How We Respond to Art
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Photographs by Bobby Doherty
The deep emotions inspired by looking at a painting, listening to a symphony or reading a poem expand our sense of who we are and how we might live our lives. We asked the readers of At Home to tell us about transformative experiences they’ve had in the presence of art. Here’s what they said.
I’ll never forget watching my first play, “Death of a Salesman.” I was a 12-year-old who had experienced way too much trauma from growing up with an alcoholic father. Leaning over the rail of the balcony, sitting on that hard seat, I was mesmerized. Something in my emotional DNA was transforming. Watching Willy Loman unveiled, for me, the part of my father that was sad and hurting. That play taught me empathy.
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and nowresident morsi is. you have a leader who has more power in the military. as it looks right now it looked like this is going to be allowed to continue. what about this constitutional declaration? does he have the authority to cancel it after the army imposed it? that s going to be the question the courts are going to have to decide and the supreme court. this puts morsi in a position. legislative power was given to the armed forces. he has power over the constitutionalal assembly, the body that is writing the constitution right now. if that committee cannot come up with a solution then it has to stand. then president morsy will have to select the members to draft the new constitution. he is in a very powerful position right now. thank you. back here in the u.s. in the race for the white house a packed campaign schedule this weekend for both candidates. on the republican side mitt romney and paul ryan are touring key states. jim acosta is there. reporter: with paul