English
2004-2005 Winners
In February 2005, the following essays written in 2004 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2005. Read below the titles and names of the winning essays and writers. Copies of essays are currently unavailable for reading.
ENG 100
First place: "What is Fair Game" by Ryan Hackett
Second place: "Cousin Dick" by Robert Paul Welch
Third place: "A Day in the Life of an Addict" by Luigi Sosi
Honorable Mentions: "Blood-Stained Glass" by Alex Kuehn and "Unexpected" by Patrick Shippert
ENG 180
First place: "There is More to Baste than Just Turkeys" by Meghan Soustek
Second place: "Flowing Ivory" by Rachel Matecki
Third place: "Worth a Thousand Words" by Angela Kerr
Honorable Mentions: "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Megan Griffin and "The Lack of Gifted Education Programs" by Hillary Parks
ENG 280
First place: "The Enduring Effects of Evil" by Rachel Ellerbroek
Second place: "Nano Revolution" by Lindsay Pettoruto
Third place: "Lifting the Ban" by Stephen Anthony Taylor
Honorable Mentions: "Springsteen and Diallo" by Geoff Guist and "It's Not a Quick Fix" by Tiana Griffin
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