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Rated: E | (4.5)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION:Oh, what a fun poll! I love polls, and your poll has a great question. ...After all, music is everywhere. *Delight*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS:I wish you would have had an 'other' category, but no matter, I picked the next best thing. You see, my youngest daughter is the only one in my family who can sing. She was always the one to get the lead in school and community musicals. She was always asked to sing the National Anthem at games. The rest of us play with her karaoke machine and watch her roll her eyes. *Laugh*

Now, the main time that my family and I sing together is when we are watching those new singing game shows -- Singing Bee and Don't forget the lyrics. None of us can sing, so it doesn't matter. We have a great time anyway. *Smile*

Thanks for having this fun poll. I enjoyed reading the rest of the votes. *Smile*

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Review of An Embedded Poll?  
Rated: E | (5.0)
So far, just about 82 percent enjoy their time spent on Writing.Com in this poll. I know that I enjoy my time spent here. *Delight*

There is really so much to do, so it is impossible to ever be bored.

I have my groups, forums, and friends here. There are items to create, and items to read. I have fun doing reviews -- especially now that I learned to enjoy the template. *Laugh*

*Balloon2**Balloon3*It's fun to send emails here because we can play with all of the icons! *Flower2**Heart**Flower3*

We even have Polls, In and Outs, Campfires, Crossword Puzzles, and lots of other fun items to keep us happy.

To sum it up, Writing.Com is a place to learn and to have fun.
Thanks for all you do for us. *Delight*

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Rated: E | (4.5)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION:This is a fun poll that 'Only a mother could love'. LOL Just kidding -- I'm sure that the kids will all enjoy it too. *Smile*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS: Too bad you are limited in the amount of sayings to write, but 'other' is the next best thing. I picked 'other' because I raised four kids who all started driving one after another. I am always a little nervous when they are driving somewhere alone, especially for long distances. I always tell them to call me when they get there. I would have picked, "Call me when you get there." if it had been one of the choices.

I guess now you will need to make an 'In and Out' where people can post their favorite 'mom sayings'. *Idea*


*Star*FAVORITE PART: LOL After reading the 'winning' choice, I started laughing. I guess I'm not the only one who thinks of their kids as my 'babies', since "No matter what you'll always be my baby!" is the first pick. I told my youngest daughter that I'm going to call her baby until she is twenty-five years old. *Laugh*


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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION: This chapter also has a mystical and magical feel to it. In addition, this chapter also needs some polishing up.

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS: You are a terrific writer. You have the imagination that some writers can only dream of having. Don't ever give up on your writing, because you do have a talent.*Smile*

*Check2*ERRORS: Some of your words need capital letters, such as in these examples:
"Yes, the stone thought zarth..."
"...a dark alley way in the city of cillidor"

Check the spelling of some of your words, such as in these examples:
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pedastool

*Star*FAVORITE PART: I liked the suspense and mystery in your story, such as in the part after Zarth says the secret words: "A doorway had suddenly appeared, showing a set of steps going down into darkness."

*Idea*SUGGESTIONS: Did you ever consider putting your story through a spell and grammar check? It's a great story, but there are little things that can easily be fixed.

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Rated: E | (4.0)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION: This is a very creative fantasy story, with a wondrous, magical feel. It needs a little polishing up, but after that it will be a fantastic piece. *Delight*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS: I really enjoyed reading your story, and I want to read the next chapters. You have a great way of expressing ideas so that the reader can 'see' what is happening in your story. The strong imagination shows. *Smile*

*Check2*ERRORS: Your main character's name should begin with a capital letter. There are a couple of places in the story where this needs to be corrected: "Arrows flew past zarth as he sheltered..." ...And here: "zarth turned around and sprinted into..."


*Star*FAVORITE PART: I like the magic of your story, such as in this example: "Immediately his body started to heal the wound, repairing the torn muscle and closing the skin, leaving no mark."

*Idea*SUGGESTIONS: I would make two sentences out of some of your longer sentences. Such as with this sentence that needs some work: "Letting go off the stone, Zarth stepped back from the boulder and held out his hands, his eyes closed in concentration, he summoned his power and used it to pick up the huge boulder which floated out in front of him." I would end the 'first' sentence after the word hands.

Here, you wrote '3' instead of 'three'. I would change the '3' to 'three'. "...stood foolishly together as the boulder suddenly was hurled at them killing 3 outright and knocking the fourth against a tree and smashing his spine.."

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Review of The skyblue song.  
Rated: E | (3.0)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION: This is an up-beat and inspirational poem. It's really beautiful, and fun to read. It has terrific potential of being incredible, but it needs to be polished up a little. *Delight*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS: I like the cheery lines and descriptive expressions that you used throughout your poem. The reader will go away with a good feeling. *Smile*

*Check2*ERRORS: You have many spelling and grammar errors, such as: "The sky sings a song,/ so simple but so complecated/ sometimes i feel i just dont get it,no!"

*Star*FAVORITE PART: I like the beautiful poetic words that you used throughout your poem, such as here: "...in a crimson purple evening when the lights seem to melt away with the sun./ In a cold starry night when the breeze feels a bit warm close to our hearts,/ it inspires me to write a song and to sing it all." That's so pretty! *Smile*

*Idea*SUGGESTIONS:You have a really great poem here. I would put it through a 'spell check' to correct all the spelling errors. The small letter i's should be changed to capital letter I's. If anything is that way for any reason, there should be a notation at the end of the poem saying the reason.

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Review of Blue  
Rated: E | (4.0)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION: Oh, a blue poem! This is very nice. I always liked that song from Eiffel 65, "Blue", and I also have a book of 'Blue'. Now here is a Blue poem. *Delight*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS: Blue is a pleasant color. You succeeded in painting a picture of 'blue' in poem. It is not easy to describe a color, but you managed to do it. *Smile*


*Star*FAVORITE PART: I liked the first stanza the best, which describes the blue of the ocean. Blue of shore/ Crisp clean blue..." There are lots of blues at the beach, and you made us think of one. *Smile*

*Idea*SUGGESTIONS: I would have liked to read one more part about the blue of sky. Your space blue is a nice ending, and it's certainly OK the way it is, but I think something else somewhere in the middle would really make your great poem fantastic. *Bigsmile*

Also, this is the perfect item to change the font color of. I would make it bold, and also blue. *Idea*

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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION: Your love story is a flawless inspiration, filled with wisdom and experience. The tender mood is effortlessly established with your eloquent words.

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS: Aw, your story is so sad and heartbreaking at times, and then the reader feels the strength and come back of the person at the end.

*Check2*ERRORS: I didn't find any errors.

*Star*FAVORITE PART: I love the wording that you used throughout the story to show emotion, such as in this sentence: "The wall of ice around my heart started melting and my insides warmed." ...And also in this sentence: " In a sad moment that evening I was face to face with an old friend, the Dagger." Very nice work. *Delight*

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Rated: ASR | (5.0)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION:How come I never saw this poll before? What a great poll! ...And it's made by The StoryMaster . This is a treat for me. I get to speak about how much I love writing.com. This poll prompts a big response. *Bigsmile*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS:I love writing.com! *Heart* I have been here for a zillion years now, and everything that I ever wrote is here. I have groups, forums, a campfire, and even a web page! That's a big accomplishment for me because no one helped me with it. I looked things up in a book to put the web page together all by myself. I never knew much about computer's before I came to writing.com -- I actually learned it all together at the same time. I was not only a newbie to writing.com, I was a newbie to computers. Look how far I've come now, and writing.com had so much to do with it! Of course I love writing.com -- it's my computer 'home'. *Delight*

I get to do reviews, and speak with lots of friendly people who are also here because they love this site. We have all that in common. *Smile*

Recently, I've been taking advantage of doing the crossword puzzles,quizzes, and other fun games that are available. I also have fun with polls -- I guess they're the 'debate team that I was never on'. LOL

I don't get involved with too many interactive stories. I think if I had to pick one item that was my least favorite, that would be it. ...But that's just my opinion. I know that lots of people love them.

*Check2*ERRORS: Hmmm, let me think...No, I didn't see any errors. *Smile*

*Star*FAVORITE PART: I like how there are almost a thousand votes saying they love writing.com. *Heart*

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Rated: E | (4.5)
This is an awesome crossword puzzle! It's actually the first crossword puzzle on writing.com that I was able to complete. *Delight*

I did have to submit the answers twice, though. I guessed at the first baseman's name. Angelo fit in the space, but that wasn't right. Albert also fit, and that was the correct answer.

I had fun with this. Thanks for making it. *Smile*

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Review of Random Knowledge  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Hello Wo Lycaeno,

I just took your fun quiz about random knowledge. I did pretty well, and I had a great time doing it. I'm not going to mention the one I got wrong, or my friends from Australia might get mad at me! *Blush*LOL

I wish you didn't have any math calculations mixed in with you random knowledge questions, but it was still a great quiz. *Delight*

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Rated: E | (4.5)


*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION:Tributes are always sweet, so I new that one for your grandmother would be too. I knew right away that this would be a lovely poem -- comparing your grandmother to a queen -- that's so charming. *Smile*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS:Death is not always easy for the loved ones. When it happens to someone like a grandmother who has always been the rock of a family, it can be really tough for everyone to deal with. In my family, one of my aunts was always the one to organize family reunions, etc. When she died, we all felt something was missing. Thank goodness, her little sister stepped up to the plate. That aunt will always be in our thoughts. Poems like this one of yours, is a tribute not only to your grandmother, but to all of the reader's folks too. This is because a well written poem brings out these emotions. *Smile*

*Check2*ERRORS:I didn't find any errors.

