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Every year, Immerse Education run two Essay Competitions to inspire a sense of motivation in young people around the world, as well as open up doors to our outstanding summer courses taking place in world-renowned locations. Participants choose from a range of questions from a variety of subject categories and enter by the deadline to be in with a chance of winning a full or partial scholarship to study on one of our programmes. Here you’ll find past winning entries from previous rounds.

For further information about our essay competition, visit our dedicated essay competition page where you’ll get answers to our most frequently asked questions, access to a full essay competition guide and free tips to boost your chances of winning straight to your inbox every week!

2019 Essay Competition Winners

• Indigo Henning’s Winning Essay (Engineering)
• 16-18 Category Winning Essay (Earth Sciences)
• 13-15 Category Winning Essay

Other 2019 Competitions held by Immerse Education

• App Competition Winner (Léo Wújì Yangkai Procházka)
• Tech Competition Winner

2020 Essay Competition Winners

• 2020 Essay Competition Winners – Winning Essay
• 2020 Essay Competition Winners – 16-18 – Winning Essay

2021 Essay Competition Winners

• 2021 Essay Competition Winner – Law
• 2021 Essay Competition Winner – Medicine

2022 Essay Competition Winners

• 2022 Essay Competition Winner – Business Management
• 2022 Essay Competition Winner – Chemistry
• 2022 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Earth Sciences
• 2022 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Physics
• 2022 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Creative Writing

2023 Essay Competition Winners

• 2023 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Business Management
• 2023 Essay Competition Winner – 13-15 – Medicine
• 2023 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Coding
• 2023 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Female Future Leaders
• 2023 Essay Competition Winner – 16-18 – Biology

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Immerse Education essay competition winners were awarded 100% scholarships to summer schools in Cambridge, Oxford, London and Sydney. The next round of free competition is open until 4th January 2023.

Back in 2021, 14-year-old Kornelia’s school in Poland invited her to take part in a competition hosted by Immerse Education. The rules were simple - write a 500 word essay, answering a subject-specific question set by the educational summer school company Immerse Education.

“I was so taken aback, I could not believe what I was seeing! On my way back from school I decided to open my emails, not expecting much in all honesty. Immerse’s name popped up and I stopped.”

Kornelia, quoted above, was one of ten students per year awarded a 100% fully-funded scholarship, and joined the Immerse Education programme in 2022.

When students are invited to take part in an essay competition, it can often feel as though they are putting a lot of effort in for something that may never happen. For scholarship winners like Kornelia, Pedro, Riya and Noor, this thought had also crossed their minds. It’s a lot of work, on top of school assignments, to make time to go through the process of writing a university-style essay.

Noor also won a 100% scholarship, attending the Law Academic Insights programme in 2022.

The essay that Noor wrote was in response to the question ‘What is an example of modern slavery?’. A sensitive and nuanced topic such as this one made Noor stop to think - making sure to create a carefully considered answer.

“I found out about the essay competition through my school in Pakistan. When I read about the prizes that participants could win I was surprised. The essay prompts for all the subjects were genuinely fascinating and thought provoking, which made me want to write an essay even if I didn’t win.”

Essay writing is a skill which, like any other skill, needs to be practiced and developed over time. Critical thinking and constructing persuasive arguments which are also backed up with water-tight research is a skill that many students struggle to master, making this free-to-enter competition a fantastic way to develop essay writing skills outside of school.

We spoke to a member of the Immerse Education essay competition team about how they choose the winning essays.

“We receive thousands of competition entries every year from students all over the world. Marked anonymously by our panel of expert tutors, each essay is given careful consideration, and a score based on impact and clarity amongst a variety of other aspects that make an excellent essay. We’re thrilled to be able to give this opportunity to everyone, and it’s great to meet the scholarship winners when they attend the programme of their choice in the summer”

The essay competition is running again in 2022 and 2023, and is open to all students, from anywhere in the world. The competition offers the opportunity for students to practice their essay-writing skills, with essay questions on over 25 topics. Although the 100% scholarship prize is only awarded to 10 winners, Immerse Education also awards runners-up with partial scholarships of up to 50% off their summer school.

