The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

2009 WINNERS

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity is pleased to congratulate The Elie Wiesel Prize In Ethics Essay Contest 2009 Winners.

Please note that all essays are the property of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and may not be published elsewhere without written permission from the Foundation. All views and opinions expressed in the winning essays are those of the individual writers. The Foundation does not necessarily share these views.

To view previous year's winners, click here.

First Prize, $5000:
Zohar Atkins
The Duty of Cock-Eyed Angels
Brown University

Second Prize, $2500:
Alamdar Murtaza
Muhammad is Not
University of Rochester

Third Prize, $1500:
Alexander Englert
Asserting One's Presence: Exploring Moral Responsibility
Gettysburg College

Honorable Mentions, $500 prize:
Rita Chang
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: My Experience in Human Rights and Workers' Rights
University of Delaware

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Daniel Ming
Between Spectacle and Engagement
Vassar College