Catharsis

Music is an essential part of daily life. Music has the ability to communicate a message without using a single word. Music has been used to build bonds between nations, generate new thinking, and empower individuals. Music activates many regions of the brain. Over the past years, music has been found to reduce depression and anxiety, strengthen the heartbeat, lower blood pressure, boost the immune system, and generally make a person feel happier. Everyone has different reaction to music…

To lack good judgement is one of the major themes Shakespeare explores in his masterpiece King Lear, a tragedy concerning the aftermath of the abdication of King Lear. The plot carries a character development; a descend into madness as a result of an act of folly. This paper further examines the origin of Lear’s madness, how the madness is externalised and finally puts the play and theme into historical context. The cause of Lear’s madness can be pinpointed to several places, depending on your…

who realizes her true motives and desires in life. By showing the character’s moral conflicts, the struggles of the mountain people through poverty and misfortune, and eventually the resolution of these conflicts, this story achieves the type of catharsis for the audience most other art forms often attempt to attain. The plot of “The Songcatcher” works in tandem and is accentuated by the either symbolic or literal artistic components of the pieces of music that were chosen, the set that…

as the aspect of violence is highly prevalent in the media according to primary research studies (see Fig. A). Some of the reasons why society finds violence so appealing include the emotional appeal that it provides (that is, through emotional catharsis and/or feelings of adrenaline); the instinctual and evolutionary connection to the interest in violence; and the sense of satisfaction one experiences…

Case Study: Carlie “Carlie has been a client at a local mental health center on and off for several years. She usually returns to therapy when she experiences symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts Carlie begins attending the weekly support group for clients with mental health and substance use issues. Carlie is a 26-year-old single woman who has been living with her boyfriend, Stephen who is unemployed. She and Stephen have an extensive history of heroin use. Shae states that her father…

and let your dirty sadness fill me up just like a balloon.” It’s clear they’ve matured considerably, but deep down, they’re still the same: though they’ve mostly departed from the pop-punk Pete sought out, their craft still centers around genuine catharsis. With the steps they’ve made toward pop and hip hop and away from the rock they started out with, they’ve left behind the machismo they were trying to shake from the very beginning. Maybe the hatred chased the band out of rock and the critics…

Since my High school years, the years where everyone and everything was vulnerable and susceptible to failure, judgment, pain, and rejection it has always been a dream and interest of mine to learn how to swim. The relaxing feeling and confidence of submerging in a large array of water without fear or hesitation of drowning by such a necessity, I couldn’t imagine living without. Little did I know that my childish desire would haunt me till the days of my adulthood. Foolish and naïve thinking…

In his memoir, Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt, the protagonist and narrator, encounters various conflicts, many of which involve in his Aunt Aggie. Aunt Aggie is Angela’s sister and one of the many antagonists in the story. She is a miserable woman who resents the fact Angela married Malachy, a jobless, alcoholic Northerner, and she takes that resentment out on her American nephews. At one point, Grandma offers the children porridge, but Aunt Aggie feels she is being taken advantage of: “I don’t…

Mental Illness: Historical and Modern Approaches Annotated Bibliography Cullen, C., & McCann, E. (2015). Exploring the role of physical activity for people diagnosed with serious mental illness in Ireland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22(1), 58-64. In this article, individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) were examined to determine their subjective experiences regarding physical activity. The main objective of this study was to elicit the opinions and views of…

Sofia Petros-Gouin Period 7 Gender Identities Across Literary Movements Mrs. Martling Medea and Clytemnestra Comparison Paper Due Monday October 13, 2014 Women have historically been characterized by society in accordance with their emotional reactions; Clytemnestra and Medea, of Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Euripides' Medea respectively, are no exception to this trend. Ancient Greek societal norms understood it was plain that in the face of challenges, men react with logic and reason while…