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夏季阅读比赛第 6 周获胜者：‘I Was a Small, Sticky God of Summer’
夏季阅读比赛第 5 周获胜者：‘This Isn’t Just a Policy Debate’
夏季阅读比赛第 4 周获胜者：‘Let’s Talk “The Ick”’
夏季阅读比赛第 3 周获胜者：‘He Replied With a Single Thumbs-Up’: The Week 3 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest
夏季阅读比赛第 2 周获胜者：‘I Do Not See Rot. I See Rest.’
夏季阅读比赛第 1 周获胜者：‘The Authoritarian Playbook Is Always the Same’: The Week 1 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest’
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Winner
Joel Raj, 17, from Metuchen, N.J., chose an article by Yotam Ottolenghi from The New York Times Magazine headlined “Summer Is Delightfully Messy. So Is This Simple Peach Dessert.,” and wrote:
“You’ve got juice in your hair,” my mom would laugh, but at age five, I didn’t care.
My face could’ve passed for a Jackson Pollock painting. The canvas for an abstract expressionist medium: watermelon. I was a small, sticky god of summer. But now, I am a reformed savage, slicing up a piece of pepperoni like a frog in eighth grade biology class.
My original recipe for life was merely pure chaos and joy. Then came the single, traumatic event that soured the whole batch, the Great Taco Catastrophe of sixth grade. There I was, on a first date, trying to look poised while wrangling a carnitas taco that had the structural integrity of a wet paper bag. I went for a civilized bite, and the whole thing imploded. For the next hour, I tried to carry on a conversation about her pet lizard while a piece of pickled onion was basically superglued to my chin.
That was the moment my inner five-year-old went into hiding, and the tall, awkward teenager took over.
So when Yotam Ottolenghi describes that sloppy, beautiful mess of a peach dessert, a dish that offers “total freedom to enjoy,” I hear the call of going back to the original stage of myself. This summer, I will find a peach so ripe and devour it with the kind of chin-dribbling freedom that would make my five-year-old self proud. The paper towel industry is officially on notice!
Runners-Up
Vivian Li on “Why We Mistake the Wholesomeness of Gen Z for Conservatism”
Allen Wu on “Can We Ask a Disabled Woman to Leave Our Pickleball Group?”
Apple M. on “The Lives Lost to the Texas Floods”
Jenny W. on “From Girl Boss to No Boss”
Karen Z. on “My Problem With Superman”
Melody Z. on “What I Learned When I Went Back to My Old Therapist”
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Honorable Mentions
Kelvin J. Lin on “The Harvard-Educated Linguist Breaking Down ‘Skibidi’ and ‘Rizz’”
Anika Khedekar on “Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps Down”
Daria S. on “For Family Reunions, Just Walk Down the Hall”
Darian A. on “Trump Shouldn’t Forget the Iranian People”
Ellie W. on “Separated as Toddlers, Raised on Opposite Sides of the World”
Evelyn Zhao on “What Tourists in Martha’s Vineyard Showed Me About Being Indigenous”
Gia Deborah W. on “The Grip That Race and Identity Have on My Students”
Grace Shim on “How Elephants Say They Like Them Apples”
Grace X. on “What (Actually) Brings Teens Joy?”
Henry Benning on “The New Yorker Embraces (Some) Modern Language”
Isabella W. on “Trying to Win at Doing Nothing, With a Crowd Watching”
Jack Riley on “I Can’t Sleep. Now What?”
Ka Ki Cici S. on “When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore”
Kaliopi T. on “Never Quitting ‘Brokeback Mountain’”
Leo C. on “A Lifetime After Fleeing the Nazis, They Tell Their Stories”
Lisa on “What I Learned When I ‘Walked My Age’”
Lu Yutong on “Australia Wants to Bar Children From Social Media. Can It Succeed?”
Myra Dhawan on “A Journey Across the New Syria”
Peixin “Joy” Y. on “Finding Beauty in Midair”
Ruyi L. on “What Teenagers Are Saying About Hugging Their Parents”
Shi Yi Y. on “A New Barbie Wears Blue Polka-Dots, and a Glucose Monitor”
Shuxin Fan on “Chinese University Expels Woman for ‘Improper Contact’ With a Foreigner”
Sonia on “It’s a Great Time to Be a Toe”
Xiaoqing Cai on “Finding Beauty in Midair”
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Winner
Ayesha Afghan, 16, from Niskayuna, N.Y., responded to a June 27 article from the U.S. section headlined “In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Limits Power of Judges to Block Trump Policies,” and wrote:
My parents are legal immigrants, but growing up in Queens, that didn’t mean much. Everyone around us was “illegal” in some way — overstayed visas, expired documents, and sometimes, no papers at all. Their kids ran through sprinklers, lined up for lunch, knew no other country but this one. I’ve always known the only thing separating me from them were government stamps and a manila folder full of paperwork.
