Arts & Humanities - 28 March 2007

in the poem "arthur thinks on kennedy" is there a , then a new stanza?! if you can PLEASE answer one question!! PLEASE HELP!! THANKS!!

2007-03-28 13:49:12 · 2 answers · asked by BrOwN eYe GiRl 3 in Other - Arts & Humanities

2007-03-28 13:47:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

I saw this book at the library a week ago and now it is gone and the librarians cannot remember what it was called. The picture on the cover shows a microphone with two fang-shaped bites out of it. What is the name of this book? I haven't even been able to find it on Amazon!

2007-03-28 13:46:49 · 1 answers · asked by angel o 2 in Books & Authors

What events happened in the Victorian Era that has had some effect on Oscar Wilde?

2007-03-28 13:45:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

It's really starting to make me mad. My present art professors think that anime isn't considered an art style, so whenever I draw something anime-ish, they say I stole it from someone, and that it wasn't my own creation. They don't seem to realize that everything has a style; do they not paint blotchy like the Impressionists because their eyesight is failing? They seem so close-minded to the fact that thousands of people draw in this Japanese cartoon style, and that even individual anime and manga have their own styles. It's not like my characters look like they came out of Akira Toriyama or Rumiko Takahashi, it's my own particular anime style. Is it just me? Or are my professors being biased? I SO want to prove them wrong!

2007-03-28 13:44:38 · 12 answers · asked by banvivirie 2 in Drawing & Illustration

after readon his private language argument he basicaly shows that solipsism ans skepticism are false and that they are self refuting, flawed and basurd and impossible.

so with his prvate language arguement proving that there absolutely has to be other minds that are not your own in order to create a language then how is it that solipsism and skepticism is considered irrefutable?

is the ONLY reason its considered "irrefutable" is because we can only experiece ourselves? what i now understand about skepticism is that it is shown to be logicaly impossible but we cant exactly "know" its impossible because because we can only "know" our own experiences. just like you cant "know" that there are monsters that come out once you sleep. but other than that its shown as logicaly inconsistent and self refuting correct?

2007-03-28 13:43:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-03-28 13:40:27 · 2 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6 in History

2007-03-28 13:39:48 · 20 answers · asked by ken123 3 in Philosophy

eather a. cotton gin
b. demand in Great Britain
c. slavery
or d. large plantations

2007-03-28 13:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by sun_kissed_sassy 1 in History

2007-03-28 13:39:24 · 3 answers · asked by PT109 1 in Genealogy

Is "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston still considered a memoir/autobiography? Is it still considered nonfiction? Please cite your sources. Thanks.

2007-03-28 13:36:13 · 1 answers · asked by stephenjwalk 2 in Books & Authors

2007-03-28 13:34:28 · 4 answers · asked by Richard A 2 in Theater & Acting

when i look into your eyes, what you see?/a mutual forever-friends guarantee?/my eyes are lying cause what my heart's pleadin/is for you to look harder and stop this misreading/this pain is ripping me apart from the inside out/a black plague consuming my beating heart/i used to feel, i used to love, i used to smile/i wanted to think you were the only thing worthwhile/it's this disease, this never-ending affliction/you're my drug, i can't stop this addiction/meaningless embraces from a heart already taken/you think i'll be there for you, you're ******* mistaken/when this plague spreads and turns your heart black/i'm turning the other way and never looking back/cause i'm done and over with wearing this disguise/you can't see my heart, the one that underlies/all the excuses i used to explain teary eyes/the eyes that you looked in when you said your goodbyes/all those times you left my side for her/you told me in your eyes who you really prefer
(there's more, but no more room....)

