This I Believe Essay Page


	This I Believe Essays KUER 90.1 and Salt Lake Community College Community Writing Center collaborated with Utahns to produce a series of "This I Believe" commentaries. It's an international project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives. The essays air every Monday at 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.
	This I Believe is a national media project engaging millions of people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values and beliefs that guide their lives. NPR has aired these three-minute essays on its newsmagazines since April 2005. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow. This I Believe Web Site Read other essays submitted by writers from Utah here.
	The SLCC Community Writing Center, in conjunction with National Public Radio and KUER, sought This I Believe submissions in the Fall of 2007. As sumbissions were received they were posted on the CWC Web Site. The essays that were selected to be read on KUER FM 90 are below. A new essay will be posted every Monday. We hope you'll read and listen to these unique perspectives on subjects such as appreciating life, overcoming adversity, parenting, and the joys of personal discovery. You can read all the essays submmitted here.
	This I Believe Mary Craig 12 May 2008 This morning’s This I Believe comes from writer and teacher Mary Craig about what happens when core beliefs are challenged. Link to the audio for Mary Craig’s piece.
	This I Believe Michael Denkers 5 May 2008 This morning we’d like to continue the series of essays from the Salt Lake Community Writing Center focused on the core beliefs of those who’ve contributed them. It’s modeled on the program presented by National Public Radio, which in turn was based on the 1950’s radio program This I Believe. A handful of these essays were submitted by children, and this morning we’ll hear from 13-year-old Mike Denkers, who lives in Salt Lake City. This morning, he talks about the challenges he’d take on if he knew he could not fail. Mike Denkers is 13 years old. He lives in Salt Lake City. Link to the audio for Michael Denker's piece.
	This I Believe Delores Pederson 28 April 2008 For the past year or more, KUER listeners have been hearing essays modeled on Edward R. Murrow’s radio program from the 1950’s, This I Believe. KUER and the Community Writing Center of Salt Lake Community College are collaborating on a similar project with people in our community who’ve submitted their essays online. Today we’ll hear from Delores Pederson, who lives in Salt Lake City. Link to the audio for Delores Pederson’s piece.
	This I Believe Daniel Harnsburger 20 April 2008 For the past year or more, NPR listeners have been hearing essays modeled on Edward R. Murrow's radio program from the 1950s, "This I Believe." KUER and the Community Writing Center of Salt Lake Community College have collaborated on a similar project with people in our community who submitted their essays on-line. Today, we hear from Daniel Hansberger, who teaches 11th and 12th grade English and History at Horizonte Instructional and Training Center. Link to the audio for Daniel Harnsburger’s piece.
	This I Believe Ben Phan 14 April 2008 For the past year or more, listeners to National Public Radio have been hearing essays modeled on Edward R. Murrow’s radio program from the 1950’s, "This I Believe." KUER and the Community Writing Center of Salt Lake Community College have collaborated on a similar project to let our listeners hear some of the beliefs of people in our community and around the West – people who’ve submitted their essays online. A handful of our essays are from children. This morning, we’ll hear from 10-year-old Ben Phan, who lives in Salt Lake City, about his belief that animals are worth as much as humans. Ben Phan is 10 years old. He lives in Salt Lake City. He submitted his essay through his class at Realms of Inquiry school. Link to the audio for Ben Phan’s piece.
	This I Believe Rebecca Guevara 31 March 2008 When National Public Radio began airing essays based on the 1950's radio program This I Believe, people all over the nation responded. NPR, of course, can air only a limited number of these statements of personal values. But with the help of the Community Writing Center at Salt Lake Community College, we've been able to find many Utahns who have beliefs they'd like to express - and that are worth hearing. This morning we'll hear from businesswoman and novelist Rebecca Guevara. She lives in Salt Lake City. Rebecca Guevara is a writer and lecturer who lives in Salt Lake City. Her essay and others in our series are available on our website at KUER-dot-org. We've drawn them from the Community Writing Center at Salt Lake Community College, where there are many others you can read. Link to the audio for Rebecca Guevara’s piece.
	This I Believe Annabelle Numaguchi 24 March 2008 This morning we'd like to bring you the third in our series of essays based on the "This I Believe" program pioneered by Edward R. Murrow in the 1950’s. The series returned on National Public Radio, and with help from the Community Writing Center at Salt Lake Community College, we’ve solicited essays from our listeners allowing them to share their core beliefs with others here in the West. Annabelle Numaguchi lives in Moab, Utah. Her essay might be entitled, "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff," but she puts in a much different way. Annabelle Numaguchi submitted her essay to the This I Believe website set up by the Salt Lake Community College Community Writing Center. Link to the audio for Annabelle Namaguchi’s piece.
	This I Believe Grace Fojtik 17 March 2008 Last Monday, KUER began sharing some of the essays submitted to the This I Believe project sponsored by the Community Writing Center of Salt Lake Community College. This I Believe is modeled on the 1950’s radio program of the same name that was hosted by Edward R. Murrow. Many similar essays have been broadcast nationwide on National Public Radio. Today’s essay comes from an enthusiastic young actor named Grace Fojtik. Grace lives in Park City, Utah. She recorded this on her 12th birthday. Link to the audio for Grace Fojtik′s piece.
	This I Believe Larry Chaston 10 March 2008 For the past year or more, listeners to National Public Radio have been hearing essays modeled on Edward R. Murrow’s radio program from the 1950’s, “This I Believe.” KUER and the Community Writing Center of Salt Lake Community College have collaborated on a similar project to let our listeners hear some of the beliefs of people in our community and around the West – people who’ve submitted their essays online and whose work we’re pleased to share with you, beginning today. The first comes from retired Sergeant Major Larry Chaston, who spent 36 years in the Utah National Guard. In 2002, he was serving in Afghanistan with an Army Special Forces unit, looking for ways to reach out to a people who have seen warlords and conquerors come and go through the centuries. Link to the audio for Larry Chaston's piece.

This I Believe Essays