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Poetry allows poets to convey complex feelings in a concise and artistic manner, making it an effective medium for self-expression and catharsis. – Oscar Auliq-Ice	added by Auliq-Ice 6 months ago
We really are trying to provide a catharsis for ourselves first and foremost. – Samantha Bee	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail. – David Greenberg	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I do n’t think fall 2021 is going to give us the catharsis we were waiting for. – Nick Bunker	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	added by Normando 3 years ago
This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior. – Tarana Burke	Found on CNN 5 years ago
For many remote rural communities there hasn't been an opportunity for catharsis, to talk about what has happened, most people in rural areas don't know what a psychologist is and have never met one. Some people say :. – Ildefonso Jaimes	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If those who committed crimes go through the catharsis, we shall accept them and live together. – Radoslava Habul	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility. – Martin Luther King, Jr.	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Poetry allows poets to convey complex feelings in a concise and artistic manner, making it an effective medium for self-expression and catharsis.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

added by Auliq-Ice
6 months ago

We really are trying to provide a catharsis for ourselves first and foremost.

– Samantha Bee

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail.

– David Greenberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I do n’t think fall 2021 is going to give us the catharsis we were waiting for.

– Nick Bunker

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.

– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

added by Normando
3 years ago

This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior.

– Tarana Burke

Found on CNN
5 years ago

For many remote rural communities there hasn't been an opportunity for catharsis, to talk about what has happened, most people in rural areas don't know what a psychologist is and have never met one. Some people say :.

– Ildefonso Jaimes

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If those who committed crimes go through the catharsis, we shall accept them and live together.

– Radoslava Habul

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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