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Winners Announced for 2010 CTW Essay Contest!
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First Place Winner of 2010 CTW Essay Contest: Mary Reynolds!

An excerpt from the winning entry...

A smart lawyer, like a wise doctor or experienced detective, always questions the evidence; if that evidence is a witness’s or patient’s testimony, his skepticism becomes even more pronounced. Lawyers, doctors, and detectives know from experience that human data is reliable in only one regard: its unreliability. To put one’s trust in the human testimony is to bet all one’s money with the weatherman: a dangerous and foolish gamble, considering the forecast’s inconsistency. By their natural suspicions, these professionals demonstrate an acute awareness of the distinction between the representations of reality they encounter and reality itself.

Read more of the winning essay here!

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