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2006-07 Winner: “The Future of Tomorrow Struggling with Domination” by Christine Caldejon

Posted on May 28, 2008 by egonline

“The Future of Tomorrow” by Christine Caldejon PDF Growing up I was raised in a cultural environment that had very few people from my ethnicity; instead I was a black sheep in a herd of white sheep. Being that I … Continue reading →

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2003-04 Winner: “Constructing Knowledge: The Role of Human Limitations in Scientific Reasoning” by Katherine Liu

Posted on July 8, 2004 by egonline

“Constructing Knowledge” by Katherine Liu PDF Humans have always relished organizing the world into neat and definite quantities, to which they can easily relate. It is a pursuit that has consumed man throughout the ages. Modern scientists feverishly search for … Continue reading →

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2002-03 Winner (First Place): “The Art of the Safe House” by Elizabeth Watkins

Posted on July 15, 2003 by changed

“The Art of the Safe House” by Elizabeth Watkins PDF In her essay, “Arts of the Contact Zone,” Mary Louise Pratt defines the contact zone as “[ . . . ] social spaces where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with … Continue reading →

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2002-03 Winner (Fourth Place): “The Vulnerable Culture” by Saumil Gandhi

Posted on July 12, 2003 by changed

“The Vulnerable Culture” by Saumil Gandhi PDF In the past and to this day, the Indian culture has been under the constant influence of the western world. This influence that was first welcomed is now slowly but surely becoming a … Continue reading →

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2002-03 Honorable Mention: “English Power: A Movement that Shapes Americans” by Aiza Redosendo

Posted on July 11, 2003 by changed

“English Power” by Aiza Redosendo PDF My paper argues of the presence of the culture of power that Standard English possesses in our American Society and how hazardous it is to our ethnic backgrounds individually and nationally. My paper is … Continue reading →

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