Patricia Tsouros: Poems. What do you see, people, what do you see? What are you thinking, when you look at me? Do you see a grouchy old man, reading my book? Lonely on the doorstep, drinking my beer.Is that what you're thinking, is that what you see? Then open your eyes; you're not looking at me. I'll tell you who I am as I sit here so still! At 20 I have wings for feet and fly like a birdAt 30 my dreams of love, Bound to each other with ties that should last.At 50 I contemplate the future alone.At 60 I think of the years, the loves I have known,A life that passed me by. What do you see whenI struggle on my zimmer frameTo buy my Bulmers ?
Well let me tell you this, Inside this lumbered body, lives a young mans heart,And now and again my battered heart swells.I remember the pleasure and the pain,I think of the years all too few – gone too fast,And accept the stark fact that nothing can last.So open your eyes, people, open and see,Not a sad old man, LOOK CLOSER, SEE MEA man of memories and dreams,A Life story to tell.
Glass delusion. The glass delusion was an external manifestation of a psychiatric disorder recorded in Europe in the late Middle Ages (15th to 17th centuries).[1] People feared that they were made of glass “and therefore likely to shatter into pieces”. One famous early sufferer was King Charles VI of France who refused to allow people to touch him, and wore reinforced clothing to protect himself from accidental “shattering”.
The delusion[edit] Concentration of the glass delusion among the wealthy and educated classes allowed modern scholars to associate it with a wider and better described disorder of scholar's melancholy.[2] Contemporary accounts[edit] Miguel de Cervantes based a short story, The Glass Graduate (Spanish: El licenciado Vidriera, 1613) on the delusion of the title subject, an aspiring young lawyer.[5] Thomas Rodaja fell into a grave depression after being bed-ridden for six months after being poisoned with a purportedly aphrodisiac potion. In popular culture[edit] References[edit]
Hero's journey. "A Practical Guide to Joseph Cambell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Christopher Vogler © 1985 “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” In the long run, one of the most influential books of the 20th century may turn out to be Joseph Campbell’s THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES. The book and the ideas in it are having a major impact on writing and story-telling, but above all on movie-making.
Filmmakers like John Boorman, George Miller, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Coppola owe their successes in part to the ageless patterns that Joseph Campbell identifies in the book. The ideas Campbell presents in this and other books are an excellent set of analytical tools. With them you can almost always determine what’s wrong with a story that’s floundering; and you can find a better solution almost any story problem by examining the pattern laid out in the book.
There’s nothing new in the book. 25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters. As storyteller, you are god. And to be frank, you’re not a particularly nice god — at least, not if you want your story to resonate with readers. A good storyteller is a crass and callous deity who treats the characters under his watchful eye like a series of troubled butt-puppets. From this essential conflict — storyteller versus character — a story is born. (After all, that’s what a plot truly is: a character who strives to get above all the shit the storyteller dumps on his fool head.) Put differently, as a storyteller it’s your job to be a dick. It’s your job to fuck endlessly with the characters twisting beneath your thumb. And here’s 25 ways for you to do just that. 1. Gods have avatars, mortal or semi-mortal beings that exist on earth to embody the deity’s agenda. 2. The audience and the character must know the stakes on the table — “If you don’t win this poker game, your grandmother will lose her beloved pet orangutan, Orange Julius.” 3. 4. 5. 6.
This one? 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. What She Really Means. At long last... The Men's ultimate Guide to what a woman really means when she says something. Pay close attention (there might be a quiz later). You want = You want We need = I want It's your decision = The correct decision should be obvious by now.
Do what you want = You'll pay for this later. We need to talk = I need to complain Sure... go ahead = I don't want you to. I'm not upset = Of course I'm upset, you moron! You're ... so manly = You need a shave and you sweat a lot. [John Neystadt WWW] [John Neystadt Home Page] [John Neystadt Humor Collection Contents] Freethinker slogans. From FreeThoughtPedia Here's a nifty list of funny bumper stickers, aphorisms or atheist slogans about religion No Jesus? Know Peace. Know Jesus? No Peace. Darwin loves you! Blasphemy is a victimless crime.
Abstinence Makes the Church Grow Fondlers Honk If Your Religious Beliefs Make You An Asshole Don’t pray in my school, and I won’t think in your church. Intelligent Design Makes My Monkey Cry Thank God I'm an Atheist. Too Stupid to Understand Science? There's A REASON Why Atheists Don't Fly Planes Into Buildings If you think god is your co-pilot, try letting him land the plane. "Worship Me or I Will Torture You Forever. If Jesus is inside me, I hope he likes fajitas ’cause that’s what he’s getting!
Gods Don't Kill People. If There is No God, Then What Makes the Next Kleenex Pop Up? He's Dead. All religion is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry - Edgar Allan Poe. Viva La Evolución! Praying is begging I Wouldn't Trust Your God Even If He Did Exist Cheeses Is Lard. Q. Q. Extended Traveller Character Motivations. The 10 Best Love Letters Ever Written | Love + Sex. The Movie Cliches List, part 1. Excerpt from Ian Doescher’s blank-verse William Shakespeare’s Star Wars.
