CONTESTS

TAP Proudly Presents
The 2001 Essay Contest Winners!


The High School Division Essay Contest Winners:

Second Place Prize: $50

Laura Amodeo, Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut

Honorable Mention

Shenelle Kuhlor, Harding Health Magnet School, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Middle School Division Essay Contest Winners:

First Place Prize: $100 (tie)

Michael Chin, Dodd Middle School, Cheshire, Connecticut

Tim O'Brien, Vernon Center Middle School, Vernon, Connecticut

Honorable Mention

Dan Bunger, Newtown Middle School, Newtown, Connecticut

Garrett Campbell, Vernon Center Middle School, Vernon, Connecticut

Cassandra Campelli, Vernon Center Middle School, Vernon, Connecticut

Kristin Driscoll, Griswold Middle School, Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Emily Dunphy, Baldwin Middle School, Guilford, Connecticut

Ebony Everett, Norup Middle School Oak Park, Michigan

Sara Fogarty, Baldwin Middle School, Guilford, Connecticut

Carolyn Kilbride, Baldwin Middle School, Guilford, Connecticut

Dan Lomask, Sedgwick Middle School, Hartford, Connecticut

Molly Rubin, Baldwin Middle School, Guilford, Connecticut

Francesca Testa, Dodd Middle School, Cheshire, Connecticut

The Question (High School and Middle School):

Should movies and TV shows make jokes about different groups of people and/or differences between groups of people? (i.e. ethnic jokes, religious jokes, gender jokes, jokes about people with disabilities, jokes about different body types, etc.) Do these jokes encourage prejudice and contribute to stereotypes?

In 300 words or less, write an essay describing how you felt about the way humor or jokes were used in a particular movie or TV show.