First place: The Ripple Effect by Siye Habtemariam
Our universe is incomprehensibly large. In comparison to the several galaxies, we are as consequential as a speck of dust. Despite this, one human being can greatly alter the fabric of the universe, whether it’s in a good or bad way. There are several people in history that have impacted how our world looks today.
There’s Marie Curie, a French physicist and chemist that changed the world for women in STEM. Lucretia Mott, an abolitionist, women’s rights activist and social reformer. These two influential people were just that, people. They were born, lived their lives and died. But in between, they managed to change my life and the life of several women and African Americans. Because of them, our world is a different and better place.