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.
Is freedom truly free?
This is what I call a stupid question. Freedom is truly free, because by definition freedom itself must be free. At the very least the question is badly phrased, and therefore I propose that what the question really means to ask is whether any freedom that exists in the world today can be correctly labelled free. This is a far more difficult question to answer, for freedoms conflict and are extremely
Write nowvote now: Yes or No - (view results)
Yes
by Sandi Crain
Emotional Changes From 9-11-01 Until 9-11-09
The attack on the World Trade Center sent shock waves throughout
No
by R.A. Scott
Time heals all wounds, or at least most of them. In this case, the emotional wounds should be well healed.
Ancient History
- History of the Mayans in El Salvador
- Roman gods: Cupid
- Jesus as a political figure
- The history and significance of the goddess: Arinna
- Professional magic in Greco-Roman times
- The significance of Roman tax collectors
- What made the Trojan Horse such a success
Canadian History
- An overview of the Alaskan Boundary Dispute
- An overview of the James Bay Project
- Why was the Royal Canadian Mounted Police formed?
- A brief history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- An Overview of the October Crisis of 1970
- What was the Labrador Boundary Dispute?
- History of British Columbia
English Language
- Exploring the uses of the word "black"
- Identifying the longest English word spelled in alphabetical order
- Use and misuse of the word "literally"
- Origin of the word economist
- Is English still borrowing from other languages?
- Sexism in the English Language
- Parts of speech in English compared to other languages
The World Wars
- Literary analysis: The First World War, by John Keegan
- Stresemann and his influence on German politics
- Book reviews: Hitler's Scientists, by John Cornwell
- The US Victory Book Campaign during World War II
- Hindrich Himmler and the death camps
- A look at the military units who landed in Normandy on D-Day
- Biography: General George Patton
Among the many genres of books which occupy the shelves of modern bookstores, Fantasy stands out as a playground for the speculative
by Leigh Goessl
Creative writing is a means to express yourself. Writing an inspired piece nurtures the need to explore ideas, feelings and emotions
Members often ask how to make more money from their Helium articles. It's the most common question for new members, and even those
There is no magic way to learn lines that works for everyone. Some people have a natural talent for memorizing plain text easily and
Writing Assignments
- Middle Ages
- Book Reviews: The Age of the Vikings by P. H. Sawyer
- Book Reviews: The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture by Mary Carruthers
- 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
- Theater reviews: The Seafarer
- The last of America's drive-in theaters
- Shakespeare in modern day South Africa
- Theater reviews: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, at the Geffen Playhouse, LA
- History Mysteries
- History mystery: Mysteries of Mount Shasta
- History mystery: Southern Wisconsin's Mound Man
- History mystery: The disappearance of Richard Lionheart's Sons
- History mystery: The Beast of Bray Road
- History mystery: Doc Noss' lost gold mine
- History mystery: Underwater structures at Moselles Shoals
- History (Other)
- The history of international prosecution of genocide
- The history of the Evenk people of Siberia
- A history of the Turkic people of Siberia
- A history of the Amur people of Siberia
- Clothing: Native American peoples of the northwest coast
- The World Wars
- The forgotten cavalry charge of the Royal Savoia
- Movie reviews: Shoah
- American Authors
- Robert Pirsig on metaphysics: Lila and Ishmael
- Comparing the books The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien and No Sorry, by Catherine Bowman
- Book Revies:Singing with the top down by Debra Williamson
- Book reviews: Circle the Soul Softly, by Davida Wills Hurwin
- Book reviews: The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
- American Literature
- Book reviews: Wishes, by Jude Deveraux
- Book reviews: The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson
- Book reviews: One Man's Folly, by Cathy Gillen Thacker
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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?
