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Obsessive mothers, hyper-sensitive roommates, the cast of VH1’s “Daisy of Love”—why do some people create so much drama? According to Kurt Vonnegut (by way of sivers.org), it’s because they think that their lives are supposed to be as exciting—for better or for worse—as the plots of their favorite stories. At a talk a few years ago, Vonnegut cited Cinderella themes and “disaster” themes as common drama templates, and used a graph—charting misery vs. ecstasy over time—to demonstrate the sweeping story lines that are now considered normal. Here’s the fairy tale:
But you’re not a magical enchanted princess, so when your life looks like this:
It bums you out, causing you, as Vonnegut said, to “pretend there is drama where there is none.”
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Melting men: Thousand ice sculptures left to thaw in the sun to highlight climate change in Arctic
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:03 AM on 03rd September 2009
A thousand miniature people have slowly melted away in a Berlin square in an effort to draw attention to melting ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica.
Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo carved the figures out of ice and placed them on steps in the central Gendarmenmarkt square where they began to melt within about half an hour.
Temperatures in Berlin were about 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 Celsius) Wednesday.
Ice cool: Small ice figures are seen on the stairs of Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, German today as part of an art project by World Wide Fund for Nature
The installation, Melting Men, was meant to spotlight the World Wildlife Fund's warning that melting ice could possibly cause levels to rise more than 3.3 ft by 2100.
The group warns that the warming of the Arctic will change weather in different parts of the world and increase the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Since 2005, Azevedo has been setting up her Melting Men in various countries around the world. Although originally intended as a critic of the role of monuments in cities, environmentalists around the world are adopting her work as climate change art.
Ice ice, baby: Around a thousand ice figures by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were melting within 30 minutes symbolizing the effect of global warming
Center of attention: The action was meant to spotlight the World Wildlife Fund's warning that melting ice could possibly cause levels to rise more than 3.3 ft by 2100
When asked if she was a climate activist, Azevedo told greenmuze.com: 'No. I'm an artist, master of visual arts from the University of Sao Paolo.
'This work was conceived as a critical view of the official historical monuments. As the reading and interpretation of an art piece is open, I'm glad it can also speak of urgent matters that threaten our existence on this planet.'
'The project started with solitary figures, later a multitude of small sculptures of ice were placed in public spaces of several cities. The memory is inscribed in the photographic image and shared by everyone. It is not reserved to great heroes nor to great monuments.'
Burnt by the sun: Although originally intended as a critic of the role of monuments in cities, environmentalists around the world are adopting her work as climate change art
Little people: The installation lasted till the last one melted in the heat of the day