You can read both Noor’s and Kornelia’s story and a selection of other 100% scholarship winners here .

Learn more about the Immerse Education Essay Competition here . The current competition closes on the 4th of January 2023.

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Immerse Education Essay Winner

February 1, 2022.

Praanjal Singh Sinver, a student of Grade 9, brought laurels to our school by winning a 20% scholarship for summer programs at Oxford, Cambridge and LSE through the Immerse Education Essay Competition.

The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides students aged between 13 and 18 with the opportunity to submit essays related to their chosen subject. Praanjal presented her essay on ‘Female Future Leaders’ where she expressed her thoughts on the challenges faced by today’s women in leadership roles.

Praanjal’s essay stood out amongst the other entries by bringing forward well formulated and clearly expressed thoughts on her chosen subject. We are proud of your achievement, Praanjal. Best of luck for all future endeavours!

SUBJECT: Female Future Leaders

TOPIC: What are the challenges faced by  today’s women in leadership roles?

For centuries, the woman has been relegated to posts such as being a ‘housewife’, a ‘caretaker’ of the  family and she has never been treated as somebody in the field of action in the real world, where she  does the same laborious jobs as males and gets the due credit. But, over the years evolution happened,  societies became broad-minded and today women are gaining prominence in the world of leadership,  such as entrepreneurship, political leadership, sports team leader etc.

When we move forward with the times, gender discrimination has not left the society, which prevails  to be one of the most pressing challenges faced by women today in leadership roles, women have been  in leadership positions for a long time but they are yet to get their due credit, male employees believe  that women lack the “authority” or the “assertiveness” to take on an extremely important responsibility;  certain studies show that the people from all countries are still not quite comfortable with women  leading and they choose to spread hate and defame them, with the simple reason being that sexism and  male chauvinism brought this out of them. These reasons are at the basis of the issues that have arisen  for female leaders, and while many are aware that they are biased, they refuse to acknowledge  it. Another problem that arises for women leaders is the management of many roles. Women are more  likely than men to leave their jobs to raise families; It shouldn’t be a choice between a child and a career; it is difficult for a woman to reclaim power and influence as a leader once she has been out of the  workforce for a spell.

According to a recent study, even in countries with lengthy histories of female leadership much of the  public remains adamantly opposed to the idea of women in power. The Reykjavik Index 1 measures female leadership views of the G7 countries and others during 2020 to 2021, the survey had Its recent  poll consisting of over 20,000 adults and yielded some unexpected and disappointing results; the survey  revealed that only 38% of the people were open to the idea of having a woman as the head of a  government or the CEO of a company. Despite Angela Merkel’s long tenure as a chancellor, only 41%  of Germans indicated they felt comfortable having a woman at the helm of government. Maia Sandu  made history by becoming Moldova’s first female president, Kamala Harris became the first woman  Vice President of USA; though they reached their dream positions they were no exception and had gone  through the immense struggle.

Despite the reality that these circumstances will persist and torment, women must be applauded for their  indomitable spirit to prove themselves in different roles, our past culture has a significant impact on our  present societal values, there is a gradual change in men’s perception of women and I am sure gender  disparity will fade away soon and many more miracles can be experienced by women.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• BBC. Equality matters/how we work, Why do we still distrust women leaders by Christine Ro. 2021. 15 Jan 2021.

[https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210108-why-do-we-still-distrust-women-leaders / last accessed: 1 st Jan 2022]

• Catalyst. Workplaces that work for women, 10 Big Issues Women Face at Work and What Leaders Can Do to Help (Blog Post). 2017. 19 Jan 2017.

[https://www.catalyst.org/2017/01/19/10-big-issues-women-face-at-work-and-what leaders-can-do-to-help/ last accessed: 23 rd December 2021]

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Results of The Immerse Education Essay Competition 2021

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The results of the below competition are in and available HERE . Congrats and mabrouk to so many of our students on their success. Well done to all students who participated and thank you to their teachers who willingly and very ably supported. Bravo! 

