The following essay written by Parker Blair won this year’s Chilkat Valley News Raymond Menaker Writing Award. Four Haines seniors were given an hour and a half to write an essay in response to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote, “Every man I meet is superior to me in some way and in that, I learn from him.” While all of the essays contained thoughtful, well-written responses, we judged Blair’s to be the most succinct, clear and…