Illustration by Nicholas Delort. Courtesy of Quirk Books An excerpt from William Shakespeare's Star Wars®: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher, published this month by Quirk Books. ACT V, Scene 5, lines 279-329. Space. BIGGS Make haste, O Luke. Methinks they do approach E’en faster than before. LUKE —Now, R2, straight increase The pow’r. BIGGS —Make haste, Luke. [Darth Vader shoots. LUKE That ever I should see this day, O woe!
VADER The leader now is mine. C-3PO —Take care Sweet R2-D2! CHORUS Luke’s ship comes closer to the little port While Vader and his crew draw all too near. Enter Ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi. GHOST O use the Force, dear Luke. VADER I sense the Force in this one here, almost As if I did my younger self espy. GHOST I prithee, trust me, Luke. LUKE The hearing of these words is like a balm Unto my soul. [Luke turns off computer. COMPUTER What is this, Luke? LUKE Nay, all is well. [Darth Vader shoots. LUKE —Small R2-D2 hath been lost! VADER Now face thy death, thou rebel. Character Chart. A) If you could have two whole weeks for vacation and go and do anything you wanted, what and where would it be? B) If you had a weakness for one of the seven deadly sins, which one would it be and why?
(pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth) c) If you could bring one person back to life and spend a whole day with him or her, who would it be and why? D) If you won a three-million dollar lottery, what would you do with the money? E) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? F) What do you do to relax after a bad day? G) Where would you go to hang out if you wanted to feel comfortable?
H) What do you do when you are angry? I) Do you have a secret passion? J) How do you feel in a crowd? K) If you were asked to describe yourself, what would you say about the kind of person you are? L) Where do you want to be in your life ten years from now? M) A tear jerker is on. N) Deep down, what does you really think of yourself? P) How important is money to you? 25 Questions that Provoke Thought. I’m going to answer your questions because no one else did. 1. I dont, I live my life. 2. I dont support people killing each other, and I wouldn’t kill someone that kills a mother because that wouldn’t change anything, 3.
They wouldn’t be my friend, I hate the way I think already. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. $20 – put gas i my car, $200,000 – a lot 9. no. 10. 11. 12. 13. clothing dont make people, people make people 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. South American folktales - How Night Came. Years and years ago at the very beginning of time, when the world had just been made, there was no night. It was day all the time. No one had ever heard of sunrise or sunset, starlight or moonbeams. There were no night birds, nor night beasts, nor night flowers. There were no lengthening shadows, nor soft night air, heavy with perfume. In those days the daughter of the GREAT SEA SERPENT, who dwelt in the depths of the seas, married one of the sons of the great earth race known as MAN. "O, if night would only come," she moaned as she tossed about wearily on her couch.
Her husband listened to her moanings. "Night," said the daughter of the GREAT SEA SERPENT, "is the name we give to the heavy shadows which darken my father's kingdom in the depths of the seas. Her husband at once called his three most faithful slaves. The three slaves set forth for the kingdom of the GREAT SEA SERPENT. The three slaves started out, bearing the big bag full of night upon their heads. "We shall perish. Online Speed Reading tools and software. Simply start by clicking on the Play button on the left. Reading is that one activity that we do every day but we don't really practice. Most people learn the basics of reading in kindergarten and never graduate to the next levels. You are probably using the same basic rudimental tools and techniques that you learned when you were 6.
The average American person reads at an average speed of 180 to 240 words per minute and has done so since he was 16 years old. Does it make sense that we hit our best performance at age 16 and that we don't improve much after that? Keep in mind less than 10% read at 400 words per minute and less than 1% faster than 600. Have you ever wished you could take one of those costly speed reading courses? The problem with those courses is that you have to keep practicing those techniques until they become second nature. That's the goal of this site. We are here to keep you focused and to help you improve your speed reading everyday. What is sub-vocalization? Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling « Aerogramme Writers' Studio.
These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, Pixar’s Story Artist. Number 9 on the list – When you’re stuck, make a list of what wouldn’t happen next – is a great one and can apply to writers in all genres. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different.Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Untitled. TRADITIONAL PROVERBS: A barking dog never bites. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A fool and his money are soon parted. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A new broom sweeps clean. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind man.
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Amazing Love Story - Cute Love Quotes . Cute Love Quotes Submit Your Favorite Quote Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame is very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. - Elie Wiesel Romantic love reaches out in little ways, showing attention and admiration. Love is not blind -- it simply enables one to see things others fail to see. Love is when the woman of your dreams becomes a reality and sleep stops being a priority. The power of a glance... It has been wisely said that we cannot really love anybody at whom we never laugh. - Agnes Repplier It is better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves.
Love does not fail for you when you are rejected, betrayed or apparently not loved. Love is a minefield. Love does not die easily. PopChartLab_Superpowers_FinalFinal-Large.jpg (JPEG Image, 1308 × 1734 pixels) Great Poems « Greatest Books of All Time » Life-Changing Arts. A selection of great poems from centuries of brillant authors and poets.
Whether you are new to the world of poetry and wish to savor it, or a well-versed poetry connoisseur, either way you will probably enjoy the classics of world poetry. The poems are sorted by vote. To vote for a poem, click on the left of it. Voting is possible once per day. Votes PoemAuthor IfRudyard Kipling EchoChristina Georgina Rossetti If you think the best poem of all times is not even on this list, by all means, let us know which poem it is and why you think it should be added.
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