Reading about the Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions — allowing Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship to take effect in most states — felt terrifying. This isn’t just a policy debate. It’s a direct threat to the lives of children like the ones I grew up with.
Children who didn’t choose where they were born, or who their parents are. Children who couldn’t tug on their umbilical cord and ask to be delivered “legally.” Children that are welcomed by the Constitution and somehow shunned by the state.
It doesn’t make sense.
The article explains how this ruling could create a “patchwork system” across states, meaning your ZIP code might decide if you’re a citizen. That’s not democracy. That’s roulette. We call it birthright for a reason. Not privilege. Not permission. Right. When courts stay silent and power moves unchecked, that right turns into a lottery. And the kids I grew up with — the ones who call this country home just like you and I — are the ones left losing.
Editor’s note: On July 10, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order ending birthright citizenship after certifying a lawsuit as a class action, effectively the only way he could impose such a far-reaching limit after the Supreme Court ruling last month.
Runners-Up
In alphabetical order by the writer’s first name.
Allison Zagroba on “Who Wants a BlackBerry? Apparently, Gen Z.”
Chloe C. on “They Planned Parties and Salsa Music for July 4th. ICE Raids Made Them Think Twice.”
Chloe L. on “I Let My Parents Down to Set Myself Free”
Emma L. on “When Novels Mattered”
Grace C. on “Tate-Pilled Boys Are a Problem for Schools”
Helen Z. on “Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?”
Jessie L. on “The Last Words of a Dying Glacier”
Krupa P. on “Finding Beauty in Fake Flowers”
Kylie Zhang on “Each Person Has a Unique ‘Breath Print,’ Scientists Find”
Leo C. on “As Trump and Kennedy Reach Into Family Life, Will They Face Blowback?”
Lila K. on “Where Kids Put Down Their Phones and Pick Up the Correct Fork”
Matthew on “The Things Only English Can Say”
Mehar A. on “The Prada Sandal That Led to Cries of Cultural Theft in India”
Minwoo Kim on “Umbrellas Optional? East Asia’s Monsoon Rains Are No Longer a Sure Thing”
Yuki W. on “The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Heard So Far This Year”
Yun A. on “Finding Beauty in Fake Flowers”
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Honorable Mentions
Adrian L. on “I Let My Parents Down to Set Myself Free”
Aleksandra A. on “Finding Beauty in Fake Flowers”
Anfeng X. on “Carney’s ‘Build, Baby, Build’ Faces Pushback From Indigenous Groups”
Anika Khedekar on “The Creativity Challenge: Day 3: Master the Art of Daydreaming”
Anna X. on “The Summer Job, a Rite of Passage for Teens, May Be Fading Away”
Aritro C. on “Justices Let Parents Opt Children Out of Classes With L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks”
Bennett H. on “Georgia Man Sentenced to 475 Years for Dogfighting”
Bokeun Seo on “T.S.A. Officially Tells Fliers They Can Keep Their Shoes On”
Caden Z. on “What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues.”
Cayden S. “Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?”
Charlotte N. on “The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Heard So Far This Year”
Claire K. on “The Joy of Swimming with Strangers”
Cynthia L. on “Finding Beauty in Fake Flowers”
Ethan L. on “Scenes From Deadly Disaster in Central Texas”
HeeSoo C. on “What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues.”
Ilanna B. on “In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Limits Power of Judges to Block Trump Policies”
Isabella W. on “Here Is the Science of Why You Doomscroll”
Jieni T. on “Finding Beauty in Fake Flowers”
Lalie Lours on “Love Letters”
Linny S. on “Cézanne and the Hard Facts of Time”
Max Hung Nguyen on “We Don’t Have to Give In to the Smartphones”
Milly X. on “A.I. Videos Have Never Been Better. Can You Tell What’s Real?”
Mobina B. on “Israel-Iran Conflict”
Muai L. on “What Reading 5,000 Pages About a Single Family Taught Me About America”
Nathanial M. on “There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away.”
Nina P. on “Oasis Reunites, Its Songs Still Stomping and Wounds Still Healing”
Olivia L. on “Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades”
Rickey Z. on “Jacques Pépin: History Is Culinary”
Rachel Chen on “Can We See Our Future in China’s Cameras?”
