Year 8 Humanities Essay Competition Winners

Year 8 Humanities Essay  Competition Winners
30th Jun 2024

Congratulations to Riya M who won the top prize for this year's Humanities Essay Competition. Riya chose the Philosophy question and examined various views on whether believing in God was compatible with scientific explanations for the origins of the universe. Her writing was both clear and engaging, with an excellent flow to her arguments. Well done!

We also congratulate Alexandru C (2nd place), Luca C (3rd Place) and our runners up: Rupin B, Krishna M, Emanuel R, Aarushi P, Safia S, Salsabil S, Aishwarya B.

Well done to all the rest who submitted an essay but did not win this year. The quality of essay writing was high and we hope you'll build on this experience in the future.

Which question would you have done?

Geography

'Africa will be more important than Europe and the USA combined by 2050.' Discuss.

History

'Winston Churchill is the greatest ever Briton.' Discuss.

Religious Studies/Philosophy

'Believing that God created the world contradicts science.' Discuss.