Kittieme encourages you to make the effort to be kind to others.

Have you ever been in a mood that is so bad you feel as if nothing can make you happier? Then, as if out of nowhere, someone begins talking to you or gives you a compliment that really impacts you and how you feel? Gradually, the darkness of your mood fizzles out as happiness radiates within you. Chances are, it didn't take much for them to think of you, and they may forget what they said to you long before their words escape your mind. They changed your day for the better, and why? They chose to speak out.

Sometimes I catch myself living life in a very introverted way. I don't make much of an effort to talk to others, and rely mostly on conversations started with me in order to gain a day's worth of socializing. Though keeping to myself is perfectly fine in some cases, I have found that my lack of speaking out has hindered the way I see others. They begin to mush together as "this group of people" or "those girls over there," and who they really are as individuals is not important to me.

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by ocean10kv and holiday50

Welcome Whyvillians to round four of the Miss Whyville Pageant, the biggest beauty contest on Whyville! In this series of articles, holiday50 and I host a beauty contest where you, the Whyvillians, help us to determine who will win the title of "Miss Whyville" by voting for your favourite contestants in the BBS and suggesting future themes. Every week, we will cut the contestants with the lowest number of votes. After a one week break, we are finally back with a new round.

The theme for Round 3 was "Royalty" but we thought it would be fun to spice things up and add a little twist to the theme. In addition to dressing up as royalty, contestants were asked to purchase the face part "Brown Bubbly Hair" by Akbar and find a creative way to incorporate it into their look. If contestants failed to use the face part, they were disqualified for failure to comply with the theme. The contestant who used the hair the most creatively was: and they have been awarded a Face Factory Voucher, congratulations! By your votes in the BBS, the following contestants were eliminated:

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