Propositional system
The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Contest (HCGEC) invites high school students (ages 13-18) worldwide, to showcase their writing talents on a global stage and win exclusive educational opportunities and awards. HCGEC hopes that in the competition, participants will demonstrate their critical thinking, creative thinking and written communication skills in different fields.
Creative:
1.What does it mean to be successful?
2.Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
3.Describe the perfect day.
4.Write about your greatest inspiration.
5.If you could be the very best in the world at something, what would it be?
Argumentative:
1.Are bystanders who do not intervene also at fault?
2.Should the law be broken if you believe the law is unjust?
3.Is it better to act with integrity or loyalty?
4.Is it okay to intrude on privacy for the sake of scientific research?
5.Has social media been a positive or negative influence on society?
*Document’s heading must include participant’s:
Full Name
Essay category (creative or argumentative)
Chosen prompt
Registered email
Competition region - must be the region you registered for
This information does not count towards the submission word limit
*Submission must be:
No more than 500 words
In Word document form (.doc) No google docs or google drive links for submission.
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 11.
Spaced- 1.5
