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  Essay Contest 2004
       
 

 

Winning Essays

First Place: Money and Banking in the Movie Mary Poppins
by Anna Dev, Shaker Heights High School
Taught by: Mrs. Diana Jones


Second Place: The Opportunity Costs of Family Man
by Hannah Richman, Pennsylvania Homeschoolers
Taught by: Mr. Howard Richman

Runnerups:
The Must-have Christmas Toy: A Look at the Economic Problem Posed in the Movie, Jingle All the Way
by Steven Milcinovic, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Taught by: Mr. Dathan Cole

 

The Common Sense of Fish
by Casey Hasenstab, Cuyahoga Falls High School
Taught by: Mr. Jeff Harrison

 

The Lord o the Rings: An Epic Tale of Supply and Demand
by Carrie McDonough, Hathaway Brown School
Taught by: Ms. Judy Nelson

 

Semifinalists:
Using Economic Sense and Sensibility in 18th Century England
by Kelly Weinfurtner, Hathaway Brown School
Taught by: Ms. Judy Nelson


Economics In Space! The Economic Concepts in The Dish
by Alison Chevrier, Hathaway Brown School
Taught by: Ms. Judy Nelson


Economics Found in Sleeping Beauty
by Corey Golightley, Cuyahoga Falls High School
Taught by: Mr. Jeff Harrison


Forrest Gump: A Movie Analysis
by Melissa King, Hathaway Brown School
Taught by: Ms. Judy Nelson


Economic Principles in Far and Away
by Stephanie Yang, Brecksville Broadview Heights High School
Taught by: Mr. Dathan Cole