COMPETITION DETAILS

The Immerse Education Essay Competition offers students the opportunity to win a 100% scholarship to participate on an Immerse academic programme. 

Academic enrichment programmes in Cambridge University and Oxford University colleges provide unique study abroad experiences designed for motivated young learners from around the world. Online academic programmes deliver the highlights of these programmes in a dynamic virtual environment. 

In order to enter, students aged 13-18 were required to submit essay responses to a pre-set question relating to their chosen subject and age group. From Medicine ,  Computer Science ,  Physics ,  Engineering ,  Creative   Writing ,  English   Literature , and  many more subjects , there was a category for every area of interest. Students from all nationalities were welcome to enter the competition.

Further details of the competition can be found here: https://www.immerse.education/essay-competition/ .

Essay questions that many of our students responded to can be found HERE .

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Immerse Education Essay Competition 2021: What makes a good Doctor?

Four highly motivated Grade 10 students spent a portion of their Christmas holiday writing submissions for the Immerse Education Essay Competition in the hope of winning a 100% scholarship to attend a summer course at Cambridge University in the UK.  The competition is a challenging one: entrants must pick one question from a list of eighteen controversial topics and have only 500 words to defend their answer.  Essays must be fully referenced with footnotes and bibliography.  While we all have our fingers crossed for their success, we are quite simply hugely proud of them for taking the initiative to enter this competition – well done!

Below are two entrants’ essays on this topic ordered alphabetically by name of author:

What makes a good doctor.

Being a medical professional is considered one of the noble and ancient vocations in society. However, considering the plurality of people who become doctors, there must be a plethora of ways to go about being a doctor. This raises the question – what makes a good doctor?

It appears to be universally agreed upon and that medical professionals must put the patients well-being before all else in a quest to minimise suffering. The Hippocratic oath is, despite its age, considered an ethical benchmark even today. It seems so ingrained in all our understanding that it is barely questioned by patients and doctors alike. So when people, be it doctors or patients, talk about ‘good doctors’, what do they actually expect to see from them? More often than not, one will hear the words ‘competence’ and ‘empathy’ being muttered. Although this may seem a bit simplistic, come to think of it, those concepts may well be more intertwined than meets the eye. A competent doctor arrives at a correct and timely diagnosis, initiates an adequate and effective treatment. Key to what patients and their relatives consider great consultations is that their respective concerns, ideas and expectations are addressed, respected and incorporated into the decision making. Empathy forms the missing link. It can allow for a more profound rapport to be established between doctors and patients, helping to obtain a more detailed medical history and aid diagnostics. Obedience to a certain treatment can be improved by tailoring it to a patient’s needs, which, in turn, will improve outcomes. Maintaining a patient centered approach will help decide upon an adequate treatment in the first place. It is safe to say that throughout all stages of the patient’s journey, the idea of empathy has the potential to make the difference between a doctor and a good doctor. Having said all this, it seems by no means easy to display empathy at all times. Increasing specialisation and ever more detailed knowledge and understanding of subspecialities causes ever steeper knowledge gradients to make communication between doctors and patients difficult. This in turn prevents medical professionals from being able to fully dedicate themselves to patients. The increasing availability of in part questionable information and data can both empower patients or destroy the doctor-patient relationship. Similarly, the uncontested status of doctors as ‘demigods in a white coat’ appears to slowly decrease, rendering them to be seen as service providers rather than allies at times. These are changes that affect multiple aspects of society. Therefore, I would conclude that a doctor, as a person and profession, is a reflection of society as a whole. Hence, apart from detailed knowledge and profound understanding of their scientific field, traits that make a good doctor are the same that make a good person and empathy is found at the very core of it. A good doctor is someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to put the well-being of his or her peers above their own. Someone who, regardless of their own cultural background, political ideology and ethnic heritage, goes out of their way to understand their patients. Finally, someone who, when needed, even forgoes the very science they dedicate their lives to, in order to make a patient feel well. After all, doctors treat patients, not conditions.

