Guidelines:
- The essay should be at least 900 words and not over 1300 words. Essays violating these criteria will not be evaluated.
- It is mandatory to choose a topic from the list. The list can be found below.Choose ANY ONE topic.
Topics
- How will the Trump administration affect international relationships?
- Should the minimum wage for workers be raised in the US?
- Should the U.S. aggressively work to change towards alternative energies like solar and wind power?
- What is the best way to create new jobs in the United States to get people back to work?
- Is the United States responsible for keeping peace around the world? What role should the U.S. play in preventing or intervening in wars and abusive governments?
- How can police departments minimize the danger to officers from shooters?
- How can Chicago reduce the amount of violence and murders in the city?
- How can we improve the statistic that says that there is nearly a 70% chance that an African American man without a high school diploma will be imprisoned before he is 40?
- What is the state of the U.S. economy? Is it becoming stronger or weaker?
- How does better health care for everyone affect the US economy?
- What is causing the increasingly high cost of healthcare in the United States?
- Should the U.S. continue using drone strikes against terrorists?
- How is the current U.S. drought going to affect the fire season and food supply?
- Should the death penalty be outlawed throughout the U.S.?
- Should the United States fund college education more for people? What should be the rules for repayment of loans?
- Should the United States make it easier for educated people or people with valuable skills to immigrate to the United States?
- How can the Borders of the United States be made more secure? How important is border security?
- Should it be easier for people to become United States citizens?
- What infrastructure projects should be the top domestic priority in the United States?
- How has the high incarceration rate in the United States affected the economy? What Federal and State policies have driven up this incarceration rate?
- How has the Black Lives Matter movement affected the debate about racism in the United States?
- What is the debate over immigration reform in the U.S.?
- Does the United States have a good or a poor educational system compared to the rest of the world?
- How important is it to reduce the Federal budget deficit?
- What will be the most important issues in the next Presidential election cycle?
- All essays must be absolutely original and in candidates own words. They will check the essays for plagiarism. Copied essays will be disqualified.
- Submissions are accepted only in Microsoft Word documents (doc or docx).
- Images are allowed. Candidates are free to use images but they must be copyright-free or appropriately cited.
Prizes:
- 1st prize – Dollar 200
- 2nd prize – Dollar 100
- 3rd prize – Dollar 50
- Weekly Winners – Dollar 10 – every week
