Catharsis

Choctaw Indians: A view into the Indian Child Welfare Act According to an ancient Choctaw legend, the Choctaw Indians carried the bones of their dead for forty-three years until their creator Aba gave them their land in Southeast America, located in present day Mississippi (Akers, 2013). According to prophecy, they believed if they ever left their homeland, their nation would die. It turns out that the prophecy was true. The Choctaw Nation did die in a sense when they were forcibly removed to…

The unexplored side violent video games are too shy to show I invited three notable authors of research on the effects of violent videogames on children’s development to a conversation over coffee at Square One cafe. Unfortunately, one of these authors, Dr. Deyreh, was unable to join us physically due to the recent immigration ban on Iran. So, he’ll be joining us via skype. The other two authors, Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Agina made it although the latter was late. While waiting for Dr. Agina, I…

specific type of play. Eventually, the Greeks perceived that they perfected this form of drama through the masterful works of dramatists, Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. Aristotle, a philosopher, believed the aim of tragedy was to “bring about a "catharsis" of the spectators” (Britannica). According to him, the five basic elements of tragedy are character, plot, thought,…

Tragedy is an intriguing genre of drama that made its official debut in around 500 BC in Athens. According to an article from Grand Valley State University, the origin of Tragedy can be traced back to groups of men singing s choral lyric to honor the Greek god Dionysus. Throughout history many famous authors were made great because of their skillful ability to captivate audiences with the story of a tragedy. Aristotle helped to outline and define what both a tragedy and a true tragic hero should…

The Great Gatsby is a Dramatic and a romantic movie directed by Baz Luhrman in 2013. The movie was created based on The Great Gatsby novel. Moreover, the movie has won many awards, such as: the academic awards for the best costume design and production, and AACTA award for the best direction and the best film. The following people are the actors and the role they played in the movie: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy, Tobey Maguire as Nick, and Joel Edgerton as Tom. This…

The Hidden Epidemic A girl is walking down a street with cuts and scrapes on her arms and face with bruises covering her body. One might think she might of fallen off a tree or playing too rough. This, in many cases is what happened but, in many cases this isn’t what actually happened. The child has been abused at home by her parents. In today’s society we often pass this conclusion up because we don’t believe it could really happen. According to The American Humane Association a child is being…

Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, to a middle-class Jewish family in what is now referred to as the Czech Republic. Growing up, Kafka faced many hardships that took a toll on his emotional state. All five of his siblings died tragic deaths and left Kafka with his domineering father who looked down on him as if he were a failure. “His only aim, it seems, is to belittle everything that Kafka is— to isolate and subject him” (Blunden, 13). Kafka’s father is a recurring character in his works, a…

Without any conflict a story-(read: a movie)-is boring. Some people are drawn to the dark motives and actions of the villains and because of this more often than not the villain is more liked than the hero. Movies have transpired to show the hero in a good light that’s enjoyable and believable. But a man’s worth can only ever truly be measured by the weight of those that stand against them. In days of old it was easy enough to throw a black hat on a man and show him shoot a few people and…

In his autobiography Doing Battle Paul Fussell writes of his personal experiences which also tie in to several themes touched upon by social historians such as George Roeder in The Censored War. Roeder documents how the participation and suffering of African-American soldiers was censored carefully so as not to offend racists. While photographs showing dead American soldiers were a propaganda staple (as long as not too gruesome and not showing faces of the corpses), photos of black American…

some event that day over simply relaying the information. So I think that acting/storytelling has always been motivated by the simple desire of play for both myself and the audience. I’m fascinated by the simultaneous event of entertainment and catharsis that occurs when we tell…