The North Penn High School junior was one of 17 finalists in the Penn State University Essay Contest.
Mikhail Khodak, 17, of Hatfield, may one day grow up to be an essayist and journalist like Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal or Arthur Miller. For now, he will simply revel in being one of 17 finalists— four from North Penn High School—in the Penn State Essay Contest. Khodak was chosen as a finalist because his impromptu essay in response to an article written by New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman had a lot of control, analysis and writing skill. “I enjoyed it,” Khodak said of the article. “I enjoyed a topic I’ve read before. His ideas are very interesting.” Friedman’s article was called “Global Village Idiocy,” and it criticized the advent of technology and its influence on our global society. “I have international relationships, and I pay …
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The North Penn junior was one of four students selected as a finalist in the Penn State University Essay Contest
There’s a slim chance Ishaan Nerurkar would ever be at a loss for words. The North Penn High School junior was one of four students named as finalists in the Pennsylvania State University Essay Contest. The task: Write an impromptu essay in under an hour after reading “Global Village Idiocy,” a New York Times article written by Thomas Friedman. The goal: Write an essay that has evidence of a broad range of analytical and writing skills. “My English teacher told me about it,” said Nerurkar, 16. “The article was on the impact on the Internet on a global society and how it’s connecting the world.” Nerurkar related to the theme on a personal note and decided to write about that. “I gave an example of how the Internet affected me connecting …
Sandeep Nerurkar
7:09 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Well done Ishan. keep it up. more ›