Arts & Humanities - 18 August 2007

2007-08-18 20:08:13 · 9 answers · asked by kirtesh j 1 in History

Seriously, what good is philosophy? I was forced to take a few philosophy classes, I hated them and so did everyone else in the class. Now that I'm in the real world I never read any books about it or even think about it. I just say the meaning of life is plentiful supply of good food, good beer, and good sports, why should I bother to examine life beyond that?

2007-08-18 20:07:56 · 7 answers · asked by eateverywhale 2 in Philosophy

2007-08-18 20:07:08 · 13 answers · asked by Mayonaise 6 in Philosophy

2007-08-18 20:03:09 · 11 answers · asked by lusting_after_food_4_u 2 in History

pursued a different course that would have kept the U.S. out of the war...? Should he have...? Why/not.....?

2007-08-18 19:50:30 · 5 answers · asked by hey123 4 in History

2007-08-18 19:49:16 · 4 answers · asked by xtremegms360 2 in Books & Authors

2007-08-18 19:18:11 · 10 answers · asked by David T 2 in History

Is stealing wrong? Most people would say yes, but how about a poor child stealing from a rich man? So is stealing not wrong? Is it only wrong depending on WHO steals from WHO?

2007-08-18 19:14:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

how do you know if you're living the right way in life?

2007-08-18 19:10:53 · 8 answers · asked by z 1 in Philosophy

...yep...I'm totally serious.=)

2007-08-18 19:10:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

who else here are a bit disappointed of the seventh book? well i am. it was so tense reading it at almost all times. well the last six books are always in school and it was fun except for the sixth (no Fred and George). i just don't enjoy it so much!

2007-08-18 19:06:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-08-18 18:57:22 · 5 answers · asked by Diva Mama 1 in Books & Authors

OK so I'm going back and revising the romance novel I was working on that I started for NanoWrimo cause I want to change some things and going back and reading the first chapter, I found I got long-winded (it just came out as I typed I guess) about explaining things. You don't want to bore the reader, definitely not. But how much 'explaining' is acceptable?

For instance, at the start of the chapter, I explain how the heroine and her best friend met (to explain who the people are at the moment I guess) and when I was making notes on it tonight, I marked that entire paragraph out cause I figured it wasn't necessary, all you had to say was they met in middle school and that was that. Right? And I also marked out where I mentioned the would be hero in the next book. And I explained why the heroine has been single so long and how she got her heartbroken, and the hero, how he got burned and hardened against love. It doesn't go on for paragraphs each instance, but is it too much for the

2007-08-18 18:42:38 · 5 answers · asked by Lorreign v.2 5 in Books & Authors

2007-08-18 18:36:20 · 6 answers · asked by Discovery 5 in Philosophy

I'm a degree holder, like to find out the easy way to live for my self as well as everyone of the world. I'm about 35 years old have 2 sons. I'm thinking about the human nature that makes the difficult for life especially in the poor environment of Bangladesh. Though I've no much money, form the one of my own program is the National News Collection (NNC) Center for Life & Social Development. I hope it'll be highly appreciated for the humanity not for political or narrow minded matter. Its need more publicity but for lacing money, I can not pull out its benefit for the country men and others. So, this is my question "How can get the financial support for the National News Collection?"

2007-08-18 18:34:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Has anyone have any ideas for a new genre???
Yes I am a writer.

2007-08-18 18:28:34 · 5 answers · asked by Linna H 1 in Books & Authors

The invisible soda can http://www.metacafe.com/watch/746435/the_naked_soda_can/

2007-08-18 18:27:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

what would you think if you saw a 16 year old driving this http://i19.tinypic.com/52xulcm.jpg

2007-08-18 18:26:20 · 6 answers · asked by sarah1187 1 in Drawing & Illustration

well I am REALLY happy because I made it into my Dance studio's compitition team!!! i made it for hip hop and tap. so I just wanna ask how it feels to be on a team and to compete against other people. thx!!

2007-08-18 18:22:20 · 6 answers · asked by youran_lee 3 in Dancing

The first noble truth of Buddha says "all life is suffering"
From all emotions comes suffering. I can see that. At the same time Buddha teaches us to live in the present moment. So wouldn't that mean that we can desire and feel as much as we want- regardless of how it may hurt us later on?
What are your thoughts on suffering?

