The play Andre's Mother by Terrence McNally is a tragic play and somewhat a play which expresses deep emotions. In this play Andre has died of AIDS and we placed in a scene where Andre's partner Cal, his father and sister (Arthur and Penny) and Andre's mother are in Central Park, New York with balloons.
In this play Cal and his father and sister ( Read more... )

In Carol Blys' text  "Growing Up Expressive" she stresses the point about how modern society is teaching children how to be "problem solvers" rather than "expressive ( Read more... )

Who are we? What do we think about ourselves? After reading the essays for the discussion questions it has really made me think. How and where to we class ourselves? Where do we really belong?

In the essays we were assigned to read for the discussions the essays really pointed out the different stereotypes in the world today. Although it does not ( Read more... )

It's funny how much we judge other people so easily. We always tend to judge people through a first impression rather than actually judging them after you have met them and are familiar with their character.
But, from yesterdays lecture I truly agree that the world relies on binaries. It is Binaries which keep the world in balance.
Where there is ( Read more... )

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After writing the poem about the artwork Home from sea I was immediatlety reminded of a Japanese opera singer.
The japanese artist Masafumi Akikawa (秋川雅史 ) became most popular in Japan in 2007 after having sung a song which was actually inspired from a poem. Many people after hearing Masafumis' song were touched by the lyrics and many were reminded ( Read more... )

Mother, Dear mother

where have you gone?

I don't feel your presence.

Something feels wrong.

My sister sits near me bearing bad news.

You’re no longer here.

You’re deceased.

Is it true?

Mother, Dear mother

where are you now?

Why have my smiles turned into frowns.

My face of once joy now filled with tears

your soft, gentle touch now disappeared.

I pray you are ( Read more... )

A young lonesome boy, traveling alone,

sets out into an unpeopled land,

filled with opportunity and hope,

with the vast sky behind him.

He doesn’t know where he will go,

With no clear location, nor a destination

He travels where the road guides him.

With a clubfoot on his left,

And torn, tattered clothes

He journeys the land in pride.

He might be deaf and ( Read more... )

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denniro wrote:

Mar. 19th, 2009 12:17 am (UTC)

Great work.
I completely agree with you on this picture. It truly shows that he is grateful of his existence and that he does'nt care about how others may see ( Read more... )

There is a hole in a humans heart, one which cannot be filled. Within that hole lies a persons selfishness and greed which will constantly stay unfilled. Humans are never satisfied. Once you have attained something you fill yearn for another ( Read more... )