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Catharsis is a Greek literary term that refers to purging or releasing your emotions, and it carries the connotation of feeling better once those emotions are let out. The ancient Greeks believed that art and literature were important to a society because they provided the audience with catharsis-- a tragic play might cause members of the audience to have a good cry, for example. These days, music can be a catharsis (many of us, when we are having a bad day, will listen to some songs we like and sing along with them); so can watching a movie, playing Video Games, going swimming, and going to a concert.

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