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Exploration Document Draft Betheny Cottone Southern New Hampshire University HUM200: Applied Humanities Don Macon June 2, 2024 1

Exploration Document Draft Cultural Artifacts My first work is "Paris Street, Rainy day" by Gustave Caillebotte. This art work was created in 1877. Caillebotte grew up in this area, and the city was turned from an ancient city to a modern metropolis. The painting portrays this symmetrically, on a rain-washed impression. My second piece of work is "Symphony no. 5" by Ludwig van Beethoven, which premiered on December 8th, 1808. However, this piece has been assessed and has drawn a lot of attention with its beginning notes, it has been one of Beethoven's most successful pieces of work that he has done. "Symphony no. 5" was completed and released parallel to "Symphony no. 6". Common Theme The common theme surrounding both "Paris Street, Rainy Day" and "Symphony no. 5" is overcoming emotional turmoil. I see this expressed in both pieces of work because the looks of the people in the painting are sad, overwhelming and with the musical piece, the story behind the work. The time that Beethoven released "Symphony no. 5" he was going through a depressive state in his life and was just getting on the winning side of it. Personal Experience The theme of overcoming emotional turmoil connects to my personal experience due to recently going through a depressive state, and overcoming challenges that were in my way. For example, losing my job, moving back to my home state, and having hard time finding new work. I was diagnosed with bipolar depression at the age of 14, and for the longest time, getting out of a negative mood was difficult, and I was unsure how to do so. This past year, I was depressed and giving up, however I have worked through the negative thoughts and now am thriving and succeeding in all aspects of my life again. 2

Profession The overcoming of emotional turmoil is a challenge within itself, from learning how to cope with the emotions and beginning the process of changing to become better. A profession that may be impacted by emotional turmoil is being a counselor. This being because if you're not in a right mind space, and emotionally unavailable, how are you going to be able to help others who are also needing help with learning how to overcome their own emotional trauma. Having a general understanding of the humanities within this profession is beneficial due to being able to help clients understanding their way of processing through. Whether that be through art, literature, or music. Humanities Resources My first resource is an analysis of Fifth Symphony by Ludwig Van Beethoven. This source explains that when the symphony was first released, it was under practiced and was not played well. After awhile it has became one of the most popular symphony's of Beethoven's. The piece of work represents triumph within itself, about every hard won victory that one has accomplished, including ours as listeners. When I found this source, I searched scholarly triumph that Beethoven experienced before symphony no. 5. I read through multiple other sources. They discussed about his hearing loss, and his relationship with Napoleon, However, the source I chose discussed about the work being about overcoming challenges. My second and third resource analyzes my second chosen work, "Paris Street, Rainy Day" by Gustave Caillebotte. This piece was created in 1877, while Paris was undergoing changes and being "remade" and new life in Paris was being created. This particular piece shows a typical rainy day on this particular Paris street, and where people stay to themselves. Before Paris's regeneration project, it 3

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