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2021年度加州立法论文大赛

2021年度加州立法论文大赛

2021年度加州立法论文大赛开始接受投稿了！大赛的目的是为了促进加州青少年关心时事，提高对争议话题的独立研究和判断能力。本年度加州立法论文大赛由以下组织联合举办：圣地亚哥亚裔平权会（SDAAFE）、硅谷华人协会基金会（SVCAF）和金橙俱乐部基金会（TOCF）（以组织英文名字母顺序排序）。以上三个组织分别代表圣地亚哥（San Diego, SD）, 北加（Northern California, NorCal）, 和橙县（Orange County, OC）三个地区。 请仔细阅读以下申请规则。

  • 题目：加州参议院立法草案SB-82 Petty theft（2021）目前正在加州参议院辩论和投票。 假设你是加利福尼亚州立法委员，你会支持该法案还是反对？ 为什么？ 请做自己的研究，然后写一篇文章来支持你的决定。 请清楚列出你的参考文献。
  • 资源: 
  • https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB82参赛者资格：现居住在加州的6-12年级的在校学生（2021-2022学年）。（请按照就近原则从圣地亚哥(SD), 北加(NorCal), 和橙县(OC)三个地区中，选择一个作为你的参赛区）
  • 要求： 英文，500 – 800字（不包括论文题目和参考文献）
  • 提交截止日期：2021年9月20日(星期一)，晚上11点59分。  

     电邮至: Essay2021@sdaafe.org

     邮件内容应包含论文，签名的申请表，和签名的免责文件。

     表格下载地址： Link

邮件标题: 2021_参赛区代号(从SD, NorCal, 或者OC中按就近原则选一个)_你的名字     

      (范例：Mary Lee来自圣地亚哥地区，邮件标题为2021_SD_Mary Lee)

裁判:

  • 写作技巧和语法占30％
  • 论证占35％
  • 研究和支持数据占35％

奖励(分两级进行):

本区预赛: 三个赛区分别评出本区正反双方的优秀文章。结果将于10月4日（星期一）晚11点59分公布。

州级决赛：本地正反双方的优秀文章将自动参加加州州级比赛，并有机会获得以下金额奖励： 

一等奖$1,000/人 (正反方各一位)；

二等奖$500/人  (正反方各一位)； 

三等奖 $300/人 （正反方各一位）。

结果将于10月中旬公布。

获州奖论文将发布在SDAAFE，SVCAF和TOCF的网站上，以表彰参赛学生。获奖文章内容不代表以上三个组织的意见。

如果届时加州健康卫生指导方针允许，加州州级获奖者，必须参加10月下旬在圣地亚哥举行的颁奖典礼。具体的颁奖时间和地点将在9月份通知。

所有参赛者所花的时间可以由本区组织授予义工时间。

论文风格要求：

文件类型 – 论文应该以.doc或.docx文件的形式提交

字体 – 使用流行的Times New Roman字体，易于阅读12磅字体大小

间距 – 论文应该是双倍间隔的

长度 – 不包括标题和参考文献

参考文献 – 论文必须包含你所咨询的至少三份参考文献的清单。这些参考文献可以来自印刷或在线资源。

样式指南 – 可以使用MLA，芝加哥或APA样式手册选用引用格式

请做 – 请确保填写申请表，并由你的合法监护人签署免责文件

不要 – 不要在论文中输入你的名字，或以任何其他方式在论文中传达或暗示你的个人身份，因为所有的论文都将被匿名评比

最后，我们非常感谢来自圣地亚哥阳光地产的赵京，来自IvyMax Foundation的Vickie Zhang，和来自US Asian Art & Culture Association的Linda Liu对本次活动的大力支持和赞助。

2021 Essay Contest on California State Legislation

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 Essay Contest on California State Legislation. It is held statewide by three prominent organizations: San Diego Asian Americans For Equality (SDAAFE), Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF), and The Orange Club (TOC), representing San Diego (SD), Northern California (NorCal), and Orange County (OC) regions, respectively. Please read the rules and deadline of the contest carefully.  

  • Subject: California Senate Bill SB-82 Petty theft (2021) is currently being debated and voted on in the California State Senate. Assuming you are a California State Legislator, will you support the bill or oppose it? Why? Please do your own research and write an essay to support your decision.  Please clearly list out your references.
  • Resource: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB82
  • Participant: Current California resident, Grade 6-12 Students in the 2021-2022 school year (Please choose the closest region from SD, NorCal, or OC as your local submission region.)
  • Essay requirement: English, 500 – 800 words (not including title and references) 
  • Deadline for submission:  11:59 pm, September 20 (Monday), 2021.   
  • Email to: Essay2021@sdaafe.org
  • Email should include your Essay, the signed application form, and the signed waiver document.                       
  • Forms download link: Click Here
  • Subject in email: 2021_region code (choose one from SD, NorCal, or OC)_your name         (Sample: 2021_SD_Mary Lee) (Mary Lee is from San Diego region.)

Judging:

  • 30% Writing Skills and Grammar
  • 35% Arguments
  • 35% Research and Supporting data

Prizes:

The prizes will be awarded in a two-tier process.

  • Local Round:  Region winning essay writers on both sides of the argument will be selected. The results will be announced on Oct. 4th (Monday at 11:59 pm), 2021. 
  • State Finals: The local winning essays on both sides of the argument will be automatically entered in a statewide contest. Each side of the argument will be presented with a First Place with $1000 award; a Second Place with $500 award; and a Third Place with $300 award. The Finals results will be announced in mid October.
  • State winning essays will be published on SDAAFE, SVCAF, and TOCF websites to honor participating students, although they will not represent the three organizations’ opinions.
  • If state health guidelines allow, all awardees at the state level are required to attend the Award Ceremony in person to receive the prize which will be held in late October in San Diego. Detailed information about the time and location of the Award Ceremony will be announced in September.
  • All contestants’ efforts can be counted as volunteer hours by the local organization. 

Essay Style Requirement:

  • File Type — Your essay should be submitted as a word .doc or .docx file
  • Font — Use the popular Times New Roman font, easy to read 12 pt font size.
  • Spacing — Your essay should be double spaced.
  • Length — Not counting title and references. 
  • References — Your essay must include a list of at least three references.
  • Style Guide — You may use any of the MLA, Chicago or APA style manual for citations and reference formatting.
  • Do — Please make sure you fill out the application form and sign the waiver document by yourself and your legal guardian. 
  • Don’t — Please do Not mention me within the essay, or in any other way convey or imply your personal identity in the essay, as all essays will be rated anonymously.

Lastly, we would like to thank Jing Zhao from San Diego Sunrise Realty, Vickie Zhang from IvyMax Foundation, and Linda Liu from US Asian Art & Culture Association, for their support and sponsorship. 

附录： 2019年度大赛的获奖文章：

2019加州青少年立法论文大赛颁奖典礼 （附得奖文章）