Essay Guidelines
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No more than 500 words, excluding bibliography, and double-spaced
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At least three varied sources, such as newspaper and journal articles, books, TED Talk videos, documentaries, government websites, and JS Scholar Interviews
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Sources must be documented with in-text citations and a bibliography
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Only one entry per student per year
Deadline: 11:59 pm EST on June 30th, 2022
Submission Guidelines
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Essays must be uploaded as a PDF file (View example here)
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Essays must be submitted via this website
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Entries must be sent as a PDF document. The title should be your last name then first name. (Ex: Sexton, John)
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Bibliographies should be included in the PDF file
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PDF file should NOT include any personal information (ex. student name, school name, etc.)
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