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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: GIANTS (10/22/20)
The sun’s blinding glare once gleamed off the smooth surface of his bronze scalp. Since then the oxidation has rendered him dull and unimpressive. His bored eyes stare out to the bustling behemoth of businesses as he silently contemplates his bleak existence. This man was a giant. While he may not have been the tallest in his lifetime, his statue stands at the colossal height of twenty feet – perhaps a reflection of his stellar reputation. He was an inspiration, a leader, the saviour of those 338,000 men stranded upon that fatal beach in France. What has his name become? How have his actions tarnished his memory? He silently stares down as crowds gather to catch a glimpse of those damning words scrawled across his plinth: “CHURCHILL Was a Racist”

How much truth lay behind those words? He was a firm believer in the hierarchy of race, an advocate white colonialism being for the good of the “primitives.” Nevertheless, he was a national hero who saved many lives and led the nation through one of its darkest times. Was he a racist or just a product of his time? Would that be a valid justification or a fearful excuse? What has his name become?

The months go by and Churchill still stares out, searching for some significance in his existence – another dull statue in the dim light of London.

Thomas peers up at the figure one more time. This man may have been a giant; the pigeons clearly weren’t aware of that.

Idly clutching the cross hanging from his neck, Thomas sighs and heads out through the streets of London. His friend has invited him to some rock show to watch the latest legend, almost certainly caught up in the latest scandal. He flashes his card to the bus driver and proceeds to spend his time skimming through the days paper: another eulogy for the last latest legend. These men’s actions defied societal expectation but the scandal had little immediate affect on them for they had no care for their reputation. He was a giant to many – an inspiration, a symbol of freedom. In truth, he had but one objective: live life to the full. Clearly this man’s fast living has caught up to him. Now, no matter the controversy he caused, he shall fade away into insignificance – another name in the funeral hall of fame: another distant memory.

Thomas continues to flick through the pages, revealing a dark truth. Television personalities, preachers, politicians – all seem to be involved in scandal. Whether an ongoing problem or a single moment of weakness, every giant will fall. Thomas sighs and idly clutches his cross as his mind begins to wander.

Stumbling through the misty depths of his memory, it takes him to David. The man’s aim had caused a giant to stumble and fall. The man went on to become an inspiration, a giant in faith, a King. Lustful temptation caused this giant to stumble and fall: an adulterer, a murderer, dead in reputation.

He ponders one of the most magnificent statues described in all of literature: a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. Each represented the superpower of the day: the sinful tyrants. Each represented the giants of the World – each inevitably crumbled.

Thomas sighed and idly clutched his cross. Was there no hope of society? We select the latest hero to worship only for them to fall in disgrace.

He considered the mountain, the solid foundation it provides, its magnificent, its constancy. Thomas sighs in relief and clutches his cross once more: once more filled with hope.
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Gregory Kane
10/29/20
There is a lot of Scripture buried in here. I like the way you provide a little biography on Churchill even if you leave the verdict hanging. If I had a red ink to offer, it would be to watch your tenses. You seem to skip quite a lot between present and past and it wasn't always clear. I wonder how history will judge each of us in the end? Or do we have a greater bench that we will stand before?
Stephen Kimball
10/30/20
I really like your article. Nice job with a difficult topic. Made me think a little. I was a little distracted by the statements that the statue was contemplating and searching for significance...I would modify that with an “as if”. But other than that, I think you did a great job.
Barbara Culler 
11/01/20
Well done! Hope this places high!
Sue Botte 
11/02/20
Good content, I enjoyed reading your article. Thank you.
Gregory Kane
11/05/20
Congrats on your first EC
Noel Mitaxa 
11/05/20
Some great imagery in your word pictures, though some tensing (no pun intended on the Nepalese Sherpa!) was inconsistent. Well done on you first placing. Has the apple fallen close to the tree?