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Ji X > 2 · I ».!«< · ( !l Essay about Osama Bin Laden a winner By Wilma Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITO R Osama Bin Laden is nobody's hero, but he was the only guy Murray Clayton could think of when challenged to come up with 250 words about an individual who. in his view, made the biggest impact on Canadian soci ety. "He was the only person I could think of." said Clayton. whose essay titled The Good Side o f Bad: Osama Bin Laden won him a $2,500 first prize in A&E Network's Biography of the Year Essay Contest. "1 was absolutely surprised to win." said the 15-year-old Grade 10 student at Iroquois Ridge High School. He's the winner in the Grade 9 to 12 category. The contest entry began as an essay assignment. Out of 52 essays collected by humanities teachers Nick Brune and Darlene White, about a dozen were edit ed, re-written and entered by the students who were mentored by both teachers for this contest. For encouraging students to participate in the contest, Iroquois Ridge High School received SI.000, a television set, VCR and collection of A&E videos. The A&E Network describes Clayton's entry as "one of the most ironic essays submitted." His was chosen from among 1,500 submissions in his grade category. Clayton explained in his essay how the terrorist's brutal attacks on the United States have brought about actions of brother ly love. "It takes a hairy caterpillar to make a butterfly, and likewise, it takes a disaster to create peace." begins Clayton's essay. "The excellence and range of essays submitted from students across the country were astound ing," said Shelley Blaine Goodman, vice-president of A&E Canada. "Clayton's essay was particu larly poignant in light of the trag ic events of Sept. 11 Moved by the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Clayton said "it made me realize how precious all those lives are. and to see how short life can be for some people." He intends to use some of his money to buy a new computer. "1 like writing," he concluded. Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver M u rray C layton, 15, a G rad e 10 stu d en t at Iroquois Ridge High School, receives a big $2,500 cheque from Shelley Blaine G oodm an, vice-president o f A & E C an ad a, fo r his w inning essay titled The Good Side o f Bad: Osama Bin Iutden, about how the te rro rist brought people closer together through the tragic events of Sept. 11 The Good Side of Bad: Osama Bin Laden By Murray Clayton Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver M u rray C layton, cen tre, won a TV, V CR, an d A & E video lib ra ry - plus $1,000 - fo r Iroquois Ridge High School fo r w in ning the G ra d e 9 to 12 category in the C an ad ian B iography of the Year Essay C ontest sponsored by A & E N etw ork. Shown with him , from left, a re D arlene W hite an d Nick B rune, hum anities teachers; Shelley Blaine G oodm an, vice-president, A&E C anad a; M aureen Tilson D ym ent, Cogeco's d ire cto r of co m m unicatio n s a n d p ro g ra m m in g ; a n d B a rb a ra Irw in , Cogeco's m an ag er o f p ro g ram m in g an d com m unity relations. SPECIAL T O T H E BEAVER It takes a hairy caterpillar to make a butter fly, and likewise, it takes a disaster to create peace. Although unlike the butterfly, disasters don't simply fly away. Osama Bin Laden not only caused the further unity of this nation, but also promoted the idea of peace within us. He's bitten the population of Canada, left a large welt, and has infected everyone with the need to connect with somebody else, anybody else. We even find ourselves chatting to telemarketers to find out how they are, and if they have been all right since the attack. 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