Arts & Humanities - 6 December 2007

Name a few of your favorite books ...

2007-12-06 01:21:05 · 33 answers · asked by socmum16 ♪ 5 in Books & Authors

And all the rest is simple Vanity.

2007-12-06 01:20:54 · 22 answers · asked by los 7 in Philosophy

2007-12-06 01:20:14 · 7 answers · asked by Supadan 2 in Philosophy

writing an essay for film and lit. class on casablanca. The whole thing is on sacrifice and we have to trace the theme from beginning of the film to its final scene. please just give me a main idea for how they each character sacrificed and for what reason they did it(doesn't need to be elaborate, just a few words to get me going)
resistance fighter in their struggle against nazis-
risks and sacrifices made by victor laslo and his courage fighting the nazis-
personal sacrifices victor is willing to make for ilsa-
personal sacrifices ilsa is willing to make for victor and the internal confusion it creates for her-
bulgarian girl,foreshadowing ilsas decision to go to rick for transit letters for victor at any cost
finally....-the ending, all kinds of sacrifices being made including renaults and most importantly rick and ilsas sacrifice of their love to save laslo and their own countries
thanks so much!

2007-12-06 01:18:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

In 'Oulipo N+7', you replace the subjective noun in each line with the 7th noun ahead of it in the dictionary. I tried this one with a Webster’s Dictionary published in 1882, the year Longfellow died…

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I shot an artichoke into the air,
It fell to easel, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the significance
Could not follow it in its floatage.

I breathed a sop into the air,
It fell to easel, I knew not where;
For who has significance so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of sop?

Long, long afterward, in an obduracy
I found the artichoke, still unbroke;
And the sop, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heath of a friend.

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2007-12-06 01:15:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

1) Is true that Plato believed that the world of forms (eidos) is possibly real? Can Utopia really exist?
2) Did Plato believe that the soul is eternal not immortal? Is the soul and body accidentally combined?
3)Is the immaterial world more perfect than that of the material world?
4) What is your interpretation on the lesson and the concept of Plato in the Allegory of the Cave? Did he see the free man as Socrates of Athens?

All of these Questions will be answered in Plato's perspective and your opinionated perspective. Try not to be rude in answering this.

2007-12-06 01:14:42 · 2 answers · asked by Kyle J 6 in Philosophy

2007-12-06 01:12:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

what is the historical relevance of the salem witch trails

2007-12-06 01:11:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-12-06 01:10:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

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…things I’ve lost in the Bushes;

Urban Park and Recreation Fund,
National Endowment for the Arts,
Clean Water Act,
Land and Water Conservation Fund,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
National Park Service,

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2007-12-06 01:10:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

2007-12-06 01:10:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

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Stand

Tom-tom beats a rising thunder,
Comes the prairie Chieftains’ order,
Dark clouds signing, forlorn echoes,
Angry broken promise beckons,

Cornfield chorus wailing war-cry,
A ponies nervous, rain stung eye,
Points of flint, all in the quiver,
Ride the wind, ride to the river,

Yellow-hair and blue coats blunder,
Many Crazy Horses plunder,
Clashing titans, Black Hills buried,
Bloodstained grasslands, ancients fury

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2007-12-06 01:07:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

I've got the "Poet's Market, 2008," but it doesn't have a separate section of contests specifically stating they accept previously-published works. This is a long shot, but...does anyone know of an existing list of all poetry contests (cash award) that are OK with playing "second fiddle"?:0)

2007-12-06 01:04:19 · 4 answers · asked by some1 new 2 in Poetry

2007-12-06 01:03:01 · 2 answers · asked by KkmItch 1 in Books & Authors

Conspiracies? Theories? Curses? Please tell me what you know!!!

2007-12-06 00:58:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

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Canines

Roadways slice the jungle separation,
Settlement’s civilized, orderly gridlock,
Trees toppled, dense undergrowth now clipped grass,
Cattle, sheep graze in melancholy, only yards from the tiger,
The lines of demarcation hold the cat away,
But not the dog, trusted companion, he may roam the two,
Silent through the undergrowth,
Tracking things on the rain forest floor,
Snarls at the gibbon up in the branches,
Obedient of the master on the lawn, but impatient at the scent,
A jester’s play and beg for a bowl, but nightfall beckons,
Away again to the harsh tangled maze,
Tracing wild pathway’s to the prey,
No lamb or calf victims, but rough game and foul,
And his teeth gnaw away at the meat…

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2007-12-06 00:54:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

Bhakti (Devotion to God) is like a king who has two attendants called wisdom and detachment. Bhakti must be built upon the foundation of wisdom; it must blossom in to detachment from the world. Prema (Love) gives rise to Daya (compassion), Vairagya (detachment) and induces Dama (self-control) and finally leads us along the path of Dharma (righteousness).

2007-12-06 00:48:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-12-06 00:47:34 · 10 answers · asked by LLL H =] 2 in Philosophy

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Poetry

Aye, Captain
and good lads and lasses,
a well-fed, pot bellied crew are we,
Set sail each day on these windless doldrums,
Cargo hold filled to capacity.

Ports of call where no ship can anchor,
Bottomless abyss of minds in torpor,
Some high as a kite,
Some a long, drunken stupor,
Then Stoogie arrives with his old pooper scooper.

No ill intent or foul wishes for thee,
Just a joke with rhyme akimbo,
Monkey-parrot devil-dog erasers,
We patrol this strange sea for the lost,
on our good ship, three masted
Will-o'-the-wisp chaser, her name?
“Poetry”

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2007-12-06 00:45:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

how was athens better then sparta based on athens social structure, government, women, education, military ans achivements?10 pts best answer, thanks

2007-12-06 00:39:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

what was music like in the antebellum era??
Also was it significant because it raised patriotic hopes for diverse sides?
And is it lawful to massage your cat without a warrant?

2007-12-06 00:33:24 · 6 answers · asked by operastar2bee 1 in History

become ruled by the same form of Empire that they fought to free themselves from at the birth of their nation?

2007-12-06 00:23:29 · 7 answers · asked by canadaguy 4 in History

2007-12-06 00:04:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-12-06 00:03:14 · 3 answers · asked by Douglas 1 in History