Monthly Archives: June 2009
Whitman and the animals
Passage from section 32, “Song of Myself”: “I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, … Continue reading
Earthlings: how mankind treats animals
Dear fellows, I insert here the powerful documentary by Shaun Monson narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, Earthlings, on how mankind treats, or mistreats, animals. It makes me wonder, the singer would say!
Portuguese for foreigners
Dear visitor, if you want to learn the Portuguese language, you can use my Free Online English Course as a way to learn it, for the reason that the course is bilingual (English/Portuguese). The section called Dicas de Inglês, hints … Continue reading
Parallelism, enumeration, catalogues, and meter in Leaves of Grass
Section 3.4 of my dissertation is on: parallelism, enumeration, catalogues (Bible and Greek epics), and meter and the transposition of Leaves of Grass to Portuguese.
The Money Masters, Part 2
Dear fellows, I post now the second part of the documentary on the history of money, The Money Masters (1h 46min). The subtitles are in Spanish, for those who cannot understand English. I do think Whitman would have completely supported … Continue reading
Money as Debt
Dear Folks, following on the path of The Money Masters, I post here another documentary on the issue of how money is created: from debt! Despite the title, the documentary is in English (only the subtitles are in Portuguese).
I dreamed a dream
Fellows, I believe Whitman would have loved this singer. She is an angel! Just sit back and enjoy!
