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My fifth-grade teacher would divide the class into groups, assign an essay topic, and give each group one grade. That system provided an incentive for us to listen and work together.

The winning essay will be published in both the print and online editions of The Jakarta Post and will be announced during the Cultural Night at the 51st IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2025.

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The Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest asked students to consider King's challenge: “What are you doing for others?” Here are grades 1-5 winners.

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Opinion It isn’t just about ‘1984’: Orwell’s essays powerfully resonate today. The author’s underappreciated essays about authoritarianism and political tribalism remain relevant.

These prompts signal to parents, educators and college counselors that universities and funding bodies expect students to write about their pain. College essays about trauma are not a requirement.