Archive for the ‘Humanities’ Category
September 7th, 2009
Astrology has been around, in one form or another, for many centuries. Despite a great number of attempts to prove it is wrong, astrology still persists in our modern world. Why is this?
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July 31st, 2009
Tone is one of the most vexing entities of portraiture. The majority of artists are very hesitant about tone and do not push the shadows far enough. This is often because:
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July 15th, 2009
Like every other community in the United States, Detroit experienced devastating poverty during the Great Depression of 1929. It was during this time that the city's poor came knocking at the St. Bonaventure Monastery on Mt. Elliot Street, home of the Capuchin Order. Friar Solanus Casey urged the order to feed the hungry with soup and sandwiches. Eventually, the lines grew to more than 2,000 people waiting for their single meal of the day. The friars knew they had to do more.
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June 18th, 2009
When dealing with controversial issues, there are always two sides to the story, as with Dan Brown novel the Da Vinci Code. Through my research, the best person to contradict Dan Brown accusations is a novelist, Darrell L. Bock. In his novel, BREAKING THE DA VINCI CODE, he challenges Dan Brown claims to "historical facts". Bock claims that he has disprove the outrageous antichristian falsehoods in The Da Vinci Code.
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June 5th, 2009
Hamlet said: "… we end the heartache, and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to …"
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June 4th, 2009
For inexperienced artists the trouble with seeing lies in the conflict that exists between the actual visual reality of an entity
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June 2nd, 2009
Including a hand in your portraits adds a significant measure of drama but can quickly ruin an otherwise fine portrait if done incorrectly.
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June 2nd, 2009
If you are looking for a way to enjoy a little relaxation or perhaps to spend a couple of hours with girlfriends, think about making arts and crafts a part of your life. It is true that arts and crafts is a broad, non-specific thing. But that is the beauty of it. Basically, taking time to explore new arts and crafts means you get to be creative and have fun in any way you want to.
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May 25th, 2009
In todays rapidly changing world, we need visionaries. Visionary mothers, visionary educators, visionary leaders, visionary children–visionaries, period!
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May 24th, 2009
Symbols: from fire extinguisher signs to airline diagrams, they're becoming a more and more common sight in our world. Some people consider the proliferation of the symbol to be a sign of declining literacy rates worldwide, and with them the decline of civilization in general.
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