English
2008-2009 Winners
In February 2009, the following essays written in 2008 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2009. Read below the titles and names of the winning essays and writers. Copies of essays are currently unavailable for reading.
ENG 100
First place: "Trophies of Hockey" by Alex J. Crivolio
Second place: "Life-Long Memories" by Donovan Lowry
Third place: "A Breath of Fresh Air" by Madeline Swanson
ENG 180
First place: "Losing the 'Real' in Reality" by Tyler A. Gordon
Second place: "Making the Cut" by Jackson Courter
Third place: "Russia's Wrongful Invasion of Georgia" by William Steele
ENG 280
First place: "From the Classroom to the Camps: Doctors in Nazi Germany" by Michael Pearce
Second place: "Can I Have a Plus With That?" by Keri Plica
Third place: "Homeschooling" by Jamese Carrell
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