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Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
How “fun” can change people’s behavior
How “fun” can change people’s behaviorsubmitted by: Lida Watch on YouTube:
4 minute short film wins Cannes Festival Award
Beautiful Video:
World Digital Library – Web Site Worth Visiting
http://www.wdl.org The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for …
Photographer, Kristin Jordan-West
At PP+A, we have been featuring photography by Kristin Jordan-West. Her website is at: http://www.kristin-jordan.de/index.php?id=2&language=1
THE CITY OF TEDIUM
By Lida Prypchan Ladies and gentlemen: I am an historian and, although I’ve lived in Spain for over thirty years, I was born right here in this city. Today, as we are celebrating its bicentennial, I have been invited to speak to you on this special occasion. Let me assure you that I’m known …
WOMEN AND THE NOVEL
By: Lida Prypchan English writer Virginia Woolf deals with this subject in her book A Room of Her Own. The title can have a variety of meanings for us, such as women and what they are like, or women and the novels they write, or women and the fantasies that have been written about …
Not The Way You Planned
Story Submitted By: Lida Prypchan author: unknown Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, ‘Someday I hope to be a great treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated …