"Sound in film is divided into two categories: the sounds that clearly derive from the actions we see on the screen, like conversation...

“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and...

"One of Cupid’s victims is his own mother, Venus, the goddess of love, who, after being wounded by his arrow, is overcome by attraction...

"Nothing is under our control except the way we think about things. Natural disasters, social upheavals, wars, revolutions, outbreaks of...

"The terms should and should not are constantly cropping up, especially in commentaries by religious moral authorities. The words also...

"Folk songs didn’t require expert musical accompaniment or trained voices. They were likely to be handed down from generation to...

"Ancient Japanese art has the oldest history; there is evidence of human settlements in Japan 30,000 years ago. Pottery and household...

"The Japanese haiku is founded on oneness with the natural world" (p.74) I like haikus a lot and had to write them often growing up in...

"In popular usage, myth is something erroneous yet widely believed— something to be refuted by rational adults, such as “the Myth of...

"I’ll become a bore to others, a drag in conversation, repeat myself, be slow at comprehension, quick at misunderstanding, have lapses in...

"All of us belong to the human race and should want to know as much as possible about the distinguished contributions of those who have...