Arts & Humanities - 6 September 2007

Despite the scratchy quality of early 20th century recordings of Caruso, is his voice considered superior to Pavarotti's. And if so, in what ways?

2007-09-06 16:20:53 · 10 answers · asked by Rodolfo 1 in Performing Arts

If we go up to heaven do we come down?

2007-09-06 16:20:30 · 11 answers · asked by @NGEL B@BY 7 in Philosophy

I was interested in possible work as an extra and wanted to know if an Acting class is essential or helpful. Is some type of training necessary or...

2007-09-06 16:20:13 · 6 answers · asked by lapaloozaln 1 in Theater & Acting

2007-09-06 16:16:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

We have always been taught that something can't come from nothing, so why do scientists state that the most important theory of origin did just that? It boggles the mind...

2007-09-06 16:15:31 · 11 answers · asked by alias_47 3 in Philosophy

A friend of mine and I wanted to do Duo Interpretation for Speech & Debate at school, and we're kinda stuck on ideas. It has to be school-appropriate and has to have some sort of relevance to society.

By the way, we are both girls.

We'd prefer something humorous, but any other good suggestions will work.

I'm kinda having a hard time narrowing my own internet search down. There's just so much out there!

2007-09-06 16:15:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Performing Arts

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2007-09-06 16:11:12 · 13 answers · asked by I ♥ hugs. :) 4 in Books & Authors

2007-09-06 16:08:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

We always think its God who is causing mis haps in our lives...because he is paying us back... why think that?

2007-09-06 16:08:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-09-06 16:08:01 · 7 answers · asked by Turd can drive.....you wild. 1 in Philosophy

I have principles that I do not compromise -even if they are painful! but the chaos around me , in this world we live in , is really very unreliable! Is very few that stand alone , in pain , forgotten , for daring to speak the truth! Is it worth it?

2007-09-06 16:06:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-09-06 16:06:07 · 5 answers · asked by jeremie_kng 1 in Theater & Acting

Please help me to write an Acrostic Poems. Please use word or phrase that have something to do with the word.
M
I
C
H
A
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L

tnxz...

2007-09-06 16:03:04 · 9 answers · asked by Park 1 in Poetry

Some time ago, I found an fine art print as an e-card on Wickedmoon.com, but it's no longer there.
The artists name is Bilge Su........ and the name of the print I believe was...... Misery Behind The Eternal Sunshine.
The print is a picture of a woman laying in the clouds sleeping with a butterfly resting on her chest...

Please help me if you can...
I need to find a site where I can buy this print or poster...
It's so important to me...

Sincerely thankful for your help....

2007-09-06 16:02:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

Even if born in the United States , your mom and dad maybe born here too, BUT where were the grannies from ? Iam trying to find out how people loose their original language , culture ,even religion . The third generation oh Hispanics [no matter from what country] born in the United States either do not speak Spanish or have difficulty with speaking it! The old custums and religion beliefs are mostly lost , yet they [we] continue to say we are Hispanics! I know 4 generation Italians who dont speak Italian , are not catholic , and are loyal to the United States , WHAT GIVES? How is this possible? I being Puertorican [not born here] relate to my ancestors , speak spanish , have lost religion a bit, but Iam loyal to Puertorico and the Independence party, my sons , on the contrary are very much americanised, but speak Spanish fluently, what makes a human being loose their original ancestry?

2007-09-06 16:02:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Genealogy

2007-09-06 16:01:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

1. Which one of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor?
A. I am a rock.
B. She eats like a bird.
C. I’m as hungry as a wolf.
D. The breeze blew the branches back and forth. is it A?
Which one of the following words is an iamb?
A. Rachel C. JoAnne
B. Alice D. Sally is it C?

3.The line “A tree whose hungry mouth is prest” is an example of iambic
A. trimeter. C. tetrameter.
B. pentameter. D. dimeter. is it B?

4.What is the most probable reason that rhyme and repetition first found their ways into poems?
A. People wanted a beat they could dance to.
B. They were written for the upper class.
C. Heroes in epics tended to talk that way.
D. The poems were easier to remember and pass on.

