Fast food chain KFC has recently announced that it will give out a $20,000 college scholorship in a contest for the best "tweet". Yes, thats right; one lucky high school student with get thousands of dollars, equivalent to 2500 hours of minimum wage work, just to go online and type in a few thoughtful words. Seniors in high school will write a "tweet" to KFC on why they feel like they deserve the college scholorhship. The tweet must include hashtag #KFCScholar and include no more than 140 words. The winner will be announced December 1st, and receive $5,000 a year for four years to the college they attend.
"This year, through one of the hottest emerging forms of media, we want to offer students a creative way to realize their dreams of obtaining a college education," KFC said. So far tweets received have been across the board, from joking, to playful, to determined and serious. Thousands of high school seniors will be tuning in online on December 1st to see if they are the lucky recipient.
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