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A report to Matt Bells In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods
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A report to Matt Bell’s In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods
Matt Bell’s novel, In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods is a very remarkable book. The book talks about love, marriage, and the challenges that come along when two people choose to stay together. The main characters in this book, the unnamed husband and his wife set out to start their marriage life far away from their home. As a result of this, the married couple departs to the wilderness, an untamed wilderness, where soon after they discover that it is not easy living there.
In deed, as Edna St. Vincent the poet writes “Love is not all,” this is true. There is more to love than what meets the eye and Matt Bell clearly shows this. As the couple starts their lives in the wilderness, the husband soon takes up his roles as the provider of the house while the wife tends to her husband. This is evident in the roles that the husband does, building a house as well as gathering food. As much as marriage is meant for companionship, recreation is also a very central part of it and this couple soon longs for children. Several times before their first born, the couple faces challenges resulting from crushed fetuses which drive the husband mad to the extent of eating one of them. With the boy at hand, the jealousy in the husband causes the wife to withdraw with the son from him and find a place where they will be safe. He is left alone in their house recalling what his father taught him about marriage life.
Personal reflection
The journey through this book was interesting as well as breathtaking. It takes the reader through a series of events that the author narrates in a way done by no other. The author in his uniqueness brings out a special way of expressing emotion of his characters. This is made possible by the way he brings fiction into his work, making it alive in the narration that surpasses all other fairy tale stories that are common with many fiction writers. The writing styles of Jorge Luis Borges and Italo Calvino are at some point evident in this book but Matt Bell has set out to bring an all unique trend in this work that has no forerun. His is purely different and no other author can claim precedence in this work.
In this work, Matt Bell narrates a story that is founded on love. Upon his narration, he takes the reader through a journey that is full expectations that are not met on the onset. With these disappointments, the husband and the wife open up to the reality that life is not easy and to make everything work, far away from the crowds, the parents and every one they knew, there have to be some challenges they must meet as a couple and overcome them if they are to achieve all they wished for in a marriage life.
Through the journey with Matt Bell, I have learnt that uniqueness is a must for any writer to make it in the writing industry. A writer has to dig deeper through his literature to define a solid stand that can only be familiarized with him. Having created this bench mark for oneself, it then becomes easy to work your way that will always leave readers begging for more, this kind writing creates an unquenchable thirst with every work the writer comes up with. As a fiction writer and a poet, Matt has done all this and his readers are always in need to know more from his upcoming book. This has enabled Matt to outsmart many of his fellow writers and is evidenced in the manner with which he has penned this book.
The style of writing found in this book is strikingly surprising. The author uses words that make the reader be part of the event that is going on. “I froze, afraid the bear would charge, and in my fear I for a breath forgot my wife; and in the next breath I remembered, flushed with the shame of that forgetting.” Any reader that goes through these words becomes thrilled and feels the nerve wrecking experience that the writer intentionally created to make the reader be part of the book, more or less like a 3-D experience. Though I have had several icons to look up to when it comes to writing, Matt Bell’s writing is awesome and none of it can relate to my writing. It is unique and very captivating, a writing style that can only be associated with Matt Bell.
Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a prominent condition which affects brains causing infrequent changes in the energy, activity levels and moods as well as the ability to carry out daily life activities. There are three major behavioral mood episodes namely main depressive, manic and hypomanic episodes. Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder the predominant types of disorders, even though there are other unspecified and specified related disorders. Bipolar I disorder is categorized by the happening of more than one manic episodes where the hypomanic, manic and major depressive episodes are prevalent or any two and the unique period of abnormality lasts for at least one week. With bipolar II disorder, the full-blown manic episode is not experienced, and minimum of one hypomanic as well as major depressive episode are experienced. With regards to the National Institute of Mental Health, both males and females are equally affected by the bipolar where men tend initially undergoing through the depressive episode while women will typically experience manic episode first (Merikangas, page 21). Depression Bipolar Support Alliance plays a significant role in helping people with affective bipolar and depression disorder by creating a network among the members to allow them to share information and provide support to other people with related conditions.
The bipolar disorder behavioral perspective focuses on the observable behaviors categorized by the different episodes including manic, major depressive, hypomanic and mixed episodes. The major depressive episode is portrayed by some symptoms which include depressed moods, significant loss of weight loss, changes in the sleeping patterns, fatigue, lack of concentration and diminished interest on the day-to-day life activities. One can also have recurrent thoughts of fear over traumatizing issues and have feelings of inappropriate or extreme guilt. In this episode, at least five of the mentioned symptoms are experienced where both diminished interest on the daily life activities and depressed mood in regular basis either observed by the individual or others are prevalent and occurs for more than two weeks. The manic episode persist for about one week where the person is abnormally ecstatic and experiences irritable mood. On top of the individual being irritable, he or she experiences at least four other symptoms which might include excessive and risky involvement an activity, reduced sleeping urge, inflated self-esteem, lack of concentration, participation in the high goal-directly activity and racing thoughts.
