Tag: Fall Winter Cycle
HAWC · HIR Academic Writing Contest · Independent Student Guide
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Historical Analogies in an HIR Essay: A Four-Test Method for Using the Past as Evidence (2026-27)
Calling a rivalry a new Cold War asserts a conclusion. A four-test method for turning Munich, 1914 and other analogies into cited, analyzed evidence in an HIR essay. Read article →
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How to End an HIR Essay: A Conclusion That Lands Your Thesis Without Turning Into an Op-Ed (2026-27)
HIR's rubric scores your introduction but has no row for the ending, so a weak conclusion can cost marks elsewhere. How to end on implication, not agenda. Read article →
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The 2 January Deadline Lands in Your Busiest Term: A Fall-Winter HAWC Schedule Built Around Applications and Mocks
The Fall-Winter HIR cycle closes 2 January 2027. A four-phase, seventeen-week plan built around university applications, winter mocks and the school holiday. Read article →