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How does advertising affect our decisions? Thirty fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students, picked from approximately 600 Kern County students who had written classroom essays on that topic, made the finals of the annual Bank of America Essay and Speech Contest held May 8 at University Square, 2000 K St.  As a second-time winner, Discovery Elementary School fifth-grader Annie Bardet joined an elite group. Sharing the winner’s platform with her were Thorner Elementary School fourth-grader Maveric Guzman and St. Francis Parish School sixth-grader Alice Verderber. In their essay/speeches, students had to do research and use statistics to support their views. Each was also asked to call upon his or her own knowledge and experiences to convince judges and the audience how well they understood the topic. Bardet said, “The printing press changed everything. Advertising appeared in English papers. Before long newspapers and magazines had you buying drugs that advertised...
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