Sarah Ren on “What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues.”
Sean Feng on “We Cannot Escape History”
Seoyeon K. on “2 Firefighters Killed in Idaho Sniper Ambush”
Vivian M. on “Finding Beauty in Fake Flowers”
Ziqiao Z. on “Illness Took My Mother’s Independence, but It Gave Us Something Precious”
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Winner
Chesapeake Woods, 17, from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, responded to a June article from the Well section, “You’ve Got ‘The Ick.’ Is Your Relationship Doomed?”
Runners-Up
Piter Levani on “Two Brown Bears Broke Out of Their Pen. Then They Ransacked the Honey Stash.”
Maggie Ruochen Tang on “Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art”
Adriana C. on “Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?"
Allison Park on “You’ve Got ‘The Ick.’ Is Your Relationship Doomed?”
Angela S. on “Happiness Doesn’t Have To Be A Heavy Lift”
Camille on “The 100 Best Movies of The 21st Century”
Chaeeun Lim on “Chin Hair, Laundry, Your Opinion: Women in Menopause Don’t Care”
Gustavo C. on “She Was the First Nicaraguan to Be Crowned Miss Universe. Can She Ever Go Home?”
Helen Z. on “For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump”
Jasmine on “Happiness Doesn’t Have to be a Heavy Lift”
Jazmin on “At Least 8 Killed as Protesters Battle Police in Kenya”
Jieni T. on “What My Dad Gave Me,”
June Y. Kim on “Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests”
Landon H. on “Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?”
Leah T. on “Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?”
Maxine L. on “Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?”
Nathanial M. on “Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?”
Nina P. on “‘Love Island USA’ Heads Back to the Villa”
Sragvi B. on “5 Takeaways From the New York City Mayoral Primary”
William C. on “Why the Word ‘Like’ Drives People Bananas”
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Honorable Mentions
Ava Moazeni on “Americans Are Thriving. Why Don’t We Feel Like It?”
Ayaan D. on “‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’"
Berna K. on “What My Dad Gave Me,”
Grace Shim on “The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster”
Grace Jooeun Choi on “U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants”
Erica Z. on “Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs"
Hanyi Zhou on “No Home, No Retirement, No Kids: How Gen Z-ers See Their Future”
Henry Hudson on “Americans Are Thriving. Why Don’t We Feel Like It?”
Howard Z. on “You’ve Got ‘The Ick.’ Is Your Relationship Doomed?”
Jerry L. on “Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.”
Kylie L. on “Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation”
Linny S. on “Shop Cats Run the City”
Luke Lamour on “The Surprising Joy of Lego’s $5 Mini Builds”
Maxine L. on “Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?”
Morgan C. on “You Can’t Trust Elites. Just Ask a 500-Year-Old German Peasant” meets “The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Get a 400 Percent Pay Raise”
Raquelle Zhang on “Room for One More on Mount Rushmore? (The President Wants to Know.)?”
Vansh C. on “Want More Excitement From the N.B.A.? Try the Korean Broadcast"
Yueqian J. on “10 Years of Marriage Equality: ‘With the Stroke of a Pen, Our Lives Changed Completely’”
Zoe T. on “Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?”
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Winners
Ellena Li, 15, from Toronto, responded to a June article from the Well section, “The Subtle Art of the Dad Text,” by writing:
Asian parents don’t text their kids like they do in Western movies. There are no “I love you”s, no heart emojis, no long paragraphs about how proud they are. My dad texts, “Spinach feta wrap. Want?” That’s his version of I love you. His language isn’t flowery or loud; it’s quiet, practical, and wrapped in a Starbucks order. Most often, it’s communicated through Messenger: a single thumbs-up emoji. Whenever I got a good grade, I’d send him a screenshot.
He’d reply with 👍.
If I got an A+, he might even send three 👍👍👍.
That was his version of fireworks.
At first, I found it funny, like we were playing a secret code game only we understood. Somehow, no matter what I sent him, that little thumbs-up felt like a whole conversation. It meant I’m proud of you, I see you, you’re doing great.
Then one day, I got a bad grade. I sent it anyway, nervous but honest. I waited, expecting silence or maybe a short voice message asking what happened.
Instead, he replied with a single thumbs-up.
Just one.
