Arts & Humanities - 23 April 2007

Please only answer if you've actually had one.

I had a really, really major one a while back. Nearly killed myself and was very seriously contemplating self-mutilation to see if it was all real. It sort of phased out on its own and now only comes back in occasional bursts. It has left me with a heightened sense of consciousness I can't really explain. More aware of the fact that I am one person in one body is the closest way to put it.

I'm still not completely convinced but I've stopped caring. I seem to be stuck here, in whatever or wherever this is, and I have no control over much of anything, so I might as well take advantage of what's available.

When it does come back, though, it's pretty bad...I get back to the thinking about suicide and not trusting any of my sense, or my mind. I usually manage to sleep it off, and the next day I work myself extra hard on not enough sleep so I'm too tired to think. Has about a 60% success rate.

What do you do to keep reality stable?

2007-04-23 17:15:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-04-23 17:12:04 · 11 answers · asked by BooBooKins 5 in Philosophy

What are the reason of anatomical possibilities of such excellence?

2007-04-23 17:09:52 · 9 answers · asked by core helps 3 in Performing Arts

Hi i need help on my philosophy essay. The question is: Which is more important to your personal identity, mind (consciousness) or matter (brain and body)?

If anyone has their own opinion on it, can yu please reply back with supporting reasons for why you chose which. Please and thank you.

2007-04-23 17:04:55 · 7 answers · asked by Shorty 1 in Philosophy

2007-04-23 16:59:27 · 3 answers · asked by boofy75 1 in Theater & Acting

2007-04-23 16:56:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

and to consciously choose courses of action do anything to help reconcile human freedom with the determinist thesis (either the scientific or the religious version)? Would there be any unacceptable consequences for either a scientis or Judaeo-Christian with adopting suca a Soft Determinist perspective? Carefully and critically explain your answer....plz..and thank you!

2007-04-23 16:56:00 · 3 answers · asked by Andreia E 1 in Philosophy

2007-04-23 16:50:32 · 31 answers · asked by ? 3 in Philosophy

I am originally from Latvia, Europe. Any ideas how to find out my ancestry?

2007-04-23 16:45:17 · 9 answers · asked by [ Backspace ] 2 in Genealogy

I am new to using charcoal as a medium. I do portraiture and just got a commission to use charcoal. I am finding it somewhat easy to blend in small areas with tortillions and blending sticks, but what about the larger areas of the face? This is of a child so I need it to be really smooth looking.

2007-04-23 16:44:53 · 6 answers · asked by humblestumble S 2 in Drawing & Illustration

2007-04-23 16:34:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-04-23 16:30:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I write. I do it because I love it, I want the world to listen to my soul, and I want my writings to be amongst those studied by scholars for milleniums to come. I dislike it when people recklessly hate other writers because they hate how easy it was for the person to get their book published and so forth. I have seen hate groups for Christopher Paolini, and while I have not read any of his works, I dislike how people hate him just because he got an easy break publishing his book. What people should be doing is criticizing his book constructively instead of hating him because he got an easy break. All I hear people say is, "Paolini sucks, that was his first writing attempt and it was published." Too bad, life is just and until you realize that you must take advantage of what you have, you will continue to complain about how life is unfair. He used what he had and he is successful now. He also self promoted his book.

2007-04-23 16:29:21 · 7 answers · asked by SmyLee 2 in Books & Authors

i have talked to many philosophers and also alot of website. and all of them said they were irrefutable, but also "neccesserily incoherent" is the most commonly phrased when describing solipsism. it is also declared baseless and foundationless in order for it to make sense to itself.

any ideas?

2007-04-23 16:15:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-04-23 16:13:54 · 9 answers · asked by answer man 3 in History

Do you ever get calls from acting agencies? The ones that you register for online and you give them your address/number/etc...I KNOW...I'm so dumb, I gave this "audition site" my cellphone number, and now this guy keeps calling me to take headshots. Every call is about how he rescheduled the headshot session, and that I should come at a specific time or day. I know it's my fault, but have any of you experienced the same thing? I know, I know, I'm dumb for giving away my number, but I was desperate to be on T.V.!

