I would like to have a 'perfect' life, or at least perfect as viewed by those who first conjured this set of optimistic ideals and goals. ... I think that when I imagine the American Dream, I think of something very similar to what we discussed in class, the classic Americana family. ... And when I came home, I'd have a message on my answering machine from my girlfriend saying we should have dinner tomorrow, and to stop pushing myself, and another from a friend saying I should come over and play some pool sometime. ... I'm not happily settled with a family to watch over ...

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Dreams have been objects of boundless fascination and mystery for humankind since the beginning of time. ... Through observing and evaluating three of my own dreams, I have found these dreams as places where I am provided with comfort and situations that satisfy some of my deepest ambitions and fulfill my wishes. The first dream I evaluated was a dream I had in the sixth grade, about a date that I was on. ... I kissed her, fulfilling a wish as a child that I never would have imagined. ... I have come to the conclusion that many dreams are positive outcomes to problems or situations of the in...

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If I am distressed and under a lot of pressure I have more intense dreams than in other times when I am in a relaxed state of mind. ... I find that I can slip into REM fairly fast once and while, usually when I have been deprived of a lot of sleep. ... I have tried many times to fall asleep right after I wake up in the middle of a dream. ... Luckily for me I have not had a reoccurring dream. ... I look forward to all the dreams I will have in the future and hope that my subconscious will give me clues about my everyday life. ...

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The paintings that I chose to concentrate on were two men whose names were Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. ... I thought what was interesting about this piece of art was that she looks so peaceful, yet she is drawn so abstract that it makes you wonder what she is dreaming about. ... This so called activity could come out in the dream like form that I have talked about in my paper. ... These two paintings have a very surreal and dream-like feel to them. ... When I first saw these paintings, I immediately thought of being in a dream-like state. ...

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Dreams, what are dreams? For many years I have wondered what dreams are made of. After much thought and deliberation I have stumbled upon three possible answers to this question. ... Second, I believe that dreams provide a time of contemplation of past mistakes and what would have been the outcome if a different choice would have been made. Third, I think dreams may contain the simple answers to difficult problems which the mind overlooked and disregarded as to basic of a solution for such a complex problem. ...

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When we are little a dream appears to us of the most insane job. ... Although I did not always have, problems with making quick decisions it's when I aged it came to me {decision making}. ... Being a chef requires a bachelor degree and on the job training programs not to mention lots of hard work in which I have the mind set for. ... Writing notes always seems to happen when I have nothing to do. ... In conclusion, I know no matter what job I chose their will always be the advantages of one that I like more than another and disadvantages will always be less if I chose my one of my two dre...

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Dreams have a superior intelligence in them: a wisdom and cleverness that guides people. ... Dreams have importance and meaning in life; they are not just stories while one sleeps. ... Someone will be having a dream, when suddenly his conscious mind takes notice of an anomaly, or something "not quite right," and he thinks, "This can't be real, so I must be dreaming!" ... Many people who have remembered their dreams have experienced one that later transpired. ... Dreams have a superior intelligence in them: a wisdom and cleverness that guide people. ...

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I could not remember having a dream that was as scary as this. ... I half expected her to have some kind of harmful weapon in her hand. ... On the same token, if I was running from some random person, the dream would probably not have stayed with me as long. ... This means that dreams and experiences have to be unique in order to have staying power. If I have the same bad dream every night. ...

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I get to the crowded parking lot and search for a spot remotely close so that I do not have to walk as far. ... I keep wondering what I could have done to shock all these people. ... I have absolutely no clothes on! Alright so not everyone has had this exact dream but most people have had one similar to it. Everyone dreams, but the big question is do they have any meaning? ...

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I begin to walk and realize that I don't have any idea where my class is or what class I have. ... I will begin by saying that the setting of my High School actually does have some importance. ... Now that I have use the cipher method to analyze it I will incorporate it to why it is a reoccurring dream. ... Also, within that year I had to apply for residency at UMass Boston so I could have cheaper tuition. ... I think the dream represents a time of change in life. ...

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Introduction to Literature 131 A "Dream Deferred" in "Harlem" As a child growing up everyone seems to have the ideal life set in their mind. ... The majority of the world can relate to having a dream deferred in their life, and this poem is away for them to relate. ... Has so much more meaning you can interpret dream to be the dream of the African Americans in general, a personal dream, the dream of Harlem to become more then it is at that time, and it can be generalized to fit the circumstances of that time. I associate the word dream with Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have A Dream" sp...

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The two main characters in this novel, George and Lennie, are completely the opposite to each other, both physically and mentally, but they both have the same hope/dream of what life will be like when they have enough money. ... Lennie believes everything that George tells him, I get the impression that Lennie is excited about the dream because when he is talking about it with George, Steinbeck says that "Lennie shouted" as he recalls that they will "live off the fatta the lan" finishing George's sentence for him. ... George on the other hand didn't really want to have to tell the ...