5.“Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” is an example of which type of poem?
A. Narrative C. Dramatic
B. Discursive D. Descriptive is it D?

2007-09-06 15:56:56 · 5 answers · asked by wolf_in_da_room 1 in Poetry

2007-09-06 15:54:34 · 11 answers · asked by Lost 2 in Philosophy

Love, life, hugs, kisses, family, friends, a home, God, her, him, who, what, money ect ?,

2007-09-06 15:51:15 · 8 answers · asked by younkool 2 in Philosophy

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2007-09-06 15:50:34 · 17 answers · asked by Lost 2 in Philosophy

2007-09-06 15:50:30 · 8 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7 in Philosophy

2007-09-06 15:47:00 · 7 answers · asked by janel_nelly1492 1 in Philosophy

So, it's been said that the first step in gaining knowledge is to know that you don't know. If that's the case, and if it's a good thing to understand that you don't know the answer and then ask the questions to get the answer, why do I consistantly feel stupid? I'm not stupid, I just know that I don't understand and that I want to understand because all knowledge is worth having. Any thoughts?

And by the way ... don't be mean or a jack@ss.

2007-09-06 15:44:23 · 12 answers · asked by Cinnibuns 5 in Philosophy

ok #1: i am writing in 2nd person
#2: i appreciate criticism, but please, im only 13. keep that in mind, ok? thanks.

here it is (its a rough draft)

A blinding flash of light. Brakes protested against the pavement. Everything tightened and compressed. Beyond the white flashes was a blur. Metal on metal shrieked. Becoming enclosed in a fiery cage of sparks and flames, bodies flying past. Hitting the pavement with a gory crunch. Then nothing but darkness…
Melody lay on the hot pavement, battered and broken. She opened her eyes groggily - her vision had been mashed into a blurred mess of flashing lights and rushed movement. How much time had gone by? For a moment, she seemed weightless, floating in a state of dream. Reality came crashing down around her suddenly– deafening sounds flooded her ears. Sirens screamed her name all around her, the sour smell of gas, smoke and burning rubber filled her nostrils.

2007-09-06 15:42:52 · 9 answers · asked by bulletprooflonliness 4 in Books & Authors

I'm 17 and I will be auditioning for The Juilliard School for music (I play violin), but I've been feeling less confident about my upcoming audition. So would I be able to audition for "Pre-Juilliard" (whatever that is) instead?

2007-09-06 15:41:24 · 2 answers · asked by SDhillon 1 in Performing Arts

Please, read the whole thing before you respond, and avoid one liners. Links are fine though.

I found this post on a philosophy forum and thought it was an interesting argument. Does anyone have an argument AGAINST it?

1. Despite obvious differences between human and nonhuman animals, we share a capacity to suffer, and this means that they, like us have interests in not suffering. If we ignore or discount their interests simply on the grounds that they are not of the same species, the logic of our position is similar to that of the racist or sexist - he who thinks that to be white or male is to be inherently superior in moral status, irrespective of other qualities and characteristics.

Some humans - infants and those with severe intellectual disabilities - have less ability to reason and less self-awareness than some nonhuman animals. So we cannot justifiably use these criteria to draw a distinction between all humans on the one hand and all nonhuman animals on the other.

2007-09-06 15:40:03 · 5 answers · asked by bob135 4 in Philosophy

Does anyone know who Draco Malfoy married in the 7th Harry Potter book?
Does it even say???
If not, you can just tell me so!

2007-09-06 15:39:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

i always gesso wood panels and paint on them with acrilics. i don't like the give of a canvas. i want to start using oils. can i use oil paint on gessoed wood?

2007-09-06 15:35:31 · 7 answers · asked by sarah_jean7 2 in Painting

With all of the different philosophies being thrown around in the form of cheesy cliche sayings, which one seems to actually work? So, when it comes to matters of the heart, is it better to fight for what you want or leave it to fate?

2007-09-06 15:33:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

i have an assiagnment for my film studies class and it is to bring in a school apropriate scene from a movie you like and i have no ideas

2007-09-06 15:31:00 · 4 answers · asked by beachcid 1 in Theater & Acting