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Anarchy / I got published...Twice!!!!!!

« on: May 10, 2008, 10:00:08 AM »

I entered a poetry contest run by creative communications inc. early in the fall of last year and again on april 4th of this year. Both of my poems were selected to be published in anthologies of the contests. I am extremely happy about this.

The poems were called Unhidden and Soldier(author)

Here they are. Tell me what you think of them.

Unhidden
By Ethan King

2007-2008 School Year

I have never been a hidden man

I walk within plain sight

and yet none dare approach me

to find out what's inside

and as it goes unfettered

my thoughts my hopes my dreams

I continue moving slowly

as lonely as a stream

and so I find a hidden stream

and join it in its path

and continue moving slowly

to meet the ocean in its wrath

the ocean represents the whole

my stream is only one

and so ends the story

but my journey has just begun

Soldier (author)
by: Ethan King

I've been hobbled, me

a soldier born and bred.

I can't fight for what's right,

so I write it down instead

but I'm still a soldier

and as for the sword

not greater than, but equal is the written word

a time and place for both of these

we fight in war, we write in peace

some shed blood and some shed ink

others fight that I might think

and in this time and in this place

hand to hand and face to face

the sword is rusty, the knight, a churl

they didn't believe a pen could change the world.

I didn't win the contest that I entered last fall, but they are still voting on the spring 2008 contest. Wish me luck.

Anarchy / I got in

« on: March 28, 2007, 01:02:24 PM »

I managed to get into my school's dual credit computer programming class, in spite of my medical problems which resulted in many absences. I will be in the class for at least two years. Any tips for me?

Anarchy / Saddam hangs

« on: November 09, 2006, 01:41:39 PM »

November 5, 2006
To Die For: Saddam Sentenced to be Hung
"The court has decided to sentence defendant Saddam Hussein al-Majid to death by hanging until he is dead." - Chief Judge Raouf Abdel Rahma

To the surprise of no one, days before the midterm elections in the US, the former Iraqi leader, Saddam "Didn't We Used to be Bros" Hussein was sentanced today to death by hanging for his crimes against humanity.

After a failed assassination attempt in 1982, Saddam masterminded the murders of 148 Shiites in the village of Dujail. A year later he shook hands with Donald Rumsfield.

His defense lawyers (the ones who replaced the three others who were murdered during the trial) argued that Saddam had let all 148 stand trial, before they were killed.

"The court allowed defendants to commission a lawyer and if a defendant was not able to hire a lawyer then the court would appoint one for him. The court also was allowing all defendants to talk freely," a witness who testified behind a curtain said in May.

But Saddam's luck ran out and he and several others were found guilty and will be hanged in a few months if his appeals don't pan out.

As the verdict was being read, Saddam rudely interrupted the judge by yelling, "Long live Iraq! Long live the Iraqi people! Down with the invaders. God is great. God is Great. God is great... To hell with your articles and clauses...Down with the traitors!"

Just thought that I'd ask what you people thought about this little bit of news.

Anarchy / Inventive Su I cide

« on: June 05, 2006, 03:11:27 PM »

San Jose, CA. March 26, 1999: 1923hrs. Police, Fire and ambulance respond on a call for unknown medical emergency - turns out to be a DOA. Further investigation reveals it to be a suicide. Quite successful. Further investigation reveals this sequence of events:

27 yr old male gets a circular saw blade, cuts holes in the side to fit the lug nuts on his car. He mounts the saw blade to one of the front wheels in place of the tire.

Jacks the car up with a hydraulic jack.

Starts the motor and puts something on the accelerator to spin the front wheels.

Lays down below the spinning saw blade, which is above his neck.

Reaches out and unlocks the hydraulic jack.

You can guess the rest.

seems like this guy put a lot of thought into this, what do you think?
ok ppl opinions please, thank you

Entertainment / Voodoo Moon

« on: June 05, 2006, 09:03:21 AM »

Starting this post because I just saw Voodoo Moon on the Sci-fi channel. I'm trying to find out if any1 else saw it. If you did, then do you agree that Cole qualifies for the title Badass?

Anarchy / Cheating

« on: June 01, 2006, 10:39:36 AM »

Hey people I may be new, but I saw something today that I thought was worth sharing, so please do give me some feedback on this one

QUOTE
A student who was booted off his degree course for plagiarism is to sue the university. He says tutors at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, should have spotted what he was doing and stopped him sooner.
Michael Gunn, a 21-year-old English student, freely admits using material downloaded from the Internet to complete his assignments. He told the Times: "I hold my hands up. I did plagiarise. I never dreamt it was a problem."

His problem, then, is not that he was caught, but that he was caught too late. He argues that the university should have warned him of the consequences earlier. "I can see there is evidence I have gone against the rules," he concedes. "But they have taken all my money for three years and pulled me up the day before I finished. If they had pulled me up with my first essay at the beginning and warned me of the problems and consequences, it would be fair enough."

University authorities wouldn't comment directly on the case stressed that the university is very clear on the subject. David Nightingale, the deputy vice-chancellor said: "All students are given clear guidelines as well as practical advice and support as to what constitutes plagiarism. These spell it out that it is not acceptable under any circumstances."

Story: The Register.

New Geeks on the Block / Hey everybody

« on: June 01, 2006, 09:49:06 AM »

First I would like to say Detta, I didn't read your message until after I had posted a bunch of messages so if I offended i am honestly sorry about that. Anyway Yes I did find waldo 176 times (different books) I am currently in summer school (not because I failed, but because I would rather take advanced speech for 2 weeks, as opposed to 1 semester) I frequently play the computer game Delta force Black Hawk Down. Wanted to introduce myself so that none of the other members get mad at me. Anybody who wants can blast me with your best material, I may reply when I'm done laughing
found him again