Last winter was our sleepless recollection
through the lanes a breath drawn in and paved over before exhalation came
clicking in the frozen leaves a song that someone used to sing after the rain,
so many voices now it doesn’t matter
Breathe clouds against the morning
spit craters in the [...]
She sees
A bum
Squatting outside his tent, begging for money
Head bent low,
Eyes evasive,
Toothless grin, almost scornful of the people
Passing him by, without
Stopping or
Dropping any loose change into his
Filthy, faded baseball cap.
She frowns, disapproving
Disapproving of [...]
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Eco-Buzz Banner Project
Students in two third-year visual art studio courses, Intermediate Drawing VISA 321 and Print Media II VISA 350, of the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, will [...]
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
The environment is a hot topic these days, with most people being aware of problems pertaining to global warming, air pollution, and/or loss of biodiversity. However, there is another problem that has been under the radar for quite some time; that is the challenge of sustainable agriculture. Whilst, the world’s population has been increasing at [...]
The differing opinions between capitalists and socialists on how to approach economics and politics have long caused conflict and disagreements. Both the capitalist Smith and the socialists Marx and Engels had the goal of improving the standard of living for their society. Through the opposing methods, both sides and were convinced that their economic principles [...]
FIRST PERSON TREE F.A.Q. (NEFF MIX) (OR IF TREES COULD TALK)
Q: So, Great Hemlock, you have been in this forest for a while, tell me what it was like back when you were a seedling.
A: Ooh, that was 300 years ago, let me think. I remember looking up to see if I could locate my parents. There were many trees that shaded me from [...]
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