New York City ACT-SO
"The Olympics of the Mind"
"One of the Most Inspiring and Important Youth Programs in America"
 
 
 
The Humanities


Music Composition
The science or art of arranging music by ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination or in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity.
Original Essay
A brief examination of a subject in prose usually expressing a personal view or interpretation of a subject or topic.
Playwriting
A composition, marked by language chosen for its sound, beauty and evocative power
Poetry
The art of laying on paints with a brush or a knife.
Short Story
(NYC ACT-SO only)

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century sense) and novels.
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