Arts & Humanities - 14 August 2007

cattle branding irons of the 1800's. Julian Ames

2007-08-14 17:02:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

As philosophy concerns itself with 'truth', consider the following experiment. If we were to arrange an experiment where the respondent was hooked up to a mild or moderate electrical shock and shocked each time they told the truth, would the test subject avoid or fear telling the truth over time?

How many people, due to some external reaction or response, fear telling the truth in your estimation?

2007-08-14 16:55:12 · 15 answers · asked by guru 7 in Philosophy

He was always seen with a cigarette and liquor/beer. I know this was to promote the image of an outlaw journalist, but how many cigarettes and liquor did he actually take in?

2007-08-14 16:54:15 · 7 answers · asked by Dman 1 in Books & Authors

God



God Please!

bring home 'forth to me!

a bandage for my suffering......

I plead!

I beg!

I pray aloud!?!?!?!?

but,


what's
it
for?

My faith







denounced.............

2007-08-14 16:53:41 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3 in Poetry

Other indications of their presence were remnants they left behind from the items they brought to the Americas with them from Africa. From civilizations like Mali, Song hay, and Egypt, came the principal American food plants, the Mayan Calendar, linguistic evidence, and the art of pyramid building. The first indications were the plants that were transplanted from Africa to the Americas. The cotton seeds, banana plants, bottle gourd, jack bean and the West African yam all have African origin, and they suddenly appeared in the Americas without and explanation. They do not appear to have followed any natural course of migration. It is believed that these plants were transferred, which would require effective contact between the two civilizations. The next indication was the calendar the Mayan people used based on the lunar and solar calendar. This calendar was quite accurate and very similar to the egyptian calendar. Professor Wiener believe Mayan mathematics corresponded with the number system of the Bambaras of Guinea. Another indication was a writing system used in the Americas called Micmac Hieroglyphs. When comparing this style of writing to the simpler cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphic, called heiratic, over half were found to be similar. Closer examination revealed the meanings assigned to these signs matched. It is evident that the West African languages and South American languages are similar. These similarities can be traced to common root words. These differences are too close and occur too frequently to be a coincidence.

A very important indication is the knowledge of pyramid building. Pyramid building is a specialized form of construction. In Egypt they progressed from the stepped pyramid of Djosser, to the finished product at Giza. At La Venta, which was the location of the first pyramid in the Americas, was a fully finished pyramid. There was no sign of progressive learning. The base of these pyramids are the same measurement as in Egypt and they are placed on a north-south axis. These pyramids also served the same dual purpose, tomb and temple. The four indications of outside influence, American food plants, Mayan calendar, linguistic evidence, and pyramid building are just a few. There are more, such as religion, tobacco, astronomy, and African animals that appeared in the Americas.

These outside influences controlled the development of civilizations in the New World. The Olmec civilization was the first of these civilizations flourishing between 1200 and 400 BC. The first great Olmec Civil-Ceremonial Center was developed at San Lorenzo by 1200 BC. About 900 BC, Olmec and the Mayan civilization set the foundation for other civilizations, to include the Aztecs and the Incas. These civilizations received sufficient transmission to enable them to rise to greatness. The African people have been great travelers, culture carriers, and culture collectors among the people of the world. During all this traveling the African explores never launched a destructive war on the people they met. The two people joined and created a separate culture with its own distinctness, the Olmec civilization. Some of these supporting facts were recent discoveries. All of them are accurate, although some are hard to prove, because of the destruction of documents by European explores. I have presented you with the facts. Now it is up to you to decide. Was there African presence in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus? If you answered yes then it is obvious to you that Africans played an intricate part in the development of the Olmec Empire, the first civilization in the Americas.


Thoughts yes this article is long but its worth reading

2007-08-14 16:52:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I do have a B.A. in history, however, being a chick, I never got into military history....until now.

I'm planning on writing a war novel in the near future and my question is this:

Would a division of British troops (in WWII) fight strictly in North Africa during the Battle of El Alamein or would they go on to fight the war in other parts of Europe (excluding Russia)?

Thanks for your help!

2007-08-14 16:47:26 · 11 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in History

We have a ready-to-publish-novel and are looking for an agent:
men's interest, hilariously funny and unique - think Fargo, Easy Rider and Hunter S. Thompson.

2007-08-14 16:46:11 · 3 answers · asked by pbmnmark 2 in Books & Authors

Okay, I would really love it if there were some serious answers on here. I have a dream - No, not to become the next Miley Cyrus or Jennifer Aniston, but a dream I actually think is realistic. I live near Los Angeles, I think auditioning for some commercials, or even guest starring on a reality TV show would be an amazing experience. Since I'm still only fourteen, I realize my parents encourage me to be the typical "doctor, engineer, professional"...and I don't approve of modeling with bikinis, nude, or revealing clothes. I just want to say I've had the experience of being in showbiz - And hey maybe if the showbiz likes me, I can pursue it further. For now, I think it would be awesome to be famous, but I just want to pursue my passion of being on stage. I want to audition - Any advice?

