Creative Expression
What do these words mean to you as an individual in today’s world?
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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us. – Wilma Rudolph, Olympic athlete
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Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X, Black Nationalist and Muslim leader
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I’ll wrassle me up a future or die trying. – Zora Neale Hurston, writer and folklorist
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Strive to make something of yourself; then strive to make the most of yourself. – Alexander Crummell, minister and scholar
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Everyone is represented in Washington by a rich and powerful lobby, it seems. But there is no lobby for the people. – Shirley Chisholm, politician
- How can you teach book learning to people who are hungry and without proper shelter and know nothing about good living? – Booker T. Washington, educator
If one of these quotations resonates with you, please consider sharing your thoughts in the form of a creative work—and possibly winning a prize!
Guidelines
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A creative work consists of but is not limited to: essay, poetry, video, drawing, art, and sculpture.
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All entrants must be currently enrolled Merrimack College students (graduate or undergraduate).
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Only one entry may be submitted per student.
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Creative work must be solely the work of the entrant, based on ONE of the selected quotations, and reflect the contest theme: Step forward, learn from the past.
Prizes
First Place - $50 Mackbucks
Second Place - $25 Mackbucks
Winners will be recognized formally by the College.
Submission and Deadline:
Submit entries no later than February 20, 2013 to: Drs. Kathryn Nielsen nielsenk@merrimack.edu and Kathleen Shine Cain caink@merrimack.edu. Texts and videos may be emailed. Other works may be delivered to the Writing Center (Library 320).
