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Family Limerick Contest 2007 |
Speed Reading 4 Kids
is hosting a FAMILY LIMERICK CONTEST
A contest for limericks we're hosting
"That's easy" you're probably boasting.
So enjoy life a bit
And send us your writ ---
On 8 May you're going to be toasting.
As you probably heard, we are conducting a FAMILY LIMERICK CONTEST. View all the rules and entry information below. Your entry must be submitted by May 8, 2007 at 11:59 PM, Pacific Time. After the winners are announced, we will post the winners and honorable mentions on this site. Don't forget to visit our sponsors: without them we wouldn't even be able to conduct this contest.
SPONSORS:
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www.accelerated-achievement.com -- An excellent, easy-to-use homeschool curriculum for an unbelievebly low price. This covers K-12, and the whole family can use it at no extra charge. It is structured, yet flexible, and uses the best vintage books (over 800 books included on the CD). Teaches love of God and his creations and passes on the wisdom of the ages. Each winner gets a free copy of this amazing curriculum.
www.jimstonemusic.com -- One of the premier musicians and composers of our time. Stone writes and composes almost all the songs that he plays. His music is an inspiration to thousands. Some of his music is downloadable for free from his website. Every winner will receive a copy of Jim Stone's classic CD The Minstrel.
FAMILY LIMERICK CONTEST RULES:
1. It must be an ORIGINAL Limerick. No plagerism is allowed.
2. All entries must be new, and previously unpublished (in print, or on
the internet)
3. It may be funny, but doesn't have to be.
4. You may enter more than once.
5. It must be G-RATED (No sex, drug promotion, profanity, graphic
violence or other "inappropriate" [in our view] matter).
6. The contest has two categories:
1) Children (under 18), and
2) ADULT(18 and over).
7. The same limerick cannot be entered to both categories (Adult, Child
under 18)
8. There are 3 winners in each category.
9. The 3 winning limericks will win the following: 1) a SPEED READING 4 KIDS Kit [manual +
DVD], 2) the Accelerated-Achievement curriculum, and 3) the music CD The Minstrel.
10. Enter by email to: george@speedreading4kids.com
.
11. The subject line must have the words FAMILY LIMERICK CONTEST in it.
(I get TONS of spam and need to be able to spot the limerick entries
easily).
12. Your entry constitutes an agreement to abide by all the rules of the
contest.
13. If the winner is a minor, the prize will be awarded to his/her
parent.
14. You agree to allow your entry (even if it isn't one of the winners)
to be posted on familylimericks.com, and to be used in promotional
material related to www.speedreading4kids.com and familylimericks.com
without payment of any royalty.
15. If a winning entry is found (within 30 days of the end of the
contest) to have been previously posted or published , another winner
will be declared, to replace it. After 30 days, no changes will be made
in the winner's list. Reasonable effort will be made to assure that the
winning limericks in each category are original.
16. Your entry into the contest indicates your agreement that all decisions of the judges is FINAL.
17. Employees of speedreading4kids.com, accelerated-achievement.com and jimstonemusic.com, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter this contest.
NEWS RELEASE:
Yakima, WA (PRWeb) March 28, 2007 -- George Stancliffe, author of SPEED READING 4 KIDS, today announced a FAMILY-FRIENDLY LIMERICK CONTEST, open to anyone old enough to write. The deadline for submitting an entry is May 8, 2007. "Here at Speed Reading 4 Kids," Stancliffe says, "we help people learn, and have some fun at the same time. And the limerick contest is perfect for involving many parents and school children."
The contest has two categories: 1) Children (under 18), and 2) ADULTS (18 and over). There are 3 winners in each category, who will each receive: 1) a SPEED READING 4 KIDS Kit [manual + DVD], 2) the Accelerated-Achievement curriculum, and 3) the music CD The Minstrel.
But why limericks?
Says Stancliffe: "Limericks are fun to invent, even for those who hate school, or hate to read. This gives kids a chance to study without feeling like it is 'work.'"
So, what is a limerick?
According to Wikipedia, "A limerick is a five-line poem with a strict meter....The rhyme scheme is usually "A-A-B-B-A", with a rather rigid meter. The first, second, and fifth lines are three metrical feet; the third and fourth two metrical feet."
There are many examples of limericks to be found. This anonymous one was found on kid's website www.brownielocks.com:
There once was an ape in a zoo
who looked out through the bars and saw YOU.
Do you think it's fair
To give poor apes a scare
I think it's a mean thing to do.
Of course people should know that any limericks included in this news release are only given as examples," Stancliffe emphasized "They're automatically ineligible for the contest because all entries must be new, original and previously unpublished and unposted."
Another thing that could make some limericks ineligible for this contest is inappropriate content. "A problem common to many limerick sites is that they post some limericks that are not appropriate for children, or for adults who don't want to trash their minds with sleaze," Says Stancliffe.
"The best limericks are clean and family-friendly, so we're insisting on high standards for this contest." says Stancliffe "All limericks entered must be appropriate for children. No sex, profanity or other inappropriate material will be considered for winning entries."
Limericks are often humorous. In fact, for many people, limericks are supposed to be funny. This should add to the fun of the contest.
Does a limerick have to be funny to be considered for a prize?
"No," said Stancliffe. There are many ways that a limerick can be interesting without being overtly funny." One example is a mathematical limerick (really a double-limerick), by P. Chernoff, that is very interesting because of way that he talks about the recent proof of Fermat's equation.
Fermat solved a problem with ease,
That most of us find quite a tease.
His margin so small,
Left no room at all,
For a proof as concise as you please.
A challenge for many long ages
Had baffled the savants and sages.
Yet at last came the light:
Seems old Fermat was right--
To the margin add 200 pages.
Definitely 'adult material,' but also family-friendly. But normally serious subjects can still be made humorous, like this mathematical example that any 7th grader would appreciate, by Harvey L. Carter:
'Tis a favorite project of mine
A new value of pi to assign.
I would fix it at 3
For it's simpler, you see,
Than 3 point 1 4 1 5 9.
So, are you ready to enter, or encourage your kids enter? Simply go to www.speedreading4kids.com/limericks.htm to read the official rules, and to find the email address for entering this contest.
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