Arts & Humanities - 6 April 2007

I work for a library and our staff day is coming up. We are allowed to dress as out favorite literary character for the event. I need some ideas. For some reason, the only characters that stand out as good ones to dress for are Harry Potter and the Cat in the Hat. I would really like to dress as Holden Caulfield from the Catcher in the Rye, but am not sure if the dress would stand out.

1. What are some good famous book characters. Any ideas would help

2. What would be best to do if I dressed as Holden Caulfield?

Thanks!

2007-04-06 03:27:33 · 11 answers · asked by Brennen B 2 in Books & Authors

Materials controlls our soul .

When physical environment changes , our view of life changes.

How correct !!!

we can say " no ,we are not so heavily influenced by material environment . our soul is pure "

But again as karl marks said " we cant escape the gravity simply denying the law of gravity."

so our free will is not so free at all.

our so called personality is heavily dependent on our inherited genes and also material environment.

whats your view on his remarks?

if you are buddists how can we break through this already prepared , dependent destiny of our being ?

2007-04-06 03:23:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

on reading most of the comments in response to my previous question on the death penalty i had mentioned that i am also against prison and many had made a response to that particular comment,
so now a put up a question particularly regarding prison,

ok my reasoning is this through out the history of man we have had the tendency to fear the unknown and try to "ignore" the problem, in my opinion i dont believe in evil (however i do believe in a standard belief of what is a wrongdoing) i believe prison is a way we "ignore" our problem and we should invest some thought in to alternative solutions for example psychology.

in your opinion am i wrong with my reasoning, do you feel that we should not waste our time in such an investment or do u believe that my reasoning is correct and perhaps we should look more into the issue?

2007-04-06 03:17:39 · 6 answers · asked by kevin h 3 in Philosophy

2007-04-06 03:01:47 · 6 answers · asked by nate 1 in History

2007-04-06 02:56:20 · 2 answers · asked by Iceman 5 in History

2007-04-06 02:48:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

ok in my own opinion i am against the death penalty in fact im actually against prison altogether,

do u think the death penalty is justified under certain circumstances?
if so what are these circumstances?
if not what is your argument to support this opinion?

2007-04-06 02:44:15 · 19 answers · asked by kevin h 3 in Philosophy

2007-04-06 02:40:09 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-04-06 02:35:22 · 9 answers · asked by Zero 3 in Books & Authors

Do you live for loved ones? Do you live to work? Do you live to make others happy? What drives you to wake up every morning and have the energy to endure another day...

2007-04-06 02:32:46 · 27 answers · asked by Planktonius 1 in Philosophy

i want to make glow-in-the-dark oil paintings, is there something that i can add to the paint, or some other way to make the painting shine in the dark? i know there are some paints that are sold but i would rather prepare the paint by myself. thanks for your help.

2007-04-06 02:12:00 · 6 answers · asked by wisehard 2 in Painting

Is death just a natural part of life?

2007-04-06 02:08:28 · 17 answers · asked by sokrates 4 in Philosophy

Is there any definition on "rotten poem"?

2007-04-06 02:07:36 · 8 answers · asked by sunnysuzzy 1 in Books & Authors

How did they change the cities? The life of men and women in the cities? If someone could help me out with this question, I would appreciate it.

2007-04-06 02:06:58 · 3 answers · asked by Benjamin C 2 in History

i want to make glow in the dark ornaments of clay, is there something that i can add to clay that will make them shine in the dark?

2007-04-06 02:06:32 · 2 answers · asked by wisehard 2 in Sculpture

I am 19 years old and have been writing since i was a young child!
This is something that is in my blood and i love to do it!
I am thinking of tryin enter a few competitions with but i would like to know what people gueninely thought of it first!

I have an authors page on bebo i will give you a link to
http://light-my-muse.bebo.com

If you have a bebo account i would appreciate any reviews!

Constructive criticism welcome!

2007-04-06 01:59:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Is it worth searching and not going out with anyone to find/until you find your 'true love'? what are the chances that you will find it? should one just settle??

2007-04-06 01:52:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

this author was determined to publish her book even though the people around her back then were strongly against it. and as a result of her success, other women all around the world emulated her and became writers.

2007-04-06 01:45:28 · 12 answers · asked by firexstarz 2 in Books & Authors

i wanna get some good, yet reasonable(reasonable for 4 people at least under $300) front row tickets to see dane cook(well it doesnt have to be front row, just right near the stage). i looked at ticketmaster already but i had no luck.
anyone know any good ways to score some tickets and maybe 4 backstage passes?! any kind of info would be great!

2007-04-06 01:41:37 · 2 answers · asked by Neidisch 2 in Theater & Acting

Egypt mean and he said that it meant black. From what there people looked like and being in Africa I guess they are black.

2007-04-06 01:40:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I,m Godfather to my friends 5 month old daughter this Sunday ( 8th April ). I have bought a hand made card which is blank, i would like to write a nice poem in my own hand, please could someone give me some ideas. Her names Megan

2007-04-06 01:34:09 · 6 answers · asked by Chunky 3 in Other - Arts & Humanities

2007-04-06 01:07:26 · 2 answers · asked by kaya b 1 in Other - Visual Arts

Death seems to always be looked upon in a negative way. That is understandable, in that people want to live and prolong their lives, etc.

Though if I try to look at the human condition from an objective point of view, I wonder why people don't talk about it more often. It is something that everyone has in common, and it is often a fear of people. Surely peoples' wonders and fears would be eased if the topic was discussed more often, therefore enhancing their lives.

Death seems to be an unspeakable subject. Many people feel uncomfortable discussing it, and some even seem offended when the matter is raised. Often, people will also jump to drastic conclusions - that the person raising the discussion is unhappy, suicidal, etc.

Surely it isn't bad of a person to wonder about death and want to discuss it, is it?

2007-04-06 01:06:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Would like to hear the US Presidential candidates talk about helicopter pilots (and support personnel) using their skills and training with helicopters for non-military stuff like hurricane/disaster clean-up and/or rescue or infrastructure rebuild in Middle East or anywhere they do (or have done) this. How about you?

2007-04-06 01:03:53 · 3 answers · asked by clophad 2 in History

2007-04-06 01:01:37 · 3 answers · asked by firexstarz 2 in Books & Authors

I want to mount some triggers on my drumset. what do I need?

2007-04-06 00:53:26 · 2 answers · asked by Sara S 1 in Performing Arts

I have just purchased a Fuji F31FD digital camera and would like photo editing software to go with it: the camera comes with software but I suspect it will be pretty basic.

2007-04-06 00:51:03 · 14 answers · asked by julienasfoster 2 in Photography

2007-04-06 00:40:12 · 8 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Philosophy