Ethics Essay Contest

Suggested Essay Topics :

• Articulate with clarity an ethical issue that you have encountered and explain what it has taught you about ethics and yourself.
• Please Note: This topic is only a suggestion. Students may write about any topic they wish, as long as it explores the theme of ethics with critical thinking and imagination. ( Student papers from classes are eligible if they meet these criteria .)

What the Readers Look For :

• Clear articulation and analysis of the nature of an ethical issue and/or moral dilemma (I.e., why is this an ethical issue and what does it mean to the writer?)
• Adherence to guidelines and carefully proofread essays
• Demonstration of in-depth wrestling with the ethical issue/moral dilemma
• Observation of rules for Standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, mechanics) in writing
• Thoroughly thought-out, tightly focused essay.
• Originality and imagination

Essay Format :

• In five to seven (5-7) pages you are encouraged to raise questions, single out issues, identify dilemmas and offer your own moral opinion on the topic.
• Essays may be written in the formal or informal voice, but most importantly , an individual voice should be evident.
• The essay should be developed from your point of view and may take the form of an analysis that is biographical, historical, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological or theological.
• An essay must be original work of one student.
• Essays should be titled, written in English, and typed in 12-font easily readable font (such as Times New Roman), double-spaced with 1” margins and numbered pages.

DEADLINE: December 9, 2011

For more details, e-mail, call, or stop by the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Room 204AC; 410-837-5379; Hoffberger@ubalt.edu