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2011 Seaman Garson Essay Scholarship Contest

Scoring Rubric

Entry Requirements:

Reflect upon personal impact/response
Put forth a plan of action to affect change in one's self, school and/or community

An Above Average Essay:

Understands and reflects upon the theme of personal responsibility
Identifies action steps that can be implemented
Incorporates drama, empathy, sincerity and emotion
Exhibits dramatic potential as an oral presentation

	AVERAGE	ABOVE AVERAGE
CONTENT: Originality and creativity in describing impact of discrimination	Essay shows evidence of originality, imagination and creativity	Essay shows significant evidence of originality, imagination and creativity
CLARITY:	Essay defines the theme of personal responsibility, even if development somewhat vague Includes details Writing may wander from central theme	Clear understanding and embellishment on theme of personal responsibility Specific details clearly enrich the central theme Writing is clear and focused; holds reader's attention
CAPACITY: Defined action steps and potential to realize action plan	Plan is personal, doesn't involve the action of others Shows promise, but not immediately ready for implementation Action steps lack specific clarity/focus	Plan involves personal action and encourages the actions of others Action steps clearly defined and capable of near-immediate implementation.
CONVICTION: Sincerity, believability, emotional impact, drama	Essay exhibits sincerity and conviction and engages the reader/listener Story is believable Language exhibits some elements of storytelling and potential to engage the audience as an oral presentation	Essay exhibits emotional impact of story on the writer and arouses emotion and empathy in the reader/listener Story is told dramatically Language exhibits distinctive musicality/fluidity and excellent potential to engage audience as an oral presentation
CRAFTSMANSHIP: Mastery of style	Reasonable control over limited range of standard writing conventions The message is understandable and the content flows with little confusion	Writing has clear focus and direction Sentences and composition well constructed; good grasp of standard writing conventions Writing makes a compelling case

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Our lawyers provide our clients with an exceptional level of representation by resolving disputes, including those involving breach of contract and fraud.

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Has your client suffered a serious loss as a result of the negligence or intentional wrongdoing of another? Our business litigation practice welcomes referrals from attorneys and accountants.

Seaman Garson LLC has a proven track record of success. Over the past decade our trial attorneys have been responsible for obtaining over 20 verdicts and settlements where the result for our client's have been in excess of One Million Dollars or more. Many of these verdicts and settlements are in excess of Two Million Dollars with the highest result being 8.5 Million Dollars.

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Seaman Garson LLC

614 West Superior Avenue
16th Floor, Suite 1600
Rockefeller Building
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-592-8741
Toll Free: 866-409-6215
Fax: 216-696-8558
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Seaman Garson, L.L.C., is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and provides business litigation services to clients throughout Northeast Ohio in Cleveland, Lorain, Akron, Canton, Painesville, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton, Youngstown and Parma, as well as Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Hamilton County, Lake County, Medina County, Mahoning County, Stark County, Franklin County and Summit County.