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    by Published on 04-23-2013 10:56 PM
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    Staff & Assistant of the Month
    Nomination Time!


    March Assistant & Staff of the Month Nominations are up.
    Now is a great opportunity to tell us who you feel deserves the March Award(s).

    You don't have to be a scheme leader to decide any longer. Now, Staff and Assistants can vote for other staff and assistants. However, that's not all, any member can nominate a staff or assistant, more than one. The only catch is, you must provided at least one sentence as to why you think the individual(s) of your choice should receive the March Nomination award for it to count.

    Eligible Candidates:

    Staff for Staff of the Month Only.
    Assistants and Staff for Assistant of the Month.

    To be Eligible for Assistant of the Month, you must sign up to become an assistant and work for at least one scheme. Work hard and you will be recognized.

    Your voice matters, so regardless of your title, nominate those workers you feel should get recognized!


    For any questions or concerns please contact Ttosk, the Head Moderator of Entrance Hall and Runner of the Nominations!

    If you'd like to Nominate for March's Staff and Assistant of the Month, please click here.
    by Published on 03-29-2013 02:40 PM
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    It's that time of year again, and Crazy League has gotten a little carried away. With bunnies delivering Eggs, it's no surprise that your explorations for the next three days may have you spotting eggs. If you see "CL" labeled on those precious eggs around the board it must be a Crazy League Egg! If you want to collect these eggs, then all you really need to learn is how to claim their prize, so peak into Crazy League and learn what it takes! 32 Eggs over the course of the next 3 days! So keep that stomach hungry!
    Participant to find the most eggs gets a Free AL T-Shirt (Includes USA)



    Speaking of Hungry, Crazy League's villages seem to be in unrelenting strife! For every four villagers, there seems to be a wolf problem. If you think you can out best the wolves, then please, sign up to join one of the many games. There's even Special Coupons if you refer a Friend who actually signs up too! Those nasty wolves need to be taught a lesson and the villagers need your help. The Werewolf game is a reoccurring game, when you die, you can sign up for the next game. However, if you find this game to be overly addicting, auto sign-ups are available and convenient for all.

    Sign up for Game Six Here!
    You can sign up for any Game from 6 and up.
    All active games are no longer accepting residents.

    by Published on 01-07-2013 01:38 PM
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    These battles are anonymous. You must PM your entry to @Snow Pup for them to count.
    Any entries posted in this thread will not count for submission.

    It is Requested that you clearly state 'WoM'/Writing of the Monthof the PM just to make it easier to find.



    Writing of the Month!




    This Month's Writing Form: Short Story
    Genre: Fantasy
    Setting/Location: High School



    All entries must take place in a high school setting and must have a fantasy theme. A short story should be minimum 2,500 words. The genre "Fantasy" is a world full of the mythical and imaginative. Whether they be based on creatures of Myth like Dragons, Goblins and Elves or The cute things we dream about like Pegasus, Faeries, and to some Gods & Goddesses. Fantasy is also something that may define science, like a world enchanted by magic, full of opposing colors, where the sky is normally blue to humans, it's pink to unicorns. Fantasy is far and in between the creases of our minds and we find them all the time in the stories we trek in when we read. So take a dive into a fantasy filled world and share your spoils with Literature & Writing Members!


    Deadline is January 31st EST
    WoM #1 Voting: February 1st - February 7th.
    WoM #2 goes up February 1st.


    Rules
    Make entries that fit the challenge.
    Write something new not originally posted/submitted in L&W
    Follow AL rules and L&W Rules.
    No Plagiarism or Fan-fictions.
    Don't worry about exceeding the 2,500 Word Length.


    First Place Prizes
    2,000 Credits
    A WoM Badge
    Front Page Publication
    Newsletter Article Interview

    Second Place Prizes
    1,500 Credits
    A WoM Badge
    Newsletter Article Mention

    Third Place Prizes
    1,000 Credits
    A WoM Badge

    All Other Entries
    750 Credits

    Other Things
    Please have fun and try your best!
    by Published on 12-17-2012 10:30 PM
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    Debate Question:
    Who's work do you feel succeeded in the Most Dark & Love Theme in their Work?

