URGENT!- Should I criticize the question?

College Essays
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So I am a junior in high school and I wanted to enter this essay contest. The contest is open to K-12 students (winners will be from each age group).

The prompt is:
“You have won an all-expenses-paid trip to the destination of your choice. In 1,000 words or less, describe where you will go (and why), and explain what steps you will take to make sure that your travels are truly sustainable.”

So my original idea is to say something about Turkey and helping refugees. But I talked to one of the faculty at my school and they said I should make a critique piece basically saying that the prompt itself is inherently sexist, classist, ableist, etc.

At first, I was a bit confused but she told me how the prompt basically assumed that money was the only barrier for someone to travel somewhere sustainably (that there are other factors, and that there are some places that are just not safe for women- for example).

I am actually considering pursuing this topic but I think it might be too risky (like they might be offended) and seem like I am trying to dodge the question or something. I think it could either be a big hit or not.
Should I do it?

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Who is sponsoring the contest? And in the end, I’d answer the question. But maybe in a way that helps address the bias you talk about.

3

I’ll bet your faculty member is fun at parties. . .please tell me this is a put on?

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Happy entity starts a contest for some reason and you think criticism from a hs kid might win?

Imo, the keyword is sustainable. Maybe also development. In case you missed the back info,

http://media.unwto.org/press-release/2015-12-07/united-nations-declares-2017-international-year-sustainable-tourism-develop

My advice: play it straight, if you want to be taken seriously. Save the finger wagging for a critique assignment. If you go with refugees, try to understand what the question is asking.

And what’s urgent? It’s due March 5.

Ps. It’s not sexist or ableist, because it poses you get to choose where and for free. It’s only slightly classist in suggesting tourism can promote development, but hey, that’s a UN concern. Rethink your answer.

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I don’t recommend being oppositional if you want to succeed. Use your imagination. Go to Mars with Bernie Sanders and figure out how to sustain human life elsewhere.