Arts & Humanities - 15 September 2007

William Shakespeare - Sonnet 18
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? a
Thou art more lovely and more temperate: b
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, a
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: b

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, c
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; d
And every fair from fair sometime declines, c
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; d

But thy eternal summer shall not fade e
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; f
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, e
When in eternal lines to time thou growest: f

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, g
So long lives this and this gives life to thee. g


Oscar Wilde's novel the Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 1 – ‘the studio was filled with the rich odour of roses’.

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flame like as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium of an art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion. The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with monotonous insistence round the dusty gilt horns of the straggling woodbine, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive. The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.

In the centre of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young man of extraordinary personal beauty, and in front of it, some little distance away, was sitting the artist himself, Basil Hallward, whose sudden disappearance some years ago caused, at the time, such public excitement and gave rise to so many strange conjectures.

2007-09-15 03:47:19 · 1 answers · asked by Dr Ask 1 in Poetry

2007-09-15 03:47:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

William Shakespeare - Sonnet 18
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? a
Thou art more lovely and more temperate: b
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, a
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: b

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, c
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; d
And every fair from fair sometime declines, c
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; d

But thy eternal summer shall not fade e
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; f
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, e
When in eternal lines to time thou growest: f

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, g
So long lives this and this gives life to thee. g


Oscar Wilde's novel the Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 1 – ‘the studio was filled with the rich odour of roses’.

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flame like as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium of an art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion. The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with monotonous insistence round the dusty gilt horns of the straggling woodbine, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive. The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.

In the centre of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young man of extraordinary personal beauty, and in front of it, some little distance away, was sitting the artist himself, Basil Hallward, whose sudden disappearance some years ago caused, at the time, such public excitement and gave rise to so many strange conjectures.

2007-09-15 03:46:33 · 3 answers · asked by Dr Ask 1 in Poetry

were any kings, queens, princes, princesses, etc. murdered in the 17th century?

2007-09-15 03:46:24 · 4 answers · asked by cluckcluck 1 in History

2007-09-15 03:16:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I have written, over the last several years, a book series of five books and i'm working on finishing book six, which is the last one. Book one is almost ready to be sent out for publishing. What i would like to know, if anyone can tell me, is if they know of any publishers that commonly publish fantasy-dragon writing.
Also, i know this is long but hear me out, I will be using a pen name but i'm not quite sure how that is done. does anyone have any ideas how authors get thier pen name established with a publishing company and the readers?

2007-09-15 03:15:21 · 10 answers · asked by jashakaru 1 in Books & Authors

reality is objective,not subjective
what does it means
do u agreee?

2007-09-15 03:10:23 · 11 answers · asked by ~electra~ 4 in Philosophy

2007-09-15 03:05:45 · 4 answers · asked by Daliane O 1 in Poetry

im studying on this poet, and im find out alot about his life, and reading many of his poems, but i cant understand why he wrote poems. can anyone tell me about why William Blake wrote poetry!

2007-09-15 03:01:41 · 14 answers · asked by dazaclaza 2 in Poetry

I signed up for it i have a resume and i submitted myself to a role
But on my account thing it says i didnt submit for anything.
I didnt rly sign up like the pay money kind because my stepdad didnt want to pay
So idk what will happen?
does this mean i cant audition or what?
because i put all my info on it but i just didnt put the credit card number..... so whats gonna happen?

2007-09-15 02:58:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

And what persuaded them to go into law in the first place?

2007-09-15 02:56:40 · 6 answers · asked by Andre 1 in Books & Authors

Laugh
Written by Semper Fi 83 9/15/07

Give yourself a dose of life's medicine,
To conquer what ails you.
Whichever part of your life,
Wants to crumble and fail you.
Push that very thing aside.
Your medicine is inside.
Just laugh.

Okay, so the boss gave you a day,
Full of paperwork and stress.
Coffe runs, fax this and that.
Then make some sense out of a mess.
Don't digress!
Confess that you are good,
That no problem starts from you.
Pause a sec, and find a smile,
To evaporate the blues.
Just laugh.

Reach way back into your childhood,
When simple things made giggle.
Like playing tag with friends,
Or picking out a friend to tickle.
Your innocence is what this was,
What you must get back again.
Without innocence,
How could we enjoy singing in the rain?
Come on! LAUGH!!!!

2007-09-15 02:44:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

im 15 and i live in orlando,FL

Is there any website or anywhere, where i can audition for a parrt in a movie or something?
Something that will help me get to the next level in acting like going to LA and all that stuff??
Because what i want is to audition for a movie that i can get like noticed and get phone calls to audition for other stuff( idk if thats how it works) btu i wanna act in movies that are actually good! nothing that no one has ever heard of but something good! SO please tell me what to do every step i need to take
And dont forget a WEBSITE or PLACE I can go to, to audition. Thanks so much!

2007-09-15 02:38:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

I want to start doing yoga, and I don't know where to start. What are some tips of poses that are easy and can help me start?

2007-09-15 02:38:47 · 3 answers · asked by Watermelon 2 in Dancing

2007-09-15 02:38:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

I'm a 17 year old female student and have recently been doing some Microsoft Paint drawings with a mouse and turning them into videos showing how I made them. Most drawings I spend about an hour on, but recently I have done one in 7 minutes which can be seen here:

www.free webs.com/louisa911 (remove the space though) and click on Microsoft Paint Videos. Its the one at the bottom.

I got a 1 star rating from one person on Youtube and just want to know if it really is that bad, or if someone just really hates that kind of thing!

You can also see the rest of my videos on there which I spent longer on. All were drawn on MS Paint with a mouse.

Thanks. Comments in my guestbook would be great and really appreciated. My youtube account is also linked on there, if you could possibly rate the videos on youtube.
Thanks so much.
xx

2007-09-15 02:30:33 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Visual Arts

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Good Day/Evening 2all!!!!

2007-09-15 02:29:44 · 39 answers · asked by enki 4 in Philosophy

2007-09-15 02:25:51 · 5 answers · asked by annu 1 in Philosophy

2007-09-15 02:22:24 · 6 answers · asked by foxfoxcar 1 in History

2007-09-15 02:22:22 · 16 answers · asked by Albinoballs 5 in Other - Arts & Humanities

mention the Jews but not the Christians? Their were an EQUAL amount of Christians murdered by Hilter as Jews. He was against ALL orgainzied religion not just Jews.

2007-09-15 02:08:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-09-15 01:52:03 · 8 answers · asked by A True Gentleman 5 in History

I'm 14, and I really want to consider a career in acting. How would I get started on this, who should I talk to? I live in Cleveland, Ohio, and I don't think I'm a bad actress, I went to a gifted school from 3-6th grade where every so often, we'd do improv classes, and everyone usually really liked what I did, so I don't think I'm bad.

Thanks a lot for all answers. =]

2007-09-15 01:42:25 · 10 answers · asked by Haley 3 in Theater & Acting

2007-09-15 01:41:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I recently saw a website with a very nice effect in a photo. It actually can reflect the same image in the bottom of the picture. Like when you go to the field and in the shore of a lake you can see the reflex of a mountain on the water. What is that effect? Is it photoshop?

2007-09-15 01:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

2007-09-15 01:26:51 · 3 answers · asked by cait 2 in History

2007-09-15 01:24:59 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-09-15 01:10:49 · 7 answers · asked by exo 7 in History

2007-09-15 01:10:12 · 15 answers · asked by exo 7 in Philosophy

2007-09-15 01:01:34 · 14 answers · asked by vivienne s 2 in Books & Authors