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Subject: Re: Ranking Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:38:28 09/17/15 Thu In reply to: interested 's message, "Ranking" on 18:49:19 08/30/15 Sun I'm loving Betty Cantrell. Beautiful, talented, personable - I'm proud to have her as Miss America. I've also heard complaints about Miss Colorado's monologue and at first I agreed that it wasn't a "technical talent". After seeing her being interviewed and her reasons for doing the monologue to draw attention to dedicated nurses who are saving lives and saying "it was about them - not about me", makes me love her as well. With that in mind, it was a smart choice and it worked so kudos to her. And of course, I'm still lovin our own Meg McGuffin! It seems the calibre of Miss America contestants has kicked up a notch - nice to see that! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Ranking Author: No name [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:42:21 09/17/15 Thu The contestant who also wanted to bring her " talent" of science onto the stage also received a non finalist talent award for her science experiment. Will this open the doors for other contestants to bring their professional skills to the stage in the form of monologues? And, will the contestant be judged for her theatrical talent of the monologue delivery or will she judged on the perceived benefit of the skill she talks of but doesn't actually demonstrate? It's an interesting direction that this years recognition of talents will take future contestants. The talent portion is a separate point of the crown from scholarship or service indicating a distinct ability traditionally in some form of the arts, showing another dimension to the contestant. I admire Miss Colorado for saying she wanted to win for being herself and I am a nurse so I understand her passion for her skills and vocation. I am left wondering what this means for cultivating and valuing the ability to perform traditional "talents". [ Post a Reply to This Message ]