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A perfectly good start on an article, but probably not even a quarter of what belongs here. I'd expect to see a solid history of the budget, some discussion of military Keynesianism, discussion of the process by which the budget is passed, and at least mention of "black budget" for intelligence, off-budget expenditures (as currently in Iraq), and the occasional attachment of non-budget-related ...
The International Imitation Hemingway Competition, also known as the Bad Hemingway Contest, was an annual writing competition begun in Century City, California.Started in 1977 as a "promotional gag", [1] and held for nearly thirty years, the contest pays mock homage to Ernest Hemingway by encouraging authors to submit a 'really good page of really bad Hemingway' in a Hemingway-esque style.
In the visual arts, an idyll is a painting depicting the same sort of subject matter to be found in idyllic poetry, often with rural or peasant life as its central theme. One of the earliest examples is the early 15th century Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. [6] The genre was particularly popular in English paintings of the Victorian era. [7]
The expanded or new article should have a minimum 4000 bytes and/or 400 words. The article should not be poorly machine translated. The article should be expanded or created between 1 February and March 31. The article should be within theme feminism and folklore. (Articles will be accepted if it either belongs to Folklore or Feminism.)
Contests have also been run on various other Wikimedia projects, generally eliciting excitement and support; the Wikinews writing contest in March/April and the second German writing contest (part of the International writing contest) both attracted over 10 unusual prizes from the community to hand out to the lucky/skillful winners.
Instructions: Outline the step-by-step process of how you envision the contest unfolding, including any specific guidelines. Criteria: Explain what entries will be judged on, and how a winner will be selected. Optional: Additional Notes: If there are any further details you wish to include in your contest proposal, include them here.
During an interview, he gave multiple examples of emotive conjugation, with his most famous example being the following: [3] "I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool." While firm, obstinate, and pig-headed are all synonymous with stubbornness, the emotive connotations of these words are different.
The Prize is open to writers who have had little or no work published and particularly aimed at those places with little or no publishing industry. The prize aims to bring writing from these countries to the attention of an international audience. The stories need to be in English, but can be translated from other languages.