Bibliography:

• Dr. med. B. Hibbeler, “Was ist ein ‘guter’ Arzt”, Ärzteblatt 51-52 (2011) 28th December 2020
• Saint George University. Unknown Author, “What makes a good doctor?”, 04.02.2018 [ https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/what-makes-a-good-doctor/ last accessed: 3rd January 2021]
• Harvard Blogs. Unknown Author, “What makes a good doctor? Can we measure it?”, 20.03.2014 [ https://blogs.sph.harvard.edu/ashish-jha/2014/03/20/what-makes-a-good-doctor-and-can-we-mea sure-it/ last accessed: 3rd january 2021]
• The Lancet. Unknown Author, “What makes a good doctor?”, 28.08.2010 [ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)61317-7/fulltext#articleInfo rmation last accessed: 29th December 2020]
• Physicians Practice. M. Byington, “What are patients looking for in a doctor?”, 10.05.2017 [ https://www.physicianspractice.com/view/what-are-patients-looking-physician last accessed: 2nd January 2021]

A doctor is defined as a person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured. According to this definition, what makes you a doctor is clear: the licences and certificates. However, the question of what makes a good doctor is much broader, and for this reason this essay will focus on the comparison between empathy, objectivity and technical competence in relation to the patients recovery and well-being. Firstly, objectivity helps doctors, to a certain extent, to be professionally distant from their patients and apply skills and knowledge rather than emotions to make judgements about treatment for an effective recovery. For example, a heart surgeon uses high amounts of skill during a surgery. When getting emotionally engaged with a patient, the physician can make a biased decision that might not be helpful towards recovery. Emotional detachment is helpful for the doctor too, as the involvement can be difficult to handle mentally. Nevertheless, professionals have stated that complete objectivity is not even possible to achieve and that physicians will always make decisions slightly based upon emotions, experiences and their view of right and wrong. However, people have argued that empathy should be desired rather than objectivity anyways. This consists of listening to a patient but also communicating in a way that can be understood. Medicine should be about treating a person rather than simply curing an illness, and should be taken with a more holistic approach, as our emotional side is what makes us differ from a computer. Whilst a machine might have the technical competence to recognize symptoms and cure the illness, we as humans should ensure that we cure the patient. Many patients want an understanding physician, as this gives them a sense of security. Studies have shown that when this is achieved, the recovery process has a higher chance of being effective. This is partially because up to 30% of all illnesses are somatization, where the mind is involved in the physical condition and only when we relieve the mind we can treat the illness. Moreover, when we look at the patients as people we can prevent further illnesses in the long term by treating more than just the symptoms. A doctor can be differentiated from a good doctor by the balanced coexistence of objectivity and empathy. Whilst the objective side of a person is needed in making effective decisions, the empathic side is what distinguishes between treating a condition and curing a person. However, this must be carefully balanced, for too much objectivity leads to being very distant and too much empathy leads to faulty decision making, both ultimately being harmful to a patient. How this is balanced, however, ranges based on which field you are in, as a cardiologist performs a different job than a family doctor. With this in mind, we should evaluate the contents of studying medicine and consider teaching the students how to reach their own balance, by letting them deal with patients at an early stage, as there is no blueprint to becoming a good doctor. Each individual must find a balance of their own, to make a positive impact on the field and to become the best doctor they can possibly be.

Maren S. Bibliography: “Doctor_1 Noun – Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary At Oxfordlearnersdictionaries.Com”, Oxfordlearnersdictionaries.Com , 2021 https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/doctor_1 [accessed 21 December 2020] Hirsch, Elliot, “The Role Of Empathy In Medicine: A Medical Student’s Perspective”, Journal Of Ethics | American Medical Association , 2021 [accessed 20 December 2020] Ross, Donald, “The Objectivity Illusion In Medical Practice”, Association For Psychological Science – APS , 2021 https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-objectivity-illusion-in-medical-practice (accessed 22 December 2020)

“What Makes A Good Doctor, And Can We Measure It?”, An Ounce Of Evidence | Health Policy , 2021 <https://blogs.sph.harvard.edu/ashish-jha/2014/03/20/what-makes-a-good-doctor-and-can-we-measure-it/ (accessed 20 December 2020)

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Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024 (Fully Funded)

• Deadline January 4, 2024
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Applications are open for the Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024. Are you also one of the students who want to attend the Immerse Summer School in Oxford, Cambridge, Sydney, or maybe London? The Immerse Education Summer School Essay Competition 2024 is now accepting applications. The essay competition  allows students aged 13 to 18 to submit essays in response to a pre-determined question about their selected subject.

The Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024 is open for young people interested in all subjects, from Architecture to Medicine, or Creative Writing to Film Studies, and this is the essay competition for the applicants if they want to show off their academic abilities! This competition provides a chance to win a full scholarship for summer school in the UK. This is an amazing opportunity for young students to  study in the UK  for free.

The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students to submit essay responses to a question of their choice that is related to their subject of interest. In their full Essay Competition Guide, there are over twenty questions to choose from. In this fully funded essay competition, 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship to study for free at the world’s top university of their choice. Some outstanding runners will receive partial scholarships of up to 50% to study with Immerse in their chosen subject. The number of runners-up is dependent on the number of entries received. It also depends on the quality of the work submitted. Usually, immerse selects around 7% of entrants to receive different scholarship funding to attend the fully funded Immerse program.

The Immerse Essay Competition 2024 is a unique opportunity, that will help students win free education abroad. It is a chance for young individuals to try their luck and get fully funded or partially funded scholarships just by winning this essay competition. Furthermore, it also provides an opportunity for students to learn from top mentors in top institutes. By learning directly from professionals in immersive environments, immersive education equips motivated students worldwide with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the future.

Immerse also helps these individuals in essay writing by providing them with a full essay-writing guide. This guide includes a list of essay questions, required essay specifications, referencing guidance, top tips for writing an academic essay, terms and conditions of the program, and guidance on plagiarism. Moreover to help students they also provide webinars, which provide top tips and guidance from their experts. So what are you waiting for? Apply for the Immerse Essay Competition and win a chance to attend summer school in the UK. Share it with your friends and schoolmates, as sharing is caring.

• The fully funded Immerse Essay Competition 2024 is an opportunity for young individuals to compete in an international competition.
• Further, the international essay competition is free to enter.
• Students will get a chance to be part of international summer schools for free and learn from top mentors from all over the world.
• Win a 100% scholarship to attend summer school at Oxford, Sydney, Cambridge, London and many more.
• The top 10 winners will receive a full scholarship.
• Runners-up will receive a partial scholarship of up to 50% waiver to study their desired subject.
• The program will provide free support to the applicants in essay writing by providing them with essay-writing guides and webinars.
• An opportunity to build and enhance your essay writing skills.
• A chance to study in top institutes worldwide.

Eligibilities

• First and foremost, the essay competition program is open to applicants of all nationalities.
• Applicants must be 13 to 18 years old during the summer of 2024.
• Furthermore, they can only make one entry at a time to be eligible for the fully funded essay competition.
• Only the first one will be evaluated if the applicant submits entries for more than one subject.

Application Process

• The application process is entirely online. Click the  Apply Now  button below submit your essay for the immerse essay competition.
• At first, applicants must submit the Immerse Education Essay Competition Entry For

After that, they must submit essay applications in the format provided below :

• A single PDF document must be submitted for each entry.
• It must be double-spaced and in Times New Roman font.
• It is best to use font size 11 for the application.
• The file of the applicant must be anonymous.

Application Deadline: January 4, 2024

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Vito Anthony Marcantonio: The Idea Lives On

By Ruby McIntee High School of Dundee Dundee, Scotland                                                       

Woodlawn Cemetery is over 400 acres of non-denominational burial ground in the Bronx, New York. Hidden away, in the vast expanse of final resting places, is one grave that was not meant to be there. The headstone reads “Vito Marcantonio”. The man died in 1954, suddenly, aged only 51. He died with a rosary in his pocket (Day). Presumably, he should have been buried at St. Raymond’s, the Bronx’s only Catholic cemetery. But his body is not there. Cardinal Spellman denied him last rites ( Times , “THRONGS AT BIER OF MARCANTONIO”). What kind of heresy could Marcantonio have committed to be censured in death? Was he an arsonist? A mob boss? A murderer?                               

