Arts & Humanities - 18 October 2007

...? The present is already gone now..now..now..now
what are your thoughts?

2007-10-18 23:53:45 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-10-18 23:36:09 · 11 answers · asked by Rock 2 in Genealogy

I recently saw a crucifix that had a small skull and crossbones at the bottom,what does this signify.

2007-10-18 23:18:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

2007-10-18 23:09:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

No knowledge/investigation can be made on a thing that cannot be thought as "part, whole, equivalence, uniqueness, limit, link, influence, sensation, origin, derivative, rule, condition, and fulfillment."

I like to remove the "slash" between knowledge and investigation.
Can I use the term "or" instead of "slash"?

No knowledge or investigation can be made on a thing that cannot be thought as "part, whole, equivalence, uniqueness, limit, link, influence, sensation, origin, derivative, rule, condition, and fulfillment."

2007-10-18 23:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Philosophy

2007-10-18 22:57:59 · 15 answers · asked by xy 2 in Philosophy

In some sites I see photos with captions like 30%, 50% and 100% cropped.
How does one know when s/he has cropped 30%, 50% or even 100% of a photo?

2007-10-18 22:44:33 · 4 answers · asked by Elbert 7 in Photography

2007-10-18 22:44:19 · 7 answers · asked by erson j 1 in History

I am looking to submit a short story to a magazine in the hope that it will be published. How do I go about writing the cover letter for it?

2007-10-18 22:43:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-10-18 22:39:03 · 6 answers · asked by Stranger To Reality 5 in Philosophy

2007-10-18 22:38:12 · 20 answers · asked by Elie B 1 in Philosophy

Just curious.

2007-10-18 22:36:49 · 10 answers · asked by I love you too! 6 in Philosophy

2007-10-18 22:35:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-10-18 22:35:21 · 16 answers · asked by Kahn 1 in History

If they'd used a Battleship.

2007-10-18 22:34:38 · 16 answers · asked by elizadushku 6 in History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce

2007-10-18 22:11:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-10-18 21:47:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

How do you click a picture of your eye (so that the color is clear) without getting any reflection of the flash and also that the iris is clear?

2007-10-18 21:46:35 · 5 answers · asked by netra 2 in Photography

Here's some great examples of Confucius/Philosophical like quotes from Yoda:

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

(Though I don't think fear always leads to the dark side.)

Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.

Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.

2007-10-18 21:44:21 · 6 answers · asked by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7 in Philosophy

2007-10-18 21:39:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

Angry and alone, with nowhere left to turn.
My insides heating up, my heart begins to burn.
Frustration flowing through my veins, spreading hate and madness.
The madness changing to a scream and then turning to sadness.
The small glass box in which I live just shatters to the ground.
I lie there bleeding, suffering, and no one hears a sound.
The world just keeps spinning and I pray that it will end.
The mask I wear falls to the ground. Why bother to pretend?
A candle flickers next to me. I stare at it with doubt,
And with my one last gasping breath, decide to blow it out.

2007-10-18 21:38:55 · 12 answers · asked by :) 2 in Poetry

2007-10-18 21:16:16 · 12 answers · asked by Adham 1910 4 in Philosophy

Compared to even our own planet we are utterly insignificant, so in this vast universe why do we consider ourselves to be so special?

Consider this,
There are billions of galaxies some much larger and more densely packed with stars than our own,
Within our own galaxy there are trillions of stars some much older,
Our planet is a mere spec compared to our own star,
When our planet is viewed from space we are not even visible on the surface except from low orbit with exceptional optical gear.

Taking all this into account we do we continue to fight and squabble over ideologies and resources, when in the grand scheme of things it means very little to nothing? Why do we need to be right and other wrong, especially when in a hundred years time no one will care about our struggle for supremacy?

Why do we consider ourselves to be specially choosen while another group isn't and is condemed for it?

Please explain your answers.

Thanks.

2007-10-18 21:14:03 · 9 answers · asked by Arthur N 4 in Philosophy

2007-10-18 21:09:52 · 8 answers · asked by Tonga T 1 in Poetry

Will it build up or decrease the density of the negative? also, will it help to increase or decrease the contrast of the image?
Thanks!

2007-10-18 21:08:11 · 2 answers · asked by LEFT 1 in Photography

2007-10-18 21:06:42 · 31 answers · asked by Cat Stevens 6 in Philosophy

I'd like to know whether I am uniquely English or have some other race in my blood, e.g. Roman, Scandinavian, Saxon etc

2007-10-18 21:01:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Genealogy

Scylla and Charybdis

Be there any more dismal abyss,
Than that of the monstrous Charybdis?
Have there been some lucky to escape
The whirlpool formed from her mouth agape?

What horrid and more fantastic beast
Is there, than that feared Scylla released?
With her six heads, never to be ceased
‘Til each, had a mortal for a feast.

That fearful strait, with the dangers placed,
Where only those foolish or brave graced,
Proved deadly for the ones ill-prepared,
Grave site for them, that for danger dared.

Does this gauntlet of trials exist,
The mighty Scylla and Charybdis?
Neither in the seas or on this earth
Rather, in fearful souls seeking worth.

2007-10-18 20:44:31 · 2 answers · asked by silenceheldstill 2 in Poetry

2007-10-18 20:43:08 · 10 answers · asked by Dust 2 in Philosophy

How can i make edible metal.

Its for an art project, i want to make a long pole of technology that i will slowly eat. It doesnt matter how it tastes but it needs to be quite realistic. Any ideas?
thanks for your responces

2007-10-18 20:39:16 · 15 answers · asked by chris w 2 in Drawing & Illustration