Similarities and Differences: Essay on Singapore and the U.S. Wins Carnegie Council's Trans-Pacific Student Contest
(PRWEB) May 28, 2014 -- In the second annual Trans-Pacific Student Contest, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs challenged American and East Asian students to partner together and submit a joint essay or video to answer this question:
What are current or historical developments in your home country that illustrate shared or different values between you and your contest partner's country?
The winning entry came from Salina Lee (USA) and Nelson Chew (Singapore). Entitled “The Little Red Dot and the Land of the Free: Singapore and the United States,” it is written as a seemingly light-hearted conversation between two good friends on a sightseeing trip in New York Harbor. Yet the essay goes deeper, looking at serious topics that concern both nations: civil liberties, education methods, and race.
This contest is part of Ethics for a Connected World, a three-year global education project to mark the Council's 2014 Centennial. The winners will receive a trip to New York City.
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914 in New York City, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an educational, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that produces lectures, publications, and multimedia materials on the ethical challenges of living in a globalized world. For more information, go to http://www.carnegiecouncil.org
Madeleine Lynn, Carnegie Council for Ethics, http://www.cceia.org, +1 212-838-4120 Ext: 219, [email protected]
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