2004 Raia Mini Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the following first place winners from each participating
class for their wonderful essays on
"Why Science is Important."
Thank you to everyone who submitted an essay
PS 8
Staten Island, NY
Ashley Marie Lombardo
Daniel Rebecca
Matthew Fishteyn
Jessica Frosch
Julia DeLissio
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PS 21
Staten Island, NY
Charisse Dela Cruz
James Sarjeant
Tolulope Ibrahim
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PS 23
Staten Island, NY
Alex Marzzei
Lauren Villa
Jenny Kats |
PS 32
Staten Island, NY
Lauren Gibbons
Meaghan Heaney
Lucinda Zawadzki
Elyssa Wagner
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PS 50
Staten Island, NY
Deanna Culotta
Guy Greco
Zhanna Kauf
Samantha Croce
Joseph Pisicolo
Kristin Condon |
Here’s a
sample of some of our winning essays:
Julia DeLissio
PS 8
Everything in life has something to do with science. If
science did not exist we would not be as advanced. Science
helps us understand our world. Now I’ll explain to you why
science is important.
We solve problems by knowing how things work. We can
discover new ways to do things. By studying organisms we
could determine new life, and maybe learn more about the
organisms we’ve already studied.
Science helps us find cures for diseases, improves our quality
of life, and helps us advance our technology. Without
science we would still be living in caves. In conclusion
science is important worldwide and we all need it to survive.
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Tolulope Ibrahim
PS 21
Science is important
because it deals with the natural world. Science is an
organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural
world. The goal of science is to investigate, understand,
and explain events in nature.
Science is important because a lot of contributions have been
made by scientists through research to better human lives.
We need the work of scientists to better understand a lot of
things in our environment such as gas, diesel, and chemical
waste disposal. Also if your environment does not stay the
same scientists help us to understand those changes better.
Science is also important because scientists contribute
information about health and diseases. They help us
understand the causes of some diseases.
Science is also important because a lot of things we use at home
and equipment used in hospitals and some other manufacturing
companies are invented by scientists.
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Alex
Marzzei
PS 23
You may
not realize how important science is so let me tell you.
Science is so normal to use we don’t even realize.
First science is medicine, every day hundreds of people are
saved my medical science. Second some scientists make all
sorts of synthetics that help people survive in nature.
Without science we would not have any entertainment. The
modern population practically thrives on entertainment. If
there wasn’t any science earth’s population would have dropped
by 50% or 70%. Personally I think it was the most amazing
thing ever created. I would give a pretty long list of
what I would give to be a scientist.
In conclusion science probably saved the human race hundreds of
times. Who knows what science has in store for us in the
future.
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Meaghan Heaney
PS 32
Science is important; there is a lot to know
To learn all about it, you have to start out slow
You start with animals and plants
These subjects teach you everything from trees to ants
Mammals are animals that give birth and have hair
Like the whale, the elephant, the zebra, and the bear
Botany is the study of plants and their life
Like weeds, grass, and poison ivy that can bring you strife
You have to learn the elements in the periodic table
Each one with a name, a number and a label
Learning about disease and how to find cures
For sick people this opens many doors
Astronomy is the study of the moon, planets, and stars
Some of the planets are Earth, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
So many scientists like Einstein, Mendel and Pauling
They realize that to give back to nature was their calling
Many things have been accomplished through Science, as you can
see
I know that science will always be very important to me
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Joseph Pisicolo
PS 50
Asking why science
is important is like asking why air is essential. The many
sciences of the world such as biology, physics, and geology are
both important and necessary for growth and well being. These
studies of living things, matter, energy, and earth are needed
if we are to advance in areas such as technology and
intelligence. Without them, survival would be difficult if not
impossible.
The study of science teaches us about nature
and the physical world around us. We need to test,
experiment, and measure if we are to discover and invent new
things. Science allows us to make life more practical and
efficient. Without science and technology the world could
not progress reasonably, and we would not gain the knowledge and
wisdom useful for existence.
I believe that science is, and must always
remain, a fundamental aspect of our world!
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