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= '''Announcing Rhea's (Multimedia) Essay Contest!''' = | = '''Announcing Rhea's (Multimedia) Essay Contest!''' = | ||
| − | Do you like writing? Would you like to make money? Then | + | Do you like writing? Would you like to make money? Then Rhea has something for you this summer: an essay contest! |
| − | + | To be eligible for one of the cash prizes, write an essay on one of the following topics, and post it on Rhea by July 20, 2010. The best essay in each category will be judges by a team of students from the Rhea team. Winners will be announced August 1st, 2010. | |
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There is no size limit or format rules. Your essay can contain text, pictures, sound, videos, equations, flow charts, C code, anything! Be inventive, think out of the box! Short essays will be considered too: the idea is to be interesting and convincing! | There is no size limit or format rules. Your essay can contain text, pictures, sound, videos, equations, flow charts, C code, anything! Be inventive, think out of the box! Short essays will be considered too: the idea is to be interesting and convincing! | ||
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*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[Grad_School_Essays|''To go to grad school of not, that is the question!'']] | *<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[Grad_School_Essays|''To go to grad school of not, that is the question!'']] | ||
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[VIP_Essays|''My experience with VIP'']]. | *<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[VIP_Essays|''My experience with VIP'']]. | ||
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*Post a link to it on the corresponding subject page. | *Post a link to it on the corresponding subject page. | ||
*Make sure to post it before the July 20, 2010 deadline. | *Make sure to post it before the July 20, 2010 deadline. | ||
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== Selection Criteria== | == Selection Criteria== | ||
The winners will be selected based on | The winners will be selected based on | ||
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== Questions== | == Questions== | ||
If you have questions, either write them below or email kiwi@ecn.purdue dot you know what. | If you have questions, either write them below or email kiwi@ecn.purdue dot you know what. | ||
| + | *Can I write more than one essay? | ||
| + | **Yes you can. -pm | ||
| + | *Can I participate in more than one subject? | ||
| + | **Yes, you can.-pm | ||
*Write a question here. | *Write a question here. | ||
**answer will go here. | **answer will go here. | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 4 May 2010
Contents
Announcing Rhea's (Multimedia) Essay Contest!
Do you like writing? Would you like to make money? Then Rhea has something for you this summer: an essay contest!
To be eligible for one of the cash prizes, write an essay on one of the following topics, and post it on Rhea by July 20, 2010. The best essay in each category will be judges by a team of students from the Rhea team. Winners will be announced August 1st, 2010.
There is no size limit or format rules. Your essay can contain text, pictures, sound, videos, equations, flow charts, C code, anything! Be inventive, think out of the box! Short essays will be considered too: the idea is to be interesting and convincing!
Topics
- 100$: To go to grad school of not, that is the question!
- 100$: My experience with VIP.
- 100$: My experience with EPICS.
- 100$: Why do I "ECE"?
- 100$: Why do I "math"
- 100$: If I were France Cordova...
Topics
Instructions to participate:
- Begin by reading Rhea's disclaimer.
- Write your essay on a separate Rhea page, using the wikitext markup language (Rhea's language). (Use Rhea's "rich editor" if you don't know this language. See this video to learn how to create a Rhea page.)
- Post a link to it on the corresponding subject page.
- Make sure to post it before the July 20, 2010 deadline.
Selection Criteria
The winners will be selected based on
- content
- originality
- creativity
- clarity
Note that essay length is NOT a criteria. You may submit a very short essay, or a very long one: it does not matter. Feel free to include image, sound, videos, equations, code, flow charts, etc. Be creative! Think out of the box!
Questions
If you have questions, either write them below or email kiwi@ecn.purdue dot you know what.
- Can I write more than one essay?
- Yes you can. -pm
- Can I participate in more than one subject?
- Yes, you can.-pm
- Write a question here.
- answer will go here.
- write another question here.
- answer will go here.
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