I, personally, have asked "am I dreaming?" ... Of course, it could be argued that by saying that I have asked "am I dreaming?" ... Therefore the fact that I awoke after the dream in which I questioned whether I was dreaming or not, shows that I was indeed dreaming**. ... Even if certain people (such as Norman Malcolm, perhaps) do not have, and never have had, realistic dreams or dreams in which they have questioned whether they are dreaming, the fact that others have (even if it is only myself and Descartes!) ... It could merely be the case that those people who cannot dream such dreams are a...

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I think Ultima's entry into Antonio's life will start a stressful time Antonio. ... Mária is happy to have a woman to talk to, and Antonio's two older sisters are happy to have someone to help with their chores so that they can spend more time playing together with dolls. ... I feel Antonio's fear of the llano represents his dependence on his family. ... Antonio recites the Act of Contrition as he runs home, even though I feel he doesn't fully understand its significance. ... It could also mean that they are dying because they have changed too much to settle sea...

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However, in this essay I shall explore this in further depth by looking at three poems: "A dream", "A Birthday" and one of the many poems entitled "Song", beginning "When I am dead, my dearest." By looking at her use of language, imagery, themes and her addressee I shall explore to what extent I agree with the statement that the work of Rosetti leans towards the "Dark Side." ... "A Dream" is a biographical poem which charts the events of a dream which the speaker has had about her and her lover. ... In line 11, the speaker makes the connection between their dream and reality by saying "I thoug...

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All may have been available to the author of Wuthering Heights (1847), whose own richly experimental novel works with intricate permutations of multiple narrative, unreliable narration, and two-volume structure. ... He takes us across the threshold between foppish Southern existence and the earthier ways of the Yorkshire moors; between present and past; between waking and dream, civilized and natural. ... is property, and the most telling enunciation of Heathcliff's brutal campaign of revenge is expressed entirely in such terms: I want the triumph of seeing my descendant fairly l...

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In the fourth chapter, Freud discusses the concealment of childhood memories and the misrepresentation they may have in our current memory. ... Freud furthers his view by pointing to dreams, and giving a glimpse into the main premise for Interpretation of Dreams. ... The Psychopathology of Everyday life is chock-full of stories that any given person can relate to, and therefore, they have the power to resonate. ... In fact, I would venture to say that most of us have found ourselves in a similar, forgetful predicament. ... It is therefore no wonder that hundreds of psychoanalytic investigation...

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Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus What myths are to the race, dreams are to the individual, for in dreams, as in myths, there also appear those primitive emotions and feelings in the form of giants, heroes, dragons, serpents, and blood sucking vampires; representations of guilt, retribution, and fate; of lust and power, of monsters of the deep unconscious and of unknown but overwhelming beings which fill our nights with nightmarish dreams and make us fear our sleep, but which, rightly used, can be fruitfully integrated into our personality. ... HADFIELD The essence of the Frankenstein...

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The work itself exhibits elements of the recent provoking occasion as well as of the old memory" (Freud, Day-Dreaming 151). ... Cisneros states, "I couldn't trust my own voice. People saw a little girl when they looked at me and heard a little girl's voice when I spoke. Because I was unsure of my own adult voice and often censored myself, I made up another voice, Esperanza's, to be the voice and ask things I needed answers to myself" (Cisneros, Introduction xxiv). ... I found it frightening and very terrifying for women. ...

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Victor begins his tale to Walton by describing his early childhood, "I was so guided by a silken cord, that all seemed but one train of enjoyment to me" (42). ... "My mother had much desired to have a daughter, but I continued to be their single offspring" (p 42). ... Having never fully differentiated from his mother, Victor views his mother's death as his own. ... "Lacan treated the unconscious as a language and viewed the dream as a form of discourse" (169). ... "Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree I shunned my fellow-creatures ...

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He has to have a job. ... But as the screwed-up Indian men stagger through their lives, Indian men need only to have their own teeth to get snagged." ... Throughout these dreams Alexie portrays the underhand tactics employed by white people in order to slaughter and oppress the Native Americans. This is evident is several dreams such as Thomas' dreams where cowboys falsely declared friendship before cranking the generator and electrocuting the three Indians or where the white landowners have occupied ground (presumably stolen from the Native Americans) and like the cowboys, offer friend...

