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The New American Dream Essay Contest - Two Books, Two Communities

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The New American Dream Essay Contest

Here are the winning entries from the students, in grades 7-12 and adults:

Student Essays:

1st Place Entry: 
Meredith Buck		 2nd Place Entry: 
Melissa Orr		 3rd Place Entry:
Jason Motts

Adult Essays:

1st Place Entry: 
Heather Hollands

2nd Place Entry: 
Andrew (Yung-Wha) Bek

3rd Place Entry:
Lisa Nicholas

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Northern Michigan University is located on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy. Gichi-namebini Ziibing is the traditional name of Marquette.