cool battle. . topic-flippage (new term) could have been a bit more abundant, but other than that, it was a competitive match-up.

Pledge: The story and symbolism it possesses was the only thing that seperated you from your opponent, but it was so extreme that it won you the battle. Work on polishing your punctuation and vocabulary, because delivery is key in topicals. .

Angelic: Unfortunately, I am not an avid reader/worshipper of the Bible. You showed the definite capacity to write some intelligent, thought-provoking topicals. But, before beginning the actual writing of your piece, I suggest you brainstorm a few ideas. . This will easily provide you with the topics necessary to advance your originality and creativity.

Good luck to both in the future, but in this case, I vote for pledgeofpanther.

I can't poll vote due to a bug in RB's system. . MM, add a vote for the recipient of my written explanation.

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