It was the same emoji as before, but this time, it hit differently. It felt heavier, quieter, more human. And I cried. Because in that moment, I understood: That emoji didn’t mean good job. It meant I’m still here. It meant I love you, even now. A true father’s love doesn’t always sound like words — it shows up in the silence, in the small things, in a world where a thumbs-up can mean
Runners-Up
Amaira Rathor on ‘‘Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders"
Angie Y. on “The Joy of Swimming With Strangers"
Bailey C. on “What My Dad Gave Me”
Bhavya Thakur on “Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools”
Elaine Zhang on “Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.”
Emma B. on “Chin Hair, Laundry, Your Opinion: Women in Menopause Don’t Care”
Hanyi Zhou on ”Shoes On or Shoes Off?”
Henry Hudson on “Who Wants a BlackBerry? Apparently, Gen Z.”
Lalie Lours on “I Teach Memoir Writing. Don’t Outsource Your Life Story to A.I.”
Melody Z. on “3 Lessons for Living Well, From the Dying”
Sragvi B. on “First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages”
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Honorable Mentions
Aisha A. on “Slow and Steady, This Poem Will Win Your Heart”
Andy Q. on “Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds”
Chloe Ning on “Can This Not-Particularly-Cute Elf Make China Cool?”
Colbie S. on “The Morning Ritual That Helps Me Resist the Algorithm”
Deena A. on “Snow White and the Seven Kajillion Controversies”
Delancey Z. on “I Brake for Robins”
Ella G. on “‘Floating Ballerina Vibes’: The Hypnotic Allure of Indoor Skydiving”
Ginkgo C. on “Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’?”
Isabel S. on “Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images”
Ishani on “Do You See Craters or Bumps on the Moon’s Surface?"
Jeff (Seunghyun) Cho on “I, Human”
Jenna R. on “What My Dad Gave Me"
Jessica G. on “How L.A. Raids Ignited a New Fight Over Immigration”
Katelyn T. on “Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools”
Lawrence Z. on “A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres”
Leah J. on “Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’?"
Lorraine Yin on “No Home, No Retirement, No Kids: How Gen Z-ers See Their Future”
Max Hung Nguyen on “I Was an Undocumented Immigrant. I Beg You to See the Nuance in Our Stories.”
Margaux Simone Devenny on “Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools”
Maryejli M. on “We Don’t Have to Give In to the Smartphones”
Muai L. on “What My Dad Gave Me”
Neil B. on “Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?”
Owen G. on “A Bold Idea to Raise the Birthrate: Make Parenting Less Torturous”
Richard Q. on “Starry Skies May Guide Bogong Moths Home”
Samaira Rasul on “Young Muslims Loved Zohran Mamdani, and Their Parents Listened to Them”
Saoirse L. on “Studio Ghibli’s Majestic Sensibility Is Drawing Imitators”
Shivansh B. on “They Had Come to Graduate. Their Minds Were on a Student Held by ICE.”
Shreshta G. on “The Joy and Pain of Three-Way Friendships”
Sophia J. on “Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?”
Teenie Zhang on “Can We See Our Future in China’s Cameras?”
Teo K. on “Studio Ghibli’s Majestic Sensibility is Drawing Imitators”
Viviana L. on “Should Boys Start Kindergarten a Year Later Than Girls?”
Zeqi D. A. on “Parents in Gaza are Running Out of Ways to Feed Their Children”
Zhang H. on “Instagram Wants Gen Z. What Does Gen Z Want From Instagram?”
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Winners
Alvin Su, 15, responded to a Style article from June, “Is It OK for Your Kids to ‘Rot’ All Summer?,” by writing:
At six, I spent summer on a farm, chasing dragonflies and stacking bottle caps into kingdoms. No camps. No schedules. No countdowns. Just cicadas screaming into dusk and our bare feet pressed against hot cement. We called it summer, and it felt like freedom.
Later, summer came with a price. I learned the word enrichment, and July became a checklist. Robotics camps. Leadership programs. STEM intensives. Calendars filled before spring had even ended. But I still remember one rare summer with no plans at all. Just the slow hum of an old fan. At first, I felt unproductive. Then boredom became a window. I read books no one had assigned. I wrote poems that led nowhere. I listened to silence until it bloomed.
That’s why Hannah Seligson’s article “Is It OK for Your Kids to ‘Rot’ All Summer?” stayed with me. Some parents now defend boredom as essential. I do not see rot. I see rest. I see the rare freedom to define time instead of having it defined for you. Some families cannot afford that kind of idleness not by choice, but because doing nothing has become a privilege. Screens replace tree forts. Safety concerns replace wandering. But what if boredom is not a problem to fix, but a skill to teach?
