Legacy, Jessica

Winner of the Student Writer Award 2nd Place, Analytic Essay (Years 3 and 4). An analytic essay discussing the changing views of masculinity as represented in two versions of the fairytale, 'Puss in Boots'.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Analytic Essay (Years 3 and 4) and the Dr. Paul Nonnekes Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Social or Literary Theory.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Research Essay (Years 1 and 2). A research essay that discusses the gap between the wealthy and the poor and the failings of both the wealthy classes and the British Government during the Victorian period as presented in Oscar Wilde's fairy tale, 'The Happy Prince'.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 3rd Place, Analytic Essay (Years 3 and 4). This analytical essay discusses the role of media in shaping public perception as a tool that can either reinforce or challenge social views on female athletes through its representation of them.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 2nd Place, Research Essay (Years 1 and 2). A research essay exploring female empowerment and feminism in 'Wonder Woman'.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Creative Writing (Years 3 and 4). A short story of family and loss, grief and joy.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Research Essay (Years 3 and 4). A research essay that discusses important considerations regarding changes to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Canada’s lack of equivalent policy.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 3rd Place, Creative Writing (Years 1 and 2). A creative work - memories of yardwork through the seasons.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 3rd Place, Analytic Essay (Years 1 and 2). An analytic essay that explores how Ada Leverson illustrates qualities that Victorian society deemed characteristic of a dandy through her short stories, “Suggestion” and “The Quest of Sorrow.”

Winner of the Student Writer Award 3rd Place, Research Essay (Years 1 and 2). A research essay that examines how Japanese anime shaped Western animation.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 2nd Place, Analytic Essay (Years 1 and 2). An analytical essay proposing that a culture of unity and understanding is the ideal over the utilitarianism of settler society in the dystopian novel, The Marrow Thieves.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 2nd Place, Research Essay (Years 3 and 4). A research essay that discusses theories of the potato's journey to England and tells the story of how the potato rose to prominence in that country.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 2nd Place, Creative Writing (Years 3 and 4). Creative writing, short story of interpersonal relationships.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 2nd Place, Creative Writing (Years 1 and 2). A blueprint for the creation of a new video game.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 3rd Place, Creative Writing (Years 3 and 4). A creative look at grief.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Creative Writing (Years 1 and 2). A screenplay written with a strong noir storyline.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 1st Place, Analytic Essay (Years 1 and 2). An analytic essay that discusses women's voting rights in Canada and the role propaganda played as a tool in manipulating public opinion of the time.

Winner of the Student Writer Award 3rd Place, Research Essay (Years 3 and 4). A research essay that reveals the history behind the forming of a Major League Soccer professional league in the US.

Agora Student Writer Awards Vol. 16:2 Cover, Title page, Table of Contents (TOC). Cover art: Daniel Corredor "The Other Side"

Executive Summary of an Independent Research paper.

A research essay examining the changing purpose of makeup for women throughout history and analyzing how it has functioned as a tool for social status, personal expression, and the negotiation of gender roles.

A research essay that examines patterns of violence and marginalization against Indigenous peoples and argues that the persistent violence and inequity faced by Indigenous communities demand immediate transformative reforms.

A research essay comparing the role trauma plays in Margaret Atwood's "Stone Mattress" and Alice Munro's "Gravel".

A research essay discussing picturebooks as promoting mental health awareness and informing children about coping strategies for mental distress.

A research essay discussing the physiological effects of living with Huntington’s disease, the adverse psychological repercussions, and the research on different kinds of treatment conducted by genetic scientists like Nancy Wexler.