I Shop Therefore I Am: Can Objects Make Us Happy? A well-known rap star stated that on tour he always carries with him a token item that brings him good luck. On his current tour it is a small, carved elephant he picked up at a market in Thailand. When he unpacks in his hotel room, the elephant takes a place on the nearest dresser.In graduate school, I read an essay by an anthropologist who was visiting a museum in Canada with an...more
Aesthetics of Play: Making More Time to Play We all have aesthetic responses. Some of us cringe when we see a moldy sandwich, cry when we hear a sad song or feel more confident when we wear our favorite red jacket. Aesthetics, which Alexander Baumgarten named from the Greek word aisthanomai, simply means "perception by way of the senses." Aesthetics are how we perceive the world through our senses. For non-human animals, colors,...more
Kakejiku Kakemono Hanging Scroll The span of Chinese culture traverses 6,000 years, and the history of Chinese art is almost as long. The art of Chinese painting can be thought to begin with the Chinese written language, because Chinese characters began as simple pictures (or pictographs) thousands of years ago. These have evolved into the Chinese characters seen today. The technique of 'painting' those original pictographs naturally flowed into more detailed depictions of landscapes. The same utensils, round pointed brushes made from either goat hair or wolf hair are still used in traditional Chinese painting today. Painting and calligraphy were the two most highly prized arts in the courts of the nobles in ancient China, with calligraphy considered the purest form of art. Writings of famous calligraphers were mounted on scrolls and hung on walls.The hand painted scroll is one example of how art was used to communicate in ancient China. The format used for Chinese paintings varied widely over time. Massive wall paintings, free-standing screens, horizontal and vertical scrolls, were some of the formats used. The horizontal hand scroll unrolled from right to left,...more
The Bob Hope Show Salutes Annapolis For our third academy special in 1982, we set our sextant on Annapolis, Maryland and the United States Naval Academy, accompanied by an able-bodied crew that included Bernadette Peters, James Coburn, Roger Staubach, Brooke Shields and to deliver the USO tribute, Secretary of State Alexander Haig....more
What You Want To Know About Beats The word beats refers to the rhythm section of a song, especially in the rap or hip hop genres. It can also be meant as a rhythm on its own that people rap over or use to mix with other songs. This is popular with both recording artists and in competitions and home made music that is shared on the...more
The Features of Modern Wicker Picnic Baskets Many of us have the vision of going on a picnic and carrying a basket on our arm. These wicker picnic baskets have been a staple of picnics for many years. People may believe that those days have gone, but these baskets are still available. Wicker picnic baskets have been around for many years and have been featured in television and movies since either form of media has existed. The ideal picture of the picnic involved a family traveling to a park, taking the wicker basket from the car, usually covered with a beautiful checkered cloth, and sitting on a blanket enjoying a lovely outdoor dinner.These new picnic baskets may be made out of the same material but they are far above what our grandparents used when they went on a picnic. The reason for the same material is fairly common knowledge; wicker is very resistant to the elements and can last a lifetime with proper care. This is one of the main reasons that wicker furniture is so good for outdoor settings, it can withstand the elements and requires only a moderate amount of care to continue to look brand new.Also, the new wicker picnic baskets no longer have an...more
Oops i did it again again What makes a "virtuous" girl like me go against her principles? What makes people do the things they know they shouldn't?Last night I did something I knew I shouldn't have. I took the flirting up a notch...more
The Sabbath: Was It Abolished By Jesus? The Sabbath, according to many contemporary theologians, was abolished by Jesus Christ, and was replaced by Sunday. The scripture that these theologians use, in their attempt to eliminate God's...more
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How To Start Thinking Positively In Less Than Sixty Seconds So if thinking positively is such a universal pursuit, why does it prove to be so elusive to so many? Dare I say, the majority? How To Start Thinking Positively In Less Than...more
Can You Change Of the six hundred muscles in the body the gluteus maximus is the largest. It extends the entire buttocks, from cheek to cheek. The buttocks are termed "voluntary muscles". They are from the skeletal muscle family (the...more