Books & Authors - June 2006

with respect to Himself, as an Individual. The business of Man not to pry into God, but to study himself.

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;
The proper study of Mankind is Man.
Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state,(28)
A being darkly wise, and rudely great:
With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side,
With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride,
He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest,
In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast;
In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer,
Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err;
Alike in ignorance, his reason such,
Whether he thinks too little, or too much:
Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd;
Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd;
Created half to rise, and half to fall;
Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all;
Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd:
The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!

Extract from Alexender popes "An essay on man".

How many like this peom...add ur comments..

2006-06-24 21:13:18 · 2 answers · asked by As I am 3

2006-06-24 21:00:40 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just curious, as I haven't been a member here for very long. When the last Harry Potter book came out, did people post spoilers all over this site? I'm wondering, because I avoided the internet and tv for that very reason until I was finished reading it. A friend of mine even encountered someone in a book store who was telling people what happened as they walked up to buy the book! How rude.

2006-06-24 20:41:46 · 6 answers · asked by mizpriz30 3

2006-06-24 20:07:51 · 19 answers · asked by mithu 4

2006-06-24 20:06:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-24 19:56:20 · 4 answers · asked by zj 1

I'm obsessive-compulsive... I've succeeded with art but writing isn't easy... is it even possible to be a writer with OCD?

2006-06-24 19:41:33 · 4 answers · asked by unseen_force_22 3

2006-06-24 19:23:20 · 32 answers · asked by kaitlin 2

What do u think will happen in the last book of Harry Potter.. who do u think will triumph ....

2006-06-24 19:18:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-24 19:06:50 · 25 answers · asked by kaitlin 2

Summer reading--any suggestions?

2006-06-24 19:05:09 · 3 answers · asked by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7

2006-06-24 18:54:44 · 11 answers · asked by columpro25 2

2006-06-24 18:53:51 · 3 answers · asked by columpro25 2

About a boy who discovers a door that he goes through and travels through time and different dimensions!

It is an old book!!!

Read it in fifth grade, but I don't remember the book!

2006-06-24 18:53:12 · 4 answers · asked by columpro25 2

There are many good written books and many good picture books but what do you think is the best combination of both?

2006-06-24 18:27:09 · 10 answers · asked by genaddt 7

Something about all that pent up stuff made him a better horrror writer.

2006-06-24 18:02:19 · 1 answers · asked by soulgirl76 4

2006-06-24 17:37:11 · 18 answers · asked by strictly_maggie 3

Thank you!

2006-06-24 17:31:02 · 3 answers · asked by snowy dragon 1

2006-06-24 17:26:38 · 51 answers · asked by Dumb American 2

I had this book when I was young, and I'm trying to find it... I think it was called Babarbera, or something like that. It was about a pink animal that could change its shape to anything he wanted. In another book, he had a wife who was a black animal, and she could also change her shape. They had children (all born in the ground like plants) who were all different colors... in one story they were being hunted, so they left earth in a spaceship.

If anyone remembers the actual title or author, please let me know!!!

2006-06-24 17:17:19 · 4 answers · asked by c'estmoi 6

2006-06-24 16:47:49 · 22 answers · asked by pinkoink 2

everytime i get on to yahoo answers its like my hand and my penis are magnets toward each other i cant keep them apart, any suggestions?

2006-06-24 16:42:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

D'Artagnan is loyal, courageous, deteremined and strong and values friendship. Can you think of a song that would fit him? Give me the title and who made it and Ill find the lyrics.

2006-06-24 16:41:21 · 4 answers · asked by Mrs. J 4

Did you find this movie dismal or romantic. Please explain. How does it compare to book?

2006-06-24 16:39:50 · 5 answers · asked by Toolooroo 4

In Wuthering Heights Bronte refers to "The Moors". What are the moors. What do they look like?

2006-06-24 16:24:58 · 8 answers · asked by Toolooroo 4

thank you!

2006-06-24 16:21:23 · 5 answers · asked by snowy dragon 1

why are black/white mixed women so hottttttt?

2006-06-24 15:55:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi im deandra and i just got off school and was wondering what are a list of some good books to read over the sumer break.Im in to fantasy and really i never read. but read the series of harry potter and found the types of books that i only like(or would enjoy) are "fantasy" related. I really have only read harry potter (1-6) and since the the 7th one isnt coming out for a while i wanted to not stop my just starting reading phase. so please list some good fantasy books that are not 2 hard for a 8thgrade 13 year old. I prefer series instead of independent books. and remmeber im only 13 and have read the harry potter books. there not much more 2 say but thanks
~deandra

2006-06-24 15:45:40 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for good places to submit stories, prose poems and very short essays. Particularly places that welcome work that is peculiar, sexually explicit and in strange short shapes. The online Lambda Literary site used to have a great list of places to submit writing--alas, now it is no more. Can you make a suggestion? Where should I look when puzzling out where to submit work? Thanks very much for your help.

Respectfully,

Guttersnipe Das

2006-06-24 15:26:30 · 3 answers · asked by guttersnipedas 1

2006-06-24 15:04:45 · 2 answers · asked by david s 1