Arts & Humanities - 13 December 2007

They came from the Alsace region and arrived in Philadelphia in Oct 1748. Wilhelm was born in Dutch Flanders about 1706 and died sometime between 1758-1764. Any information previous to their coming to the United States would be greatly apprectiated.

Thank You

2007-12-13 03:59:43 · 3 answers · asked by RUTH W 1 in Genealogy

what is Scarlet O'hara's faortie song in Gone With The Wind? its reveled in chapter 11.

2007-12-13 03:55:54 · 1 answers · asked by That Guy 2 in Books & Authors

*****

Time…rider
You must always stay behind
As days and weeks slip by
In denial,

Cloud…puffer
You must always stay so high
As months and years glide by
And the styles,

Man…mustard
You must always reapply
As time has passed you by
And the miles…

*****

2007-12-13 03:55:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

Dear, dear friends...and neighbors...
Twas yesterday afternoon, and I
Was rolling right along...answering
Questions, and dancing with delight!

Along came the time to shut my
Computer down...but, then I had to
Turn it back on...and turn back on
It did NOT!!!!

Composing this at the Library
Downtown...I'll be with you all again...


Elysabeth...poemhunter

Note: My computer really crashed!!!!
Yesterday afternoon!!!!

2007-12-13 03:53:19 · 16 answers · asked by Elysabeth 7 in Poetry

I'm doing an art project using charcoal... i need to spray a fixative on it so that it wont smear... what is the best/cheapest thing to use?? and does hairspray make it turn yellow?

2007-12-13 03:50:10 · 4 answers · asked by Amanda 1 in Drawing & Illustration

2007-12-13 03:49:11 · 11 answers · asked by IllegalMexicanImmigrant 2 in Theater & Acting

people keep saying "gothic angel,gothic angel,gothic angel?
What exactly is it?

2007-12-13 03:48:52 · 2 answers · asked by waithu 1 in Other - Visual Arts

The Spanish missionaries were the first Europeans to change the lifestyles of the natives in South Texas.

a True
b False


2.
The idea of expanding America from sea to sea was called Manifest Duty.

a True
b False


3.
The United States border with Mexico is the Rio Grande River.

a True
b False


4.
The United States and Texas ended their war with each other with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

a True
b False


5.
South Texas strikes the author of the article as being lush, fertile, and desirable land.

a True
b False

2007-12-13 03:44:50 · 6 answers · asked by wish on a star 1 in History

in his final comment, Nick says: "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but thats no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther...and one fine morning--so we beat on, boats against the current, bourne back ceaselessly into the past"? Why is this quote significant to the theme of the American Dream in the novel?

it is one of my questions on my homework and i dont really understand it. can someone please explain it to me? thank you!

2007-12-13 03:41:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Hi, i'm a student of a highschool and these days i'm studying 'The Age of Exploration'. While i was reading some handouts which i've got from my history teacher, i got serveral questions:
1. When a Spaniard explorer,Pizarro, conquested the Inca empire, they got a great amount of bullion from the head of the Inca, Atahualpa, right? How exactly much of gold and silver did they get? And how did they transported them?
2. After they gain the bullion, how did they spend it? Did they use it with good aim? or bad aim?
3. In my opinion, as they got the great amount of the bullion, their economical level (I mean such as their situation of life or development or something like that..) would be increased. What effects/results did they bring after they discovered the bullion?

Well... I will really thank to you if you remain the bibliography when you answer to my questions. cuz i'm seeking to relavent historical websites. Or if u know any awesome historical website, please let me know!! Thx :)

2007-12-13 03:30:20 · 2 answers · asked by bluesky1357 1 in History

i cant believe that they just disappeared...but i know alot of people have different theories.

2007-12-13 03:29:39 · 4 answers · asked by AndBabymakes4 3 in History

I dont want a book that is more than around 400 pages, but i want the book and the movie to be good becasue i have to do a project on it!

2007-12-13 03:28:35 · 9 answers · asked by olivia 2 in Books & Authors

i was thinking maybe do different shades of that one color i just don't know which color to use. i'm a fifteen year old girl i want something that my impress my friends when they come in my room to hang out.

2007-12-13 03:26:28 · 12 answers · asked by curlzz!!!!!!! 3 in Painting

merry christmas

2007-12-13 03:24:37 · 1 answers · asked by shell 1 in Other - Visual Arts

I read it in 1995 in my high school English class.
It starts out that this young boy is going to the "forgotten lands" or something like that. It seems as if it is set back in old times and it is a Native American coming of age journey. As the story progresses, you realize it is actually from the future, and he's going to the ruins of New York City after the nuclear war. Anyone know what I'm talking about???

