I would appreciate some help for one of my classes if anyone is willing to volunteer. Anyone who is willing to answer the following questions and email me your opinion would be be a wonderful help. I need all different type of opinions, and am not trying to cause any issues. I just have to do a survey type paper with the answers. Thank you for your cooperation. How long are the days in Genesis 1? Why? How old is the earth and life? Why? Did man and apes share a common ancestor? Why or why not? Were Adam and Eve real people? Why or why not? |
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From: Devils in my Ear (192) Add To: Magicmama (3) Congratulations! You have won 3rd Place in the "Roots & Wings Historical Fiction Contest" ! Great job. As the winner of 3rd Place you have a choice between getting a MB or an awardicon. Since you have never entered this contest before you will automatically receive a Roots and Wings MB. So, you can choose between getting a geneology MB or a 10K awardicon that will show on your piece. Either one will increase that number by your name. Not bad for a newbie I must say! Let me know which you prefer and we'll get your award to you ASAP. Congrats again. |
Let's see some of the positive traits which are more likely to keep a character not only likeable but also alive: able determined efficient encouraging brave mature cautious fierce energetic clever lively positive rational useful honest decisive While those traits are fit for a leader, it doesn't mean that it would keep your character alive. Some could get him/her easily killed. It's the balance that keeps them going. It also makes them more noticeable and favorable, unlike the antagonist. However, not a single character is or should be created simple. That means that even a protagonist can have bad traits such as these: disrespectful rude secretive selfish angry arrogant sneaky stubborn strange guilty * unfriendly * weak * harsh * dark Those are just some examples, but as a character goes through different scenarios and experiences things they thought couldn't be possible, they are capable to earn and learn more positive traits. It also makes them more favorable than the plain ol' good character. They grow as a person. That is not to say that the antagonist can't hit rock bottom and pick him/herself back up again, it's just that bad character turning good has much more appeal. One thing to avoid would be the type of character without any positive or negative traits... Unless you plan on removing that character from the story soon anyway - but do you really want to include a non-consequential character into the story anyway? That means, you should avoid traits such as: * weak * touchy * helpless * sad * hopeless * dull * bored If the character doesn't stand out in one way or another, it's almost unnecessary to have it. Even a minor role in the story with the proper character traits can affect others on a much bigger scale than you thought it would. ~ Gaby *Witchhat* |