Archive for December, 2008

Ancient Philosophy On The Internet Can Change How We Think

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Here I am again sitting at my computer, my job is to write about the positive aspects of the Internet. I’d like to think of myself as a bit of a novice philosopher as well as writer. The other day in poetry class at university my lecturer mentioned a quote from a guy who I […]

Presenting: BARBARA WINTER!

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Well, I am really excited to be able to present to you my first interview: Barbara Winter, best-selling author and creative entrepreneur extraordinaire. I am always fascinated by people who manage to combine their artistic and creative talents with being a successful entrepreneur. In the end that’s what I am aspiring to achieve.
I first met […]

Language of the God(s)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

In Man and His Symbols, Jung shows us the same archetypes in the untutored dreams of contemporary children, in medieval alchemy, in Hindu mythology, and in Persian folk tales. Joseph Campbell and Alan Watts have continued and extended this study of a vast and strange inner world, little appreciated until quite recently. How does Jung […]

What Sets Chinese Painting Apart From Western Painting

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Because of different instruments, materials and cultural background, Chinese paintings have their own image and content in comparison to other types of paintings. Unique appearance of Chinese Painting owes much to the use of the Chinese writing brush and the Chinese paper (rice and silk). There are four essential elements used in the creation […]

Acoustic Crowd Control

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

There are so many protests, which get out of hand and turn into riots. It starts with a meaningful crowd with a legitimate grievance or upset from misinformation from the promoters of the protests. The group of humans exercising their freedom of speech shows solidarity by coming together in a common cause. This cause could […]

Listening to Branding in a Writing Classroom

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Familiar Landmarks .. “It is not what you look at that matters, it is what you see.” Henry David Thoreau
Third Place Messages in the Writing Classroom
Starbucks does it with branding. The colors, the furniture, the baristas! That’s what makes it possible to march up to a register in any Starbucks and proudly order a Grande […]

Develop Your Memory

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Our memory is quite an unreliable storehouse of the data, its contents may change affected by new information. Some of the events linger in our memory for a long time, others fade very fast. On the other hand if we have remembered everything, then finally our brains would fail to discern primary from the secondary […]

Global Warming

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

When it comes to the issue of global warming, most of us agree that there is such a thing. But there are others that really are not butting into this whole effect. What I think is a litter different, and I really don’t know what to believe, there are good arguments on both sides. For […]

Government Student Loan Consolidation - Pros & Cons

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

The Pros And Cons Of Government Student Loan Consolidation
Your college or university days may be behind you but if you received federal student loans from the US Department of Education (ED) along the way you now have to deal with paying them back. To avoid repayment problems it’s important to learn how to manage your […]

Immerse Yourself In The Japanese Language

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Japanese is a language spoken by more than 120 million people worldwide in countries including Japan, Brazil, Guam, Taiwan, and on the American island of Hawaii. Japanese is a language comprised of characters completely different from the western alphabet that makes up such languages as English, French, Italian, and German. If you are required to […]