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Max McKali

  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Civilisation

    I think it would be unfair to judge the Ancient Athenians by morals and standards set in present times. The Athenians were ahead of their time as it was, is ...

    Oct 31, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: A Time Before

    The wind in the leaves whispers silently A tale of the times long ago When the trees and the rivers danced merrily In the fields and the valleys below. When ...

    Oct 29, 2006
  • Research Archives Re: Boston in the 1800's

    the maps would be great. early 1800s? I have to create the characters myself. I'm cheating a bit and throwing in some historical fiction characters from other books, but oh ...

    Oct 29, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Terrorism

    I don't see why another attack through airplanes wouldn't work. People are inventing new devices every day, I don't think it would be all that difficult to slip through airport ...

    Oct 27, 2006
  • Research Archives Re: Boston in the 1800's

    So, I've been given the task of writing the diary of a European visiting America in 1817. I have to travel between major cities, small towns, farms, and plantations. It ...

    Oct 27, 2006
  • NovMo Archives Re: Who's ready for NaNoWriMo?

    i work backwards as well, much easier and more fun. it makes it possible to add lots of foreshadowing and it's much simpler to see the proper way to form ...

    Oct 19, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: writing dialogue

    yay, i thought i was the only one. i tend to skip ahead as well...then i get really confused and have to go back. gracias.

    Oct 18, 2006
  • Homework Help Re: Algebra 3 Word Problems: Path of a Projectile

    h=-16t^2+Vo quadratic, right? y=ax^2+bx+c y=h t=x Vo is the original velocity, i believe. since the 16t is a NEGATIVE, the parabola should open downward, meaning the parabola will have a ...

    Oct 18, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: writing dialogue

    How much dialogue should a writer use, in your opinion? I tend to use a lot of dialogue, even my non-bookworm friends have noticed. When writing dialogue, how should it ...

    Oct 18, 2006
  • NovMo Archives Re: Who's ready for NaNoWriMo?

    i found a friend from my english class, haha. how random.

    Oct 16, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father.

    luf! so glad you came! nice intro. i would have looked sooner, but what with my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it. I'm ...

    Oct 15, 2006
  • NovMo Archives Re: Who's ready for NaNoWriMo?

    question: if i register to do the NaNoWriMo thing, do i have to use my real name? idk why, i just don't like attaching my name to things.

    Oct 11, 2006
  • NovMo Archives Re: Who's ready for NaNoWriMo?

    i'm with you, i don't write anything down. i just start writing at random points in the story when i feel like it.

    Oct 10, 2006
  • Other Re: THE COUNCIL IS UP!!!!!!!!!!!

    that was great! u designed the site? well done! very fun, although when my teacher asks why i didn't finish my homework tomorrow i'm going to have to blame it ...

    Oct 10, 2006
  • Media Reviews Re: The Pearl, by John Steinbeck

    i read the pearl last year and really liked it as well. the symbolism was great, and the story was entertaining enough.

    Oct 9, 2006


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