Monthly Archives: July 2007

Kontraste der Heimat

31. July 2007
Kontraste der Heimat, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Language is much more than the verbal expression of one's thoughts: Our language is an integral part of our identity and cultural heritage. We not only speak a language, we think and live in and with a language. And despite our technological ...
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Happy?Feet

23. July 2007
Happy?Feet, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Happy Feet is one of those movies you don't expect anything but light entertainment from until the real message carries through: mankind's destructive habits, exploitation and inconsideration for nature. I think the most disturbing scenes were of Mumble being captured and put on display. As much ...
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Inspiration <> Motivation

8. July 2007
Seeing:Art, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I've recently pondered a bit the relation between inspiration and motivation. According to Dictionary.com inspiration is defined as: 1. an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration. 2. something inspired, as an idea. 3. ...
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