{"id":6318,"date":"2020-01-13T14:21:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T06:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppslots88.com\/?p=6318"},"modified":"2021-11-03T16:54:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T08:54:30","slug":"2019-sichuan-university-freshman-cup-english-essay-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ppslots88.com\/en\/activities\/2019-sichuan-university-freshman-cup-english-essay-competition","title":{"rendered":"2019 Sichuan University Freshman Cup English Essay Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 14, 2019 Sichuan University (SCU) Vice President Bin LIANG, leaders from the Construction Bank of China\u2019s Chengdu branch, representatives from over ten Sichuan University colleges, leaderships of the Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI), students and other guests gathered at Sichuan University\u2019s Jiang\u2019an Campus Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction to witness the final round of the SCU Freshman Cup English Essay Competition, sponsored by the Construction Bank of China. Judges for this year\u2019s event included award winning writer and journalist, Leslie Chang, former reporter and anchor for CNN and NBC, Farland Chang, and Clemson University professor, Dr. Matthew Boyer. VP Bin LIANG opened the event with a speech on the importance of writing in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

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The topic of this year\u2019s competition was \u201cThe Choice,\u201d and students had to write about a transformative choice they made in their lives. Over 1000 SCU freshman registered for the competition. 600 of these students participated in workshops conducted by the SCUPI Writing Center. After the workshops were completed a total of 380 students submitted their work for competition\u2014twice the number of last year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

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The top ten papers that were selected for the final round included: \u201cChoice of Education\u201d by Ziluolan Ahmadi from the Business School (\u7d2b\u7f57\u5170\u00b7\u827e\u5408\u9ea6\u63d0, \u5546\u5b66\u9662), \u201cNewton on My Desk\u201d by LI Xinyang from the College of Electrical Engineering (\u674e\u6615\u65f8, \u7535\u6c14\u5de5\u7a0b\u5b66\u9662), \u201cSanitary Pad\u201d by WANG Yuqiu from the College of Polymer Science and Engineering (\u738b\u96e8\u79cb, \u9ad8\u5206\u5b50\u79d1\u5b66\u4e0e\u5de5\u7a0b\u5b66\u9662), \u201cForgive or Forget\u201d by LI Zhongyi from the West China School of Pharmacy (\u674e\u949f\u61ff, \u534e\u897f\u836f\u5b66\u9662), \u201cA Brave Girl on the Bus\u201d by ZHANG Rui from the Tourism School (\u7ae0\u777f, \u5386\u53f2\u6587\u5316\u5b66\u9662: \u65c5\u6e38\u5b66\u9662), \u201cMy Permanent Love for Math\u201d by LIU Yu from the College of Mathematics (\u5218\u6631, \u6570\u5b66\u5b66\u9662), \u201cFor the Sake of Auld Lang Syne\u201d by GAO Yunfei from the School of Mechanical Engineering (\u9ad8\u4e91\u98de, \u673a\u68b0\u5de5\u7a0b\u5b66\u9662), \u201cOne Choice, Forever Memory (Buffalo)\u201d by LIU Xiujuan from the College of Polymer Science and Engineering (\u5218\u79c0\u5a1f, \u9ad8\u5206\u5b50\u79d1\u5b66\u4e0e\u5de5\u7a0b\u5b66\u9662),\u00a0 \u201cA Vital but Vain Choice\u201d by WANG Ruixin from the West China School of Stomatology (\u738b\u854a\u6b23, \u534e\u897f\u53e3\u8154\u533b\u5b66\u9662), and \u201cTell The Truth or Lie\u201d by SU Qihang from the Law School (\u82cf\u7426\u822a, \u6cd5\u5b66\u9662).<\/p>\n

In total these ten students competed in three rounds. The students\u2019 results were determined by their original submissions, which counted as 35% of their scores; a timed writing competition that asked students to reflect on their submitted essays, which counted as 45% of their scores; and an essay presentation that included highlighting their papers as well as answering judges\u2019 questions, which counted for the final 20% of the contestants\u2019 final scores.<\/p>\n

After an entertaining round of presentations, questions and answers, as well as moving reflections from the judges on the participants\u2019 essays, the students\u2019 final scores were tallied. First place was awarded to GAO Yunfei with a prize of 6000RMB. Second place was awarded to LI Zhongyi and LIU Yu with a prize of 3000RMB each. Third place was awarded to LI Xinyang, WANG Ruixin, and SU Qihang with a prize of 1000RMB each.<\/p>\n

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The judges who scored the first two rounds of competition included Dr. Peter Hessler, David Jeffrey, Dr. Areum Jeong, Dr. James McDougall, Dr. John Rhym, and Dr. Teresa Zhang. These scholars were also active in conducting the student workshops. SCUPI students Sariel Cheng and Alice Xiao hosted the event. All in all, the competition emphasized process, creativity, and reflection. The students were not only able to use the contest as a way of displaying their outstanding talent, but also learning about themselves and others through writing.<\/p>\n

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