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.
The best techniques for learning languages
by Paul Lines
Learning a foreign language is not easy for many people. There are a multitude of formats of such learning available, both on line and in other formats, such as CD's and written courses.
In my opinion a mixtures of formats need to be undertaken in order to learn a foreign language. These should consist of the following: -
1) Written material As part of the reason for learning a foreign language is to
Write nowvote now: Superman or Spiderman - (view results)
Superman
Superman is more than Nieztche's ideal man, he's also the originator of the entire superhero culture.
Spiderman
by Phoelix AZ
Ah, the age old comic book superhero question. "Who is superior?" Although, I don't think that this question
Ancient & Biblical Languages
- A look at ancient languages that still haven't been deciphered
- Translating Roman letters
- History of the Korean language
- Why understanding Greek is essential in interpreting the Iliad and Odyssey
- The value of studying Ancient Rome when studying the Latin language
- The benefits of Latin language study
- Verbal aspect in Classic Greek, in relation to English and Spanish
Historical Literature
- Book reviews: The Pathfinder, by James Fenimore Cooper
- Book reviews: A History of Slovakia the Struggle for Survival, by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
- Book reviews: The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin, by Alex DeJonge
- Book reviews: Louisiana!, by Dana Fuller Ross
- Book reviews: Brave Companions, Portraits in History, by David McCullough
- Book reviews: 1776, by David Mc Cullough
- References to The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank, in popular culture and film
Philosophical Concepts
- Metaphysics, cosmology and theological inference today
- Understanding the difference between intelligence and wisdom
- The role of skepticism in philosophy
- The relationship between philosophy and gangs
- Assessing time as an illusion of the human brain
- Speech act theory: An analysis of betting
- What are Hermetics?
Screenwriting
- How to write a screenplay treatment
- Screenwriters: Dividing time between your day job and your "craft"
- Screenwriting: How to write an effective set piece
- Non-script writing book recommendations for screenwriters
- The difficulty of getting a screenplay evaluation for free
- How to leverage a screenplay contest win
- The first book a beginning screenwriter should read
by Kate Johns
Becoming a better writer really boils down to how much you really want it. Like everything else in life, becoming a better writer requires
by V J Webb
In all the posturing over language being the basis of a person's cultural heritage, we have lost track of why the United States of
The Greek Gods (and there were many of them) were magical in nature and human in actions. They were like a magical soap opera program
Time is a funny thing, It is measurable and fixed, yet our perception of it changes, making it speed up or slow down. Days can pass
Writing Assignments
- Middle Ages
- Book Reviews: The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture by Mary Carruthers
- Book Reviews: The Age of the Vikings by P. H. Sawyer
- Arts & Humanities (Other)
- Book reviews: The Victorian Visitors, by Rupert Christiansen
- Book reviews: Montana, by Debbie Macombe
- Theater & Drama
- Play reviews: Lookingglass Alice
- The last of America's drive-in theaters
- Theater reviews: Menopause, the Musical
- Theater reviews: The Seafarer
- Evaluating the Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
- Evaluating the Palace Theater, Syracuse, NY
- Theater reviews: Colonial Theater, Boston
- Enjoying Boston's Berklee Performance Center
- History Mysteries
- History mystery: Was George Patton assassinated?
- History mystery: North Carolina's Brown Mountain lights
- History mystery: Was the Philadelphia Experiment real?
- History mystery: Black Madonnas
- History mystery: The disappearance of Orion Williamson
- History mystery: Underwater structures at Moselles Shoals
- History mystery: Mongolian death worm
- History mystery: The disappearance of Benjamin Bathurst
- History (Other)
- The history of the Evenk people of Siberia
- A history of the Amur people of Siberia
- Wars in which paramilitary forces played a prominent role
- A history of the Turkic people of Siberia
- A history of the Tungu people of Siberia
- The history of international prosecution of genocide
- Clothing: Native American peoples of the northwest coast
- The World Wars
- Looking at the hidden connection between Zionism, Naziism and the holocaust
- American Authors
- Book reviews: Circle the Soul Softly, by Davida Wills Hurwin
- Biography: Lois Duncan
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- Business of Writing (Other)
- Which is better for writers: Finding a print or online publisher?
- Should faculty sell complementary copies to book resellers?
- Are used textbooks the solution to the high cost of textbooks?
- Does selling used textbooks hurt authors and publishers?
- 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?
