Arts & Humanities - 10 January 2007

i don't think there will be peace on my street in the next few years,but wouldn't it be a better place if we all danced about in kaftans playing with henna?

2007-01-10 04:51:04 · 35 answers · asked by heebygeeby 4 in Philosophy

I found out that my great-great grandparents where black seminoles how can I research or trace my heritage?

2007-01-10 04:48:25 · 3 answers · asked by Mrs.Juicy 2 in Genealogy

The Invitation
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

2007-01-10 04:47:09 · 5 answers · asked by Soulfulgrl 3 in Philosophy

2007-01-10 04:46:50 · 4 answers · asked by Pugzy 1 in Painting

2007-01-10 04:42:13 · 9 answers · asked by stephen q 1 in History

2007-01-10 04:33:22 · 4 answers · asked by charlie 1 in History

2007-01-10 04:32:30 · 10 answers · asked by peri-marie d 1 in Philosophy

2007-01-10 04:30:19 · 3 answers · asked by taizivei b 1 in Sculpture

I have to take some photographs for my job, and the boxes have acetate cover. How do I take the pictures without creating a glare on the covers, but making it light enough to shoot properly?

2007-01-10 04:29:59 · 5 answers · asked by photobox 2 in Photography

is silence effective if no one is listening?

life is full of issues, but when you have one, is life full of solutions?
you got what you wanted now..its like hey I got it, you lost it.. and now I'm out..
the one you want, you never get, the one you get, you've always wanted..

what you want may be right in front of you, but you can't have whats there, its like a wall you can't see... a breath you cant take, a chance you aren't allowed to take..

but the desire is there..

you read this because you inquire, but if you inquire why not ask? anonymity is a possibility... but boredom is the cause.. it is not that you inquire, it is boredom and anxiety that causes the inquiries..

it isn't about attraction or infatuation.. its about connection..
if you don't find the + in everything nothing adds up.

2007-01-10 04:29:58 · 12 answers · asked by Fashionista 4 in Philosophy

2007-01-10 04:29:21 · 3 answers · asked by ronny 1 in Books & Authors

2007-01-10 04:29:18 · 4 answers · asked by iulia f 1 in History

How do you know if you have what it takes? Would taking a theatre class in college be beneficial in finding out if you are any good? What makes a good actor? Tell me everything you know :)

I would especially like to hear what amateur actors/actresses out there have to say, thank you all for your input.

2007-01-10 04:26:45 · 9 answers · asked by ultra _ girl 3 in Theater & Acting

2007-01-10 04:20:24 · 28 answers · asked by Kiarri 2 in Books & Authors

1. In what way did Frederick II of Prussia serve his people as an Enlightened, absolute ruler?

A. He abolished serfdom.
B. He created a Prussian constitution.
C. He worked with parliament.
D. He built a bureaucracy of civil service entirely based on merit.

From whom did Frederick II get his ideas on tolerating religious minorities?

A. Catherine the Great
B. His father, Frederick William I
C. Voltaire
D. Adam Smith

What was the biggest problem that Parliament had with James II which led to his replacement in the Glorious Revolution?

A. They feared James would return Catholicism to England as the official religion.
B. Parliament no longer wanted England to be ruled by a king and wished to abolish the monarchy.
C. James was French and was viewed with suspicion by the English population.
D. They wished to return to an era of divine right kings and James was too weak.

2007-01-10 04:20:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-01-10 04:19:23 · 2 answers · asked by WEHA 3 in History

2007-01-10 04:17:31 · 3 answers · asked by WEHA 3 in History

2007-01-10 04:12:40 · 7 answers · asked by James F 1 in History

2007-01-10 04:10:25 · 9 answers · asked by accent_01 2 in Books & Authors

Hi, check out this video of me performing a song, and let me know what you think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuYBo5iMLJ8

2007-01-10 04:09:52 · 9 answers · asked by masonmagnum 1 in Performing Arts

2007-01-10 04:08:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-01-10 04:07:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

How often do you do this and do you write on the back or the palm?How long does the ink stay there for and what pens do you prefer to write with.Does this method help you remember things effectively?

2007-01-10 04:06:31 · 8 answers · asked by myh 1 in Other - Arts & Humanities

2007-01-10 04:06:17 · 8 answers · asked by Geena T 1 in History

This is one of the most difficult jobs to me when creating a work of art. It goes for paintings, photoshop work, music, antything. When do i leave things nicely rough, when do i work on all the details for days and days? And then most important: when do i stop working on it and call it finished. Sometimes i feel exactly when that moment is there, too often i spoil it by working too long on it. How to recognize or plan when to finish an art work?

2007-01-10 04:04:36 · 3 answers · asked by Dr. Aram, from Holland with love 2 in Other - Visual Arts

A question on Life

2007-01-10 04:01:24 · 30 answers · asked by giovellin 2 in Philosophy

That would have been awesome.

2007-01-10 04:00:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

England had many commowealthes around the World in the past.
So my question is when did Hong Kong earn its independence?Was it in 1998 or am I mistaken?

2007-01-10 03:59:58 · 4 answers · asked by d 2 in History

2007-01-10 03:59:48 · 3 answers · asked by Didgeridude 4 in Photography

We Argued at work over the Diference between a mistake and a regret. No really good answer was given. im looking for someone to put this puzzle to rest

2007-01-10 03:58:01 · 24 answers · asked by shootpoolnotpeople 1 in Philosophy