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Major universities such as Oxford University, Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan and the University of California, as well as the New York Public Library are working with Google on a project called Google on the Books Library. The aim of the project is to put books online in a searchable format.

How do you define, or for that matter, explain what is art? Art is the deliberate use of some medium to communicate emotions or ideas between minds. Art could be in various forms such as paintings, music, dance, sculpture or any form that requires creativity and oodles of imagination. An artwork is subject to interpretation and the quality is determined based on effective communication of the underlying message, idea or thought clearly.

George Gordon Byron was born in London on 22 January, 1788. Mother, soon after the birth of a son was abandoned by dissolute husband, and experienced the "shame of bitter poverty", indeed she was coming from the family of ancient Scottish kings and inherited the rich state, thoughtlessly spent by her husband.

The word "graffiti" is often associated with vandalism. However, for modern street artist Eltono, graffiti is just another word for art. That's because Eltono's work can be found painted onto buildings and walls, in the same places one would expect to find graffiti. But don't be fooled -- Eltono's work is more than just graffiti -- it's modern art.

Where were you when American poetess Sylvia Plath gassed herself in her London kitchen at the age of 30 during the harsh winter of 1963? Not perhaps the stuff our memories are made of, but all that could change. There is a distinct revival worldwide of interest in poetry and poets. This is expressed in the increased purchase of poetry books ? anthologies and works by individual poets ? in the new and secondhand book markets.

A reflection upon the healing properties of grief poetry

Recent events in my life have taught me that the best thing to do in any situation is just to love people. How can I be a better friend, a better Son, Brother or Sister,etc. So often we go through life and we don't really take the time to just simply love people. For example I hop on a bus, I've got all this time to take interest in other people, en yet I just sit to myself, and pass the time, just wondering what others are up to. Most likely someone will come on, something ab

The War Poets did not come to treat war in the grand and glorious manner of Brooke, who was ignorant of the matter beyond the Iliad, and their verses gained more attention during the course of the war - in several cases after their deaths.

In the United States a major city has been named after the magical, mythical bird that was a part of legends of long ago. This city has kept alive the phoenix?s legend and a whole lot of popular books and movies have been made about this resurrecting bird. Even the phenomenally successful "Harry Potter" series includes the bird into characters and plots.

Elegy - the ancient poetic style. What does it express? And more.