*By the way, in order to make the guy go away, should I block his number first, or let one of my guy friends tell him 'WRONG NUMBER DUDE!".

***Oh, if I should block him on my cellphone, please tell me how to do that!

THE SITES THAT I REGISTERED FOR ARE LIKE THE "FREE" ONES.

2007-04-23 16:12:46 · 5 answers · asked by weirdojhak 1 in Theater & Acting

Was it too vague or too specific? Did it give too much power to the federal government or to the states? Do you think it gave too much or too little protection to slavery in the states? Do you think it did too little to expand or protect the rights of individual citizens? Does it make sense to have representation by state and by population? Is the electoral college a useful institution?

2007-04-23 15:58:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

He was an artist in the Dallas area in the early 60's or 70's according to his son also an artist. His name is Steven Donnini and has a studio in Florida.

2007-04-23 15:58:16 · 1 answers · asked by coolmama76015 1 in Painting

Yea I am learning about Antietam in my history book, and it doesn't even (textbook) say what state it's in!!

2007-04-23 15:44:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

What time period would you consider that Stephen Crane wrote in? I have no idea. By time period, I mean like the kind of writing from those times. Ex: Renaissance Period.

2007-04-23 15:37:25 · 3 answers · asked by albot2006 1 in Books & Authors

all the information is on the site. basically, its a place for writers 13-19 where theres contests and things and ill publish selected work on the home page. the link is

www.
writer
envisions.
cabanova.com

please please please consider joining! it will definately be worthwhile!

2007-04-23 15:36:07 · 1 answers · asked by bulletprooflonliness 4 in Other - Arts & Humanities

As you know...time travil is possible...like a da ja vu...but its not really there for you to see...its out there already to be seen.You just don't realiz that you are it a time zone of the past present and future....but mostly future
Do you know that time t.time travil is possible...like a da ja vu...but its not really there for you to see...its out there already to be seen.You just don't realiz that you are it a time zone of the past present and future....but mostly future...ops
see...deja vu...but for real if you read this it might occure that you have seen this already a few days ago...now thats scary man...
later and see you soon..lol

2007-04-23 15:35:28 · 5 answers · asked by High_Sun 2 in Philosophy

I'm 15, I'm african-american I really want to become a RN but I been thinking about writing a book. I have alot of good thoughts for some, like I could write 60 books on my thoughts. They just come to me, anywhere.

Should I write one? Will I get recognized? Is it even worth it?

I was thinking about after I wrote one to email Tyra Banks and get on her show to get some publicity and stuff...

2007-04-23 15:35:12 · 7 answers · asked by illinigirl 1 in Books & Authors

Is God from Nothing or does have an end or begining...Or does it mater for us at all?
From nothing you get nothing..and something is something
But what about nothing to something....
explain ?

2007-04-23 15:30:23 · 6 answers · asked by mxd_high_sun 1 in Philosophy

2007-04-23 15:28:27 · 1 answers · asked by vaqeel1987 1 in History

I dunno... just something i've been thinking about, since right now i'm sort of freaking out about a love interest pulling away. why is it that everyone loves music... can relate to certain songs and the passionate lyrics in them about love and yearning and desperately needing to be with a person... lyrics like "i was nothing before i met you..." or "so weak and powerless over you...." or "i'd die without you" or something....

but in real life when you talk like that (or god forbid acted on some of that stuff!) you'd be seen as crazy or desperate or inappropriate, etc.?

Why can we listen to these things as art, but we can't *live* them? Are we in denial?

2007-04-23 15:22:26 · 8 answers · asked by melon_rose 2 in Philosophy

What are death & god, tell what do you think.

2007-04-23 15:21:10 · 8 answers · asked by H.I.S. 1 in Philosophy

2007-04-23 15:14:28 · 8 answers · asked by KBear 1 in History

movies like the lion king

2007-04-23 15:12:44 · 5 answers · asked by ethro500mg 2 in Books & Authors

2007-04-23 15:10:00 · 15 answers · asked by The Lioness 2 in Philosophy