The hypomanic episode has similar characteristics to those of manic it is that it is experienced in less high frequency and it only lasts for about four days. It is observable by other people that the individual is somehow different from the normal non-depressed mood which significantly affects the normal functioning. With a mixed episode, the symptoms for both Manic and Major depressive episodes are incurred in almost on a daily basis, and they will only last for one week. In the management of bipolar disorder, the therapist uses some techniques. First, they will discuss these disorders and the effects they incur to human health (Schaffer, page 13). Second, they facilitate the improvement of communication with friends, teachers and family members as well as encouraging change on the victim’s behavior to improve the overall health. Behavioral therapy of the bipolar disorder involves the psychotherapy techniques where through the attendance of a therapy session the psychotherapist facilitates the monitors the person’s mood, a useful diagnosis, problem-solving frequency and stabilizing of the daily routine.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a useful technique of dealing with bipolar disorder through the improvement of the mania symptoms and psychosocial functioning and decrease of the lapse rate in patients. The method is based on the concept that person’s thoughts, physical sensation, ideas and are connected, and that negativity regarding feelings and thoughts will significantly affect the behavior and functionality of an individual. It is a non-pharmaceutical process of treating patients with anxiety and depression with an objective of helping them deal with the problems in a more positive way than ignoring and breaking them down into smaller parts. Changing the negative patterns in cognitive-behavioral therapy best works in taking the practical action to improve the feeling and state of mind on a daily basis. For instance, one can choose to be doing exercises during leisure time to refresh and prevent negative thoughts that run in mind during the idle time leading to depressed mood and related effects.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy works well in the treatment and prevention of the bipolar disorder. Through proper routine management and being actively involved in physical activities works well in fighting mania symptoms leading to significant healthy living standards.
Work cited
Merikangas, K., et al. “Bipolar and other mental disorders as predictors of transitions to alcohol use disorders: implications for prevention.” BIPOLAR DISORDERS. Vol. 20. 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY, 2018.
Schaffer, Ayal, et al. “International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide: meta‐analyses and meta‐regression of correlates of suicide attempts and suicide deaths in bipolar disorder.” Bipolar Disorders 17.1 (2015): 1-16.
A Report on The Oslo Philharmonics Concert
A Report on The Oslo Philharmonics Concert
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A Report on The Oslo Philharmonics Concert
On June 4th this year I attended the grand Oslo Philharmonics Concert which was held at the Chat Noir in Oslo, Norway. It was a five-hour-long event. Classical music artists as well as artists from other genres, from all around the world flocked the theatre in a bid to spectate one of the world’s most decorated Orchestras. it was such a privilege for me to be part and parcel of such a musically gifted audience. The concert was held in celebration of Norwegian Culture. In this essay, I have compiled a detailed report of the concert from the performances to the glamorous audience.
Pieces Performed During the Concert
During the concert artists from the Oslo, Philharmonics Orchestra did nine classic pieces from world-renowned composers. The Orchestra was led by professional conductors who are quite famous. The principal performers were; Klaus Makela, Oivin Fjeldstad, Vasily Petrenko and Christian Eggen. The list of how the Orchestra had lined up the performances is as follows; The Symphonia Domestica, Air, Ralph’s Symphony no.5, Trepak, Two-Froso Flowers, Elegiac Melody, Jean Sibelius’ Symphony no.1 and to bring the curtain down they performed Bolero by Maurice Ravel.
A detailed view of each piece performed
The Symphonia Domestica composed by Richard Strauss kick-started the show. It is a perfectly crafted three-movement symphony. The movements include; Scherzo, adagio, and finale. The next symphony was the “Air” symphony by Ludvig Irgens. It is done in D minor. Seems like the Norwegians have a bias to symphonies. The next was also a symphony. The Ode to Solitude. A symphony relating to the famous poem by Alexander Pope which goes by the same title. The Two-Froso Flowers performance followed. This piece in particular did not resonate with me. The Orchestra lost touch of their musical unity and were not in sync during that performance. The conductor seemed aloof and did not show enough emotion when guiding his orchestra. This whole performance lacked excitement and lowered the enthusiasm that was inside The Chat Noir. The Elegiac Melody composed by Odd Gunner and Jean Sibelius’s Symphony was not that bad but out of all of them, one stood out for me.
Trepak “The Russian Dance”
After a short recess, we were treated to Trepak “The Russian Dance”. It was now a change in cultures. The concert was that accommodating. The performance of the two-movement symphony in E minor gave me a new perspective on the view of music. That piece was both diverse and similar to the work of the Norwegian Composer. To think that Classical Music also differed by country and different cultures blew my mind. This can be related what the difference in the genres between Bach’s music and Mozart’s. I thought of how physical locations and different cultures could have brought about the existence of different genres of classical music.
Winding up of the Concert. The group then finished the show in style by playing Maurice Ravel’s Bolero.
Conclusion
The concert was a complete a splendid collection of performances that made it an event of art. The display of culture through classical music was truly exceptional from any other concert I have attended and that made this a new experience and experience where I got to learn new versions of classical music different from the ones taught in school. It was completely worth it to witness the technique of engaging the crowd through emotional performance and the power that came with it.
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Oslo Philharmonics. (2021, June 24th ). Music Videos. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJJO7djXWX0BW_r-vA10dQ5yTGNIm_mXZ