No.                  

Marcantonio was a seven-time US Representative, uncompromising in his commitment to liberty (“Vito Marcantonio Papers: 1935-1953”). The Cardinal’s vindictive act intended to distance the church from Marcantonio, to bury not only the man but his politics. To cloister Marcantonio’s relentless progressive lobbying away from the public eye, to shroud his words to history. But within dusty congressional records, Marcantonio's spirit still shines. Particularly, his opposition to H.R. 5852.

Proposed by Mundt and Nixon, the ‘Subversive Activities Control Act of 1948’ (H.R. 5852) was a measure to combat the dissemination of communism. Originating from the Un-American Activities Committee, the act required all communists to register with the Attorney General. It denied passports and non-elective federal jobs to communists, giving the Attorney General power to designate organisations “communist fronts” (Congress, House of Representatives,6104). The bill capitalised on American public hysteria during the second Red Scare. The fear of communism was visceral, the world had just witnessed Mao’s rise to power.

However, H.R 5852 didn’t just attack the left: it undermined The Constitution and its guaranteed freedoms. It didn’t just attack communists either: the legislation critically failed to define the term ‘communist’ (Hill). Left to interpretation, almost anyone could be silenced for political dissent (Thompson 83).

Vito Marcantonio would point this out in his opposition. He declared, “this anti-communist attack reaches out and destroys the rights of all those who disagree with the views of those who are today seemingly in power” (Congress, House of Representatives 5842). He argued against the “violence to the constitutional guarantee of due process” and compared it to legislation instituted by Mussolini and Hitler (Congress, House of Representatives 5842). Rising above hysteria, Marcantonio would get to the heart of H.R. 5852; “The question before the House,” he said, “is whether or not we shall have the courage to defend the democratic traditions of our Nation and the democratic foundations on which our Government is based, despite the hysteria which is mounting every day to the accompaniment of the fast beating of war drums” (Congress, House of Representatives 5842).

The democratic principles Marcantonio references within his speech are seen in his voting record. He advocated anti-lynching measures and abolition of the poll tax. From the start to the end of Marcantonio’s career, he would stand by his fundamental moral principles: democracy and equality (Meyer).                             

On the 19th of May 1948, the Subversive Activities Control Act passed in a landslide victory (Congress, House of Representatives 6150). Marcantonio would be labelled a “NATIONAL SCANDAL AND INTERNATIONAL DANGER”, becoming a pariah in the anti-communist fervour (“Letter No. 57” 3). He was secretly pursued by the very government that he faithfully served for most of his life. The FBI tracked his every move, as revealed in an FOIA request that produced a 25-part, 933-page file (Federal Bureau of Investigation). Marcantonio was shunned by all his colleagues, regardless of party affiliation. Association with Marcantonio’s voting record became political suicide. Congress passed bipartisan legislation preventing political party cross-filing, designed specifically to bar him from running in his own district (Champion 45).

On the 3rd of January 1951, the majority would succeed in damming the representative’s political prospects. Marcantonio would lose his seat. He died suddenly, three years later (Serby).                                     

In his pocket was a rosary.                                         

This display of faith did not matter to the Catholic Church. What mattered was Marcantonio’s politics. A belief in fundamental freedoms had already cost the Representative his career, and Cardinal Spellman would ensure Marcantonio paid a price even in death. For adhering to his principles Marcantonio lost his final resting place.

In his last speech to Congress, Marcantonio explained the politically damning but morally correct decisions he made: “I have stood by the fundamental principle which I have always advocated. I have not trimmed. I have not retreated. I do not apologise, and I am not compromising” (qtd in Simon). These words would be echoed years later, by John F. Kennedy. Kennedy claimed that courageous leaders would always do their duty “in spite of... consequences... obstacles... and pressures -- and that is the basis of all human morality” (Kennedy, Profiles 225).

