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When you write your essay, we encourage you to:
1. Please limit your essay to fewer than 500 words.
2. Describe an event that shaped your beliefs or a person who inspired them.
3. Avoid sermons and editorials—no soapbox declamations, please!
4. Read more of our essay-writing tips.

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