The Poets' Corner is one of the largest and oldest text resources on the web. The goal of this ongoing project is to develop a user-friendly library that is both a useful reference and an appealing place to browse and explore - and there is plenty of material here to explore. The collection covers roughly 7,000 works by about 800 poets - including some of the best known works in the English language - and many obscure and forgotten works that are well worth reading.
This site has been recognized by numerous search engines (Britannica, Magellan, WebCrawler, Point, etc.), Publications (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Internet Life), Broadcasters (the BBC, Oxygen), numerous university programs, and many, many of its users around the world.
This web site is unique because it not only has poetry but also pictures of the poets, for example, every picture I have ever seen of Poe appears a little bit skewed in an appropriately unsettling way. One painting of Jonson looks as if all it would take is another beer to get him to pen another song. Pound's stare seems almost as pointed as his satire, though not as pointed as Dame Edith's facial features. Also we can find in the Poets’ Corner a face book fan page, blog, short biographical summaries, title indexes and condensed author indexes. That makes this web side very original and easy to find whatever you look for.
They advertise themselves in this way; it’s our business to help you. We can’t relieve you of the burden of doing your own share of the work, but we can make the whole process less onerous, less agonizing – and possibly even enjoyable. No single Web site (or book or even library, for that matter) can encompass the entire world of poetry. But we can provide you with the tools to find what you need in the shortest amount of time so that you can get back to what you really want to be doing – namely, writing poetry.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey Justin Bieber On SNL:Watch Saturday Night Live Season 35 Episode 18 Online S35E18 – Saturday Night Live/SNL which was hosted by Tina Fey aired this weekend.
Fey appeared in every single sketch and even sang with musical guest Justin Bieber-just kidding.
And of course she took on her worst enemy Sarah Palin for the good of America. And let us be honest, it is always nice to see Fey or Amy Poehler for that matter back on SNL.
The show opened with a skit where Fred Armisen played Barack Obama and tried to explain the census.
Armisen added his own grain of salt when he talked about some very private matter like sexual habits and turned to those who speak Spanish to ask “Esta aqui ilegalmente?”
The opening monologue was not the best monologue ever but Tina Fey who played “every woman” and thanked all who made her great career possible, did have great moments worth remembering in there-such as:
-”I’m a more a role model for young women than I thought,” but remembered that the girls were there for Justin Bieber.
-Tina sang “I’m Every Woman” while introducing all the people who helped with her busy life on a daily basis: two nannies, some factory workers, New York Jet’s quarterback Mark Sanchez, Steve Martin, Justin Bieber and Chaka Khan (played by Kenan Thompson).
Next came a very nasty/disgusting yet funny fake commercial where Fey landed herself a Duncan Hines’ Brownie Husband, meaning a man entirely made out of chocolate whom she made out with shamelessly.
The Masters: SNL did not miss the opportunity to rip Tiger Woods apart for his latest Nike commercial and for his return at the Masters. Fey played Ashlyn St. Cloud, a Shakers stripper and self described as “Tiger Woods expert” who was willing to share some of Woods little secrets which included:
-”Michael Jordan has the funniest video of him choking me a little bit”
-”Filthy Ambien zombie sex”
-”PS: If Asians and Indians can compete with black people, it’s not a sport.”
But as always, Tina Fey came to the rescue with a hilarious segment called Women’s News which had fantastic jokes like:
-”When your body looks like a dirtbag’s binder from 7th grade metal shop, it doesn’t bode well for your character. For every Sandra Bullock out there, there’s a woman who got a tattoo on her forehead because she ran out of room on her labia. For every Elin Nordegren, there’s a Hooters waitress who spells her name Jamie with two Es’and a star. If Hitler were alive today, even he would be like, “Armer Sandra Bullock, sie sind so liebenswert” (“Poor Sandra Bullock, she is so likable.”)
This is a good show because of the hilarious humor, switching from Obama to Hitler. It covers politics, sports, sex, art, movies, and most current events which are surprisingly funny if you look at it from a comedic viewpoint. The actors on the show are good at improvising and are well equipped to play different roles. That is why the show has been so popular for almost four decades
Fey appeared in every single sketch and even sang with musical guest Justin Bieber-just kidding.
And of course she took on her worst enemy Sarah Palin for the good of America. And let us be honest, it is always nice to see Fey or Amy Poehler for that matter back on SNL.
The show opened with a skit where Fred Armisen played Barack Obama and tried to explain the census.
Armisen added his own grain of salt when he talked about some very private matter like sexual habits and turned to those who speak Spanish to ask “Esta aqui ilegalmente?”
The opening monologue was not the best monologue ever but Tina Fey who played “every woman” and thanked all who made her great career possible, did have great moments worth remembering in there-such as:
-”I’m a more a role model for young women than I thought,” but remembered that the girls were there for Justin Bieber.
-Tina sang “I’m Every Woman” while introducing all the people who helped with her busy life on a daily basis: two nannies, some factory workers, New York Jet’s quarterback Mark Sanchez, Steve Martin, Justin Bieber and Chaka Khan (played by Kenan Thompson).
Next came a very nasty/disgusting yet funny fake commercial where Fey landed herself a Duncan Hines’ Brownie Husband, meaning a man entirely made out of chocolate whom she made out with shamelessly.
The Masters: SNL did not miss the opportunity to rip Tiger Woods apart for his latest Nike commercial and for his return at the Masters. Fey played Ashlyn St. Cloud, a Shakers stripper and self described as “Tiger Woods expert” who was willing to share some of Woods little secrets which included:
-”Michael Jordan has the funniest video of him choking me a little bit”
-”Filthy Ambien zombie sex”
-”PS: If Asians and Indians can compete with black people, it’s not a sport.”
