Arts & Humanities - 7 July 2007

ok my mother named me after Haper Lee. (my middle name is Harper-yes i know its weird but i like it))the famous author(she wrote "to kill a mockingbird')and i know she's old so i would like 2 write or e-mail her now 2 let her know how much my mother and i enjoy her books and how i am named after her. so if any1 knows how i can write her plz let me know! thx a million!

2007-07-07 08:21:31 · 6 answers · asked by ~♥~ 2 in Books & Authors

was it:
Paris?
Tours?
Avignon?
Rheims?

2007-07-07 08:20:50 · 11 answers · asked by Rachel D 1 in History

Shame on me for not being sure anymore! But after 50 + years, one's mind does tend to forget some of the most memorable events in America. I think it was Patrick Henry?

2007-07-07 08:18:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I was assigned an art project of something that i saw or experienced that inpacted me while I was in Spain. I decided to paint a flamenco dancer and a bull. I enjoyed painting it but i dont know if its any good. This is my first time drawing and attempting to paint and was wondering if i have any talent before i go and buy all the art stuff.

Bull: this was my practice before going on canvas with the dancer since ive never painted before
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/eponce_06/painting2.jpg

Flamenco: yea i know the hands are really bad
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/eponce_06/painting1.jpg

THANKS

2007-07-07 08:16:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

I have heard of mercenaries such as Mad Mike, who operated in the Congo and related parts of Africa throughout the 50s-70s.

Who employed these mercenaries, why were they in Africa at all, who were they fighting and did their actions achieve anything? Why were not regular armies used instead of hired guns? From the perspective of western Europe were these mercenaries 'good' or 'bad' guys (in simple terms of public opinion), and did teir actions have any impact upon the old colonial powers of the UK/ Belgium etc?

I am just intrigued as to why small bands of (mainly white European) disillusioned WW2 veterans were floating around the Godforsaken jungle!

Thanks

2007-07-07 08:07:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

Explain your answer.......... Give it some thought..
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Thanks, for answering in advance! :-)

*Have a beautiful weekend*
Take care!

2007-07-07 07:59:36 · 26 answers · asked by Kimberly 6 in Philosophy

2007-07-07 07:53:35 · 6 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Philosophy

is monokuro boo gay yes or no?

2007-07-07 07:32:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

no religious gods or anything

2007-07-07 07:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by nok 4 in Philosophy

In the Napoleonic wars, the English troops walked toward the enemy, taking all cannon fire, not faltering their stride. But why did they not run, and get too close to the cannons more quickly to have less casualties?

I suspect that it is to do with trying to draw the enemy out, by going slow and encouraging them onward with the casualties that were visible from the cannon fire.

2007-07-07 07:13:50 · 11 answers · asked by Captain Heinrich 3 in History

does anybody know of any good photography websites, that have a whole load of black and white photographs? or any sort to be honest.

im particularly looking for

- cityscapes (particularly New York)
- old photographs, black and white, not sepia
- interesting photographs


thanks.

2007-07-07 07:11:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

i am starting to put togther a family tree. How do i find out the names of my great grandmothers brothers and sisters. There were at least 10 of them and i know the names of about half of them. To find out the rest do i search the census? is it necessary to get copies of their birth certificates? nb. they were from northern ireland.

2007-07-07 07:07:55 · 7 answers · asked by sprite 2 in Genealogy

e.g. art, writing, etc.

2007-07-07 06:57:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Arts & Humanities

Tell me please. Is drama camp a good start?

2007-07-07 06:56:57 · 7 answers · asked by sara 3 in Theater & Acting

They are 2 and 4 years old, and really cute (I am being honest, not just a mom!) and they love to be photographed, so I think they will be great fot tv commercials, but all the agencies I have checked, they charge so much money, any agency out there that works without asking money in advance or at least doesn't charge that much??? Thanks!!

