Amying eBooks

£100* Student Competition

Amying eBooks are always on the look out for new talent. In this respect we are offering a series of prizes for Students.

Our first competition is aimed at Full-time University students studying sociology, philosophy or politics (although any university student is eligible). This is a provocative essay, and is aimed to stimulate what has been a stifled debate in recent years.

You are asked to write an essay based on one of the following titles:

A. In the United Kingdom, is it easier for someone from a middle class ethnic minority to be financially successful than someone from a working class background?

B. Voltaire once said, "I may disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it." How does Voltaire's view of democracy compare with modern day 'political correctness'

C. Positive discrimination is racist or sexist or both, and is just plain wrong. Discuss.

D. 'No Platform' Student Unions are an infringement of human rights. Discuss.

The essay should be between 2000 - 3000 words.

The winner will be awarded £100*.

To enter the competition, simply email your entry (txt, pdf or word format) by the end of December 2004. Don' forget to include your name, contact details. Please also state which University, department and year group you are in (this has no bearing on the decision to award the winning prize, and the prize will be awarded purely on merit).

Rules:

1. All participants must agree fully and unconditionally to the rules outlined here, and by sending an entry they automatically agree to do so.
2. The essay should be the entirely the work of a single student, and not infringe any copyright rules.
3. All entrants must be 18 years old or over.
4. Standard essay rules - bibliography, footnotes, etc. - must be adhered to. Statistical examples and quotes must be verifiable.
5. Amying Partnership will decide the winner from those entries sent before the closing date of 31st December 2004. Once the winner has been announced Amying Partnership will not enter into any discussion on the reasons for selecting the winner. Only the winner will be notified, and the winners name will appear on this website sometime after the closing date for entries.
6. Amying Partnership reserve the right to cancel the competition, or to refuse entries, without giving notice or reasons.
7. Amying Partnership, or the owners of this website, will retain copyright of entries, unless otherwise agreed, or legally exempt from doing so (e.g. copyright is already owned, and therefore the entry is invalid). All essays may be used for publicity for this website and Amying Partnership, and Amying Partnership will retain copyright of the winning entry, and may use the entry for any legal purpose.
8. Amying Partnership may amend, clarify or alter these rules in anyway deemed necessary at anytime without giving prior notice.
9. Entries will be shown on the website, unless otherwise decided by Amying Partnership or the website owners. Neither Amying Partnership nor the website owners need to give reasons why some entries are not shown.

* Prize awarded may be given as an Amazon book token / gift certificate, or at the discretion of Amying Partnership, a cash amount which may be of lesser value.