2007-08-18 18:17:28 · 22 answers · asked by Reflected Life 5 in Philosophy

Make up your mind

2007-08-18 18:17:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

2007-08-18 18:15:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

leather covered drafting set green felt inside 8 slots 3 compasses etc dont know what all is called

2007-08-18 18:10:20 · 1 answers · asked by reliedon 2 in Drawing & Illustration

2007-08-18 18:08:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I want some good courses, classes, or institutes for learning pencil portrait making in and around delhi for amateurs. Please provide with, name, number or address.

PENCIL SKETCHING PORTRAITS..........ONLY........

2007-08-18 18:08:28 · 3 answers · asked by Shantam G 2 in Drawing & Illustration

2007-08-18 18:06:45 · 23 answers · asked by puvan 1 in Philosophy

I have four question to ask about characters. In making them up I was wondering how many
characters are really needed in a novel story. I know it depends since I am the writer but
how many are there usually in a story from minor to major? Secondly, as far as minor
characters are concerned I saw the Order of the Pheonix and Snape being a minor character
had some HUGE grudge againist Harry because of Harry's father and how he treated him in
school. and snape was mad that Harry found out about his problem. My question is general
so how can a minor character have some history on a drama matter when the story's focus is
really on the main character and the crap that he's in? How many characters do i really
need to have a novel of fantasy and what references would you offer on learning to become
a fantasy writer. I have LOVED fantasy since I was a child and am an Anime junkie BIG time.

Secondly, How would you guide the characters from an age bracket of teenage to adult
while at the sametime guiding adults? J.K. Rowling did this and she was successful. Harry
started as 11 and stopped as a 21 to 23 year old. (About ready to start on book four
Goblet of Fire.) You can see my problem. I want to give my characters a rising conflict
and SHOW it to my audience. Making them feel like they are in the story going through the
exact samethings that the characters. So How do I hit them emotionally on different
emotions, creating suspense, mystery, love, and action without breaking their minds and
hearts where the story would carry them to the main thing that I am trying to communicate?
We all have many different reasons for writting but the main reason is that we as writers
wish to write is to further explain the human condition and to offer hope and anwsers
through our writings.

Third question is how do you convert a horrorific idea into a fantasy one?

I want to guide my audience to see what it is that I am saying through a rising conflict
where if I were to just say it adruptly it's a jumping conflict and the reader would put
down the book in the trash. I don't want that!! I just want to entertain and educate at
the sametime through the field of fantasy.

Is it wrong to read books as material to comming up with ideas so long as I am comming up
with simuliar and I have a simuliar theme? Through out the story. This is all I have for
research is fictional books. To write a series of books I have all of the Harry Potter
Series 4 to 7, Lord of the Rings 1-3 and the Hobbit and somemore books to review. As you
can see I am a lot and I really need help with this.

I have explained enough. Do you have or know of any references about magic performed in a
story like from Harry Potter series etc.? I have been working on my own story and am almost
done with chapter one. A short story turning into a novel and I need help with characters
and their history. Do I have to go into EXTREME details on the major characters and the
minor characters, the situations that they're in, whether good or bad, even their history
in regards to the situation that I am presenting in the scene or the story, in order to
explain them to the public? I am very new to this field. I just want to help others by
speaking of the things that I have seen through a rising conflict affecting my audience. I
don't know a thing about publishing and I really don't want my work to fall into the wrong
hands etc.

The other question is how do I create a character without it looking like I am refering to
anyone else? How do I create a situation where the scene or story isn't at all predictable
on what's going to happen next?

2007-08-18 18:04:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-08-18 18:04:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Somewhere Deep

somewhere deep inside me, i know that she's still there
the girl with bruised arms trapped in her own despair

as time goes by i marvel that once thats all i chose to be
my life and identity consumed by a drug that was killing me

the depth of my life now reflects how hollow I had become
peircing moments of pleasure fade and you become numb

my sobriety is but one gift I have to thank God for
my son, my boyfriend, my family and so much more

I've learned from my mistakes, and am paying my dues
so much is at stake, I have so much to lose

my past is a still part of me but only a part
now i'm a girl with a peaceful and loving heart.

08/05/2007

2007-08-18 18:04:12 · 6 answers · asked by n_hackbarth 1 in Poetry

2007-08-18 18:01:19 · 7 answers · asked by ohmygosh 4 in Drawing & Illustration