In his opposition to the Subversive Activities Control Act, Vito Marcantonio fought in the public interest against the will of a tyrannical majority. His arguments that began on the house floor continued in the Nations courts. Aptheker v. Secretary of State, Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control Board, United States v. Robel: case after case of lower and Supreme Court rulings declared the Act unconstitutional, until it was repealed by Nixon himself in 1971, seventeen years after Marcantonio died (Izumi).

The courage of Marcantonio’s public opposition to the Mundt-Nixon bill, and his defense of free speech would define his life and death. He would not receive last rites and the American people would largely not remember his name. Yet, Marcantonio's legacy is very much alive. It lives on in the politicians who championed his causes posthumously, in ratifications and amendments, in repetition of rhetoric and case law, and in the new generation of politicians who stand for equality and against tyranny. Vito Anthony Marcantonio's body may lie in Woodlawn cemetery, but his political legacy continues. As J.F. Kennedy said, “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on” (Kennedy, “Remarks”).

Works Cited

Champion, Thomas. Vito Marcantonio . Rutgers University Library, 1972, jrul.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/jrul/article/download/1532/2971. Accessed 11 Jan. 2024.                                             

Congress, House of Representatives. “The Congressional Record.” United States Government Publishing Office , May 1948, pp. 6104–50.  www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1948-pt5/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1948-pt5-6-2.pdf . Accessed 15 May 2024.                                                          

Congress, House of Representatives. “The Congressional Record.” United States Government Publishing Office , May 1948, p. 5842.  www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1948-pt5/pdf/GPO-CRECB- 1948-pt5-3-2.pdf . Accessed 15 May 2024.                                                       

Day, Dorothy. Death in August – Vito Marcantonio – Catholic Worker Movement . 1 Sept. 1954, catholicworker.org/674-html. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.                                                          

Hill, Warren P. “A Critique of Recent Ohio Anti- Subversive Legislation.” Ohio State Law Journal , vol. 14, 1953. CORE , core.ac.uk/download/pdf/159573883.pdf. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.                                                         

Izumi, Masumi. “PROHIBITING ‘AMERICAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.’” Pacific Historical Review , 2005, pp. 165–94. online.ucpress.edu/phr/article-abstract/74/2/165/80035/PROHIBITING-AMERICAN- CONCENTRATION-CAMPS?redirectedFrom=fulltext. Accessed 11 Jan. 2024.

Kennedy, John F.  Profiles in Courage . New York, Harper Perennial, 2006.

Kennedy, John F. “Remarks for USIA Transmitter Opening, Greenville, North Carolina, 1963.” . 8 February 1963. Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President’s Office Files. Box 42, Folder 38. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Massachusetts.   https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkpof-042-038#?image_identifier=JFKPOF-042-038-p0002 . Accessed 15 May 2024.                                                    

“Letter No. 57.” Counterattack: Facts to Combat Communism , 25 June 1948, pp. 3–4.  https://library.bloomu.edu/Archives/SC/RadicalNewsletters/Counterattack/19480625.pdf Accessed 15 May 2024.                                                       

Meyer, Gerald. “Vito Marcantonio: American Radical. ” Marcantonio Defender of Human Rights http://vitomarcantonio.com/gerald-meyer-articles/vito-marcantonio-american-radical/ Accessed 15 May. 2024.                                                         

Serby, Benjamin. “New York’s Last Socialist Congressperson.” Jacobin , 20 Dec. 2018, jacobin.com/2018/12/vito-marcantonio-socialist-congress-puerto-rico-civil-rights. Accessed 11 Jan. 2024.                                                      

Simon, John J. “Rebel in the House: The Life and Times of Vito Marcantonio.” Monthly Review , 30 June 2014, monthlyreview.org/2006/03/01/rebel-in-the-house-the-life- and-times-of-vito-marcantonio. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.

“Vito Marcantonio”. FBI file for Vito Marcantonio. File Number; 100- 28216, 2000,  The FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Department of Justice,  vault.fbi.gov/Vito%20Marcantonio. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.                                                     

Thompson, Roger J. “Legislation From the Past Speaks to Us Today: The Mundt- Nixon Bill.” Law And Society Review USBC , 2002, pp.81-83. HeinOnline , heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/lawso1&div=16&id=&page=. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.                                                     

Times, New York. “THRONGS AT BIER OF MARCANTONIO; Catholic Church Refuses Him Religious Service -- Funeral Is Set for Tomorrow.” The New York Times , 11 Aug. 1954,  www.nytimes.com/1954/08/11/archives/throngs-at-bier-of-marcantonio-catholic- church-refuses-him.html . Accessed 10 Jan. 2024.

