The Idea of an Essay, Volume 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Instructor Biographies. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii 2016 Composition Contest Winners. .. .. . ... 1 First Place: Talking Black by Mojadesinoula Adejokun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Second Place: Letters to Father Jacob and the Catholic Church of Finland by Brandon Best . 7 Third Place: The Misrepresented American? Sophia Zervas . 14 Fourth Place: The Mob Mentality of Organic Agriculture by Timothy VanWingerden . 19 Fifth Place: Intertwined by Whitney Herbert . 27 Sixth Place: The Debate by Cody Rodriguez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Narrative and Memoir. . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The Unwanted Student by Hannah David . 38 Lethargy Versus Literacy by Timothy VanWingerden . 43 Yarn and Paintbrushes by Susanna Edwards . 47 The Bitter Taste in my Mouth by Lynnaea Myers . 54 “Me Llamo Meredith” by Meredith Conn . 59 Cream-Colored Sticky Note by Deborah Longenecker . 63 Journey of Imagination by Celeste Ashley . 66 The Final Peace by Logan Hayes . 72 Analysis and Response. . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Veiled by Amelia Walker . 80 A Twofold Response: Respect or Resistance by Lydia Matzal . 82 “Artistry More Than Entertainment” by Brandon Best. 85