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Ben Franklins American Dream I feel that Ben Franklin's American Dream is still a possibility today. ... In today's world if you want to move up in life you have to have a solid education. ... Franklin also thinks that industry is just as important as the rest, but I would have to disagree with that simply because today a person has to have an education to get very far in life. ... Franklin also thinks that quality of place is of high importance and I would have to agree with him on that aspect. ... As a white male living in America today, I strongly believe in the American Dre...

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Even if once in a while a dream may creep in, I would forget it the second I wake up. Recalling back memories, there is one dream that clearly haunts in my mind. ... I had this recurring dream in my high school when college entrance exam exerted high pressure on me. ... Flying dreams also serve as an escape from the pressure of the real world. ... I have free spirit blood in my vein. ...

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Dreams and Freudian Theory Dreams have been objects of boundless fascination and mystery for humankind since the beginning of time. ... Freud called dream-interpretation the "via reggia," or the "royal road" to the unconscious, and it is his theory of dreams that has best stood the test of time over a period of more than seventy years (Many of Freud's other theories have been disputed in recent years). ... It has been objected on more than one occasion that we in fact have no knowledge of the dreams that we set out to interpret, or, speaking more corr...

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Dreaming about Reality For ages people have tried to analyze our dreams, and make sense of them. ... Many respectable people have gathered thoughts about this topic, and have written works about it as well. ... Although they discuss the differences between the two, I feel that a person's most inner thoughts and feelings can only come true through their subconscious. ... Having dreams is the best way to achieve something that one can't achieve in the "real world." ... Being able to have super powers or being able to meet a celebrity is obtainable through the "dream world." ...

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My Dream Come True It has been one of the most common topics for great writers to write about. ... I was scared. ... My Dream my hope my desire of being with her grew thin and distant in my mind. ... We have been together now for a while and having a great time and I still feel that tingly emotion flowing through my veins. ... For our future only time will tell but I see us lasting for a while but we have to watch ourselves we do not treed to deeply into each others lives as we both have other commitments that we have to consider: Exams, Hobbies and most of all Family and Friends. ...

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The basic storyline of A.I. is that a group of scientists create a little Mecca (mechanical) boy who is supposedly supposed to "have a mind". ... The Mecca then does begin to feel emotions, like love and hate, and David (the Mecca) also begins to chase after dreams. ... I guess you just program something to think, learn, and feel emotions and then it should be set, wrong. ... A.I. tries to show that somehow you can create a boy that loves, hates, and dreams, and in A.I. they do succeed. ... Singer argues against right-to-life activists with his statement, "Christianity makes a huge gulf betwee...

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It is valuable to me becasue I believe knowledge is power, that it helps in shaping ones personality and it helps top achieve success in our chosen careers Knowledge is power and it has been one of dream to become the most powerful man, with the gift of knowledge. ... Wihtout education, I would not have the power to cope up with the fast pace of the existing world and thus I am grateful for the gift of knowledge. ... I believe everyone is born for a purpose. ... For example, I was not sure of what i wanted to become in my childhood days. I had many paths to choose from and was very co...

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What does cause those seemingly incoherent dreams that we have? Psychologists have proposed numerous explanations as to what initiates the strange dreams. ... The girl I was following was leading me on in real life, and that also relates to the next dream I had. ... Even before I had these dreams, I must have known these things were true in real life. But maybe the fact that I never admitted them to myself resulted in me to having these dreams. ...

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I begin to walk and realize that I don't have any idea where my class is or what class I have. ... I will begin by saying that the setting of my High School actually does have some importance. ... Now that I have use the cipher method to analyze it I will incorporate it to why it is a reoccurring dream. ... Also, within that year I had to apply for residency at UMass Boston so I could have cheaper tuition. ... I think the dream represents a time of change in life. ...

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Probably this is the dumbest question that all people have asked and I got the same question too. ... For instance, I have my own experience that is really similar to the story that the radio told us. ... I have one example related to this topic. ... I usually control my dream every night. ... Even though I just remembered half of my dreams, but I still can't believe it that I could control my own dream. ...

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Many people have dreams that they dream of for years and years, but never make the dreams a reality. Teaching is a dream for me, and I would like it immensely if I could make my dream a reality. ... I also have a desire to serve in my community as a noble individual. ... My desire to work with young children and to have the many benefits that a teacher has and to serve in my community all have important roles in my dream of a teaching career. I hope that if I strive at all that I do, then I can make my dream of becoming a teacher a reality in my life....

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My Guardian Spirit I have chosen the dog as my guardian spirit. ... I have my own dog and I work at an animal clinic, so I spend a lot of time with many different dogs. ... My Dream I started having a recurring dream when I was about 4 or. ... Falling in dreams really means having lost control with some sort of situation in our life. ... I've also stopped having dreams of losing balance. ...

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His book, "TELL ME YOUR DREAMS,"" is based on a disputed subject of psychology, i.e. ... All three have bizarre dreams. ... The trial must have aroused a big controversy. ... In general, I will have to add that this book is particularly an interesting and educative book on the subject of psychology. ... Though, I do have a series of questions that left me thinking after reading the book (Questions stated above in paragraph 6). ...

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