U.S. National Park Service. Woodlawn Cemetery: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site . www.nps.gov/places/woodlawn-cemetery.htm. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.                                                           

“Vito Marcantonio Papers: 1935-1953.” Manuscripts and Archives Division, the New York Public Library , archives.nypl.org/mss/1871. Accessed 12 Jan. 2024.

Four Students Win Seventh Annual KBHF Essay Contest

Four high school students from across Kansas have won $500 each in the seventh annual Kansas Business Hall of Fame essay contest. The contest was open to students in Grades 9 through 12 in Kansas with entries from homeschooled students also accepted.

Original essays were based on research of a Kansas Business Hall of Fame honoree inducted into one of two categories: Historical or Contemporary. Inductees can be found at www.ksbhf.org . Students could read about the inductees and choose one that inspired them. They were encouraged to use their own personal thoughts and views that best pertained to the theme and themselves. Sixty-six entries from 14 Kansas high schools were judged by a panel of business professionals and business faculty.

Below are the four winning authors and the KBHF inductee they wrote about:

• Addilyn Bruns, freshman, homeschooled, Topeka, inductee Arthur Capper
• Aubryn Garriott, senior, Olpe High School, inductee Bill Kurtis
• Lucy Krebsbach, freshman, homeschooled, Meriden, inductee Charles Walker
• Benjamin Soyka, senior, Leavenworth High School, inductee Warren Augustine Bechtel

The prize money totaling $2,000 was graciously donated by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Winning authors were mailed or presented their certificates.

Dr. James Leiker, KBHF Board Chair, said, “The Kansas Business Hall of Fame is proud to honor these students and their instructors, who, through these essays, help us better understand the rich tradition of entrepreneurship and innovation that our state has fostered.”

The winning students will be invited to the KBHF Induction Ceremony on Thursday, June 13, in Cremer Hall on the campus of Emporia State University, where they will receive their prizes.

The KBHF Board would like to thank the following judges: Susan Elliott, Beth Ginter, Paul Grimes, Sherriene Jones-Sontag, Connie Lindell, Jeff Muldoon, John Rich, Butch Sim, Ed Bashaw and Jim Shepherd.

About the Kansas Business Hall of Fame: Housed in Emporia State University’s School of Business Cremer Hall, the Kansas Business Hall of Fame recognizes business leaders who have added to the prestige and growth of Kansas. By identifying outstanding examples of business leadership, the Hall of Fame shares these stories of success and innovation through representative displays. The Hall of Fame creates an awareness and appreciation of Kansas' rich heritage of business leadership. The Board is made up of individuals from all over the state of Kansas with representatives from universities, community colleges, and private and public businesses. For more information, please go to www.ksbhf.org .

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

635-й зенитно-ракетный полк

Military Unit: 86646

Activated 1953 in Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast - initially as the 1945th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment for Special Use and from 1955 as the 635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Use.

1953 to 1984 equipped with 60 S-25 (SA-1) launchers:

• Launch area: 55 15 43N, 38 32 13E (US designation: Moscow SAM site E14-1)
• Support area: 55 16 50N, 38 32 28E
• Guidance area: 55 16 31N, 38 30 38E

1984 converted to the S-300PT (SA-10) with three independent battalions:

• 1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Bessonovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 09 34N, 38 22 26E
• 2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast) - 55 15 31N, 38 32 23E
• 3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Shcherbovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 22 32N, 38 43 33E

Disbanded 1.5.98.

Subordination:

• 1st Special Air Defence Corps , 1953 - 1.6.88
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.6.88 - 1.10.94
• 86th Air Defence Brigade , 1.10.94 - 1.10.95
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.10.95 - 1.5.98