Summer does not need to be a launchpad. Sometimes it is a rooftop. A breeze. A dragonfly resting on your sleeve. Summer should not be a productivity contest. Sometimes it is firefly chasing and popsicle-sticky hands. We just need to leave space and trust for magic to grow wild again.
Runners-Up
Bahiyyih V. on “Israel-Iran Conflict in Photos and Videos”
Chloe Careaga on “Starbucks Has a Pumpkin Spice Latte Problem in China”
Cynthia Qin on “This Elusive Antarctic Squid Was Seen for the First Time”
Dhairya M. on “We Don’t Have to Give In to the Smartphones”
Ellena L. on “How to Be an Artist"
Emma L. on “The Things Only English Can Say”
Jiayi (Iris) Li on “We May Soon Be Telling a Very Different Kind of Story About Dementia”
Kate L. on “How to Be an Artist”
Morgan C. on “The Peacock Chair and the Black Experience”
Olivia on “Our 21 Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes”
Olivia G. on “Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’?”
Ruby L. on “Don’t Pity a Woman Eating Alone”
Sophie T. on a recipe for Zha Jiang Mian
Victoria D. on “What Makes a Food Ultraprocessed?”
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Honorable Mentions
Alexey Pak on “The Surefire Way to Cook Perfect Rice (Without a Rice Cooker)”
Allison P. on “In Singapore, Grandmothers Dive Into Aging With a Splash"
Amy X. on “History is Culinary”
Ashlyn L. on “Looking at a Stranger and Seeing Myself”
Ayaan on “History Is Culinary”
Caris Co on “‘Love on the Spectrum’ Delivers on the Promise of Reality TV”
Chelsea G. on “Let Students Finish the Whole Book. It Could Change Their Lives.”
Dhairya M. on “We Don’t Have to Give In to the Smartphones”
Divyansh on “Why California’s Wildfires Could Be Brutal This Summer”
Erin J. on “School Shooting Suspect Slipped Past Security via Unsecured Door, Police Say”
Fred Z. on “Why California’s Wildfires Could Be Brutal This Summer”
Isaac L. on “Finding God, and Nietzche, in the Hamas Tunnels of Gaza”
Julia D. on “Living to Die Well”
Leah T. on “How to Tackle Your To-Do List if You Struggle with Executive Functioning”
Max Amat on “Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?”
Medha M. on “We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril”
Neil B. on “The Subversive Joy of BookTok”
Pratham F. on “These Waterproof Hiking Sandals Are Ugly. I Love Them Anyway.”
Preston Liu on “How Trump Is Changing FEMA as Hurricane Season Begins”
Samaira Rasul on “It’s Not Just a Feeling: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind”
Seojun L. on “Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?”
Sylvia on “What to Know About Israel’s Strikes and Iran’s Retaliation”
William C. on “As the Dalai Lama Turns 90, His Exiled Nation Faces a Moment of Truth”
Yan Z. on “My Father Never Escaped His Rage and Anxiety. Can I?”
Yuwei Gao on “I Got $4 a Week in Food Stamps. This Is the Reality of Hunger in America.”
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Winners
Alexander M., 16, from Denmark, responded to a short Opinion video from May, “We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.,” by writing:
I remember panic flooding the room — lit by the flickering blue light of a police car outside — during a gathering in support of political prisoners. I remember saying goodbye to my brother, worrying he would not return from the protests. I grew up in Russia as Putin’s tyranny strengthened, and I fear that many more will soon have memories like this.
The authoritarian playbook is always the same: first, the state comes for marginalized groups no one cares about; soon, the media and activists; then your friends and family. The video talks about the Americans’ belief in exceptionalism: “Fascism can happen elsewhere but not here.” Russians believed the same. Yet, here we are: the government is killing people for dissent, waging an aggressive war, and threatening the rest of the world with nuclear weapons.
The authors mention the words Russians learn from the cradle (proizvol, prodazhnost). I would like to add one more term to this list: silovik (plur. siloviki). My body freezes when I hear this word. A silovik is a state worker who uses force without any restraint. Persecutes, kidnaps, imprisons — whatever.
“You get out sooner rather than later,” the video warns. Sadly, it is true. I had to do the same — leave even before I started high school. But if there is a lesson from Russia, it is very simple: those who are safe must help the victims of siloviki by organizing legal defense, publicity, and resistance.
Runners-Up
In alphabetical order by the writer’s first name.
