from Amber Hoagland’s winning essay…
“As Americans, we share the responsibility to educate ourselves about the government, culture, and politics of our country. Of equal importance, 
however, is educating ourselves as human beings inhabiting the planet Earth about the international world…
In today’s world, societies are extremely different from one another. The ethics, values, and overall cultural experiences of daily life are so varied, that we simply cannot group the entire world as one thriving civilization. In order to maintain global order and peace, it is our responsibility to understand this concept and to educate ourselves about our foreign brothers. After all, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. put, “if we are to survive this global neighborhood, we must learn to live together.”
Amber donates to and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Building A Better World Scholarship. She evaluates essays and helps to select winning recipients. In 2010 she along with Jordan Holter announced the winners at the Oakridge High School Awards assembly.
