Our Voices Writing Contest

El Camino College's Humanities Division presents its annual essay-writing contest, entitled Our Voices. The contest is open to students of English A, B, 53A or B, or English AX.

Listed below are this year's 10 prize-winning essays. Click on a title to read the corresponding essay (this should open a PDF file in your browser's Acrobat reader, so hang tight if it takes a moment to load).

• "Beauty" by Theresa Avila Instructor: Mochidome
• "Bad Influences" by Davidson Ejimole Instructor: Ansite
• "Hoodville" by Leslie Grigsby Instructor: Hendricks
• "Changing the Ways" by Yesenia Macias Instructor: Annick
• "The Truth in False Advertising" by Erika Murphy Instructor: Anderson
• "Roots" by Chinatsu Nakanishi Instructor: Mochidome
• "The Greatest Barbecue Ever" by John Pearson Instructor: Blake
• "American Culture" by Yudeisy Ramos Instructor: Simon
• "Crossing the Line" by Cynthia Sabo Instructor: Hackner
• "Love Is Young" by Marcos Sanchez Instructor: Sharp

Congratulations to the winning essayists!