2007-03-28 13:34:01 · 3 answers · asked by anon 4 in Other - Arts & Humanities

2007-03-28 13:33:27 · 1 answers · asked by Mondona R 2 in Drawing & Illustration

2007-03-28 13:30:30 · 2 answers · asked by HS Student 2 in History

Mark Lagrisola
March 28, 2007
AP Literature
Reaction Paper: Antigone

Summary:
The characters are introduced through different events that occur. Polyneices and Eteocles, two brothers leading opposite sides in Thebes' civil war, have both been killed in battle. Creon, new ruler of Thebes, has declared that Eteocles will be honored and Polyneices disgraced. The rebel brother's body will not be honored, and it will lay unburied to be the food of carrion animals. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead brothers, and they are now the last children of the ill-fated Oedipus. In the opening of the play, Antigone brings Ismene outside the city gates late at night for a secret meeting: Antigone wants to bury Polyneices' body, in defiance of Creon's edict. Ismene refuses to help her, fearing the death penalty, and she is unable to dissuade Antigone from going to do the deed by herself.
Creon enters, along with the Chorus of Theban elders. He seeks their support in the days to come, and in particular their support for his edict regarding Polyneices' body. The Chorus pledges their support. A Sentry enters, reporting fearfully that the body has been buried. A furious Creon orders the Sentry to find the culprit or face death himself. The Sentry leaves, but after a short absence he returns, bringing Antigone with him. Creon questions her, and she does not deny what she has done. She argues unflinchingly with Creon about the morality of the edict and the morality of what she has done. Creon grows angrier, and, thinking Ismene must have helped her, summons the girl. Ismene tries to confess falsely to the crime, seeking to die with her sister, but Antigone will have none of it. Creon orders that the two women be temporarily locked up inside.
Haemon, Creon's son and Antigone's fiancé, enters to pledge allegiance of his father. He initially seems willing to obey Creon. But when Haemon tries gently to persuade his father to spare Antigone, the discussion deteriorates and the two men are soon bitterly insulting each other. Haemon leaves, vowing to never see Creon again.
Creon decides to spare Ismene but to imprison Antigone in a cave. She is brought out of the house, and she bewails her fate and defends her actions one last time. She is taken away, with the Chorus expressing great sorrow because of what is going to happen to her.
Teiresias, the blind prophet, enters. He warns Creon that the gods side with Antigone. Creon accuses Teiresias of being corrupt, and Teiresias responds that because of Creon's mistakes, he will lose one child for the crimes of leaving Polyneices unburied and putting Antigone into the earth. All of Greece will despise him, and the sacrificial offerings of Thebes will not be accepted by the gods.
The Chorus, terrified, asks Creon to take their advice. He assents, and they tell him that he should bury Polyneices and free Antigone. Creon, shaken, agrees to do it. He leaves with a retinue of men to help him right his previous mistakes. The Chorus delivers a choral ode on/to the god Dionysis, and then a Messenger enters. He tells them that Haemon has killed himself. Eurydice, Creon's wife and Haemon's mother, enters and asks the Messenger to tell her everything. The Messenger reports that Haemon and Antigone have both taken their own lives. Eurydice disappears into the palace.
Creon enters, carrying Haemon's body. He understands that his own actions have caused these events. A Second Messenger arrives to tell Creon and the Chorus that Eurydice has killed herself. With her last breath, she cursed her husband. Creon blames himself for everything that has happened, and, a broken man, he asks his servants to help him inside. The order he valued so much has been protected, and he is still the king, but he has acted against the gods and lost his child and his wife. The Chorus closes by saying that the gods punish the proud, but punishment brings wisdom.

