If you're looking for competitions, don't sweat it. You have arrived at the right place wherein you'll be updated on the latest competitions which require participation on the Internet. These competitions don't charge any fee, and what's more, they accept individuals from any part of the world. You can click the name of each listed contest, which is a link. It will direct you to a web page where you will get more detailed information on how to register or participate.
Writer Contest
Genre (类型): Sci-fi and fantasy. They don't accept poetry or children's stories.
Length: About 17,000 words
Prize: $5,000 for the grand prize winner at the end of the year
Deadline: The quarterly contest ends on September 30
Creative Writing Ink Competition
Submission (提交) of poems only. You can submit multiple entries.
Theme: Open
Length: Up to 40 lines
Prizes: Publication on the website and a voucher worth £10
Deadline: Last day of every month
12th Casa Africa Essay Contest
Theme: Climate Change in Africa
"Casa Africa gives the focus of the 12th essay contest to climate change, its effects, future trends and, especially, the way in which this threat is being fought."
Length: 15,000—20,000 words
Prize: €2,000
Deadline: September 17 each year
Yale Drama Series
Prizes: $10,000, a staged reading at Lincoln Center's Claire Tow Theater and publication of the entry by Yale University Press
Length: Full-length plays of over 65 pages
Submissions must be original and not professionally produced. Translations, musicals and children's plays aren't accepted.
Deadline: August 15 each year
A 99-year-old woman and a high school student in British Columbia have formed a wonderful friendship through a program that connects seniors with young people.
Myrtle MacDonald, 99, says she signed up for the local program after feeling lonely because her daughter and son couldn't keep her company. She was paired (结对子) with Jaelyn Brown, 17, based on their common interest -- nursing. "I just found her more interested and less in a hurry than I expected. It has filled an empty spot," said MacDonald.
For the high school students taking part, the time spent with seniors can be used toward volunteer hours needed for graduation. They're supposed to speak for 30 minutes each week, but many go far beyond that. "I love and look forward to getting to talk to her every week. We talk about an hour and 15 minutes, and the time just goes by so quickly," said Brown.
MacDonald, a former nurse, spent much of her life teaching and living in other parts of the world helping people in need. The stories are inspiring to Brown, who also wants to become a nurse. "In high school they kind of say you go to school, you get a job, you have kids. It's a regular practice but talking to her has made me realize I don't have to limit myself to one thing. I can have it all," she said.
The program has been a good fortune to both seniors and high school students. Due to various reasons, seniors can't meet with their families and students are having trouble getting their volunteer hours. "Therefore, there's been a huge positive response from them," said the program's organizer Connie Stam.
Group buying websites are getting popular in China since people like to spend their money more wisely. Thus it is not surprising to see that the number of such websites is growing. However, consumers (消费者) are facing a problem — too much information. They have to surf many sites to know about the best offer. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a single place that combined (组合)all the information and presented it to the users so that they could easily make a better shopping decision? Ronald Li recognized this was a good business opportunity and he started to do some research. Ronald Li found that there was no such app in the market at that time. He decided to develop one himself.
Ronald Li knew that he had to step up the speed. The market is all about offering the right solution at the right time. He had to learn from other sites so as to develop one that provided great user experience. He had to put himself in the buyer's shoes so as to know what they want. The process was not without difficulties. The most challenging one was the automatic(自动的) system that is required to actively search the information from the various group buying sites. Besides, Ronald Li was aware that some other people were starting to work on it. Eventually, he spent about two weeks on the development and had it done.
The app was then presented to Apple. It took a few days to get approved (获准). The app finally came into the market on 18 February. On 24 February, it reached the number one position in the list of Top Three iPhone Apps. In just three days, it has achieved over 30 thousand downloads.
Learning other languages, you discover how to say the same thing in many different ways. In English we say "goodnight". In Russia, people say "ΠoЗДpаΒЛеНИе". In Vietnamese, people say "chúc ngú ngon", which means "have a delicious sleep". When I think about the word "delicious, I think of pizza, chocolate and ice-cream. I don't think about going to sleep. So depending on the language, different phrases will improve your creativity and force you to think about how to say things in a different way.
