Alain de Botton

practice. By partnering art observation with writing or discussion, self-awareness is experienced and encouraged. The article at hand researches the effect art therapy has on elders within a museum setting. The author focuses on previous data from de Botton and Armstrong, stating there are “Seven therapeutic functions of viewing art: remembering, hope, sorrow, rebalancing, self-understanding, growth and appreciation.” The intention of the article is to combine therapeutic techniques with group…

Opposing de Botton’s idea of a “traveling mindset”, as Xavier believes, “habituation” can become “receptive.” As described in the text “habituation” is the reduction of a physiological or emotional feedback to a recurring stimulus. To be “receptive” is to open minded thus having the ability to accept new ideas. In addition, a “traveling mindset” is the mentality a person gets when going somewhere new; a place the person has no prior structured ideas of, therefore making the excitement come from…

or lowering your expectations. Seneca stated, “Though the terrain of frustration may be vast--from a stubbed toe to an untimely death--at the heart of every frustration lies a basic structure: the collision of a wish with an unyielding reality” (de Botton,80). Seneca’s philosophy implies, to not go so far as living your life catastrophizing, but to simply be prepared for the worst and use optimism very cautiously. For the purposes of this essay I will be applying Seneca’s philosophy to a…

Alain De Bottons wrote “Why you will marry the wrong person.” It is an intriguing title for an article because many people desire to get married and build a family. I chose this piece because “It’s one of the things we are most afraid might happen to us” (pg. 1). When reading the title it could come off as a bit pessimistic, but towards the end it took a turn. The author uses mainly pathos to persuade readers and the rest consists of logos. Unfortunately there was not much ethos utilized in the…

Public transportation is an essential part to any city, especially a city as large and spread out as Paris. The metro of Paris is not only a key method of transportation but it is a central element to the city. Living in a city comes with a certain level of anonymity that cannot be found in less populated areas. However, anonymity can be lost and through the element of surveillance, which is exactly what happens in the films Subway and Le Samourai. Transportation technology and surveillance…

European Grand Prix Motor Racing between 1920 and 1930, the championship formalized in 1947. The best pilots of F1 can be in between Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost, these were the recent best drivers of F1, each of the has won more than 2 world championships in F1. Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost already dead and Michael Schumacher is nearly dead. Ayrton Senna da Silva was born on 21 march 1960 in sao paulo Brazil and died in 1 may 1994 Bologna Italy at the age of…

Alain found that “in the Middle Ages, in England, when you met a very poor person, that person would be described as an ‘unfortunate’ — literally, somebody who had not been blessed by fortune, an unfortunate.” This concept of fortune was often driven by the, at the time, overwhelming belief in god(s) controlling the fate of culture. Nowadays, however, as Alain put in is presentation, “if you meet someone at the bottom of society…

America has been struggling for racial equality for many years, even today we struggle. Throughout history there has been lots of evidence of America’s failing for racial equality. Today it is better than it used to be, but there are still lasting effects from the struggles before. America has failed in its quest for racial equality by denying the rights of African-Americans throughout history, and not treating them equally. Starting from the beginning, the first piece of evidence would be the…

victims. He shot Vincent then attacked, brutally and stabbed to death his wife also gouged out Maxine Zazzara eyes out as well. The police had no concrete evidence on Ramirez but on August 24th, 1985 Ramirez would kill his last victims. He says that he was mistakenly identified but he was charged with 14 murders and 31 felonies and after 23 years on death row Ramirez died June 7th, 2013 at the age of 53 from complications related to B-cell lymphoma. The Clown Killer, John Wayne Gacy born March…

The Mughals ruled northern India from 1526 – 1857 AD where the Lodhi’s was the last dynasty to rule India. The invasion started all because of India's reputation of being the only known source of diamond mines in the world and it's flushing International trade attracted many invasions. “North Indian kingdoms resisted invasions by Arab and Turks for centuries, but soon small Islamic empires or Sultanate were established in several parts of the north. Before these invasions, Muslim trading…