  {"id":11372,"date":"2013-05-07T11:01:57","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=11372"},"modified":"2013-05-07T11:01:57","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T15:01:57","slug":"11372_winners-of-the-montclair-book-2013-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/2013\/05\/07\/11372_winners-of-the-montclair-book-2013-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the Montclair Book 2013 Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">The Center for Writing Excellence is pleased to announce the winners for the Montclair Book 2013 Essay Contest; congratulations go to Alexis Raven <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\">Marrero<\/span>, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\">K<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">hadijah Danielian, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Gysel Espinoza<\/span><\/span>. The Montclair Book Essay Contest was offered as part of the year-long activities surrounding Montclair Book, a common reading program using Rebecca Skloot&#8217;s book, <em>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, <\/em>as the selection for 2012<em>. <\/em>The essay prompt asked undergraduate students to <\/span>discuss the most critical questions raised by the story of Henrietta Lacks and her family, her cells (which were taken without her knowledge or consent), and her enduring legacy, including race, bioethics, the politics of science, and a person\u2019s right to his or her own body. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">The CWE consultants faced a challenging task in choosing the winning submissions from the many provocative entries. Thirteen entries were received; three outstanding essays were chosen, representing various perspectives. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">Alexis Raven <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\">Marrero<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">\u2019s essay, \u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\">At the Expense of Patients<\/span>\u201d was awarded the winning prize of $100. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">Two runner-ups were selected and awarded $25 each:<br \/> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\">K<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">hadijah Danielian<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, \u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Ownership of Oneself: Scientific Gain vs. Individual Rights<\/span><\/span>\u201d<br \/> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Gysel Espinoza<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, \u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Medical Infringements<\/span><\/span>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">A certificate for honorable mention will be given to essays that qualified for the final round. <\/span><\/span><br \/><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Rebecca Haupt, &quot;Achieving a Compromise&quot;<br \/> Andrea Miller, &quot;The Ethics of Patient-Practitioner Relationships&quot;<br \/> Charlotte Vangsnes, &quot;The Miracle of Immortality&quot;.<br \/> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">A certificate of recognition will be given to the other students who submitted their essays to the contest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">The CWE will host a celebration honoring the winners and participants on Wednesday, May 8, 2012 at 4:00 pm. The CWE is located in Sprague Library inside the Reference Area. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Writing Excellence is pleased to announce the winners for the Montclair Book 2013 Essay Contest; congratulations go to Alexis Raven Marrero, Khadijah Danielian, and Gysel Espinoza. 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