Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest 2005-2006

Honorable Mention – Eliza Adelson

Eliza Adelson is a junior at the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland. She volunteers for the Latino Student Fund, tutoring a Spanish child in both Math and English. She spent her summer building houses and schools in a small village in Costa Rica, and plans on doing further volunteer work in Latin America this summer. Eliza is the news editor for the
The Scribbler, the school newspaper at Holton. As a Peer Counselor she advises and guides freshman to help them respect individual differences while promoting school wide community spirit. After school she volunteers at the Concord Hill School teaching Spanish to kindergarten and third grade. Eliza plans to study international relations in college. She hopes to attend Georgetown University.

Essay Abstract:  My essay begins with underlying similarities among the Abrahamic religions.  As it progresses, I discuss the most recent developments in international movements for religious understanding, while keeping in mind the ever-present conflicts occurring while these great strides are being made around the world.  I conclude the essay with my own experiences with religious misunderstandings in my community, and propose a project, known as “Gardens of Peace,” as a way to help mollify this baffling situation.

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