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== Topics<br>  ==
 
== Topics<br>  ==
  
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: To go to grad school of not, that is the question!.
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*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[Grad_School_Essays|''To go to grad school of not, that is the question!'']]
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: My experience with VIP  
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*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[VIP_Essays|''My experience with VIP'']].
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: My experience with EPICS  
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*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[EPICS_Essays|''My experience with EPICS'']].
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: Why do I "ECE"?  
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*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[ECE_Essays|''Why do I "ECE"?'']]
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: Why do I "math"  
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*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: [[Math_Essays|''Why do I "math"]]
 
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: If I were France Cordova...
 
*<span style="color:green"> 100$</span>: If I were France Cordova...
 
== Topics<br> ==
 
== Topics<br> ==
 
Instructions to participate:
 
Instructions to participate:
*Write your essay in the mediawiki markup language (Rhea's language).  
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*Begin by reading Rhea's [[Disclaimer|disclaimer]].
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*Write your essay on a separate Rhea page,  using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikitex wikitext] markup language (Rhea's language). (Use Rhea's "rich editor" if you don't know this language. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0x-aPHdUSc&feature=player_embedded this video] to learn how to create a Rhea page.)
 
*Post a link to it on the corresponding subject page.
 
*Post a link to it on the corresponding subject page.
 
*Make sure to post it before the July 20, 2010 deadline.
 
*Make sure to post it before the July 20, 2010 deadline.
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*clarity
 
*clarity
 
Note that essay length is NOT a criteria. You may submit a very short essay, or a very long one: it does not matter. Feel free to include image, sound, videos, equations, code, flow charts, etc. Be creative! Think out of the box!
 
Note that essay length is NOT a criteria. You may submit a very short essay, or a very long one: it does not matter. Feel free to include image, sound, videos, equations, code, flow charts, etc. Be creative! Think out of the box!
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== Questions==
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If you have questions, either write them below or email kiwi@ecn.purdue dot you know what.
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*Write a question here.
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**answer will go here.
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*write another question here.
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**answer will go here.
 
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Revision as of 10:43, 4 May 2010

Announcing Rhea's (Multimedia) Essay Contest!

Do you like writing? Would you like to make money? Then here is something for you this summer: an essay contest!

Write an essay on one of the following topics, and post it on Rhea by July 20, 2010. The best essay in each category will be judges by a team of students from the Rhea team. Winners will be announced August 1st, 2010.


There is no size limit or format rules. Your essay can contain text, pictures, sound, videos, equations, flow charts, C code, anything! Be inventive, think out of the box! Short essays will be considered too: the idea is to be interesting and convincing!


Topics

Topics

Instructions to participate:

  • Begin by reading Rhea's disclaimer.
  • Write your essay on a separate Rhea page, using the wikitext markup language (Rhea's language). (Use Rhea's "rich editor" if you don't know this language. See this video to learn how to create a Rhea page.)
  • Post a link to it on the corresponding subject page.
  • Make sure to post it before the July 20, 2010 deadline.

Selection Criteria

The winners will be selected based on

  • content
  • originality
  • creativity
  • clarity

Note that essay length is NOT a criteria. You may submit a very short essay, or a very long one: it does not matter. Feel free to include image, sound, videos, equations, code, flow charts, etc. Be creative! Think out of the box!

Questions

If you have questions, either write them below or email kiwi@ecn.purdue dot you know what.

  • Write a question here.
    • answer will go here.
  • write another question here.
    • answer will go here.

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Alumni Liaison

Ph.D. 2007, working on developing cool imaging technologies for digital cameras, camera phones, and video surveillance cameras.

Buyue Zhang