PROMPT: NATIONALISM

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PROMPT
NATIONALISM

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Nationalism is a feeling of pride toward one's country or nation, and while it may not effect some directly (particularly those who claim to have no nationality *cough*Erik*cough*), nearly everyone has experienced it in some form, whether by themselves, or by somebody else who they have observed. Your task is to select one of the three prompts below and respond with your character (or characters if you chose to do it for more than one). Remember that if you do respond to a prompt, it is worth 15 francs for that character. Once you respond, you can post the IOU for your francs in the IOU List here. Now, my lovelies, I release you all into the world to go write away to your hearts' contents!

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~OPTION ONE – CELEBRATION![/b][/color]~[/size]

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CEEEEEEEEEEEELEBRATE GOOD TIMES – COME ON! National holidays are a time to celebrate! What that celebration means to the individual varies from person to person. Your character is going to celebrate their nation. What would they do for this celebration. How would they celebrate? If they have moved from one country to another, which one will they celebrate, or will they celebrate both countries? The possibilities are endless as long as your character is celebrating a nation in some form. Requirements for this option are that your response must be at least four paragraphs in length and contain proper spelling and grammar.

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~OPTION TWO – HISTORY[/b][/color]~[/size]

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A nation's history is always unique to that individual nation, and that unique history has shaped that nation into what it is today! While some people find history, quite boring, there are others who absolutely love it! For this option, your character is being transported back in time to his or her favorite point in the history of their country. What would he or she see and experience there? How would things be different about his or her role in society? Who would your character meet there? Requirements for this option is that your response must be at least five paragraphs in length and include proper spelling and grammar. If your character has lived in more than one country, you may choose a moment in history of any of the countries they've lived in. Due to the time period of the general posting within the site role-playing wise, the event in history must have occurred before the year of 1882.[/b]![/color]

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~OPTION THREE – FOUNDATIONS[/b][/color]~[/size]

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Your character was shipwrecked and he or she washed up on some strange shores of a land inhabited by a native people with bizarre customs and an unknown language. There is no way of contacting anyone for rescue, and the shipmates have elected your character to lead them in forming an independent colony of the survivors, separate from the strange customs of the natives. What would the colony be named? What would the flag look like? What would the official language be? What kind of government would it have? Where would the borders be and how would it deal with people visiting from outside of the colony (particularly the natives)? What would someone have to do to become a citizen of your new colony? Would your colony have a mutual religion? Would your colony have any special holidays? What other things would they include in the creation of this colony? Requirements for this option is that your response must be at least five paragraphs in length and contain proper spelling and grammar. To show your flag, you may consider using paint, or some other graphics program to create it, and then upload it to photobucket and use the code [/img] in order to put it into your post, though describing it is fine if you are not comfortable with creating graphics.[/color]

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All right, everyone! Now that you've finished writing your lovely prompt, please remember to post in the IOU list to make a note so you can be rewarded your due 15 francs. Also remember that you are able to respond to each prompt with more than one character, so don't feel shy to come back on a different account and write again and also collect 15 francs for that character. Prompts are a good way to earn francs and to really get into your character's mind, and if you haven't checked out some of the other prompts yet, you really should! Remember, that if you're ever confused about a prompt, you can always feel free to look at what other people have written in order to get an idea for your own – but make sure you don't end up copying them! Happy writing, everyone![/center]