Obama's Presidency
The topic for this contest is: Obama's Presidency
Write a persuasive essay on whether you believe Barack Obama is doing a good or bad job as President. Please do not just state generalizations such as: "...He is a Muslim...", "...He is a socialist..." or "...He is liar...". You must cite specific policies and / or ideologies that you agree or disagree with. Please provide facts and figures to back up your argument, whenever possible. For instance, don't just state that you agreed or disagreed with his Healthcare Reform. Give specifics aspects of the legislation that you like or dislike.
Contest voters should base their choice on the entry that provides the most convincing argument, and provides the most convincing evidence to support their argument. I urge voters to base their choice on the most convincing argument, regardless of whether they personally agree or disagree.
Minimum length 700 words. Maximum Length 7,000 words. Recommended length 2,000 - 3,500 words.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 40.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, September 25, 2010.
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Write a persuasive essay on whether you believe Barack Obama is doing a good or bad job as President. Please do not just state generalizations such as: "...He is a Muslim...", "...He is a socialist..." or "...He is liar...". You must cite specific policies and / or ideologies that you agree or disagree with. Please provide facts and figures to back up your argument, whenever possible. For instance, don't just state that you agreed or disagreed with his Healthcare Reform. Give specifics aspects of the legislation that you like or dislike.
Contest voters should base their choice on the entry that provides the most convincing argument, and provides the most convincing evidence to support their argument. I urge voters to base their choice on the most convincing argument, regardless of whether they personally agree or disagree.
Minimum length 700 words. Maximum Length 7,000 words. Recommended length 2,000 - 3,500 words.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 40.00 member dollars. There are 10 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, September 25, 2010.
