Are you in the 9th through 12th grade?
Do you live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia?

If so, enter our Ride the Tide original video contest
Shine light, camera, and action on this hallowed ground by submitting an original video related to David McCullough’s 1776 or John Adams by April 11, 2008

PRIZES!
Winners receive a cash award along with an invitation in May to meet with Pulitzer Prize winning author, David McCullough. Along with numerous literary awards, he has been described as the "Master of the art of narrative history."
1st Prize: $1,000, 2nd Prize: $500, 3rd  Prize: $300

EXPOSURE!
Winning videos will be featured on YouTube, the JTHG website, and shared during the 2008 Annual Conference.

ENTER!
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• Videos should be submitted to the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership on or before March 31, 2008. Send to ATTN: Ride the Tide Contest, PO Box 77, Waterford, VA 20197
• Please include the following information:
  • Title of Video
  • Your Name, Address, and Phone number
    
    

RULES:

• Suggested background reading: 1776 OR John Adams by David McCullough.
• Include the following content:
  • Creatively weave the two quotations listed below into your video.
    • Quotation referencing Thomas Jefferson’s ideas from 1776:
      “By renouncing their allegiance to the King, the delegates at Philadelphia had committed treason and embarked on a course from which there could be no turning back. ‘We are in the very midst of a revolution,’ wrote John Adams, ‘the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations.’  In a ringing preamble, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the document declared it 'self-evident' that 'all men are created equal,' and were endowed with 'unalienable' rights of 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'  And to this noble end the delegates had pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor."
    • Quotation from Shakespeare referenced in John Adams:
      “There is a tide in the affairs of men,
      Which, taken at the flood, leads onto fortune;
      Omitted, all the voyage of their life
      Is bound in the shallows and in miseries..."
• Identify a more contemporary leader along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground who took significant risks to propel his or her mission forward. This individual can be a noted leader or a representative of the common citizen. Explore the controversy the individual faced, the choices he/she made and the personal and public consequences of the decisions.  
• Include a JTHG heritage site in your video. 
• Credits should be included that reference resources used; however, the time to show these credits will not be counted toward the two minute length.
• Videos should contain original content only. All music, script and images should be the product of the video makers or in the public domain. (Videos with copyrighted material will not be considered valid entries.)
• JTHG reserves the right to use entries for promotional purposes.