Arts & Humanities - 30 November 2007

The Ottoman Empire was a multicultural empire, with Turks, Greeks, Romanians, Arabs, and others in powerful positions.

As time went on, the Ottoman Empire became more technologically sophisticated compared to Western Europe.


The center of the Ottoman Empire was in Turkey, and at its height the Empire ruled over Greece, Serbia, Egypt, and most of the Arab world.

Other multi-ethnic empires, like the Austro-Hungarian empire, did not want Greeks and Serbs to revolt from the Ottomans.

2007-11-30 01:29:41 · 5 answers · asked by Lauren M 1 in History

2007-11-30 01:28:22 · 4 answers · asked by Lauren M 1 in History

2007-11-30 01:28:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

Tolkien presents us with a mythic vision of order and disorder in the Lord of the Rings. Discuss this theme as it plays itself out in the story. What are the roots of disorder? What is the meaning of order? How are these things manifested in both characters and events in the book?

2007-11-30 01:23:47 · 4 answers · asked by imperativerevolution 1 in Books & Authors

They say the majority must suffer in order to make the minority happier,is it a sacrifice? maybe? if all the people become rich ,who will polish the rich shoes,who will guard their houses,who will defend them,who will work in their factories. If the rich gives only half of their wealth to the poor,Will we find poverty? i'm not communist,i want just to know your opinion

2007-11-30 01:22:39 · 13 answers · asked by adil 2 in Philosophy

Professor Li Chung Yun was considered the oldest man of our century. The London Times (May 8, 1933) reported his death at the age of 256 years. Records found in China show he was born in 1677.
Professor Yun died with all his own teeth and hair. Those who knew him say that he looked about 50 when he was already over 200. He outlived 23 wives and had 11 generations of descendents during his lifetime.

2007-11-30 01:18:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

Im writting an paper about Mice and Men. I need some help answering why Geoge is a hero for shooting Lennie?

2007-11-30 01:17:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

more,
is less.

less,
is more.

more or less?

2007-11-30 01:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

infinity is zero
for time doesn't exist(so says Steven Hawking's)
but pie is infinite(at this point in time)
pie is not zero though...
for 3.14 is intelligence?(streaming mathematical intelligence's. a formula for intelligence?) idea is creation.
or is it zero?


what do u think?

2007-11-30 01:14:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

usual emotions that humans usually have? People say that I'm very indifferent and I'm amoral... Do you think I'm something else? Am I inhuman?

2007-11-30 01:12:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-11-30 01:07:53 · 18 answers · asked by PLUTO 6 in Philosophy

"You didn't say there would be essays on the test."

2007-11-30 01:05:20 · 1 answers · asked by Ha'ole Boy! 2 in Poetry

Inspirational Poems & moive scenes..?
Hello: where can i find inspirational poems by famous poets? any suggestions? I am looking for 3 poems.

and any suggestions for inspirational scenes from movie?

any suggestions welcomed

thank you

2007-11-30 01:03:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Let's face it, humans are the most morbid and savage creatures that walked this earth... All they do is try to hurt another of his kind and kill his fellow human in order for him to gain the upper hand... These are just the basic ideas for it... Everywhere you look there's always violence, crime, pain, suffering and death... And the root cause of it all are humans... Do you think that humans will eventually change? And if they do, is it for the better or for worse?

2007-11-30 01:02:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

*****

My Shoebox

What wondrous things my shoebox beholds
Spilling allover with poems and prose
Napoleon’s there, and Genghis the Khan
Shillelagh, Hockey Stick, Sorcerer’s Wand

I’m riffling through it, you see
I’ve lost something in there, of me
I can’t seem to find it
I know I designed it
It’s probably old…and fil’thy

Close to the bottom, it’s there
Next to a lock of my true lover’s hair
The edges are worn, creasers, torn
A sad look of forlorn
Mom’s mirror reflection,
It’s me

*****

2007-11-30 00:59:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

*****

Train on Time

Check my watch
Lean over the rail
Look down the track
Around the platform

Papers swirl
As little tornadoes
The old man coughs
Girls teasing the boys

A very long time
The old man died
The girls grew up
Litter still cyclones

I know my train’s number
1956
Starting there
For fifty years.

*****
Deadline

Punch
The clock
Measures of time
Persist
Carry on
Please rhyme
Provide
Us details
Of foreign travails,
Of music,
Of laughter,
Of wine

Bring us
A player
Piano
Bring us
A riddle
Entwined
Bring us
Some feathers
Some small glowing embers
From far away place
Sublime

*****

2007-11-30 00:55:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

... the recurring Mysytical and/or Worldview notion of Universal Oneness (of all things)?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5poD3nXdJ8
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2007-11-30 00:49:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I can only read a hundred pages a day or sometimes 150. I make sure I read a hundred a day. I roughly read about two to three books a week. I'm I a slow reader?

2007-11-30 00:44:34 · 27 answers · asked by wee suzie 4 in Books & Authors

2007-11-30 00:39:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

Today, Dr. Thomas Foster, author of "How to Read Literature Like A Professor", is coming to our high school to give a lecture. What are you ideas for some interesting/dynamic/thought-provoking questions I could ask him. I'm having a hard time coming up with anything original or "deep" in regards to the world of literature.

2007-11-30 00:30:48 · 3 answers · asked by Robert B 3 in Books & Authors

Hello: where can i find inspirational poems by famous poets? any suggestions? I am looking for 3 poems.

and any suggestions for inspirational scenes from movie?

any suggestions welcomed

thank you

2007-11-30 00:28:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

Is there a fundamental problem at all between these ideas?
The idea is that education gives a person more tools with which to understand the world, and thus, to make good decisions about it.
Democracy holds that the dignity of man must signify each individual's voice needs to be heard equally.
But clearly, not everyone has the same knowledge of the world. How can democracies solve this dillemma and avoid becoming mob rules?

2007-11-30 00:26:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

so i understand, i think, the current paradigm re. the earth's creation....but where does all this H20 come from?? that seems to be the bit that is glossed over in every 'earth history' i've seen(including the current and highly enjoyable wow-sci show on bbc2...even tho last week he stated that man has been around for several million years and not the 40-80,000 years i think is a more conventional understanding!). kknowledgable help would be appreciated - ty in advance

=)

2007-11-30 00:23:41 · 10 answers · asked by mlsgeorge 4 in Philosophy

Durga bhavani creates all things with one power what is that power name? send this question answer on my e-mail my e-mail is yaramalla_sunil2000 and my password is 123456.

2007-11-30 00:21:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

According to Wikipedia (and a documentary I just watched), the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves that were held in seceding states. Wikipedia goes on to report, "Had any seceding state rejoined the Union before January 1, 1863, it could have kept slavery, at least temporarily."

Could somebody please explain this to me? Did the seceding states not have any legislative power over slavery? How did Lincoln set slaves free in states that weren't really under his control?

2007-11-30 00:20:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

whats your main goal in life? why are you here on this planet?

2007-11-30 00:18:39 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

What do you think? Is pride more important than Life or the other way round? I've got a male friend who thinks that pride is more important than life, but i disagree. Is there something different about boys' views and girls'? I'm a girl and some of my girlfriends thinks that this world is cruel and we need to fight in order to go on living comfortably. And I agree to that. I guess that we girls are too pessimistic, or are boys too optimistic?

2007-11-30 00:14:56 · 8 answers · asked by kimberley.kurosaki 1 in Philosophy

2007-11-30 00:12:15 · 10 answers · asked by nauman b 1 in Philosophy

2007-11-30 00:11:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy