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86Hebrew Poetry in the Old Testament
I was recently asked to offer a little background of the forms of poetry found in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Below is a summary of some information that should be useful for anyone looking for an overview of the literary forms used...
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84Interview: N T McQueen, Christian Novelist
N.T. McQueen was born in Ukiah, California and raised in a family of ministers. He began writing short stories on his breaks while working as a staff member for the university system. He graduated from CSU-Sacramento with a degree in American...
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78The Five Elements in Chinese Thought and Culture
The five elements (五行）in Chinese thought are fire (火）, earth（土）, metal（金）, water（水）, and wood （木）. Rather than viewing the five elements as separate or competing systems, they should be seen as five phases in a...
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78Ye Shengtao: The Suzhou Garden
The following is a translation of Ye Shengtao's essay "The Suzhou Garden." It is famous amongst mainland Chinese, and is often assigned for students to read in school. The translation is my own, after I was assigned the original text for reading...
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77When Two Worlds Collide: Poetry and the Visual Arts
The history of the interaction between poetry and the visual arts is both long and broad, stretching not only far back into history, but also to all parts of the globe we inhabit. In almost every culture, poetry has reacted to the visual arts, and...
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75The Ingredients of Good Haiku
I've done a fair bit of haiku writing over the years, even recently having had a series of designer art pieces built around 30 of my haiku. Even so, I know that I have a long way to go before I can say I am an expert in this form that, on its...
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74I. M. Pei and the New Suzhou Museum
I. M. Pei has an impressive resumé. His work on the Pyramids of the Louvre in Paris have garnered much attention. But equally impressive is his work on the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, and...
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75Interview: Delia Latham, Christian Novelist
"A born-and-bred California gal, I grew up in a little community called (hold onto your hat, now) Weedpatch! Nope, that's not a typo. It's a few miles southeast of Bakersfield, and in the ... well, I won't say how many years since I left there ......
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74Morality for Dummies
Over the past 10 years or so, the "...for Dummies" books have been very popular. There's hardly anything that hasn't been dumbed down, bound in a black and yellow cover, and sold to the masses of us dummies who would rather pick up our skills the...
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73Hakka Tulou in Fujian Province, China
The Hakka Tulou villages peppering the landscape in southern Fujian province offer an interesting insight into a particular subculture in China. The Hakka (Kejia) people are Han Chinese, though some mistake...
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