Ok, here's the deal. Discrimination of all kinds is a HUGE problem in the world today, and has been for a long time. It is time to shine the spotlight on all those who have been discriminated against in any way or for any reason. I want everyone who enters this contest to know that they are not invisible! They will be heard! and there will come a day when they no longer have to be afraid!
It's time to let it out! If you have a story to tell this is your chance, and if you know someone who is being discriminated against, or who has been discriminated against send them here to tell their story too.
I want you to write about how you have been discriminated against, how it affected your life, how it made you feel, what you did about it, etc.
I want you to write about discrimination you have seen happen against others: friends, family, acquaintances, etc. How did this affect you? How did it make you feel?
I want you to write about discrimination in general. What you think about it, how it affects the world, how it can be changed.
I want you to write about how you have discriminated against others, and how you think it affected their lives, and how it made you feel, etc.
This contest WILL run for the full 2 weeks. I WILL comment every entry. I want everyone to have a chance to make themselves heard in this contest because I don't discriminate, and I am FED UP WITH DISCRIMINATION!
Prewrites are allowed, but PLEASE make sure they fit this contest. If they don't I will DQ.
The points in this are going to be huge. I will add points as entries come in.
Any donations are much appreciated and will not affect how I judge the contest.
So, there it is. I am extremely excited about this and look forward to a lot of wonderful entries. Style is irrelevant. Write however you want. Again no discrimination.
To those of you who donated points to this contest I LOVE YOU!!!
It's time to let it out! If you have a story to tell this is your chance, and if you know someone who is being discriminated against, or who has been discriminated against send them here to tell their story too.
I want you to write about how you have been discriminated against, how it affected your life, how it made you feel, what you did about it, etc.
I want you to write about discrimination you have seen happen against others: friends, family, acquaintances, etc. How did this affect you? How did it make you feel?
I want you to write about discrimination in general. What you think about it, how it affects the world, how it can be changed.
I want you to write about how you have discriminated against others, and how you think it affected their lives, and how it made you feel, etc.
This contest WILL run for the full 2 weeks. I WILL comment every entry. I want everyone to have a chance to make themselves heard in this contest because I don't discriminate, and I am FED UP WITH DISCRIMINATION!
Prewrites are allowed, but PLEASE make sure they fit this contest. If they don't I will DQ.
The points in this are going to be huge. I will add points as entries come in.
Any donations are much appreciated and will not affect how I judge the contest. So, there it is. I am extremely excited about this and look forward to a lot of wonderful entries. Style is irrelevant. Write however you want. Again no discrimination.
To those of you who donated points to this contest I LOVE YOU!!!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 17
- Rewards: Gold: 12500, Silver: 12500, Bronze: 12500, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Well, this has certainly been successful in my eyes. I am ending the contest early due to lack of new entries, but I think 84 is quite wonderful, and they were all wonderful poems.
The gold, silver, bronze of course are getting a lot of points, and I am sorry I don't have that kind of points to give the honorable...or to everyone who entered for that matter.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I think this will be my last contest for awhile. This really took a lot of me.
Thanks for all the wonderful entries. No matter the form of discrimination you've faced I believe you all to be beautiful people.
Lauren
Contest Winners
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I sat in bed, and thought of forever with him
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Tribute to those still running an
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Eyeliner thickly paved
round’ her dark sullen eyes,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5130661, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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and I smile....
because it's amusing.by Beautiful-N-Broken 23 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 14 12:02 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5136463, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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In heaven above everyone is free
Or so they tell youby Nymphetemine 42 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 12 3:00 PM. In Contest, Hope, Life, Society, Personal, Pain, Contemporary• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5138705, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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What's so wrong with it?
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by redbarchettadrive 9 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 14 11:36 PM• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Invisible,
Standing here alone,by Winged Unicorn 65 lines, 13 comments, on Feb 22 7:08 PM. In Society, Thoughts, Contest, Prejudice, Discrimination• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
s k i p p i n g her biased Civil War AP History class
to beby Writing0Freedom 103 lines, 16 comments, on Feb 22 12:04 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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We carry the burden,
We fight, We watch, We cry.
by lovely-bones 36 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 16 2:23 PM. In Contest, Society, Inspirational, Dedication, Humanity• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Discrimination is so stupid• Commented on by judge.
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My eyes are clouded because they can’t bear to see,
drowning in tears at the lifeless children on the street.by Writing0Freedom 69 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 4 1:50 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
By: Danielle Schmidt
Written:by DeadlyPoetic88 26 lines, 10 comments, on Dec 4 8:32 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Alot of poeple will come to me asking for advice, most of them being poeple i dont know. So I will give them advice beacuse its always good to help somone, and then they will ask how old I am, I'll say 14 and they will turn aby SimplyNoodle 0 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 11 11:29 AM• Commented on by judge.
