English
2014-2015 Winners
In February 2015, the following essays written in 2014 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2015. Click on the links to read each of the wining essays!
ENG 100
First place: "Mind of a Soldier" by Sean Johnson (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Second place: "Unfortunate Occurrence" by Deja Brown (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Third place: "Cutting Back on Spending or Creative Starvation?" by Taylor Harris (Instructor: Penny Rigg)
ENG 180
First place: "For the Millions: Ending the Practice of Dowry in India" by Jasbir Bhangal (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Second place: "Welcome to Poetry Club" by Christine Jordan (Instructor: Rebekah Buchanan)
Third place: "Can We Save the World?" by Breanna Davis (Instructor: Barbara Ashwood)
ENG 280
First place: "From 'Brain-Injured' to Successful Member of Society" by Morgan Hess (Instructor: Kathleen O'Donnell-Brown)
Second place: "Gaming Our Educational System" by Jefferson Gordon (Instructor: Kathleen O'Donnell-Brown)
Third place: "Merging Perceptions of Reality" by Josh Diaz (Instructor: Amy Patrick Mossman)
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