2022 Essay Contest Entries - John F. Tinker Foundation

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EntryNameAgeGradeSchoolCityStateTitle
1 Isabella Tisdale 10th Iowa City West High Coralville Iowa Overturning Roe v. Wade: A Lazy Solution to a Bigger Problem
2 Nicole Lee Sophmore Iowa City West High North Liberty Iowa The Epidemic of Yellow Fever
3 Chidiebere Iwe 12 William P. Clements High School Sugarland Texas ADVERSITY
4 Melissa Uc 11th Iowa City West High School 821 Highland Park Avenue Iowa Criminal Justice and the Death Penalty
5 Anarachi Iwe 9 William P Clements High School SUGARLAND Texas Struggle of African Americans
7 Matthew Garcia-Ramirez 18 Rising College freshman UC Irvine Montclair California The Paintbrush: As Mighty As The Textbook.
8 Alexis Ozuna 17 13 College of the sequoias Porterville California Why is freedom of speech important
9 Vera Hsiang 14 10 W.B. Ray High School Speak Freely
11 Kelli Jo Garner 14 9th Le Mars Community School District Le Mars Iowa What do Peace and Freedom Mean in Today's World?
12 Ivy Stitt 17 Rising Senior Greenhill School Dallas Texas I'm a Trans Teen. Here's Why We Deserve Access to Puberty Blockers
13 Thomas Simon 12 7 Locust Valley Middle School Locust Valley New York Unifying Against Climate Change
14 Karen Wei 14 10 William P. Clements High School Sugar Land Texas Together, Possibility
15 Adam Kamara 11 5th John F. Kennedy 41 Nehring Ave New York Should dictatorships exist?
16 Kaleigh Sullivan 16 11 Fayette High School Fayette Missouri Freedom of Expression
17 Payton Wright 17 12 Le Mars Community High School Le Mars Iowa Share Your Story
18 Aaliyah Vlcek 15 Sophmoor Le Mars Community High School Merrill Iowa Freedom of Speech
19 Sophia Zane 16 11 Hempfield High School Columbia Pennsylvania Peace and Freedom: A New Meaning
20 Mira Agarwal 15 10th The College Preparatory School San Francisco California How Free Can Speech Be?
21 Rohan Movva 16 12 Fulton Science Academy Milton Georgia Expansion of Democracy
22 Arjuna Kirupakaran 12 7th Grade West Babylon Junior High School West Babylon New York How Freedom of Speech Can Change the World
23 Serena Liu 16 11 Parkway West High Town and Country Missouri Free Speech in Education
24 William Archer Pirone 17 12th The College Preparatory School Moraga California The Case for Existential Risk Reduction
25 Rylee Myers 17 12 Harrison High School Harrison Arkansas Why Differences in Opinion Will Save the World
26 Grace Nixt 14 8th going into 9th Abraham Lincoln High School 303 Loucst Lodge Ave Iowa Freedom's Meaning
28 Reem Kamil Kirja 15 10th grade Iowa City West High School Iowa The Everyday Nightmare of School Shootings
29 Brenna Fischer 17 12 New Franklin High School Franklin Missouri Peace and Freedom in Today’s World
30 Julia Sadoski 17 12 Le Mars Community High School Le Mars Iowa The Freedom to Receive Accurate Information
31 Emily Sardelic 18 12th Plainedge High School Massapequa New York Is the United States Still Free?
32 Parker Smith 16 Junior Francis Howell North HS Missouri Freedom and Respect: Two Universal Requirements For a Better World
33 Dinah Megibow-Taylor 15 11th Moorestown Friends School New Jersey Free Speech Through the Lens of Quakerism
34 Sydney Lockridge 16 11th Cameron High School Cameron Missouri American Politics; Factions, Distractions, Deceptions & Rhetoric
35 Hannah Capone 16 11th The Head-Royce School Pleasanton California What We’re Missing: An Examination of Climate Change and Its Impact on Our World
36 Jacob Molina 16 12 Dos Pueblos High School Goleta California Freedom of Speech and Internet Access in Prisons
37 Neela Samayoa 16 11 Andrew P. Hill High School California Oh Little Indian Princess
38 Jarrod Dunn 18 Just graduated Division Avenue High School Will be attending University of Delaware Levittown New York Are We Better Yet?
39 Jackson Parker 17 12 Harrison High School Harrison Arkansas Child Urgency
40 Marinza Roosa 16 Rising 11th Grader Ogden High School Boone Iowa The Environment Needs More "Terrible 2-Year-Olds"
41 Shayna Juimo-Kamga 15 9 West Babylon High School West Babylon New York Bridging the Economic Gap Between the Rich and the Poor
42 Lily Walsh 10 5 Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School Centerport New York The Rich Should Help the Poor
43 Kenly Moran 17 12th Freeport High School 57 Elinor Pl New York Our Kingdom
44 Johann Rodriguez Viera 15 10 Holbrook middle high school Holbrook Massachusetts A better world
45 Kera D. Jones 14 9th Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts Jacksonville Florida A Women's Plight for Social Acceptance
46 Leo Venanzi 11 6 Jackson School Newton Massachusetts Kids should be allowed to vote for leaders and have positions in world-leading groups.
47 Santos Rosas 17 12th Grade East Stroudsburg High School North East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania How Free Speech Leads to Change
48 Tessa Venanzi 14 9 Newton Country Day School West Newton Massachusetts Freedom of expression can make the world a better place
49 Nandini Ramesh 14 9th West Babylon Senior Highschool West Babylon New York Abortion Rights in the United States of America
50 James McNew 16 11th Harrison High School Harrison Arkansas Democracy Under Siege
51 Yifei Fang 18 12 William P. Clements High School Sugar Land Texas The Importance of Democracy
52 Grace Peterson 17 12 Pilot Grove Highschool PILOT GROVE Missouri What is Peace and Freedom?
53 Elizabeth Mazer 17 12 Broadneck High School Annapolis Maryland Freedom of Speech: The Foundation of Democracy
54 Gabriella Ann Phillips 17 11th Freeport Highschool Freeport New York The Importance of Art
55 Sara Daviess 17 12th Pittsford Sutherland High School Pittsford New York Freedom of Expression: A Path to a Better World
56 Grayson Dupre 17 12th Harrison High School Harrison Arkansas Importance of Freedom of Speech
57 Hahyeon Kim Jenks Oklahoma What does freedom of speech mean to you?
58 Gianna Liu 15 10 West High School Iowa City Iowa Essay
59 Edward Pablo 19 College Sophomore The University of Arizona Topawa Arizona Bringing About Change
60 Dahlia Barranco 17 12th Watsonville High School Watsonville California Peace and/or Freedom
62 Jonathan Tesfaye 16 12 Amplus Academy Las Vegas Nevada The Path to Peace and Freedom
63 Yashvi Kopanati 16 11 East Stroudsburg Area High School North East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania The Value of the Voice
64 Maguire Younes 17 12 Hempfield High School Lancaster Pennsylvania What does freedom of speech mean to you?
65 Sayyidah Fatimah Azzahra 17 12th Homeschooling Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia The world's best peacemaker