Books, myths, and music

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[...] Books, myths, and music SUJET 1. Music and its benefits for our lives Introduction Music omnipresent in all the spheres of our lives (advertisement, public transports, restaurants, bars, listening to the music in our free time, to do sport, etc.) - there is a real diversity of situations in which we listen to music It can be beneficial to our everyday lives in many ways, we will think about them in this presentation Question 1. What are the benefits of listening to music? [...]

[...] It provokes our feelings, sentiments, and emotions. Key question: How can we analyze the relationship between music and emotions? Question 1. How music affects our emotions? Reinforcing the emotions that we have before listening to music (e.g.: when we feel sad that we tend to listen to sad music, which reinforces our initial feelings). Music can also improve the way we feel (e.g. by listening to happy and energetic music). That is why music is such an important component of movies, where it helps to create the atmosphere. [...]

[...] Music can deeply affect our emotions, which can in turn affect some of our corporal manifestations. SUJET 3. How have books changed humanity? Introduction Reading books has been one of the most constant human activities from the Middle Age until nowadays. Books have permitted to conserve historical patrimony of humanity, they contain testimonies about the past of the human kind. Key question: How have books change humanity? Question 1. Could you give me an example of a book that you think contributed to change humanity? The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. [...]

[...] As any kind of art, books are also very engaged with social issues (for instance, the book 1984 by George Orwell sends thus a strong message about the importance of protecting our regimes from totalitarian derives) Question 3. Can some books contribute to form and shape new genres? Yes, they definitely can (as it was the case of the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien which is still one of the best-selling novels in the world). SUJET 4. [...]

[...] Sleeping more than 8 hours leads to lethargy - even if we know that it is not true because everything depends on individual needs of each person. One should not shower every day. Mice love cheese (myth largely driven by movies and TV). Question 2. Why are they such common misconceptions? They are really close to reality. They are shared by many people and supposedly based on their everyday experiences. They are shared by people issued from many different cultures, which gives them a sort of universal validity. Question 3. How are such myths vehicled? [...]