Adrian L. on “The Very Gay Life of Edmund White”
Bowen Raymond Jiang on a Learning Network writing prompt, “Pen and Pencil”
Emily X. on “Are You Asian American? Let’s Talk About Your (Gold) Jewelry”
Kaylee Dang on “Trivia and ‘Jeopardy!’ Could Save Our Republic”
Marceline S. on “No Home, No Retirement, No Kids: How Gen Z-ers See Their Future”
Max Hung Nguyen on “50 Years After Saigon’s Fall, ‘the Wall’ Reflects and Collects a Nation’s Trauma”
Samaira Gaind on “Don’t Pity a Woman Eating Alone”
Samantha D. on “Tensions Flare Between Protesters and Law Enforcement in L.A.”
Seojin Kim on “Does Hot Lemon Water Have Any Health Benefits?”
Shitong Z. on “Eating Your Way Through Europe. Or Anywhere, Really.”
Taisiia on “A Girl Struggles to Survive Her Country’s War and Her Own”
Taylor Gaines on “Has America Given Up on Children’s Learning?”
Yueqian on “Visions of My Father”
Yukang L. on “Trump and Musk Alliance Crumbles Amid Public Threats and Insults”
Zachi Elias on “When Dementia Changes a Loved One’s Personality”
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Honorable Mentions
Abigail C. on “Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box?”
Addison A. on “Trump Administration More Than Doubles Federal Deployments to Los Angeles”
Adhi on ”Risking Their Lives to ‘Self-Deport’ “
Angela Sun on The Truth About Dreams
Anya W. on “You’re a Friend, Tofu”
Audley on “Losing International Students Could Devastate Many Colleges”
Bailey on “A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn’t Use A.I.”
Dweny G. on “A.I. Killed the Math Brain”
Grady W. on “The Man of the Moment Is 3,000 Years Old”
Emeline Z. on “Say Goodbye to Your Kid’s Imaginary Friends”
Jerry L. on “Who Would Steal New York City’s Pigeons? Mother Pigeon Thought She Knew”
Leah T. on “Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students”
Olivia G. on “The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 2025”
ShiYi Yang on “A Girl Struggles to Survive Her Country’s War and Her Own”
Stephan A. on “It’s Not Just a Feeling: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind”
Tiffany W. on “The Things Only English Can Say”
Wei Z. on “What to Know About the Immigration Protests in Los Angeles”
Yanxi D. on “Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students”
Yuying F. on “A Global Flourishing Study Finds That Young Adults, Well, Aren’t”
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纽约时报夏季读写比赛（The New York Times Summer Reading Contest）是由《纽约时报》自2010年起每年夏季举办的全球性写作竞赛，面向全球13–19岁的中学生。作为最具影响力的青少年读写赛事之一，它不仅鼓励学生关注世界动态，更强调批判性思维、个人表达与社会责任感的结合。
一、2025赛事关键安排
2025年赛事时间：
2025年6月7日 – 8月16日（共10周）
每周五发布新话题，投稿截止于下周五上午9:00（美东时间）
参赛对象与资格：
| 地区 | 年龄要求 |
|---|---|
| 美国、英国学生 | 13–19岁 |
| 其他国家学生 | 16–19岁 |
注：参赛者必须在比赛期间处于中学阶段（未进入大学）。
竞赛内容与形式
“What got your attention in The Times this week?”