    Which Piece(s) Pulled it in their Favor? Explain.


    Edgar Allen Poe


    VS

    William Shakespeare


    Edgar Allen Poe's Work:
    Tales
    • The Black Cat
    • The Cask of Amontillado
    • A Descent into the Maelström
    • The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
    • The Fall of the House of Usher
    • The Gold-Bug
    • Hop-Frog
    • The Imp of the Perverse
    • Ligeia
    • The Masque of the Red Death
    • Morella
    • The Murders in the Rue Morgue
    • The Oval Portrait
    • The Pit and the Pendulum
    • The Premature Burial
    • The Purloined Letter
    • The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
    • The Tell-Tale Heart


    Poetry
    • Al Aaraaf
    • Annabel Lee
    • The Bells
    • The City in the Sea
    • The Conqueror Worm
    • A Dream Within a Dream
    • Eldorado
    • Eulalie
    • The Haunted Palace
    • To Helen
    • Lenore
    • Tamerlane
    • The Raven
    • Ulalume


    Other works
    • Politian (1835) – Poe's only play
    • The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) – Poe's only complete novel
    • "The Balloon-Hoax" (1844) – A journalistic hoax printed as a true story
    • "The Philosophy of Composition" (1846) – Essay
    • Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) – Essay
    • "The Poetic Principle" (1848) – Essay
    • "The Light-House" (1849) – Poe's last incomplete work
    William Shakespeare's Work:
    Tragedies

    • Romeo and Juliet
    • Coriolanus
    • Titus Andronicus
    • Timon of Athens
    • Julius Caesar
    • Macbeth
    • Hamlet
    • Troilus and Cressida
    • King Lear
    • Othello
    • Antony and Cleopatra
    • Cymbeline*


    Poems
    • Shakespeare's sonnets
    • Venus and Adonis
    • The Rape of Lucrece
    • The Passionate Pilgrim
    • The Phoenix and the Turtle
    • A Lover's Complaint


    Apocrypha
    • Arden of Faversham
    • The Birth of Merlin
    • Edward III
    • Locrine
    • The London Prodigal[/URL]
    • The Puritan[/URL]
    • The Second Maiden's Tragedy[/URL]
    • Sir John Oldcastle[/URL]
    • Thomas Lord Cromwell
    • A Yorkshire Tragedy
    • Sir Thomas More


    Lost plays
    • Love's Labour's Won
    • The History of Cardenio


    This post is a poll in the original thread, please voice your opinions!



    by Published on 10-12-2012 08:33 PM
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    “13 Night of Halloween” is Under Dogs’ Nightmare Based RP Event for this year’s 2012 Halloween


    It is time you challenged your writing skills to effectively twist and contort your characters from what they normally act to the side effects Halloween has on their minds and fears. This RP is meant to be based off of your characters interactions with other characters, their fears and all of it happens in their sleep, Halloween Night where they are trapped for 13 days in the course of 24 hours. When the clock strikes 12 O’Clock in the morning to start the Day of Halloween (in the RP – You decide when this happens), your characters will be locked in their minds to fight their fears, survive 13 Nights of Halloween’s Nightmares.


    For in-depth Details, Please Visit the Under Dogs Clan


    Halloween is almost here and the Under Dogs' Mansion has been decked out in Halloween Decor. Gargoyles thought to protect the borders of the land are glaring down at the vacancy in front of the closed gate. "Beware of Canine's" is molded into the iron work of their gate. A party is soon to be hosted on Hallow's Eve, all participants are unsuspecting to an Ancient Curse that is close to surfacing. Up the gravel road, past the invading wooden forest lies the Mansion Garden and Court Yard. There are cobwebs and spiders scurrying about as the worn out residents make their final touches. Many pumpkins are lined along the stone walls, Wolves, Dogs, and many other creatures of night have been carved into their skin. A few have contorted faces, with eyes filled with an evil touch.

