Today’s installment of this two-part column on the reported essay goes behind the Denver Post stories to learn the lessons learned from the experience.

Unfortunately, this life lesson is usually learned after we treat others badly, but that makes it an ideal candidate for the 11 most valuable “lessons learned in life” essay ideas.

Elizabeth Karp is the first four-time winner in the 11-year history of the Laws of Life contest. This year, the Loyola senior wrote an essay about the lessons she learned from her beloved ...

Essay mills -- a coarse lesson on cheatingAnd finally, these gems: “By trusting blindfold only in stable love, loyalty, responsibility and honesty the partners assimilate with the credulous and ...

Teachers who made a lasting impact are saluted in StudentsFirst.org six-word essays.

Caregiver writes winning essay, uncovers invaluable life lesson Carole Goepfert (back row, fifth from left) poses with her husband, Bob, (back row, far right) and volunteers who work in her garden.

U.S. forces didn't start winning hearts and minds in Baghdad and beating back the insurgency until they embraced tactics that involved interacting with influential Iraqis in their shops and homes ...

Sometimes as I decide what kind of papers to assign to my students, I worry about essay mills, companies whose sole purpose is to generate essays for high school and college students (in exchange f… ...