1993-1994 Harry Singer Foundation National Essay Contest

Responsibility, Who Has It and Who Doesn't and What That Means For The Nation
Teacher: Sally Norton

Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, Iowa

1st Jamee Krug 2nd Shannon Enos 3rd Justin Lockwood

"A jury ordered the New York City Transit Authority to pay thirteen million dollars to a man and the family of his late brother after the men came into contact with electrified subway tracks. Both men were admitted alcoholics and drug abusers. Transit police testified that they found intravenous drug paraphernalia near the victims. Although the reward was reduced to between five million dollars and six million dollars, the public was ripped off. No one should be rewarded if he gets injured while trespassing."
Justin Lockwood, Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, Iowa

“ I would turn the money over to the police.  The likelihood that it would be drug money or other illegally gained wealth is high when considering my luck; and I don’t want to be murdered because I have a drug dealers money.”
Dan Findlay, Jr., Bondurant-Farrar High School, Bondurant, Iowa

“[Percy] believes the country is decaying because of weariness, boredom, cynicism, greed, and helplessness.  If the country were truly decaying, we would not have so much effort towards things like recycling, and all of the donating that goes to different organizations.”
Brian Leech, Bondurant-Ferrar High School, Bondurant, Iowa

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