But as always, Tina Fey came to the rescue with a hilarious segment called Women’s News which had fantastic jokes like:
-”When your body looks like a dirtbag’s binder from 7th grade metal shop, it doesn’t bode well for your character. For every Sandra Bullock out there, there’s a woman who got a tattoo on her forehead because she ran out of room on her labia. For every Elin Nordegren, there’s a Hooters waitress who spells her name Jamie with two Es’and a star. If Hitler were alive today, even he would be like, “Armer Sandra Bullock, sie sind so liebenswert” (“Poor Sandra Bullock, she is so likable.”)
This is a good show because of the hilarious humor, switching from Obama to Hitler. It covers politics, sports, sex, art, movies, and most current events which are surprisingly funny if you look at it from a comedic viewpoint. The actors on the show are good at improvising and are well equipped to play different roles. That is why the show has been so popular for almost four decades
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A review of the exterior of the new residential tower Aqua, at 225 N. Columbus Drive in Chicago
This building designed by: Loewenberg Architects and Studio/Gang/Architects
located near both Lake Michigan and the Chicago River reminds me not of a wave in the Lake Michigan, but spread harmony on which the Chicago’s wind can play the melody of the Middle West. The name Aqua gives us some idea that the building must be close to those waters, just like other buildings around it such as The Tide, The Shoreham, and The Regatta.
The building more looks like a sculpture than a place where people live. It is tall. It has 82 floors and that means that it has a beautiful view. Its maximum height is 870 feet / 265 meters. The location of this building makes it very expensive. Not very many people can afford to live there because of today’s economy, even though this is 21st century architecture which we can see from vast distances. It is a brand new building, built between 2006-2010. The color of the building is white, and the balcony is shaped to the waves. The balcony will get mostly sun coming through the apartments, and the apartment might be cool in the winter and shady in the summer. Not every apartment will have the same size balcony, which should be painted blue.
The building has 225 hotel rooms, 264 condominiums, 474 apartments, and 718 other residences. It is 1,900,00 square feet in floor space. None of this would matter without Gang’s singular design, whose three chief components are hotel space(for now, without an occupant) on floors 4 through 18, apartments on floors 19 through 52 and condominiums from floors 53 to 81. There are also shops, parking and townhouses facing an adjoining park. (Chicago Tribune). If you have a doctor imagination this building could remind you of layers of tissues in the human body, one after another, which accumulate fat and water. The building is made of glass and steel, which makes it light in the air. It can make a good impression in sunny days, when the blue color sky looks magnificent. During the winter the shape of the building can remind us of icicles which in the beams of the sun could remind us of a clean look of angel chests. The shape of the building for the human eye in the open space, with the background of air is hard to see by us but will be seen well by birds passing by. That is very important because contemporary skyscrapers cause a lot of bird deaths. Even the shape of the building is rectangular, if you look at a distance; the balcony around the building makes the impression that building is oval-like. The oval shape of the architecture can remind us of a finger, pointed towards the heavens. This makes a good impression on the average bread eater.
The Aqua is the tallest building designed by a woman-owned architectural firm and the first skyscraper from Chicago’s Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang Architects, who is just 45years old (Chicago Tribune). Because of the woman architecture, we can believe the building will be friendly for family and kids and living there will makes their lives more comfortable than all the other buildings around it.
located near both Lake Michigan and the Chicago River reminds me not of a wave in the Lake Michigan, but spread harmony on which the Chicago’s wind can play the melody of the Middle West. The name Aqua gives us some idea that the building must be close to those waters, just like other buildings around it such as The Tide, The Shoreham, and The Regatta.
The building more looks like a sculpture than a place where people live. It is tall. It has 82 floors and that means that it has a beautiful view. Its maximum height is 870 feet / 265 meters. The location of this building makes it very expensive. Not very many people can afford to live there because of today’s economy, even though this is 21st century architecture which we can see from vast distances. It is a brand new building, built between 2006-2010. The color of the building is white, and the balcony is shaped to the waves. The balcony will get mostly sun coming through the apartments, and the apartment might be cool in the winter and shady in the summer. Not every apartment will have the same size balcony, which should be painted blue.
The building has 225 hotel rooms, 264 condominiums, 474 apartments, and 718 other residences. It is 1,900,00 square feet in floor space. None of this would matter without Gang’s singular design, whose three chief components are hotel space(for now, without an occupant) on floors 4 through 18, apartments on floors 19 through 52 and condominiums from floors 53 to 81. There are also shops, parking and townhouses facing an adjoining park. (Chicago Tribune). If you have a doctor imagination this building could remind you of layers of tissues in the human body, one after another, which accumulate fat and water. The building is made of glass and steel, which makes it light in the air. It can make a good impression in sunny days, when the blue color sky looks magnificent. During the winter the shape of the building can remind us of icicles which in the beams of the sun could remind us of a clean look of angel chests. The shape of the building for the human eye in the open space, with the background of air is hard to see by us but will be seen well by birds passing by. That is very important because contemporary skyscrapers cause a lot of bird deaths. Even the shape of the building is rectangular, if you look at a distance; the balcony around the building makes the impression that building is oval-like. The oval shape of the architecture can remind us of a finger, pointed towards the heavens. This makes a good impression on the average bread eater.
The Aqua is the tallest building designed by a woman-owned architectural firm and the first skyscraper from Chicago’s Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang Architects, who is just 45years old (Chicago Tribune). Because of the woman architecture, we can believe the building will be friendly for family and kids and living there will makes their lives more comfortable than all the other buildings around it.
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