Studying a new language, you will notice that you have to learn a new sense of humor that comes along with the culture of that language. Sometimes jokes that work in English won't work in French or Japanese. But sometimes things that nobody would laugh at in English work in Vietnamese. I learned this when I performed the stand-up comedy in Vietnam. A lot of my non-Vietnamese speaking friends would ask me to translate the jokes for them, but when I translated it back into English, no one laughed.
When you learn a new language, you have to learn a lot of vocabulary, new grammar, idioms and much more besides. Doing this, you have to learn memory skills. These could be flash cards, using recall methods, or building a memory palace. Whatever tactic you use, it will strengthen your creativity.
Next time you meet someone who speaks several languages, before you think that they have something special going on in their brain, take a step back and think. Maybe they do. But maybe they've got that special thing because they've made the effort to learn several languages. An effort is something we all need.
During my first year teaching middle school students, I found myself in a bit of a dilemma (进退两难). When the bell rang, I knew that my class should be orderly and on task. I had an activity on the board for the students to complete. However, no one did it. Instead, they just kept chatting and laughing.
I desperately needed some classroom management strategies that actually worked.
She gave me the following idea: When the bell rings, write down the names of everyone who is talking on the board, and tell them if they speak out of turn again they will receive a discipline (纪律) essay.
I tried it. Wow, it worked! Firstly, watch carefully for the very first person that talks and be sure to give him a warning in the form of his name on the board. Meanwhile, say something like, "Taylor, this is just a warning to you. You are not in trouble at this point, but you will be if you continue talking."
There would still be days when the bell rang and half the class were still talking, but instead of allowing my stress level to rise, I would calmly start writing names. It normally only took three or four names for the class to notice. Then they would quickly quiet down.
If you teach high school, or are just not crazy about this method, look for ways to adjust it. For example, you could give a student a warning by putting a Post-it (便利贴) on their desk.
But if you've had trouble keeping order in your classroom, I do highly recommend that you try it.
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A. But it simply wasn't. B. Now let me make an introduction. C. Eventually, I went to an old teacher. D. Therefore, I referred to some relevant books. E. And I felt like a failure in my own classroom. F. Writing names down may not be a good fit for everyone. G. This method made the biggest difference at the start of class. |
Cairistiona Flatley has always been an animal lover. So when she1a social media post about a two-legged cat in need of a(n)2, she had a feeling that she was the3person to take Rexie Roo in.
Rexie Roo is a young cat who was brought to a shelter in Utah in January 2020. Both of his front legs were4hurt when he was found, and his rescuers guessed that he'd been5by a car. What's worse, the cat's legs were too damaged to be6. Their only option was to remove his front legs to give him a second7of life. Despite his pain and having to8getting around on his back legs, Rexie Roo was always loving everyone around him.
The only9was whether they could find someone who was10to take in a pet with special needs. That's when Cairistiona came to the11! She adopted (收养) Rexie Rooand made him feel at home. She quickly12that he's very food-motivated (驱使), so she used cat food to13him to do his at-home "physical exercise".
"When people tell me I'm so14for adopting a special need cat and that he is lucky to have me, I can only think about how15I am to have him in my life," "Cairistiona said." I 16 him so much, and he has brought me a lot of 17 and peace. I think he can18people a lot about patience and love," she added. "My life is 19because he is in it. I tell everyone he is the20of my life."
The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England — many people (confuse) by what these different names mean. Getting to know a little bit about British history will (certain) help you solve the puzzle.
From the 16th century to the 19th century, Wales, Scotland and the Kingdom of Ireland joined one by one (create) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In the (twenty) century, the southern part of Ireland broke away the UK, resulting in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The four (country) that belong to the UK work together in some areas. However, they also have some differences. The United Kingdom has interesting and long history to explore. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people took over at different times throughout history.
In addition to the above, there is still something (much) to learn about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom. Studying the history of the country will make (you) visit much more enjoyable.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I experienced the Naadam Festival in China's Inner Mongolia in this year. Naadam meant "games" in Mongolian. It's represented by three events: horse racing, wrestling or archery, which are all so exciting to watch. Before the game, the competitors sang and danced happily, waved their arms. After these amazing performance, the wrestling competition began.
I absolute enjoyed the horse races. However, I was surprised that the riders was children of the same age with me. In beginning, I was worried about their safety, but the locals said they enjoyed them by riding horses all the life. At that moment I started to understand what people say "Horses are at the heart of Mongolian culture."
注意：1）词数100左右。2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
