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 and economical advances there are …
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 as I appreciate …
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. a result of inspired activity. 4. a thing or person …