Reaction:
One of the themes that came to arise in this play was that of pride. Antigone showed great pride and stubborn allegiance towards her brother. She didn’t give up in trying to bury her brother and honoring him. She goes by what she feels is morally right. Creon also shows great pride and dedication to the law. He has made a choice of not giving Polynices any honor by letting his body rot instead of burying him. Due to these two characters pride it makes it impossible for either one of them to back down as soon as they make their stand.
Antigone is an interesting character. She shows great courage in taking a stand, especially for being a woman. In ancient times women were very limited in their lives, which made Antigone’s stand surprising and threatening. It threatened the gender roles and the hierarchy of the time. By rebelling she defied one of the fundamental rules of the society. She is a great example of a female idol before our time of equality.
The chorus played a significant part in the play. The Chorus comments on the action and interacts with Creon, actively giving advice at a critical moment late in the play. They are Theban elders, important for maintaining order in the city, and Creon summons them to win their loyalty. They watch the unfolding of events with sympathy, pitying Creon and Antigone but also commenting critically on their faults. They seemed to be the wisest in the play and helped give us a better understanding of the tragedy by giving a prologue and epilogue.
I didn’t find the use of the character Queen Eurydice of any importance. The chorus mentioned that her purpose in the tragedy was to keep knitting until she dies. That to me seems utterly useless; she commits suicide at the end after the other tragic deaths. Her death just didn’t seem to fit in with the tragedy. She just didn’t go along with the story.
The overall play wasn’t as pleasing as I perceived it to be. There just have been so many other tragic plays that I have already read that overwhelmed this play. Such as plays like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and pretty much most of William Shakespeare’s plays. Other than that, I really don’t have much left to say.

2007-03-28 13:28:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Mine is pink because I always get compliments when I wear pink.

2007-03-28 13:28:09 · 12 answers · asked by howellslj 2 in Other - Arts & Humanities

I have asked quite a few questions and have gotten quite a few answers, but one thing that I can almost always bet on is someone saying that my premise is false and therefore my question is worthless.

But I ask, if the premise is not understood by someone, if the person being asked is too ignorant or arrogant to understand the question, does this suddenly invalidate the question?

The answer must be no, since all things are relative to all people, right? Just because it is not true to one does not mean that it is not true to all, right?

And as such should these who say such things keep this in mind and remain silent, instead of tearing others down?

P.S. I am only talking of non-true/false questions, ones that do not have one single answer. I.E. Is the earth a sphere? Yes. There is no other answer because the earth is a sphere. So do not answer with a comment about some questions having a single answer.

Serious answers only please.

Thanks.

2007-03-28 13:28:00 · 8 answers · asked by Arthur N 4 in Philosophy

2007-03-28 13:27:49 · 7 answers · asked by tee 1 in History

2007-03-28 13:24:13 · 12 answers · asked by dem_dogs 3 in Books & Authors

Developed, civilized, ancient cultures, specifically.

2007-03-28 13:23:55 · 3 answers · asked by Free Ranger 4 in History

2007-03-28 13:21:59 · 14 answers · asked by sandoval_letty76 1 in History

How does Shakespeare's use of foils and opposites strengthen/support the theme of Romeo and Juliet? Keeping in consideration the ideas of idealism and pragmatism

Thank You

2007-03-28 13:21:45 · 2 answers · asked by amitpop2 1 in Books & Authors

2007-03-28 13:21:00 · 12 answers · asked by Mallory G 1 in Books & Authors

When in your wings
My heart flies high
With a tender sting
And a beckoning cry

Hold me again
Let yesterday recur
Lose yourself
In this short lived affair

Cast your worries
Into times forgiving arms
Give it not a second thought
Splendor with your charm

2007-03-28 13:15:13 · 4 answers · asked by Jenny 1 in Books & Authors

EVERYWHERE ON MY NET I GET SMALL SQUARES INSTEAD OF PICS OR INF O HOW CAN I FIX IT ?

2007-03-28 13:15:12 · 1 answers · asked by dykeman29 1 in Drawing & Illustration

Why don't some people believe in the Holocaust?

2007-03-28 13:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by crescentbangs 2 in History

2007-03-28 13:13:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I am truely puzzled as to why so many things went wrong in the movie. I saw the movie before I read the books and thought it was awesome then, but now it seems ridiculus. I'm not sure how they can even make Eldest now. Or how will the make it make sense? any one else feel the same?

2007-03-28 13:13:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

this is with ver experienced actors actresses and singers and this is a play we will be working on all year daily no matter how big or little the part is

2007-03-28 13:12:46 · 18 answers · asked by billyxc729 1 in Theater & Acting