WRiting Contest #2
speeches of change
"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
“You must be the change you wish to see”
It is easy to look at the world and complain, to point out faults and lay blame. It is much harder to work towards solutions. We invite all BASAuthors to participate in our Speech Writing Contest, centered on the powerful theme of "Change." What are the issues that you feel are negatively impacting your world or our society? What caused these problems but more importantly, what can we do to bring about the changes? How would you suggest we bring about change?
How to participate
Word Count:
Grade 5 and below - 500 words MAX
Grade 6 and above - 1000 words MAX
Deadline:
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Submission:
Send your speech to your BASA teacher to submit on your behalf
*Please note all submissions will be checked through an AI detector to ensure they are original submissions written by the student.
Contest Winners:
Primary Category
First Place: Caleb Wang
Second Place: Calum Kwok
Third Place: Nathan Zeng
Junior Category
First Place: William Ma
Second Place: Melody Poon
Third Place: Oliver Yang
Honorable Mention: Ethan Lin, Mizuki Maharjan
Intermediate Category
First Place: Annabella Shen
Second Place: Yumeng Zhong
Third Place: Stephen Gu
Honorable Mention: Mackenzie Cheung, Reya Zhao, Catherine Zhu
Senior Category
First Place: Connie Jin
Second Place: Teresa Pan
Third Place: Amos Zhu
Honorable Mention: Eleanor Lin, Ethan Kapoor, Ziyu Wang
Laureate Category
First Place: Victoria Sun
Second Place: Adhisri Venkat
Third Place: Riley Tam
Honorable Mention: Oscar Li, James Zhang