（本周《纽约时报》上的哪些内容引起了你的关注？）
参赛者需从当周《纽约时报》发布的新闻报道、社论、照片、视频、播客或专栏文章中选择一个内容，围绕上述问题进行回应。
提交形式与要求：
| 提交类型 | 格式要求 |
|---|---|
| 文字作品 | ≤ 250词（约1500字符），语言为英文 |
| 视频作品 | ≤ 90秒，可包含旁白、字幕、剪辑等 |
| 原创性 | 必须为原创，禁止抄袭、代写、AI生成或重复使用已发表作品 |
| 独立完成 | 不可团队合作 |
| 引用要求 | 必须提供所选文章的完整URL或标题 |
提示：每周官网会提供数十个免费推荐链接，涵盖适合青少年阅读的社会、科技、文化、环境等主题。
二、评审标准（满分100分）
| 评分维度 | 占比 | 评审重点 |
|---|---|---|
| 个人联系 | 30% | 作品是否清晰表达了你为何被这篇文章吸引？是否结合了你的生活经历、兴趣、价值观或成长背景？评委想看到“你和这篇文章之间的故事”。 |
| 批判性思维 | 30% | 是否对文章观点提出质疑？是否有深入反思？是否识别偏见、逻辑漏洞或信息来源的可信度？是否拓展了原文的思考边界？ |
| 原文引用 | 20% | 是否精准引用文章中的具体细节、数据或语句来支撑你的观点？避免泛泛而谈。 |
| 语言与风格 | 10% | 表达是否自然、有个性？语法拼写是否准确？避免模板化、空洞口号。 |
| 规则遵守 | 10% | 是否符合字数、格式、原创性等所有比赛规则？ |
三、获奖机制与奖项设置
比赛每周评选一次，参赛者可选择任意一周或多周连续投稿，增加获奖机会。
| 奖项类型 | 数量 | 奖励形式 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner（优胜者） | 每周1名 | 作品刊登于《纽约时报》官网，署名展示 |
| Runner-up（亚军） | 每周若干名 | 作品展示于官网“Runners-up”栏目 |
| Honorable Mentions（荣誉提名） | 每周若干名 | 名单公布，鼓励参与 |
特别亮点：
得奖的学生作品和姓名将有机会被刊登在纽约时报官网。
多次获奖者在大学申请中极具竞争力，尤其适用于申请人文、新闻、社会学、国际关系等专业。
四、获奖作品四大成功秘诀
1. 个人经历锚点设计
时间线锚定法：
选取具体时间节点而非泛泛而谈，增强真实感。
认知冲突制造：
将个人经历与文章观点形成张力。
2.展现思维转变
展示你在阅读前后的认知变化，体现批判性成长。
关键词：质疑 → 反思 → 转变 → 行动
3.补充权威报道的“另一面”
《纽约时报》代表“官方视角”，你可以提供“个人视角”作为补充。
价值点：让全球媒体听到多元声音。
4.选择小众角度，避免“扎堆热点”
热门话题（如战争、明星新闻）投稿量大，竞争激烈。选择冷门但深刻的主题更容易脱颖而出。
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《纽约时报》夏季读写竞赛是目前最容易获奖、最值得参与的国际写作赛事之一，它不仅门槛低、获奖率高，而且兼具学术价值与创意表达空间，是提升背景、积累作品、展示思想深度的理想平台。
一、参赛门槛低：写作类竞赛中的“入门级选择”
无需学术研究或复杂论证
核心要求：阅读一篇你感兴趣的《纽约时报》文章，写出你的感受与思考。
不需要做深入的文献综述、实证分析或数据建模，只需要表达个人观点、情感共鸣和所学所得。
非常适合初次尝试写作竞赛的学生，尤其是语言基础中等但有想法的同学。
字数限制友好（250词左右）
原文要求不超过 1500字符（含空格），换算成英文单词大约为 230–250词。
相比动辄上千词的写作竞赛，这个长度更易聚焦重点，避免冗长拖沓。
对时间紧张的学生非常友好，即使一周内完成也完全可行。
二、灵活的表达方式：新增视频投稿选项
文字+视频双模式，满足不同风格学生需求
文字版：写读后感，锻炼逻辑表达与语言组织能力。
视频版：提交一段不超过90秒的视频，用口语化方式表达对文章的理解。
视频形式更适合擅长演讲、表达能力强、不擅长书面写作的学生，增加了创意展示空间。
提示：视频投稿可以加入背景音乐、图片、动画等元素，提升表现力和感染力。
三、赛制设计优势：高频次、多机会、获奖面广
每周一轮，持续开放投稿窗口
比赛从每年6月开始，持续到8月底或9月初（具体以当年通知为准）。
每周二开放新主题，你可以根据当周的文章进行创作并投稿。
即使一次未获奖，也可以继续参与后续轮次，多次尝试，提升获奖概率。
奖项设置广泛，获奖机会多
每周评选：
1位 Winner
若干 Runner-up（提名奖）
Honorable Mentions（优秀奖）
所有奖项作品都会在官网发布，供全球读者阅读欣赏。
评审阵容专业，反馈权威
由《纽约时报》记者、编辑及教育专家组成的评审团。
虽然不是学术类竞赛，但其品牌背书和影响力在美本申请中具有很高的认可度。
四、对升学和背景提升的价值
| 维度 | 说明 |
|---|---|
| 申请加分项 | 展现批判性思维、语言表达能力和对社会议题的关注，是很好的软实力体现。 |
| 作品可作为文书素材 | 获奖内容或思路可提炼为Common App主文书或附加文书的内容来源。 |
| 国际平台曝光 | 获奖作品将在《纽约时报》官网上展示，提升个人国际影响力。 |
| 适合跨学科背景学生 | 无论你是偏文科、理科还是艺术生，只要能表达清晰，都能找到切入点。 |
五、备赛建议与时间规划
🗓 推荐时间安排（以每轮比赛为例）：
| 时间节点 | 内容 |
|---|---|
| 第1天 | 浏览本周推荐文章，选择感兴趣的一篇 |
| 第2天 | 精读文章，做笔记，整理主要观点与个人感悟 |
| 第3天 | 撰写初稿（控制在250词以内）或准备视频脚本 |
| 第4天 | 修改润色，检查语法与表达准确性 |
| 第5天 | 提交作品（截止时间为美国东部时间周二下午） |
小技巧：可以一次性准备多个版本稿件，应对多轮投稿；也可将同一文章用于其他写作竞赛或文书练习。
六、适合谁参加？
✅ 初次尝试写作竞赛的高中生
✅ 英语表达能力较强但缺乏项目经历的学生
✅ 想要丰富课外活动履历、提升大学申请软实力的学生
✅ 对社会议题、新闻评论、人文社科感兴趣的同学
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这封信的作者是Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colo. 16 岁的Peter Philpott，他是学生公开信大赛的前 10 名获胜者之一，我们收到了 9,946 份参赛作品。
Dear President Trump,
On snow days of my childhood, after the forts were built and hills sledded, and as the wintry sky began to darken, I’d go home and watch historical documentaries about airplanes. My favorite era was World War II, and one day I stumbled upon a film about the Tuskegee Airmen, who broke the color barrier of American flight in their famous red-tail planes. I was hooked.
These men introduced me to the best of America — glory and courage — but also its worst: racism that undercut their striving and punished them for their triumphs. The Tuskegee Airmen excelled when skeptics expected them to fail. They accomplished more than many all-white squadrons, flying effective bomber-escort missions, defeating Germans in dogfights, suffering exceptionally few losses. Then they returned to Jim Crow’s America: a stark contrast from the victory parades awaiting their white counterparts.
