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Normally a $ prompt is given to a user, and a # prompt is given to root.

Looks like you're talking about prompt, the symbol just before your cursor when you log into your terminal. "~" refers to the home directory. And # or $ is the prompt symbol. Use "set" command to see...

ooffice arts_life.doc

You certainly don't need sudo to run it like you did in your other thread! That's dangerous!

If you have more than just a term, you may try open office for linux

OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite (http://www.openoffice.org/)

You can't just open a .doc like that... (we are talking of microsoft word extension right?).
You would have to find a tool, I used to use catdoc ... search in the opensource catalog!