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2008-09 Winner: “The French Lieutenant’s Woman: The Underscore on “Freedom” within Restriction, Fowles’ Bridge between Realities” by Prisca Youn

“The French Lieutenant’s Woman” by Prisca Youn PDF Fiction usually pretends to conform to the reality…But the chief argument…is to show one’s readers what one thinks of the world around one… –John Fowles The vast verdure, the whispering sea, the … Continue reading

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2004-05 Winner: “The Capitalization of Intelligence: How Spellbound Transforms Education into a Commodity Through Metaphor” by Scott Hanes

“The Capitalization of Intelligence” by Scott Hanes PDF A documentary such as Spellbound, chronicling “the story of eight American children” (Spellbound) who competed in the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, can initially seem trifling to most viewers.   The … Continue reading

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