Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner
e Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities that
are widely open to us. Did you know that James Cameron, world-famous director of
the movie, Titanic, graduated with a degree in the humanities? So did Sally Ride, the
first woman in space. So did actors Bruce Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger and
Matt Damon. Dr Harold Varmus, who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine. studied the
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