    Upon entry of this Mansion lies a hallway leading to a marble floor ballroom, two double dark oak doors with medieval handles are wide open. Inside lies beverages, food, and ancient artifacts tainted with Halloween colors. Many figurines glow in which cast off lights gleaming from above; where the cathedral ceiling beams high. The Gothic windows allow little of the setting sun from entering as it starts painting the sky outside a set of shades varying between deep red and orange with streams of dying blue. Inside the ballroom also echoes music festivities to match the occasion and slowly, more visitors enter the now opened gates of the Under Dogs Estate.

    Upon the last arrival, the Front Gates Close, the Gargoyles Shift and claw at the stone pillar they rest upon, digging as they crouch, ready to pounce the uninvited intruders that may come. Wings slightly unfurled as if prepared for flight. The mist of the woods snake and slither out blinding the path to the gates. Behind the closed gates, the party ensues. What remaining lights stream out from the surrounding area casts a dark shadow of the gates upon the gravel road, the words begin to shift slowly like a spider re-webbing its home. As the bell in a tower beyond finally calls the ending of Hallow's Eve, the word's clearly finish their transformation and read:

    13 Nights of Halloween
    by Published on 10-11-2012 07:47 PM
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    Character Alter-Ego Challenge




    This challenge is simple and open to all crafts. To participate in this challenge, all you need to do is submit a written or visual representation of your favorite character in an Alter-Ego of your depiction. They can be either Manga or Anime Characters, this is to your leisure. However, there are a few rules, expectations and limits to your participation. They are as follows:

    -Limits-

    With Four Categories and Two Skills, you may only participate in two total!

    What do you mean?

    First you should know ...
    by Published on 09-22-2012 06:59 PM
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    These battles are completely anonymous. You must PM your entry to @craigatron for them to count. Any entries posted in this thread will not count for submission.
    It is Requested that you clearly state
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    by Published on 08-16-2012 03:58 PM
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    These battles are completely anonymous. You must PM your entry to @Heartless for them to count. Any entries posted in this thread will not count for submission.
    It is Requested that you clearly state 'PoM'/Poem of the month in the title of the PM just to make it easier to find with the number associated with the PoM you are entering for. CeeCee will be happy to make Isis.'s life as easy
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    by Published on 02-08-2012 11:13 PM
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    'Pro VS Anti'
    a V-Day Event
    Brought to you by the L&W Staff

    What is this Event?
    Much like a battle, you challenge another or a group of individuals. However, this event has no form or style limitations. Either you like valentines day or you don't. Or, you would prefer to write something for V-Day but either with a stand for the love it displays or against the twisted meanings of the modern day. This is not limited to just the above ideas though so write whatever comes to mind...

    What can I do?
    You can write a poem, short story, song, or anything else of your desire to submit into this event. All participants will receive credits and an Award Icon. However, there is a twist, what you do will determine your side. Try not to make it obvious on the side you are on with "Pro-" and "Anti-" in your pieces. Keep in mind that your ranking of how you feel about V-Day doesn't have to match the 'ranking' of your piece. All Moderators and Assistants are allowed to participate with all members.

    How do I sign up?
    You don't. Simply write a piece of which ever art you desire and post it in the "Pro VS Anti" a Vday Event thread stickied up in L&W. Basically, just do it. Please do not post something you have already done and shared with L&W. Write something new.


    To read more about this event, go to the Sub Section of Manga Forge or Graphics, Fiction & Art in the forums and click "Literature & Writing". You will be directed to the forum where this even can be found at the top.

    Please feel free to post comments/critiques in th other threads in the section. Enjoy and See you in the Section!
    by Published on 11-20-2011 04:25 PM

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    by Published on 10-11-2011 03:11 AM
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    ClanNation News –Clans in the Making

    Current Clans In Progress:
    Right now, there are a few clans that have yet to make it to a full clan or at the bare minimum to create one. Each desired clan must reach a quota of ten members, including the leader. Four clans are awaiting to be created as a clan, or have just met the quota of 10. Below is
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