How do you honor the memory of a loved one?
Mariane Pearl wrote the memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl to keep alive the memory of her husband for their son. Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan. And Mariane’s memoir is the ultimate tribute to her courageous husband – and a reminder that despite extreme hardships, one never has to lose the joy of life.
Borders and Gather now invite you to share a story of how you remember someone special you’ve lost, and how you keep that memory alive. If your essay is chosen, you could win a trip for two to New York City with VIP tickets to a sneak preview of the Paramount Vantage film A Mighty Heart, based on the inspirational memoir. You’ll even get the chance to meet some of the stars!
How to Enter
To enter the How Do You Remember writing competition, you must first be a member of the A Mighty Heart group on Gather. Join now >>
After you've completed the group registration, publish your “How Do You Remember” essay by following these steps (multiple entries are allowed):
- Click on the Publish tab at the top of any Gather page
- Select Publish an Article
- Draft your 300-500 word essay; you may include an image of the person you’ve lost
- In the Tag field, you must include the word "contest"
- In the Who can view my article field, select "Everyone" and also the "A Mighty Heart" group
- Click Save
The Gather Editorial Team will select one (1) Grand Prize winning entry based on originality and creativity, appropriateness to topic, and clarity of essay. The Grand Prize Winner will win roundtrip travel to New York City, a one-night hotel stay, tickets to an advance screening of A Mighty Heart, and the opportunity to meet some of the film’s stars.
All entries must be received by 11:59pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on Gather.com on Thursday, June 7, 2007.
Read the Official Contest Rules
A Mighty Heart starring Angelina Jolie opens in theaters on June 22nd.
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Comments: 26
It's good that they have Angelina Jole. She can certainly be a great actress. Here's hoping that the movie came out well.
Thanks for the contest.
I will definitely enter this contest, not to win but to participate in such a contest is a great honour. Thank you for the opportunity.
A Mighty Heart Moderator - Win a Trip to NYC! has just invited you to join A Mighty Heart - In Theaters June 22. This is one of many groups to join and share with on Gather.
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helps not to mass email folks. See comments above.
Eligibility-- ONLY US RESIDENTS
and second comment is that Danny Pearl did not die to become hollywood and gossip fodder and to exploited to fill the starving bellies of Hollywood. As a journalist, this would be extremely distasteful to him and also not in keeping with his sense of integrity and ethics.
This is not a group to join. And this is really reprehensible to sell a dead man to feed publicity stunts and hawk movie tickets.
THIRD COMMENT FOR ANYONE WHO CARE== THE CONTEST CLAIMS ALL RIGHTS
see the link for guidelines
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977007274
once you submit, the can do what they want with your work in whatever way they want and you have no rights...
!4. Article/Photo/Publicity Rights: By entering this Contest, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Official Rules and you accept these Official Rules and agree to abide by the governing terms and conditions.
By entering this Contest you also explicitly (i) certify that you meet the eligibility requirements as set forth in these Official Rules;
(ii) grant to the Contest Entities ownership of the article and any photos submitted therewith (including all rights embodied therein) and that they and their designees may exploit all elements of such entry and/or photo in any and all media now known or not currently known, without compensation to you or any third party;
(iii) represent and warrant that you have not used licensed material or any material owned by someone other than you; and (v) represent and warrant that your entry is original, is true and verifiable, that you own or otherwise control all the rights to your article and photo (if submitted), that your entry does not violate any law, regulation or any right of any third party, and that you have not copied or plagiarized the concept for your entry from other material.!
A Mighty Heart Moderator - Win a Trip to NYC! has just invited you to join A Mighty Heart - In Theaters June 22. This is one of many groups to join and share with on Gather.
Keep up with all the latest updates and find out what options are available as a member of A Mighty Heart - In Theaters June 22 at\"
helps not to mass email folks. See comments above.
Eligibility-- ONLY US RESIDENTS
and second comment is that Danny Pearl did not die to become hollywood and gossip fodder and to exploited to fill the starving bellies of Hollywood. As a journalist, this would be extremely distasteful to him and also not in keeping with his sense of integrity and ethics.
This is not a group to join. And this is really reprehensible to sell a dead man to feed publicity stunts and hawk movie tickets.
THIRD COMMENT FOR ANYONE WHO CARE== THE CONTEST CLAIMS ALL RIGHTS
see the link for guidelines
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977007274
once you submit, the can do what they want with your work in whatever way they want and you have no rights...
!4. Article/Photo/Publicity Rights: By entering this Contest, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Official Rules and you accept these Official Rules and agree to abide by the governing terms and conditions.
By entering this Contest you also explicitly (i) certify that you meet the eligibility requirements as set forth in these Official Rules;
(ii) grant to the Contest Entities ownership of the article and any photos submitted therewith (including all rights embodied therein) and that they and their designees may exploit all elements of such entry and/or photo in any and all media now known or not currently known, without compensation to you or any third party;
(iii) represent and warrant that you have not used licensed material or any material owned by someone other than you; and (v) represent and warrant that your entry is original, is true and verifiable, that you own or otherwise control all the rights to your article and photo (if submitted), that your entry does not violate any law, regulation or any right of any third party, and that you have not copied or plagiarized the concept for your entry from other material.!
Look at a system, Fascist Islam who exalts and glorifies this kind of life, especially against Jews, Americans and Westerners, but also against Buddhists in Thailand, Hindus in India ... a way of life that has one goal to hate, fight, abuse, terrorize, kill and exterminate not only everyone not under submission of this sick system, but the very will of a human being to think for themselves and be free.
There have been so many Danny Pearls, I can just hope that we can all stand up and stomp the evil enemy who would do this and threaten people with this kind of treatment unless we submit to its sick rules.
I just hope dislike of George Bush does not alter our course of soften our resolve to stand up for the all of the possible Daniel Pearls.
When we are approached by those who want to conquer us, those who are being conquered have an objective also, to be conquered or to help being conquered and those who are not being supported by the nation in which they serve who will they serve? I NEED HELP!!! I need help to help others. Join in the conversation!!!!!