|
For about 15 years, Michael Eck has been thinking about threes. Things that come in threes. Now he combines that esoteric interest with his attachment to the Internet by creating what he hopes will be the book with the most authors ever (a lot more than three, anyway).
He suggests that in our minds we break concepts into three parts to understand whatever it is we are thinking about. We use threes to define systems. We use the third or middle point with regard to the extremes to define a point of view. Yadda yadda yadda. The concept is simple. Just think of something that comes in threes, then go to this site and contribute it. For example: the colors on the American flag; Caesar's most famous words, "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered"); the number of legs on each side of an insect.
Now it's your turn . . . - Lycos review Top 5 sites |
|
|
The Number Three in American Culture |
|
 Professor Allan Dundes
THE NUMBER THREE IN AMERICAN CULTUREBy Professor Alan Dundes of Berkeley University |
|
Read more...
|
|
Pablo Picasso Biography 1881-1973 "When I was a kid I tried to draw like Michelangelo. It took me years to learn to draw like a kid." - Picasso Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art and drawing teacher. He was a brilliant student. He passed the entrance examination for the Barcelona School of Fine Arts at the age of 14 in just one day and was allowed to skip the first two classes. According to one of many legends about the artist's life, his father, recognizing the extraordinary talent of his son, gave him his brushes and palette and vowed to paint never again in his life. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|