2007-08-14 16:44:27 · 6 answers · asked by ME<3 2 in Theater & Acting

I plan to take broadcasting in either college or university, but after I graduate I want to become a voice actor. What kind of broadcasting would I have to take to learn more skills to get to where I want to go and what kind of things would I learn in that course?

Thanks!

2007-08-14 16:44:22 · 1 answers · asked by NIMsTastic 3 in Theater & Acting

2007-08-14 16:42:03 · 5 answers · asked by bar22bie 2 in History

if not, then how you measure it

2007-08-14 16:40:53 · 12 answers · asked by apple 3 in Philosophy

2007-08-14 16:39:30 · 6 answers · asked by Ariel 1 in Theater & Acting

I'm searching for a poem I read in my English class years ago. The poem is basically about Romeo and Juliet, had their "getaway" plan been successful, and they're living on their own and raising kids, but the love has kind of faded. At least I think that's what it's about. Does anyone know what poem I am talking about?

2007-08-14 16:37:57 · 3 answers · asked by Coco 2 in Poetry

2007-08-14 16:34:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-08-14 16:33:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

yeah plz tell me my friends dont believe me when i say shes writing other books and stuff (u know)

2007-08-14 16:32:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

so...harry potter seven, i finished it in about twelve hours and i believe i am now ready to move away from my secure and fixed location of the young adult section in the library to bigger and better things, i am madly thirsty for a novel that will suck me in just as much as harry potter did. a thick book though, something over 500 pages or it's just childs play. any suggestions? i love wandwaving, magical adventures, quests, i love books in a series and something that's a slight challenge to read. thanks for the help. no harry potter or tolkien, something adult, nothing for little kids. thanks.

2007-08-14 16:27:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-08-14 16:24:51 · 21 answers · asked by Giggle Bear 3 in Philosophy

I've read books on the drug dealing life, the life in the ghetto, inner city. Here's my question: short of living for a couple of years in an inner city ghetto, what book will teach you about the life that goes on there: a novel set in a ghetto, an autobiography, or some book of sociology or psychology? If you can think of a particular book that shows life as it really is among the drug dealins subculture, what is it? I say it's CLOCKERS by Richard Price, the book, not the movie. The movie was really bad and nothing like the book

2007-08-14 16:24:35 · 1 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Books & Authors

knowing you DONT KNOW "How to swim"...

2007-08-14 16:17:31 · 37 answers · asked by enki 4 in Philosophy

My two friends and I make up a story every year. We switch off chapters, and last year's was about two hundred and thirty pages long. What would be a good plot line for a story that could last at least that many pages?

2007-08-14 16:13:54 · 9 answers · asked by La Vie Boheme 1 in Books & Authors

2007-08-14 16:13:37 · 15 answers · asked by Kiwi 1 in Painting

2007-08-14 16:11:05 · 21 answers · asked by Tiffany 3 in Philosophy

it's called 'magical midnight rain'
i made this when i was 10 now im 12 so yeahh

The midnight rain hit the cold glass on my window.
It hit the glass with a sparkling explosion.
It spread like peices of broken diamonds.
Millions of smooth, wet drops of water on a cool spring night.
Like fireworks on the fourth of July.
The drops seek through the ceiling into the room.
They fell in my mouth with a fresh spring taste.
Refreshing my body and making myself stronger than I am.
The taste made me grow with responsiblity and respect.
Making the room fill with magic water.
As the night passed away, the room suddenly dranned.
The night of magical spring can change your life forever.

yeahh it ain't that good but i was ten so it sorta is

i might put one of my new ones upp soon so keep your eyes open ☺☻☺☻

2007-08-14 16:04:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

I have heard things about this book A child called it? Does anyone have any say on the book? Is it good, bad? Worth reading? Or do you have any opinion what so ever. Thanks.

2007-08-14 16:03:39 · 13 answers · asked by musophan 2 in Books & Authors

2007-08-14 16:02:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

I've tried gutenberg.org. and no such luck

2007-08-14 16:01:39 · 2 answers · asked by cheeseater 2 in Books & Authors

Which Renaissance philosopher do you
think developed the greatest contribution to humanity? Explain your answer.

2007-08-14 16:01:26 · 3 answers · asked by William B4real 2 in Philosophy

Just want to read a good romantic novel. Looking for something with young people falling in love or something like that. If you can recommend any and maybe give me a run down on what it is about that would be great. thanks

2007-08-14 16:01:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

I have to read The Great Dialogues of Plato for a class and I was just wondering if anyone could fill me in on a little pre-reading knowledge that I might need to know about. And I'm not really a philosophy buff either, despite my answers icon, so anything would be helpful.

2007-08-14 15:58:48 · 5 answers · asked by ZchDnlp 1 in Philosophy