*Star*FAVORITE PART:I like how you put thoughts down in words in a sweet poetic way. "till this day I'll never forget her voice or touch/ how strange to be under a new ruler"

*Idea*SUGGESTIONS:The only thing that I would change, is the 'look' of the poem. The great words are all there, but it all seems to be squashed together. I would leave some 'air' in between your sentences. This will make your poem look more attractive. Centering the whole poem might also give it a nicer look.

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Review of GRAND FINAL DAY  
Rated: E | (4.5)
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*Note4* FIRST IMPRESSION:Wow! Your poem is more like a story! You really know your game. You told all of the highlights of the big game from beginning to end. I can feel the enthusiasm and emotion in your poem. *Smile*

*Exclaim* THOUGHTS:I'll have to admit -- I don't know much at all about Rugby, but your poem brought the fire of the game to life. I have coached softball for years in the past, and my kids have played just about every sport (except for rugby!), so I can understand the feeling that you put into your poem.

*Check2*ERRORS:You checked your poem over well, because I didn't see any errors at all.

*Star*FAVORITE PART:Oh, I really liked the last part -- "The final score ended up twenty-one twenty/To a roar and a deafening cheer/If the kicks were all straight, home team wins it by six/
And don’t tell me there’s always next year" LOL *Laugh*


*Idea*SUGGESTIONS:I would have liked if you added one part that explains the game in a nutshell. ...But I suppose that Rugby Lovers will know all of the terms with no explanation needed.

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Review of Human  
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
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I am adding you to 'my favorite' authors. The stories that I read from you so far put you head and shoulders above many writers. Your story, "Human" is an outstanding science fiction work. I can see why it won first place in a contest.

This story is very tender and sweet. You wrote it so well, that your readers can truly understand the character's feelings. Yes, Scott can feel because you made us feel what he is feeling. *Delight*

Veronica is also a wonderful character. So hurt as a child, it took her many years to finally realize how much she actually loved and needed Scott. You did an outstanding job in expressing her personality as well.

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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
I see that this is going to be a great story, Shade. You have an attention getting prologue.

Your opening is very nice. It introduced the warriors and told the setting.

I think you did a good job also of expressing the mood of the characters. "Hungry, tired, weak, and bad-tempered, all four of them were covered in wounds from recent battles."

Soon, another battle begins. I like the way that you described this battle, with a volley of darts, arrows, etc.

The way that you ended the prologue captures the reader's interest. They all died at the end? Your reader will wonder what will happen next...

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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Great essay, Zach. I'll have to give you 5 *stars* for this one because it is so very well written.

Your essay is packed with information about Bipolar and related disorders. My son told me that one of his friends was recently diagnosed with Bipolar. I never heard of it before then.

According to your essay, 2.3 million Americans in the United States have this disorder. I guess more people than I realize have this. I'm glad to have stumbled across your essay, because now I have an idea of what Bipolar is.

I read each and every word of your very informative essay, and now I have learned so many interesting facts. You also included lots of great trivia about this disorder. Isn't it awesome that in ancient times, doctors would send people with mental illnesses to drink from the alkali springs for treatment. The concentration in those springs was Lithium!

I never knew that Kurt Cobane and Jimi Hendrix had Bipolar disorder. I'll have to listen to Hendrix's 'Manic Depression' song again -- and really listen to it this time. Some people 'hear' Jimi, but don't 'listen' to Jimi... *Bigsmile*

Van Gogh's Starry Night is one of my very favorite paintings! I didn't realize that he painted it in a mental hospital!

You have taught me so much from posting your essay on writing.com. Too bad there is no cure for this illness. It's good to know that scientists are working to find one. *Smile*

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Review of Book or Movie?  
Rated: E | (4.5)
Oooh, I'm in the group of 31 that voted for reading the novel first and then seeing the movie. I try to do that whenever possible.

Of course most of the time the book is much better than the movie.

The DaVinci Code book was very different from the movie.

Lots was left out from J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter book in the last movie.

Michael Crichton's books are always better than the movies -- even though the movies are good too.

I think I liked the Interview With the Vampire movie as much as Anne Rice's book.

Well, now you got me talking about movies -- one of my favorite subjects. *Bigsmile*

Stop by "Movie Talk"  if you would like to talk more about movies. *Smile*

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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Nightreach,

You wrote a great poem about pride and humbleness. Your poem is filled with inspiration and wisdom.