But you, President Trump, want to erase those stories. You have made “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” one of your primary targets. That term refers to improving job opportunities for marginalized people, but your anti-DEI policies also attack history, culture, and education. Your administration eliminated (temporarily, due to public outcry) the Tuskegee Airmen from the Department of Defense’s website, along with Navajo Code Talkers and Colin Powell. Executive orders like “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” and “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” have led schools to purge books by and about Jackie Robinson and Maya Angelou. The National Park Service attempted to explain the Underground Railroad without mentioning slavery. You laud these actions as “patriotic” because you think truthful history is “subversive” and “anti-American.”
You want us to think DEI policies thwart a merit-based system in which only the most qualified get the job or a place in history books. But what DEI really does is remove obstacles, freeing talented people to take flight in ways that — like the skill and bravery of the Tuskegee Airmen — help us all. It’s so essential that colleges and businesses are seeking ways to continue this work without attracting your attention. Dismantling barriers is truly a key to making America great.
American history is a story of achievement and struggle: a contest between our best and worst selves. It’s a fact, not a “distorted narrative driven by ideology,” that the Tuskegee Airmen had to fight to excel — just like Robinson and Johnson. Their trials, inseparable from their successes, are the stories that engrossed me in our complicated, messy, inclusive, and fascinating history. Acknowledging this history, learning from it, seeing the obstacles, and obliterating them: an honest reckoning with our past helps free us to be our best.
Mr. President, we should have pride in our accomplishments and remorse for our mistakes. We should learn from our history, and course-correct. Let’s not be afraid to elevate all of us. When the military tried it back in 1941, they found some of the finest pilots to ever fly.
Sincerely,
Peter Philpott
Works Cited
Collins, Jeremy. “The Tuskegee Airmen: An Interview with the Leading Authority.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, 14 July 2020.
Elias, Jennifer, and Annie Palmer. “In Trump Era, Companies Are Rebranding DEI Efforts, Not Giving Up.” CNBC, 30 March 2025.
Ismay, John, and Kate Selig. “Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions.” The New York Times, 29 March 2025.
Otterman, Sharon, et al. “Trump’s D.E.I. Ban Has Been Open to Interpretation in Schools.” The New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025.
Sandiford, Michele. “DoD Continues Removal of Historic Content from Websites, Citing DEI.” Federal News Network — Helping Feds Meet Their Mission., Federal News Network, 20 March 2025.
Swaine, Jon, and Jeremy B Merrill. “Amid Anti-DEI Push, National Park Service Rewrites History of Underground Railroad.” The Washington Post, 6 April 2025.
Trump, Donald. “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling.” The White House, 29 Jan. 2025.
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