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I heard their words
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Not for judging, but for a new friend.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Jaded Lily 25 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 11 2:14 PM. In Angst, Contemporary, Life, Personal, Society• Commented on by judge.
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by Jaded Lily 2 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 11 2:45 PM. In Haiku• Commented on by judge.
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I am a girl
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I never met a man of blue But almost every other hue• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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You were always too selfish
to be the perfect mother you envisaged.by Zeprina-Jaz 19 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 16 12:56 PM 2008. In Angst, Pain, Personal, Family Relationships• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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Who are you to judge me, what gives you the rightby BornWithAPen 37 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 30 11:55 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by unbroken record 16 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 4 12:02 AM. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Race,creed, breed, color, ethnic culture,hellI
don't care, you talk to me like a human,I do the same to anyone...by HopelessScribbles 14 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 12 1:51 PM• Commented on by judge. -
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It is very judgmentalby Dragonheart1 37 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 12 2:19 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Nobody understood him when he said he's in pain, they didn't see the wound.
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Yesterday I’m born and today I’m broken,
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What good is it to live when everyone isn’t fair?
What good is it to try when they wont even give you a chance?by SimplyNoodle 11 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 13 9:32 AM• Commented on by judge. -
A poem written when I was going through a hard time.by twilight4eva 6 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 13 9:17 AM. In Sad• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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sometimes… when love falls apart… you wouldn’t know how to react…by yuriko 35 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 13 9:46 AM• Commented on by judge.
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I'm the girl who sit's next to you The one who never get's attention and feels worthless• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
a lie so carelessly told to childrenby jessie11711 15 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 13 11:27 AM. In bullying• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by tearyeyedbutterfly 13 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 19 2:10 PM 2008. In Contest• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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We were born to live
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What's so wrong with me?by Serenity-words 32 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 15 11:45 PM. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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Me and my boyfriend had a day out
We had a Great time with no doubtby DinkyDiver 38 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 23 12:01 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Waking up in the morning
Had a restless sleepby DinkyDiver 19 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 8 7:09 PM 2008. In Pain• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
ok well this just bugs me! i dont get what the hell people dont like about gay people. seriously im sick of all the bullshit . i mean they are people to and can like whoever they want. its not like they are hurting you. and i• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Stop discriminating, on age sex, location, race or anything else.
It’s not getting you anywhere, what do you feel bigger when you do this?by SimplyNoodle 13 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 16 9:38 AM• Commented on by judge.
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i will be entering...just give me time to think of something
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I will be entering, I'll probably write it tomorrow during my feminist lit class (only thing its good for is writing peotry in) or something. I could give you a novel about this subject.
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contest closed early... lemme know when open again, if it does. as I have been discrimnated against. Woman! Visually impaired! Judged for my partners/families actions!
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It closed early..
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I am so sorry!
I had nothing to do with the contest being closed. According to the admins there was a glitch that made it so setting entries to 0 (for unlimited) would instead make it 8. So, that is why it closed early and made for a really awful night for me. My stress level went through the roof.
I am happy that we worked out the problem and that my contest is back up.
Lauren
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Hun discrimination will never be stopped. People always and will always fear the unknown. I like this contest. Im sorry you have been discriminated against
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does it have to be a poem or can it be like a story or a rant?
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it can be anything you want it to be
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Okay thank you, I entered
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wonderful idea for contest. will mull it over few days and come up with something. bookmarked.
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Thank you for the invitation
I am honored to enter your contest.
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Good for you... if you need or want some points let me know...PK
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i like the idea of this contest, i'll see what i can come up with, thanks for asking me to enter
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Hey there Thanks so much for inviting me but my brain is mush as we speak, please give me some time to think about what I want to say, I have a poem that might fit but I may need to edit it or just re write another one But I cant today hun I just to beat
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thanks for the invite but I don't think I can come up with anything at this time.
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good luck
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Huge points =) Great work hun!!! love you!!! ♥
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I've already entered, but since this is a worthy cause, I'd love to donate points as well Let me know if you need any more
Laura
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IF YOU WANNA SEE WHAT DISCRIMINATION GETS PEOPLE THEN LOOK HERE!!!!!
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wow...good amount of points lauren !
good luck judging !
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Thank You for gold and for holding such a wonderful contest! Now I need to come up with a contest idea so that these points don't collect dust...
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haha, it's finished!
I've not written my poem for you yet! Don't you worry, you'll get my poem on this matter, just as soon as I have enough time =]
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Congrats on the succseful contest!
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I was wondering how you've been disciminated against? I was curious as to an example if you could provide me with one.
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