The Humanities Are Addictive

H101-3398 9/02/2011 Elizabeth Soria ABH 1-RR A- 114

"The Humanities are addictive" Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler/The Art of Being Human, page 5. When I first think of addictive humanities all I think in my mind are about drugs and how they cause harm. Reading this in the chapter gave me more knowledge and significance. This is critically important in humanities, I mean I love playing my favorite song more than once, eating my favorite food more than once, and watching my favorite movie over and over again. This will continue to happen no matter what as it is a necessity in humanities life.

Utamaro is the name of one of the illustrations used from the ten women as a portrait to illustrate the beauty in every aspect. As it says in the book "Physiognomies of Ten Women" Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler/The Art of Being Human, page 8. It is incredibly amazing how every culture in humanities considers beauty differently. If we could just open the door and not only see in outer beauty but inner beauty it would really help us out in humanities, I mean in every day in life we deal with beauty in our world and we all just miss it and don't appreciate it.

I currently work part time in a family practice clinic under a direct supervision of a pediatrician, and deal with children from different ages beginning from birth. Every time when I work I can see how fast they grow, and how easy it is for them to absorb anything they see. Most likely they mimic their parents in what they say and do. "Tastes of words" Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler/The Art of Being Human, page 11. The more we teach our generations the better they can grow into humanities and help humanities grow.

"The pleasure of the movement is its own for existing" Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler/The Art of Being Human, page 11. The author provided factual information, and visual cue which illustrated so much to view. When dancing clearly I focus only in dancing and forget about my surroundings it is just so soothing and exciting helping me forget about all my problems. It takes my mind into another dimension; it is amazing as how just by dancing I only focus in dancing. That is the beauty of humanities.

Like I said before earlier we have to open the door our minds let the humanities in before it's too late. We are surrounded by humanities and beauty that is not acknowledged. Like it says on the book "Really noticing is a first step in appreciating the humanities." Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler/The Art of Being Human, page 9.

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler/The Art of Being Human, page 8. How many times do we travel and miss the most important part of our vacation, the fun to explore the beauty surrounding us. Last vacation trip I had was to Mexico, I had the