Summer Reading Program
Essay Contest
The Summer Reading Program is sponsoring an essay writing contest for the 2009 freshman class. All first year students are eligible to submit essays. Essays will be read and evaluated by members of the Summer Reading Program committee. The winner of the contest will be invited to have lunch with M.T. Anderson, author of Feed, on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 and will be given a $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble bookstore.
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Essay Question
In M.T. Anderson’s Feed, the authentic thoughts and feelings of the main characters are supplanted by the persistent chat, bannering, and consumer profiling functions of the feed. In a short essay, compare and contrast the extent to which Titus and Violet are controlled by and/or resistant to the feed. Be sure to discuss the larger cultural implications for the ways in which each character interfaces with the feed. Your essay must have a well developed thesis that is supported with citations from the text.
Technical Guidelines for Submission
- Minimum 2 double-spaced typed pages, maximum 3
- 12 pt. Arial or Times font
- 1” margins
- Cover page with the title “Summer Reading Essay Contest 2009 Submission,” your name, Banner ID, and the date.
- Staple all pages together at the top left hand corner.
- One essay per student, please.
- Submit 3 stapled copies of your essay to Elisabeth Gonzalez, room B–10 Cooper Hall, by September 21, 2009.
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