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If I were the sky, I would be a cloud drifting, reshaping, reinventing, but always enigmatic. If I were the earth, I would be a rock, bathing in the rush of a waterfall. If I were a tree,

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Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Why literature is essential to human development: 1 of 9
Human development needs literature to make connections with a range of thoughts on knowledge and wisdoms. Literature is a key interpreter, a key lens on environments beyond reach in daily life. Literature helps to make sense of the world; and human development feels secure knowing some purpose, some vision for being. Literat... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The true meaning of Christmas: 6 of 53
The true meaning of Christmas lives on Maybe a little like a fractured fairy tale Maybe a little commercialised Maybe a little painful Lonely Lost For some But Like a still small voice Buried deep in the sham and drudgery There is still A beautiful heartbeat In Christmas The goodwill of giving The celebration of living The b... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Angels: 30 of 263
Angels are like wine The Melody on the Vine. Believe in the Treasures of Wine. May the wine be the heaven of earthly moments. May the wine be the sparkling gem of a sacred moment. May the wine be with you. May the wine be the fluffy slippers on cold feet. May the wine be the dance of light in pending shadows. May the wine br... More..
Other Investigating the incident of boredom: 3 of 25
The incident of boredom imprisons, even negates the energy and will to reach for the positive power of interest, curiosity, progress and achievement. Boredom is when time stagnates or freezes - like balancing scales waiting to tip into negative, isolating depression or positive involvement in an activity. Boredom is when liv... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for finding story ideas: 8 of 66
"STOP! LOOK! AND LISTEN!" To find story ideas, tune in to where you are OR take time to "fine tune" where you have been. Ask "why"! And don't forget "why not"! Reflect on those who "march to a different drum". Dare to wonder on "the road not taken". Story ideas are a little like gold hidden deep in the earth. It takes a gold... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature African-American authors: Langston Hughes, putting the spotlight on the black experience: 1 of 8
During the first half of the 20th century, in an extraordinary volume of writing in various genres, (35 books plus other miscellaneous writings), Langston Hughes melded the black experience of growing up in the Midwest states of the U.S. to the black experience of living in New York City's Harlem. He added more painterly and... More..
Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History Black history: Canada's role as a sanctuary for escaped slaves: 1 of 8
To slaves escaping from the U.S., in the first half of the 19th century, Canada was the "land of milk and honey". It was the Biblical land of Canaan (in contrast to the bondage of Egypt) come true. But without the heroic activities of particular individuals in mainly south west Ontario, that role may never have been realized... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism An introduction to Buddhist art: 1 of 8
Buddhist artists work in an amazing array of mediums. There are paintings, both colour and monochrome, and sculptures of the Buddha in a standing, sitting or reclining pose. Stupas are architectural wonders remarkable for their intrinsic detail. These are the conventional mediums. But Buddhist art goes further. The Bodhi Tre... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights The life of women in Ancient Egypt: 1 of 8
What we know of the life of women in ancient Egypt is mainly based on a few hundred years. This civilisation began about 3,150B.C. with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Yet, our knowledge of women's status and lifestyle is mainly based on the Ptolemaic era from 305 30B.C. These are the years when a Macedonian prince... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature African-American authors: Ralph Waldo Ellison's search for racial identity: 1 of 8
Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-1994) was named in honor of American Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the renowned speaker and writer from Concord Massachusetts who founded the school of Transcendentalism. (Right from birth, he seemed fated to struggle in the shadow of someone else's identity. In his world of Oklahama, Ellison fel... More..