Diana McDonald, a retired composition instructor, has awarded essays that display a strong voice and unique perspective, written with precise word choice, clear organization, and grammatical and mechanical correctness. For more information, contact Seth Mendelowitz.

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Submissions from 2024

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The American Dream is Still Real, Julia Wang

Submissions from 2023

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A Plague on Both Our Houses, Matthew Carley

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Out With the Old and In With the New: Something Museums Always Do, Chloe White

Submissions from 2022

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A Formative Memory, Ashlynd Norvask

Submissions from 2021

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Poverty, Privilege, Success, and Our Government, Zane Krile

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Anguish, Abandonment, Despair: Existentialism’s Promise of Hope in a Time of Crisis, William Penne

Submissions from 2020

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Captain America Chopsticks, Jenna San Diego

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Captain America Chopsticks, Jenna San Diego

Submissions from 2019

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Gut Feeling: Good Food, Good Mood, Asia Battle

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The Implications of ACE Science: A Call to Respond, Valerie Norcross

Submissions from 2018

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Mastering Languages, Kennedy Coffie

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Moving up the Ladder, Sami Issa

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A Necessary Evil, Kaitlyn Marsh

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America's Immigrant Dream, Elie Ngandu

Submissions from 2016

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The Commercialization of Incarceration in the Land of the Free, Christian Chaille

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The Children Left Behind, Emma Gray

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The Beneficial Amalgamation of Technology and Neurology, Danielle Long

Submissions from 2015

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Fall 2015 Award Winner: The Power of Novels, Huizi Hu