Lead+America+essay+contest

//Lead//America is providing an Essay Contest for students. This contest invites students to write an essay of not more than 2,000 words (supplemented with a bibliography) on Historical Leadership. Using an event from the past students should write about how the leadership by a person or a group of people contributed to the development of society, and what today's leaders and citizens can learn from this.

Students should feel free to explore any time period and a person or a group from any place in the world. A few examples are: Presidents (foreign leaders), Explorers, Inventors, Civil Rights Leaders, Doctors, Army Generals, Sports Figures, etc.

Entries may be submitted in one or more of the following forms: 1) Microsoft Word document or 2) PDF document. All entries must be received by April 1, 2010 and can be emailed to Bob Nasson at rnasson@nationalhistoryclub.org (please type "//Lead//America" in the subject line).

Prizes: 1st prize: A full scholarship to attend //Lead//America's National Leadership Summit (Summer 2010) at Georgetown or John Hopkins Universities in Washington, DC or Baltimore, MD (a $2499 value)

2nd prize: A $1000 scholarship towards attendance at //Lead//America's National Leadership Summit

10 Honorable Mentions: A copy of the book, //Letters from Leaders//, provided by //Lead//America *** Winning essays will be featured on both the NHC's and //Lead//America's websites. ***

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