I like the way it starts out strong when talking about pride. "An explosive, deadly force poisoning men's minds..." "A deaf power with little regard for any argument or opinion."

...And then the poem changes to a more gentle tone when speaking about humbleness."A hearing, understanding power as wise as a sage."

Very wise and truthful poem. Great thought went into this. *Smile*

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Review of Spring  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Oki,

I always liked acrostic poems, and yours is no exception. The first letter of every line here spells out 'spring'.

Your poem has the added pleasure of anticipating summer. I think you really captured all of the thoughts that come in that anticipation. The kids look forward to school ending. The sun gets brighter. It all tells a great story in a small poem. *Smile*

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Review of Ocean Rhapsody  
Rated: E | (5.0)
Oh how beautiful! Where was this taken? It almost looks like the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, looking across at Scotland. ...But I don't remember a beach there. Tulum in Mexico maybe? It is pretty where ever it is.

Your poem complemented the picture in a wonderful way. I can picture being there, walking in that sand. ...And we all know how it feels to have to leave and go home to reality.

Beautiful job. *Delight*

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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Where has this been hiding? This is a hidden gem on Writing.Com! OK, I'll have to admit that I am a big dog lover. *Bigsmile*

You know, I have a habit of scrolling down to the end of a story so that I see how long it is before I start reading it -- in case I need to make a cup of tea first. LOL Well, I was mesmerized by the unexpected pictures of Yoda at the end!

After a few minutes of saying, 'OMG how cute' and making my own dogs wonder what I'm talking about, I moved on to the story. ...Then my dogs thought I really lost it!

You wrote this story in such a funny way from the beginning to the end! ...Your kids payback for curfews and groundings! ...posibble 666 under his fur! LOL *Laugh*

I really loved this item. I think I'm going to show it to my own kids. *Delight*

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Review of Tommy's Rainbow  
Rated: E | (5.0)
What a wonderful story! It is filled with enchantment and vivid imagination. *Idea* I really enjoyed reading it, and I think I'll print it out for my daughter too, who is a teacher. *Delight*

The picture is really cute, and you also bring a colorful atmosphere with the rainbow fairy song.

The reader gets right into the head of this charming boy. We feel for his family because his mom works hard in the factory while his dad is away in the military.

This adorable tale has everything a good story can have -- a stray dog who loves the main character, a rich friend who lives across the street, and a struggling boy who walks to school. Best of all, this boy comes from a loving family, and the boy realizes this at the end. I like the unique rainbow guy character too! *Smile*

Fantastic job, Kiyasama! This one gets 5 *Star*s for sure. *Delight*

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Review of MEMORIAL DAY.  
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hi Meg,

I know it's Labor Day Week, LOL, but that doesn't mean that I can't enjoy your Memorial Day poem! *Delight*

You did a fantastic job in this tribute to military. It makes us all stop and remember that Memorial Day is more than just a time for picnics and trips.

The man down the street or the lady at KMart can be a veteran, as you pointed out in your poem -- and that's what Memorial Day is all about.

By the way, I know that katherine contacted you already from our group, "The Check It Out Group" , but I wanted to also send my congratulations for being chosen in our 'Check it Out' pages for the month of September.

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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi Julie Stone,

I enjoyed reading your article about living on a budget. You really wrote it in an interesting way, and it can be good advice for anyone who reads it.

You mentioned to get the priorities straight -- rent, bills, etc. and then see what money is left for other things.

I never thought of making my own french fries. It shows how much we take for granted at the grocery store. I do love making soup in the winter time. *Smile*

Well, I know that katherine contacted you already from our group, "The Check It Out Group" , but I wanted to also send my congratulations for being chosen in our 'Check it Out' pages for the month of September.

I guess I'll try to put together a shopping list for my next shopping trip. *Delight*

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Rated: 13+ | (3.5)
Hi Molly,

That was interesting for me because I think I have only done one other mad lib before. It's fun to fill out the different words -- name, friend's name, etc. -- and then to find out that the chosen words create a story.

Some of the created story didn't seem to be quite right -- I thought it was supposed to be about me because I was 'writing a letter to my friend', but then I found out that I was 'the girlfriend'. I don't know...It's possible that I didn't fill it out correctly -- I'm not used to these madlibs.

Anyway, I know that katherine76 contacted you already from our group, "The Check It Out Group" , but I wanted to also send my congratulations for being chosen in our 'Check it Out' pages for the month of September.

I see that you put lots of work into this madlib, as the story part is long. I hope you write more of these because it's part of what makes our site so much fun. *Smile*

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