Arts & Humanities
Discussions of the quality craftsmanship or practice of trade, expressions of beauty and appeal, and the study of the human arts. From classic theater to Greek philosophy. Debate on great literature, talks of museums holding the collected works of the greatest artists, and analysis of the great moments of history. All can be found in the Arts & Humanities channel.
When children should learn a second language
by Stacy H.
From the beginning of time, humans have always longed for understanding and knowledge of one another. Most humans by nature are social, and therefore the thirst for knowledge and understanding will probably never quench.
I think there are many skills that children should master, but I think a secondary language is a skill that children benefit from mastering early on.
Statistics have shown that infants
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CITIZEN VERSUS PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: IS ONE MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN THE OTHER?
A CITIZEN ARMY
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American Literature
- Short story analysis: Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot, by Robert Olen Butler
- Book reviews: Heart of Texas, Vol 1, by Debbie Macomber
- Book reviews: Sweet Surrender, by Twiggum 0'Shea
- Book reviews: The Broker, by John Grisham
- Book reviews: Rancho Diablo, by Anne Stuart
- Book reviews: The Rainmaker, by John Grisham
- Book reviews: The Countess and the Cowboy, by Linda Randall Wisdom
English Language
- The influences of French on the English language
- Looking at the Kentish dialect of South Eastern England
- How children can enrich thier vocabulary
- Exploring the uses of the word "black"
- English as a foreign language: Recommended books for young learners
- Wolof/English: A love affair in Pidgin
- The Great Vowel Shift of the 15th-17th centuries
Origins & Firsts in History
- Biography: Arabella Mansfield, first woman lawyer
- A history of the palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria
- The origins of the Manchus
- The Burning Mountain coal fire of New South Wales, Australia
- The macabre art of binding books in human skin
- History of the bank
- Origin of the word ain't
Writing Resources
- Book reviews: 45 Master Characters, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
- Experience with the Print-On-Demand company LuLu
- Best websites for networking as a writer
- Best books on writing
- Book reviews: Reading Like a Writer, by Francine Prose
- Online workshops and the problem of previously published writing
- Poets: Where on the web can you find a good poetry workshop?
Sleepless nights devoted to an attentive proofreading, brainstorm periods followed by lack of inspiration, publishers to disagree with,
World War 2, 1939-1946, has a number of causes. Some historians argue that it was a mere continuation of the First World War, and that
by S P Cameron
George Bernard Shaw once said that "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." And according to Henri Matisse,
Everyone has a history. That history is both individual and collective, and carries a certain value for each individual. Opinions as
Writing Assignments
- Arts & Humanities (Other)
- Book reviews: Montana, by Debbie Macombe
- Book reviews: The Woman Who Had Two Navels, by Nick Joaquin
- Theater & Drama
- Show the kids: Children's theater in Connecticut
- Evaluating the Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
- Theater reviews: The Seafarer
- Theater reviews: Walking with Dinosaurs, Rose Garden, Portland, OR
- Enjoying Boston's Berklee Performance Center
- Theater reviews: Colonial Theater, Boston
- Theater reviews: Menopause, the Musical
- Shakespeare in modern day South Africa
- Theater reviews: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, at the Geffen Playhouse, LA
- Theatre reviews: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
- History Mysteries
- History mystery: Was George Patton assassinated?
- History mystery: Was the Philadelphia Experiment real?
- History mystery: Underwater structures at Moselles Shoals
- History mystery: Are the Ica Stones real or fake
- History (Other)
- Touring historical sites: American Civil War battlefields
- The history of the Evenk people of Siberia
- A history of the Turkic people of Siberia
- The history of the Altaic people of Siberia
- A history of the Tungu people of Siberia
- History of Bogota, Colombia
- Clothing: Native American peoples of the northwest coast
- American Authors
- The suppression of individuality and natural impulses in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
- Book reviews: Necessary Evil, by Aaron Baker Cole
- Robert Pirsig on metaphysics: Lila and Ishmael
- Comparing the books The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien and No Sorry, by Catherine Bowman
- Audio book reviews: The Whole Truth, by David Baldacci
- Book reviews: Circle the Soul Softly, by Davida Wills Hurwin
- American Literature
- Book reviews: Wishes, by Jude Deveraux
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- Business of Writing (Other)
- Does selling used textbooks hurt authors and publishers?
- Should faculty sell complementary copies to book resellers?
- Are used textbooks the solution to the high cost of textbooks?
- Which is better for writers: Finding a print or online publisher?
- Ethics
- Do German reparations as restitution for the Holocaust place a burden on the wrong generation?
- Is taking the easy way out cowardly or smart?
