Author Archives: dfiddelman

I will be showing 4 sets of short slide shows (15 pictures each). The amount of time that each covers will increase for every slide show. My hope is to explain that even though one day in our lives, even … Continue reading →

There were two sections that particularly caught my attention. First, Proust offers a question for us to think about. Phrased as i understood it: is the immobility through time of both objects and thoughts in our life created by our … Continue reading →

I decided to talk about opera with my brother, Jay. For years now, Jay has listened to opera soundtracks as he does his homework. I was always confused by his choice of music, and I finally got an explanation as … Continue reading →

My initial reaction to the question “what does comedy mean to you?” was to think about a comedy movie. Comedy movies, i believe, have skewed my perception of what “comedy” is. To me, it symbolizes something that will make me … Continue reading →

I would like to do my research about the perception of time in China. I think it will be very interesting to compare and contrast the differences and similarities between “ancient” chinese philosophers’ ideas about time and present day thoughts.

Before thinking about what role time has played and will play in my life, I had to establish exactly what the word time means to me. Simply put, if I were instructed to blurt out the first three words that … Continue reading →