2007-12-13 03:20:12 · 2 answers · asked by Monica 2 in Books & Authors

some thousand years ago there was a kingdom. one day a giant dragon the size of a mountain arrived, he plundered the kingdom killing thousands of people destroying enormous amounts of property. every week the dragon started doing same thing, . as the technology available to them was very inferior, they had no way to kill the dragon , the wise men said why not make a deal with it, so that a thousand men will be sent every week to the dragon as its food, and in retun it will let the kingdom live peacefully. the deal was struck. years went by and the deal was kept from both sides.slowly a lottery system was introduced to send people, roads and trollies were constucted to send the people to the mountain,hundreds of thousand people were employed in the industry, one day a young man came with a new technology which could kill the dragon. but the people became worried . they argued there will be enormous job lost, economic slump and besides chances of killing th dragon was uncertain .

2007-12-13 03:19:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-12-13 03:19:13 · 6 answers · asked by Gerald P 2 in Philosophy

For one of my assignments in World history, I have to make a protest sign with something that Martin Luther (1483-1546) said. What are some things he said to protest against the Roman Catholic Church?

2007-12-13 03:14:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

please give me a link where i can see the chart of a shutter speed and aperture that can be found on a film box... someone threw out my film box.. :(

2007-12-13 03:12:30 · 4 answers · asked by oc_psycho 1 in Photography

someone once said that when i see people wasting time i feel like a beggar like i could just beg them in a street corner and beg them for some of theirs cause i never seem to have enough hours in my day how does that make you feel
I felt guilty of the days when i waste time

2007-12-13 03:10:18 · 6 answers · asked by ladyluck 6 in Philosophy

someone once said that when i see people wasting time i feel like a beggar like i could just beg them in a street corner and beg them for some of theirs cause i never seem to hace enough hours in my day how does that make you feel
I felt guilty of the days when i waste time

2007-12-13 03:09:28 · 5 answers · asked by ladyluck 6 in Philosophy

My boyfriend's dog is insane. This is what I call his 'Manson look'. What do you think he's saying? (the other dog is very very good, as you can see...)

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z195/mmmagique/GabbyMax_Xmas_2007_r1.jpg

2007-12-13 03:09:21 · 10 answers · asked by Red Velvette KY 3 in Photography

It is incredibly difficult to bring Western & Eastern philosophies together. So I'm not sure how one would measure success here. I suppose that instead of "successfully" one could consider changing that phrase in the question to "most usefully" or "in such as way as to express the truth of things more accurately.".

2007-12-13 03:02:43 · 16 answers · asked by Ayn Sof 3 in Philosophy

I would like to read them

2007-12-13 03:00:43 · 9 answers · asked by dutch 1 in Books & Authors

I do a lot of pageants, but don't want to spend the kind of money most people spend. I hear a lot of people say that you can do your own picture enhancements. Since this is where I spend most of my money for that glitz barbie look, I want to know more. what is the program used and how can I use it? I was told most use photoshop 6. i have that program, but can't get anything close to the professional glitz photo that I have or compete against..ANY help woulod be great..

2007-12-13 02:57:54 · 6 answers · asked by amirose28 1 in Photography

Hi! I was fortunate enough to get invited to go to Disney World at Christmas time. I know they have some amazing holiday lighting, and I also know that it will be dark around 5pm. I have a Kodak V705 (point and shoot, with a lot of custom and preset functions, 10x optical zoom). Can you suggest some techniques for taking good pix of the lights after dark? Thanks!

2007-12-13 02:50:58 · 7 answers · asked by creativehaze 1 in Photography

click the link below to see the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPTxemolxB4

2007-12-13 02:50:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

When Simon was on the cross in place of jesus the Bible says that a soldier pierced Jesus. That was supposed to be the shedding of blood. But.....the Bible says water came out. No blood. A crucifixion does not kill by bloodshed. That was the reason for the sword. Wrong reason. Wrong guy.

2007-12-13 02:47:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Was he socialist in name only, or was he a true socialist politically and economically?

2007-12-13 02:46:47 · 9 answers · asked by Dr. Ray Langston 4 in History

I have a sony a100 (alpha) dslr and i was wondering if these lens's are any good in general

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/500-1000-1600mm-Lens-for-Sony-Alpha-A100-A700-Minolta_W0QQitemZ290191059000QQihZ019QQcategoryZ30070QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They seems to have long rang zoom on it and i do wild life photography and its hard to get up close to animals in the wild without them running of so i just wondering which lens would be good for the job?

2007-12-13 02:42:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography