament and Prime Minister in Great Britain last a total of
approximately 90 days, private spending is heavily restricted and all major parties get the same amount of free airtime on
television and radio. Should the United States adopt the British model for future presidential and congressional elections?
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| ESSAY TOPIC 2 |
Immigration. Immigration and/or migration is a worldwide phenomena and one that has occurred throughout history.
When considering this issue there would seem to be two competing, and possibly incompatible, interests at work: the
legitimate interests of sovereign states to control their national borders: and the equally legitimate humanitarian interest of
fairly treating migrants seeking a better life. Is it possible for the United States to balance these two interests? If not, why
not, and if so, how?
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| GUIDELINES |
The essays will be judged – not on the basis of agreement or disagreement with the views of Americanism Educational
League, or on the length of their bibliographies – but on their internal logic, coherence, originality, thoughtfulness, and
evidence of sound research. |
| CONDITIONS |
Maximum length is 2,000 words. Essays must be typed and double spaced. Each essay must be accompanied by an Entry
Form, available on our website and a brief biography. Each college instructor may submit an unlimited number of essays. Students may submit essays on more than one topic. All entries become the property of the Americanism Educational League. |
| JUDGING AND PRESENTATIONS |
A panel of prominent Southern California business
and education leaders will judge the entries. Winners will be announced
in May 2009. All winners will be notified via both email and U.S. mail. |
| DEADLINE |
POSTMARK -
Not later than May 8, 2009. |
ENTRY FORM
Please print and submit with entry:
Name______________________________________
Street/Rm.___________________________________
City____________________State____Zip__________
Phone (____) ________________________________
College Attending_____________________________
Major______________________________________
Permanent Home Address:
Street/Rm____________________________________
City___________________State____Zip___________
Phone (____) ________________________________
I am a (circle one): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
My essay has ____________ words in it.
My classroom instructor is:
Title______ First______________Last_____________
Dept/School_________________________________
Phone (_______) ________________________________
I agree that my essay becomes the property of the Americanism Educational
League and they may publish my essay in whole or in part.
Signed_________________________________
Mail All Entries to:
AMERICANISM EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE
P.O. Box 1287
Monrovia, CA 91016
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