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What is Scholarship?

A scholarship essay is an essay written to a scholarship-granting agency, supporting why you should receive one of their scholarships.  However, scholarship essays are rarely straightforward explanations of why you are a deserving recipient, but, instead, usually allow you to choose from one of several prompts and write a compelling essay that addresses the prompt while demonstrating your worthiness for the scholarship.  These essay prompts are often similar to the college admission essay prompts employed by various colleges and universities.  You can find a good example of those topics on The Common Application’s admission essay page. 

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History and Legacy of the Rosicrucian Order Explained
As a thesis-length investigation of the history of the Rosicrucian Order, this essay investigates the origins of the order within the political and religious context of seventeenth century Germany. Arising at a time when England and Germany were uniting against the power of the Roman Catholic Church, the Rosicrucian Order taught a radical form of progressive social justice geared towards the betterment of society. Although the legacy of Rosicrucianism is not all positive, in the end the movement's contributions to politics, art, literature, and metaphysics outweigh any negative consequences of its teachings.
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Sylvia Plath: Life, Poetry, and Tragic Legacy
One of America's best known twentieth century poets, Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) lived an artistically productive but tragic life, and committed suicide in 1963 while separated from her husband, the British poet Ted Hughes.
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Culture of Poverty in America: Causes and Education
What cultural dynamics contribute to or even reinforce poverty in the American Society? This paper shows through the scholarly literature that indeed poverty results far more from a cultural perspective than due to…
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Why the Elgin Marbles Should Be Returned to Greece
Return of the Marbles to Rightful Home of Greece
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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man: Social Success vs. Individuality
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is a remarkable work that has been widely acknowledged for its ruthless exposure of the American Dream as a myth. However, while Ellison may have used American history and culture as the…
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Michael Eric Dyson and Come Hell or High Water Reviewed
Michael Eric Dyson has become a pivotal figure in the world of race relations in America. The professor and author has written several books on race relations over the last decade. The purpose of this discussion is to…
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Tsing vs. Pritchard: Comparing Ethnographic Methods
This is a four page anthropology paper that involves "flipping the perspective." Anthropologists have different ways of approaching their research, that is, different methods for doing research and writing, as well as different research goals. Depending on an author's particular research interests, "culture" and "transformation" can come to mean several different things. Here, I ask you to reflect on this by "flipping the perspective" of the 2 main ethnographers, Evans-Pritchard, E. E. and Tsing, Anna. For example, how would Evans-Pritchard approach
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Origins and Growth of Pentecostalism in America
Pentecostalism, together with Neo-Pentecostalism and the charismatic movement are labels for a huge section of the conservative Christian world that believe in the experienced presence of the third person of the trinity…
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All the Devils Are Here: 2008 Financial Crisis Book Review
Since the financial crisis started in 2008, there have been many who have tried to write a comprehensive analysis. A new book by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera called All the Devils are Here is not a new take on the…
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Nature vs. Nurture in Invisible Man, Absalom, and Clockers
Nurture vs. Nature -- how environment and socialization shapes the personalities and lives of the main characters of Invisible Man, Absalom, Absalom, and Clockers
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