{"id":5988,"date":"2014-04-18T08:52:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backtobasicslearning.com\/schoolblog\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2015-05-12T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T19:45:40","slug":"enter-the-fountainhead-essay-contest-by-april-26-for-a-chance-to-win-a-10000-college-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/enter-the-fountainhead-essay-contest-by-april-26-for-a-chance-to-win-a-10000-college-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Enter The Fountainhead Essay Contest by April 26 for a chance to win a $10,000 college scholarship!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To be eligible for &#8220;The Fountainhead&#8221; Essay Contest, you must be a junior or senior in high school during the award year.\u00a0Select ONE of the following three topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Compare Howard Roark and Lois Cook. Are they both individualists? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<p>2. 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