【推荐1】One of the best essay contests of 2024, this competition sponsored by the Writer’s Digest promotes nonfiction of all kinds: “personal or political, traditional or experimental”, but your essay should be at least 1,000 words and 1,500 words at most.

Students are eligible to participate if they are in grades nine through twelve in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, or if they are U.S. citizens/lawful permanent residents attending high school overseas. Students may be attending a public or private school. Entries from home-schooled students are also accepted.

Fill out the online registration form. All fields on the online form are required, including uploading a Microsoft Word (doc. or docx.) file of your original work with a title in English which should include a comprehensive list of sources consulted. Entries must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman.

Teacher or parent: Student registration forms must have a teacher or parent name. That person may review the submitted essay and act as the key contact.

Do not place your last name or your school’s name on any of the pages of the essay.

Your essay will be disqualified if it does not meet the requirements or is submitted after the submission date of 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2024.

$1,000 to the writer of the winning essay, in addition to an all-expense paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference! The runner-up wins a writing coaching package valued at $650 and the third, a diversity editing package valued at $350.

【推荐3】Four Highly Outstanding Awards in Architecture

Pritzker Architecture Prize

Founded in 1979 by the Pritzker family, and funded by their Hyatt Foundation, the Pritzker Architecture Prize aims to honor a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.

Architecture MasterPrize

Established in 2016, the Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) was created to honor, celebrate and share the very best projects in the fields of architectural design, interior design, and landscape architecture. The AMP is open to submissions from all architects, across the world. Divided into two categories- professional and student winners, the AMP has very quickly established itself as the home for creative thinking and promoting new ideas.

RIBA International Prize

Founded in 1834, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) organizes a number of awards as a part of their program. The latest winner of the RIBA International Prize, Children Village, by Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum of Brazil, demonstrates exactly what the RIBA jury is looking for-a project which fits its environment perfectly, achieving exactly what was needed in the brief but going beyond this, into those rare strata (层) of perfection.

AIA Gold Medal

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), founded in 1857, runs more than thirty award programs, with the most famous and prestigious (有威望的) being the Gold Medal. This is awarded annually to an individual, or a pair, whose work has created an influential legacy, both practically, and also through architectural theory.

【推荐2】We all get anxious. While anxiety is a normal human emotion felt by all people at some point or another, anxiety disorders can make certain aspects of life unmanageable, such as social situations or test-taking at school.

It’s important for each person to find a daily routine and treatment approach that works for them. Self-help books that target anxiety management can be a very useful part of the treatment journey. Here are the best of them.

Be Calm

Designed to be used more as a reference book rather than as a “sit down and read” book, “Be Calm” is the result of techniques that author and psychologist Dr. Jill Weber has seen work for her patients after years of observation. The book can help you find relief from heightened anxiety quickly by using the reference guide to find options for relief at the moment.

Feeling Better

It targets teen issues specifically. Pressures from school, peers, and future goals can create confusion, stress, and anxiety. Understanding and implementing positive stress management techniques can help teenagers avoid falling into self-destructive stress management patterns. It contains essential skills and activities to help teens manage moods, boost self-esteem, and conquer anxiety.

Dare

The author Barry McDonagh is a trained physician with a wealth of experience treating and managing anxiety disorders. His techniques will help you minimize your panic attacks as well as give you the courage to face any anxious moments. He also recommends the right supplements that you can take to relieve your anxiety and gain your confidence back.

DBT® Skills

This is one of the books physicians recommend for anxiety. It contains different handouts and worksheets that give you detailed procedures to handle anxiety. Not only can these handouts and worksheets be used by professionals in treating anxiety but also they are written in an easy to read and understand manner so that you can easily understand it.