Any form/category is fine.
Please provide sharp arguments.
Personal experiences are highly preferred for arguments. Expert quotes are a very good way to support your position, but don't bury me in them.
Anecdotes are cool. Arguments of a spiritual. religious, secular or even a humorous perspective are acceptable. Since I am a comedian, humor might win the day, but only if it presents a serious, hard hitting concept to drive home your ideas. Any joke that doesn't get me killed, only makes me stronger.
Contests are a form of competition, but cooperation would dictate reading/commenting on your fellow writer's submissions. I will award 75 points to the best comments...even if you do not enter the contest yourself.
2nd Place will be awarded no less than 150 points
3rd Place will be awarded no less than 100 points
4th Place will be awarded no less than 75 points
5th Place will be awarded no less than 50 points
6th Place will be awarded no less than 25 points
No more than 1000 words, please.
Thank you!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 12, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 900
- Final notes: I appreciate all the contributions...I am being subjective in my assesment of scorings...but I'm not competing. Thanks again! I got a few laughs...which is what I wanted, in part, and got a few good arguments and experiences to contemplate upon. I'll give out the rest of the points later, as I'm needing to go sleep...really tired...tahnks again!
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The two should be seen to go together.....
but never be seen to be together.by ali-p 9 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 9 7:10 PM 2005. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge. -
Species Competition
Rivalry among poeticologically like species is the major factor that determines the structure of poems and poetic communities, such as ourby 105 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 10 5:08 AM 2005. In Society, Humor, Contemporary
Silver trophy winner
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Too often we contend without
a simple clue.• Commented on by judge. -
War=competition, Changing the way society feels about itself is at the core of whether competition is good or bad, and whether cooperation is just another maskby Ze-nophobic 25 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 11 5:24 AM 2005. In Society, Dark, Contemporary
Bronze trophy winner
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An arguement as to why competition beats cooperation.by Paragon Belial 49 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 11 4:03 PM 2005. In Society• Commented on by judge.
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WOW... Great idea for a contest.. Maybe I will enter in a bit!!! Hope you get a lot of great entries!!
Melanie
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interesting though I've a quibble about the wording...
'benefits society' would not necessarily mean 'benefits humanity'. the one benefits society while the other benefits humanity more. do you truly mean benefits society then? -
"'benefits society' would not necessarily mean 'benefits humanity'"~~this is true, I would say that competition definately benefits society more, but maybe not humanity.
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This sounds intriguing: let me clarify...
* Prose or free verse or poem OK.
* Must be an argument (in the correct sense of that word)
* Preferably amusing
* Can it be sick, foul-mouthed, savage, unfair, cruel, erotic, obscene, savage or are any of those not to your taste?
And of course murder is the most severe form of criticism.
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