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Posted: May 23, 2011 07:57 am  | |
      IRC Nickname: Kcross|RDC Group: Banned Posts: 2535 Member No.: 1723 Joined: February 16, 2009 Total Events Attended: 202    | This is an editorial I wrote for my school newspaper. I am trying to become the senior columnist for next year, and this is my "audition", so to speak. Tell me what you think!  ____________________________ Here we go again ... Throughout history, there have been numerous predictions of when the world will end. The Y2K problem and Armageddon Flood are just two examples of “doomsday” predictions that just never were. Recently, another theory grew in the public's eye. The Rapture, commonly known as the second coming of Christ, was predicted by a man named Harold Camping to occur on May 21, 2011. His prediction also included that a series of natural disasters would occur until the apocalypse would ultimately come on October 21, 2011. Well done humanity. You have survived through another nutcase's guesswork. When I first heard of The Rapture, my first thought was, “Oh boy, not another ridiculous theory.” Then, I started to wonder why people such as Camping go through all the trouble of trying to convince people that the world is going to end. Is it because they want fame? Notoriety? Money? Do they just like to mess with people? Maybe all of those are true. Nonetheless, here is what I think: Perhaps, deep down inside, all of these wackjob theorists have a truly admirable objective, and that is to make people live every day as if it were their last. Okay, so maybe that cliché is a tad far-fetched. But still, even if that's not what Harold Camping's goal was, that does not mean you cannot make it your goal. If nothing else, it is food for thought. The next time you hear that the apocalypse is right around the corner, take it with a grain of salt, but at the same time, take it to heart. Think to yourself how you can better live your live, and do it. Now, I'll see you all on December 13, 2012, after we prove the Mayans wrong, too. -------------------- Kcross73 – KevCross – Kevin Proud Trial Guardian: December 24, 2009 – January 10, 2010 Proud Guardian: January 10, 2010 – February 13, 2010 Proud Event Leader: February 13, 2010 – November 27, 2010 Proud Council: November 27, 2010 – July 5, 2011 |
Posted: May 23, 2011 08:03 am | |
 IRC Nickname: Armybuilder Group: Raid Leader Posts: 1468 Member No.: 2173 Joined: December 6, 2009 Total Events Attended: 227 | wackjob isnt very proffesional tbh.. I especially liked your ending though --------------------     |
Posted: May 23, 2011 08:05 am | |
| IRC Nickname: Kcross|RDC Group: Banned Posts: 2535 Member No.: 1723 Joined: February 16, 2009 Total Events Attended: 202 | Editorials aren't supposed to be "professional". They are supposed to have a certain style to them, and don't have to be 100% grammatically correct. -------------------- Kcross73 – KevCross – Kevin Proud Trial Guardian: December 24, 2009 – January 10, 2010 Proud Guardian: January 10, 2010 – February 13, 2010 Proud Event Leader: February 13, 2010 – November 27, 2010 Proud Council: November 27, 2010 – July 5, 2011 |
Posted: May 23, 2011 08:27 am | |
 IRC Nickname: [JC] Group: Emeritus Posts: 3320 Member No.: 23 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 147 | I lol'd, good work Kevin, it really does look like a good article --------------------  Old awards wat Most Mature & Most Honourable Most Dedicated|IRC Freak|Best Emeritus Placeholder lolz |
Posted: May 23, 2011 09:55 am | |
| IRC Nickname: Wayshow Group: Higher Guardian Posts: 733 Member No.: 2584 Joined: February 6, 2011 Total Events Attended: 41 | lol did u guys hear about the poor old dude who dumped his life savings (500mil if i remember correctly) to make everyone aware of this? its important stuff man!  --------------------
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Posted: May 23, 2011 10:30 am | |
| IRC Nickname: ZurvivorMan Group: Emeritus Posts: 1098 Member No.: 1528 Joined: December 6, 2008 Total Events Attended: 99 | "Now, I'll see you all on December 13, 2012, after we prove the Mayans wrong, too." Its on December 21, not 13. Anyways, i enjoyed reading it -------------------- You don't have to feel like a waste of space You're original, cannot be replaced If you only knew what the future holds After a hurricane comes a rainbow Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road  |
Posted: May 23, 2011 12:10 pm | |
 IRC Nickname: COMRADE|COLIN Group: Ex-Member Posts: 125 Member No.: 2712 Joined: April 22, 2011 Total Events Attended: 1 | ya i heard the world was going to end at 6 est. so i went outside and smoked a blunt at 545 so if i died i would be high. Get @ me.  --------------------  |
Posted: May 23, 2011 01:29 pm | |
 IRC Nickname: Gorgemaster Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 9840 Member No.: 3 Joined: December 26, 2007 Total Events Attended: 540 | It's a good read, amusing and definitely targeted to a specific audience, which is a good thing. However, although it reads well overall, in some places I feel the rhythm could do with improving to make sure it flows a little better, not necessarily through changing words, but by changing word order. --------------------    |
Posted: May 23, 2011 01:32 pm | |
| IRC Nickname: Zooby Group: Guest Posts: 1669 Member No.: 1464 Joined: November 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 109 | Live your life* It's a good editorial Kevin. I do wish you had of went a tad deeper though, but it is an editorial so its all good. -------------------- A Revolution without dance is a Revolution not worth having at all Lightbulbs die my sweet, I will depart |
Posted: May 23, 2011 01:52 pm | |
 IRC Nickname: DG_Keanu Group: Council Posts: 4782 Member No.: 2033 Joined: August 25, 2009 Total Events Attended: 173 | Apparently, God is some guy with a calendar and a calculator and he just messes about with them to decide when he should kill 7 billion people I can't wait for the day when people who say stuff like this crap get locked up in an asylum for it. How many people - gullible and uneducated but people nonetheless - who sold their homes and posessions, basically had their lives ruined over this event? Thankfully it didn't happen, but what about the global mass-panic and chaos, complete with casualties and multi-billion dollar damages, which would ensue prior to an apocalyptic event like said? Oh and not to mention he made himself a laughing stock when it didn't happen. I personally do try and live my life to the best, but if that's the message these kind of people are trying to portray, they REALLY need to rething their strategies. --------------------  [05:42] <+WG_Keanu> I think I got a semi just looking at the pic [05:42] <%kat> same |
The Rapture -- Here we go again