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    Feminine and Patriarchal Representation in The Two Gentlemen of Verona Throughout Shakespeare’s plays‚ early feministic critics saw women as less influential characters than the men who are portrayed‚ even including the male fools. The critic Phyllis Rackin brings to light this idea and its importance in love‚ sexuality‚ and gender in one of her articles of Shakespeare and his pieces. She says: “reminders that women were expected to be chaste‚ silent‚ and obedient probably occur more frequently

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    mid-first millennium of AD. Aristotle defines a tragedy as a work that provides catharsis by the use of a tragic hero who is within a tragic setting or environment. Achebe reveals Things Falls Apart as a tragedy through his tragic hero‚ Okonkwo‚ and by the pity and fear aroused in the reader. Okonkwo is a tragic hero‚ in every since of the definition. Aristotle defines a tragedy as a work that is meant to provide catharsis‚ or "arouse pity and fear in the audience so that we may be

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    finals‚ it is okay to let loose. It is perfectly fine to go out and have a good time. It is totally okay to be weird because that is what being human is all about. “And it is through fantasy the children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.”(White) Catharsis is ability to take a frustration out on something else. Obviously children do not have the full freedom as an adult‚ so an outlet for them is imagination. On the other hand‚ adults will go to the gym or vent to

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    Coun 510 Db Forum#2

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    playing‚ she placed a pillow in the other chair which represented the person she had been internalizing. The patient with tears in her eyes might be asked to "put words to it." Enactment is intended as a way of increasing awareness‚ not as a form of catharsis. It is not a universal remedy. It’s not fair. For example Helen felt that her father got the benefit‚ but he did not put in the nurture time she felt he should have‚ and she didn’t think it was fair. The therapist used the pillow in the other chair

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    In the play Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ the tragic protagonist is Antigone because she possesses a fatal flaw‚ or hamartia‚ that leads to her catastrophe‚ “the tragic protagonist’s ruin or downfall” (class handout). Antigone’s flaw is her hubris‚ “some kind of overweening pride or arrogant reliance on oneself” (class handout). Antigone believes that burying the body of her brother‚ Polynices‚ she is doing the will of the gods. When talking to Ismene about burying the body of Polynices‚ after

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    Watching Television to the Youth A. Violence B. Obesity C. TV Influence Aggressive Behaviour 1. Arousal 2. Disinheriting 3. Imitation 4. Desensitisation I Good Effects of Watching Television to the Youth B. TV Encourage Good Behaviour 1. Catharsis A. An Excellent Educator B. Good Form of Entertainment 1. A Source of Enjoyment 2. A Source of Relaxation Works Cited Black‚ Dora and Martin Newman. "Television Violence and Children".BMJ. February 4‚ 1995. p. 273 – 274. Bogart‚ Leo

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    Gilgamesh’s Transformation The Epic of Gilgamesh is an enlightening story that is filled with knowledge and wisdom that can teach everyone . Gilgamesh shows a great change from the beginning of the epic to the end‚ which can teach us all a lesson about life and death‚ and more importantly about our lives and how we should or shouldn’t live our lives. At the beginning of the story we see Gilgamesh as someone who thinks he is better than everyone‚ who treats his people unkindly and who uses people

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    Through the various techniques‚ a patient may connect to their inner self and express those emotions through movement or visual art. This catharsis allows the individuals to heal from a disorder or another damaging event‚ without this treatment option‚ individuals may not receive the relief they need. This release of emotions compares to a massage‚ the patient feels relaxed and calm after each

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    courageous and often rebellious exploits of black heroes” (Starr and Waterman‚ 33). Bad men stood up for the African American community‚ they were tough and confronted and overcame their obstacles. “The bad man in black folklore did provide emotional catharsis‚ an understandable reaction to racism‚ but they also offered hard lessons about the effects of violence within African American communities” (Starr and Waterman‚ 33). It provided a character that showed that African Americans could survive and come

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    intellectual stimulant. A good artist advances culture and civilization by provoking thought‚ introspection‚ and discussion. Art triggers emotions. Subject‚ color‚ and texture are used by artist to evoke feelings. In this way art can serve as a catharsis‚ or help us uncover feelings of which we were previously unaware. Art has the intrinsic ability to elevate the commonplace. It lifts the viewer beyond the confines of reality and into another world‚ such as the use of art to express fantasy.

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