2007-07-07 06:56:28 · 9 answers · asked by georgie_hp 3 in Theater & Acting

2007-07-07 06:54:10 · 13 answers · asked by royalcircus 1 in History

has anybody heard anything about it?

2007-07-07 06:52:48 · 3 answers · asked by joe the man 7 in Books & Authors

Is there a particular kind of thinking that he is always engaged in?

2007-07-07 06:45:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I was recently at an event that was in a dimly-lit hall, and I took pictures with my Sony DSC-T10 digital camera. The pictures come out better when taken with no flash, but only if the camera is held extremely steadily. How can I make pics come out clearer on the no-flash setting? It's pretty hard to keep the camera steady, so there is always some blurriness. Would a faster shutter speed work? Or, is there any way to improve this on the Sony digital cameras?

Thanks for your help!

2007-07-07 06:45:36 · 9 answers · asked by sNs 1 in Photography

Please don't put a really complicated answer! And also... Why was it cheaper to transport goods by rail rather than road?

2007-07-07 06:45:33 · 5 answers · asked by cheesequeen123 1 in History

Or can we be just as intelligent, free, and powerful with it.

2007-07-07 06:38:23 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Aren't we more free today because the Stuarts and their "divine right of kings" was stopped by William and Mary?

Nobody can excuse the oppression of Protestant Irish against the Catholic Irish, but in the larger context, Ireland as well as Britain and America are all more free societies today because of the defeat of the Stuarts - so shouldn't we ALL celebrate the Orange triumph?

Would anybody - whether in Ireland or anywhere else - prefer to go back to the kind of society in which priestly power controls the way you think and speak and write?

Irish people can take pride in a culture that produced Samuel Beckett, W. B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and George Bernard Shaw - and isn't it only within a free society that such genius can arise and flourish?

If it had not been for the victory of King William at the Battle of the Boyne, wouldn't Ireland today be just another pathetic sinkhole of Roman Catholic-ruled misery and squalor like some Latin American banana republic?

2007-07-07 06:25:35 · 6 answers · asked by fra59e 4 in History

What is your most embarrassing moment ever?

2007-07-07 06:22:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

is there anyone on here who can give me an approximate value for a Hamilton pocket watch--gold , working, and at least 101 years old?? are there any websites for determining values for antiquities?

2007-07-07 06:20:51 · 1 answers · asked by say what? 2 in Other - Visual Arts

2007-07-07 06:15:07 · 4 answers · asked by nanaspice49 1 in Painting

2007-07-07 05:58:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

Oh man people you got many gods in the World all like that {splat} a god of this, and a god of that. But how about the God who created you the God who delivered us from the hands the hands of our enemies {ever think of that?} {1 God} Jesus Christ! God Almighty! The Triune! The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit=1 God born as a man to die for our sin, take the burdens away, so we could live again. Get real wit it, and yo start to feel it, Jesus Christ. He is your life. He is not dealin, But forever in your life you accept Him and He will be healin.

2007-07-07 05:56:14 · 9 answers · asked by calltoperservence 2 in Philosophy

2007-07-07 05:38:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

If there's no right to do that, life would be hell.

2007-07-07 05:31:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

ok..i know you people have probably heard this question a million and one times, but i have searched for hours and have not found efficient results!! i want to know how i can find a good agent. i know that you have to mail in a cover letter, resume, and headhot, but to who?! i have been searching all over. i don't want to use the ross reports because it only helps if you live in LA or NY. i also don't want to use any online businesses because thats a scam. is there any place in Illinois (near Chicago, Hinsdale, Westmont, Oak Brook...ect) that i can physically send my things to!? i have been acting for over 12 years and i am experienced in acting. i have been in multiple plays. i have also auditioned many times but have never been able to get in because i don't have an agent!! please help me!! thank you!!

2007-07-07 05:31:41 · 3 answers · asked by Sonii Kumarii ♥ 2 in Theater & Acting