Celebrating Senior Learning Stories: Senior Adults Generating Eloquence (SAGEs)
A Lorain County Community College writing initiative
Tell your learning story, win a $1000 prize, and be featured in an LCCC film!
Write an essay on the following topic . . .
- What is the most significant learning experience of your life?
Did it happen in a factory? In a hospital? On a farm? At a family gathering? In the military? Somewhere else?
Three winning essays will be judged on the basis of their originality, their clarity, their impact, and the richness of their message. Each essay winner will receive $1000.
Use any of the following questions to guide the writing of your essay:
- What one experience taught you something you could never learn anywhere else?
- What one experience has profoundly changed who you are?
- What person or event has taught you something about life you will never forget?
- What one learning experience do you hold above all others?
- How does your current life reflect this learning experience?
CONTEST RULES
A completed application form must accompany all submitted essays.
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All writers must be Lorain County residents 60 years of age or older.
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No writer may submit more than one essay.
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Essays must be typed in 12-point font, double-spaced.
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Do not exceed 1,000 words in length.
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The entrant’s name must NOT appear anywhere on the submitted essay.
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Entrants are advised to keep a copy of their submissions.
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Submit your essay no later than December 15, 2009.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Essays may be submitted either online or by mail.
For questions, contact Kevin Hoskinson at khoskins@lorainccc.edu or call 440-366-7375.
** Essay must be the original work of the entrant and not previously published elsewhere. Any current LCCC employees are not eligible. The decisions of the judges are final.
Funding provided by the LCCC Foundation.