Recently, we held our very first Cabot essay contest and the response was incredible! We received lots of insightful, well-written essays from you, our readers, and after selecting four finalists, we asked you to choose your top pick. The final results were too close to call, resulting in a tie between Essay #1 and Essay #4. Congratulations to the two winners! I’ve re-printed the two winners’ essays below with some comments written by those of you who voted. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did. Thanks to everyone who submitted essays and voted for their...