Statement of intention: In response to the selection of Australian poems on the theme of art and the artist I am going to write about an artist's need to create art. I will attempt to answer the question of why it is so important for an artist to create, incorporating my interpretation of wha...

Statement of intention: I wanted to write a piece which put something me and my peers place way too much emphasis on, into perspective by likening the examination process to that of the evaluation of , for example, rehab patients. In both situations, individuals are being assessed for their suita...

Can Creativity be taught?Can creativity be taught, that is the question? I think that creativity can't be taught, because creativity naturally comes to people. Webster's Dictionary states that creativity is the ability to create. If you can create something then you are creative person. Everyone ...

Plagiarism, in general, is when you use someone else's ideas without giving them credit. There are different types, or levels, of plagiarism. If a source is copied exactly, it is called word-for-word plagiarism. If the idea is still there but the words have been rearranged or slightly change...

Education: Learning By Communism? Through Freire's " The Banking Concept of Education," we see the effects this concept has on it's students and also we see the effects that the alternate concept, problem-posing has. The 'banking' concept allows the studen...

Intelligence is the ability to perceive more of what you know. Every individual has a certain amount of intelligence, but that intelligence can only be introduced to a group or community. You only get smarter when people share what they think or know. In the excerpt Possible Lives: The Promise ...

Name: Ali Mansour Class: H. English 12 Date: 2/02/04 Write a BCR on why Shakespeare is relevant to your life in the 21st century. Shakespeare is relevant to my life in many different ways. He gives me pleasure while I read any of his novels, especially when they are talking about Love. L...

Shakespeare is relevant to my life in many different ways. He gives me pleasure while I read any of his novels, especially when they are talking about Love. Love has a big part in Shakespeare's writings. It is the most important thing in the world. It brings happiness and peace. Shakespear...

The science of practical and industrial arts is defined by the term technology. Harlan Ellison illustrates this in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" that an anti-technology viewpoint of machines can be used as the controlling force of the future. "The Machine Stops" by Edward...

People seek words and phrases that convey their ideas, to have an impact or to alter in some way the listener's minds or even the trend the world is taking. However, I feel that once the words are free from being restricted in one's mind and are expressed, they are never able to so vividl...

Art is an expression of a particular person or group of people. It can have a large effect on culture, as it can be symbolic of current traits, morals, and religious norms. An artist is defined as \"a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination.\"1 That sensitivity and imagination ...

Journaling and Stress Management 1 Journaling and Stress Management: A way of coping with stress Now a days it is inevitable that life is full of some type of stressful event. In making everyday observations of people, one would notice that some people handle stress much better and others cannot ...

Writer's Block "You'll never think of anything," was the thought that kept running through my head. How could this be when I have always been such a good writer? Well, it happened, so call the doctor because this was the worst case of writer's block in the history of the...

The Journey to the Center of the Earth In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The main character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German by the name of pr...

Language is fundamental to everything we do --some say it's what makes us "human." We know that all animals engage in some form of social communication. Humans, as well as other primates, share may advantages due to their intrinsic ability to communicate; however, the former has arrived at an unprec...

"Game" Written AnalysisBackground--Barthelme was an artist and sculptor. This fact explains his meticulous attention to giving the reader the setting so realistically. Donald Barthelme " paints" the setting in the reader's mind. As Donald artistically puts together the story elements, his creative...

Speak your MindWilliam Stafford once said, "Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities." Every person is entitled to his or her own opinion. In writing you can feel assured that you can be free with your ideas and beliefs without being judged. No teacher can give you an unfair grade ...

Since ancient times, philosophers and artists struggle to define art. According to Webster\'s Online Dictionary, art is \"the products of human creativity.\" [1] To such a wide definition, we can class anything as art that comes out of the imagination of individuals. Everything that exists has its o...

When reading Ambush by Tim O\'Brien, I was a little thrown off. It seemed to start very abruptly and I wasn\'t too clear on the direction it was going. There was no real background information, like which war it was about, or even an introduction, so I had to read the first two paragraphs over again...

Let me explain it to you in a language you'll understand... Have you ever heard these words before? Have you ever said, or even thought, these words before? I would dare say that everyone that has raised children or has a little brother or sister has found the need to explain something to a chil...

The process of critical thinking involves "â€following evidence where it leads; considering all possibilities; relying on reason rather than emotion; being preciseâ€; weighing the effects of motives and biases; being concerned more with finding the truth than with bein...

A Special GiftA gift is not just given to someone on Christmas or a birthday, it's given year round for any special occasion when someone does something special. Gifts can either be tangible or not. In this case, the gift that I got was real. Gift show affection to the people that are loved and gift...

The arts are commonly grouped into four categories, those of dance, music, theater, and the visual arts. Dance is the human experience translated by physical movement. It can be anything from the classic form of ballet to ballroom. Music is sound, how pitches relate to one another-composed to con...

John Keats interprets the nature of King Lear to be rather tedious. He talks about "golden-tongued Romance with serene lute" which could easily be reflected in Lear's tranquil, half-witted mindset which fails to read between the lines. He refers to Lear's daughters (Goneril & Regan) as innocent appe...

U.S. History 1316/1/00Thomas JeffersonThe most influential person in American history would be Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the first republican president,and began the self improvement thought process by learning through going to school. Jefferson told p...