09/29/06
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Posted by admin on September 29, 2006 in Uncategorized
This annual contest, sponsored by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, is designed to challenge college students to examine and analyze urgent ethical issues confronting them in today’s complex world. The contest is open to full-time college juniors and seniors and awards prizes ranging from $500 to a $5,000 first prize. Suggested topics for this year are:
1.) Reflect on the most profound moral dilemma you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethnics and yourself.
2.) Examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major literary work, a film, or a significant piece of art.
3.) What is the relation between religion and ethics in today’s world?
4.) What does your own experience tell you about the relationship between politics and ethics and, in particular, what could be done to make politics more ethical?
The deadline for the 3,000-4,000 word essays is December 8, 2006. For more information, visit www.eliewieselfoundation.org.
