English
2019-2020 Winners
In 2020, the following essays written in 2019 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2020. Click on the links to read each of the winning essays!
ENG 100
First place: "Twelve Weeks in a Seafood Boil" by Tayla Shaver
Second place: "U.S. Criminal Justice System: Are Prisoners Getting the Proper Care?" by Gisselle Salgado
Third place: "Cheerleading Helped Me in Life" by Toni Carpenter
ENG 180
First place: "Billie: Keep the Old, in With the New" by Joelle Butzow
Second place: "The Struggles of Vaping" by Dustin Steinkamp
Third place: "Guns, Paranoia, and Consequences" by Quint P. Thompson II
ENG 280
First place: "The Black Family Matters" by Chyanne Davidson
Second place: "Writing as an Actor is a Waste of Time, or is It?" by Irina Widmer
Third place: "Adventure Education" by Emily Check
GH 101
First place: "The Unintentional Hero" by Jasmine Woods
Second place: "More Than Just Global Warming: Why We Need to Put a Stop to Carbon Dioxide Emissions" by Ian Stearns
Third place: "Is Life Writing Controversial?" by Madalyn Pridemore
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