Essay Question 1 * Describe an event in your school or community in 2013 that you found interesting, explaining what questions or lessons the event made you think about. Also say how you learned about the event (through your own observation, or from your parents, for example).
Essay Question 2 * Describe an event in New York State in 2013 that you found interesting, explaining what questions or lessons the event made you think about. Also say how you learned about the event (through CNN television news, or an article in the New York Times, for example).
Essay Question 3 * Describe an event in the United States in 2013 that you found interesting, explaining what questions or lessons the event made you think about. Also say how you learned about the event (through CNN television news, or an article in the New York Times, for example).
Essay Question 4 * Describe an event in 2013 in a country other than the United States that you found interesting, explaining what questions or lessons the event made you think about. Also say how you learned about the event (through your parents, Time Magazine, or your social studies class, for example).
