Okay, so this is how it all began;
I was sitting in my english class trying to avoid the couple who were kissing infront of me, as my teacher cotinued to read the book 'Romulus, my father' to the rest of the class.
When all of a sudden, after reading a paragraph, he stopped. No, not to tell the couple off, who were STILL pashing like mad, but to infrom the class that the paragraph he had just read to us, was judged by a certain worldwide contest to be one of the most beautiful paragraphs ever written. This is the paragraph:
"I reached the hill in the mid-afternoon. For the first time in my life i was really alive to beauty, receiving a kind of shock from it. I had absorbed my fathers attitude to the countryside, especially to its scraggy trees, because he talked so often of the beautiful trees in Europe. But now, for me, the key to the beauty of the native trees lay in the light which so sharply delineated them against a dark blue sky. Possessed of that key, my perception of the landscape changed radically as when one sees the second image in an ambiguous drawing. The scraggy shapes and sparse foliage actually became the foci for my sense of its beauty and everything else fell into place - the primitive hills, the unsealed roads with their surfaces ranging from white through yellow to brown, looking as though they had been especially dusted to match the high, summer-coloured grasses. The landscape seemed to have a special beauty, disguised until i was ready for it; not a low and primitive form for which i had to make allowances, but subtle and refined. It was as though God had taken me to the back of his workshop and shown me something really special."
-Raimond Gaita.
Now, i thought to myself, "Hey, if this man wrote such a beautiful para... GODDAMNIT WILL YOU TWO GET A BLOODY ROOM!" *ahem* "Where was i? Yes, if this man wrote one of the most beautiful paragraphs ever written, i wonder what the SW group could write?"
And so with this, i give you inspiration by posting this contest.
Your task?
Well, if you hadn't already figured it out, is to write me the best paragraph ever! It can be a paragraph from one of your old stories that you truly like, or better yet, could be something completely new that you come up with randomly!
Either way, it must be a paragraph and it must be lovely! You must then enter it into this contest, and leave the rest to ME!
RULES:
1. NoNe oF tHiS.
2. Must be a paragraph long, and no more.
3. Be creative.
4. Punctuation, spelling and grammar to be done to perfection! Like the pizzas at the pizza shop near my place!
5. HAVE FUN!
and last but not least;
6. Obey the above rules.
Anymore questions contact me a.s.a.p!
Yrs.
Azaradelle.
P.S. Remember, it can be about anything and everything!
I was sitting in my english class trying to avoid the couple who were kissing infront of me, as my teacher cotinued to read the book 'Romulus, my father' to the rest of the class.
When all of a sudden, after reading a paragraph, he stopped. No, not to tell the couple off, who were STILL pashing like mad, but to infrom the class that the paragraph he had just read to us, was judged by a certain worldwide contest to be one of the most beautiful paragraphs ever written. This is the paragraph:
"I reached the hill in the mid-afternoon. For the first time in my life i was really alive to beauty, receiving a kind of shock from it. I had absorbed my fathers attitude to the countryside, especially to its scraggy trees, because he talked so often of the beautiful trees in Europe. But now, for me, the key to the beauty of the native trees lay in the light which so sharply delineated them against a dark blue sky. Possessed of that key, my perception of the landscape changed radically as when one sees the second image in an ambiguous drawing. The scraggy shapes and sparse foliage actually became the foci for my sense of its beauty and everything else fell into place - the primitive hills, the unsealed roads with their surfaces ranging from white through yellow to brown, looking as though they had been especially dusted to match the high, summer-coloured grasses. The landscape seemed to have a special beauty, disguised until i was ready for it; not a low and primitive form for which i had to make allowances, but subtle and refined. It was as though God had taken me to the back of his workshop and shown me something really special."
-Raimond Gaita.
Now, i thought to myself, "Hey, if this man wrote such a beautiful para... GODDAMNIT WILL YOU TWO GET A BLOODY ROOM!" *ahem* "Where was i? Yes, if this man wrote one of the most beautiful paragraphs ever written, i wonder what the SW group could write?"
And so with this, i give you inspiration by posting this contest.
Your task?
Well, if you hadn't already figured it out, is to write me the best paragraph ever! It can be a paragraph from one of your old stories that you truly like, or better yet, could be something completely new that you come up with randomly!
Either way, it must be a paragraph and it must be lovely! You must then enter it into this contest, and leave the rest to ME!
RULES:
1. NoNe oF tHiS.
2. Must be a paragraph long, and no more.
3. Be creative.
4. Punctuation, spelling and grammar to be done to perfection! Like the pizzas at the pizza shop near my place!
5. HAVE FUN!
and last but not least;
6. Obey the above rules.
Anymore questions contact me a.s.a.p!
Yrs.
Azaradelle.
P.S. Remember, it can be about anything and everything!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 28, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Wow, I am so glad I posted this contest!
The work submitted by each and every one of you was truly magnificent! I enjoyed reading them all immensely, and thank you for taking the time to enter my contest.
Well done everybody! It was very difficult to judge.
Congratulations to the winners!
Thanks again, all the best and keep writing!
Yrs.
Azaradelle.
Contest Winners
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by sodancewithsoda 200 words, 21 comments, on Feb 22 11:35 AM 2007. In Inspirational, Luneta, Manila
Gold trophy winner
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...You're hilarious.
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*twitch* just one paragraph?
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GREAT IDEA, GOD! :D
This is such a great idea!!! and Lori, lol, couples can make out in class??? FUN! (or maybe not? 
) we have disciplinary officers in our school who WOULD send people to the Disciplinary office if caught doing... scandalous things
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It's the land down under! Course you can make out in class, but then again it also depends on the teacher.
ANYWAY!
Yes... One paragraph... Do it... Do it...
Yrs.
Azaradelle.
P.S. I must go to work now, and will read all entries when i get back, which will be in 5 hours!
Until then my pretties!!! -
I have to enter.
And I shall.
Wish me hope. Wish me strength. Wish me luck.
We all know I'm not going to get anywhere any other way. -
THANK YOU!
Lori!
Thank you so much for the trophy!!! I enjoyed reading the entries too! good work everybody! ^_^
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