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I have always known that I wanted to positively impact other's lives. My personal and work experiences have impacted my motivation to accomplish all my dreams. In the future, I would love to influence another generation of students to also achieve their dreams. ... Also through my experiences, I have not only identified my dreams, but also fostered dreams and goals that will benefit others. ... With the body of experience I have built up, I see a career for myself in school counseling. ...

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Suppose we do have free will, how can we exercise it? ... One of the messages that he may have wanted to convey to his audience is that free will, while achievable, comes at a cost. ... "Rather than a metaphysical fate, I have associated this network of circumstances with the structures of modern urban life, where every trace can be followed up by the surveillance society" (289). ... Shaken by the effects of World War I and changed by the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, the general population was fearful of technological advances, according to Professor Polan. ... Lang se...

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People rightfully feel that someone who earns millions of dollars cannot have a day off or even have a day under their full capacity. ... Even if I was only 5 when it happened, this win was talked about everywhere for years in France and is still talked about today. That is when I realized how big sports could be and how much passion it could generate. Experts stated that France had never been this united since the liberation of the country from the Nazis in 1944 and when I looked back at tapes from the celebration at champs elysée afterwards, I have to admit that I have never seen such...

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I have been a student of the real estate market for almost five years, and throughout these years, I have learned many of the fascinating dynamics of this genre of investing. ... Those fortunate enough to possess money are those who finance the dreams of those who are only rich in ideas, the most valuable commodity. This coupling is the very basis for capitalism and the American dream. Many experience the American dream and simultaneously, make their first and only real estate investment, unwittingly. ... Homes are the cornerstone of the American dream, and lending institution are predispo...

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However, I believe that there may be further dimensions and greater subtleties to Johnson's construction of the rustic idyll than have previously been realized. ... I believe that simpler, more obvious irony is evident in other parts of 'Satire III'. ... Whilst Juvenal's more obvious irony appears to have been left out of London, it is arguable - although rarely argued - that Johnson retains it in his construction of the pastoral.8 I believe that Johnson does not simply 'miss the irony in Juvenal's presentation of country pleasures', 9 but instead, develop...

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In these teen comedies, the ideas of sex and sexuality in teens is usually a main subject, and in the three examples I will be looking at, the ideas of teen sex and sexuality is almost over emphasized to a comedic level. The three movies I will be looking at are "American Pie" (1999), "Sex Drive" (2008), and "Van Wilder" (2002). ... Though this may be true for dramas on television, I have found these stereotypes to represent one type of character for males and females. From what I have observed in movies and television today, there are another set of masculine ...

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Cognitive-Behavioral Theory, Reality Theory, and Gestalt Theory The first theory I have choose to write about is on Cognitive-Behavior. ... The process starts out with a dysfunctional attitude such as if I ask a question, it makes me look inferior which leads to an experience like I asked a question one time and did not think about what I was saying and got yelled at, which then in turn leads to an automatic thought such as god I can't do anything right and finally it leads to an negative emotion such as embarrassed or sad. ... The third person I mentioned in the begging of this pape...

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While "Dream" (my adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream") was poorly staged, shabbily designed, and narratively messy, the production achieved something I have yet to achieve again. "Dream" brought in an audience of people in my age group, who rarely, if ever, had attended theatre, and exposed the joy of Shakespeare in performance to a demographic of audience members that, for the most part, had no previous interest in attending a Shakespearean performance. ... These younger audience members seemed amazed, and even shocked, by how much they had enjoyed "Dream". ... The reasons for the ...

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For centuries American Indians have been pushed out of their natural habitats onto delineated reservations. ... For example, "ghost sickness" is an experience that is described as a preoccupation with death and/or the deceased that can lead to symptoms bad dreams, loss of appetite, fear, and anxiety (Christensen, 2001). Appendix I also includes an outline for a culturally relevant case formulation (Christensen, 2001) of the individual's or family's presenting problems. ... She and Kim have a labile relationship, although Kim reports that it is better since her daughter has star...

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Abstract Throughout my paper, I discussed the question of what it means to be homeless. ... Is it because they have big dreams of the bright lights within the city? ... The conclusion of this paper is my personal opinion on what I think should be done to reduce the problem of homelessness. ... After completing research on this topic, I will better understand why so many adolescents are running from their homes towards the city atmosphere. I will discuss several contributing factors to youth homelessness, the problems in which they experience, and what should be done to help these adole...

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It would be a country run by co-operatives, here people wouldn't exploit each other and everyone would have a share in the land. ... It was magnificent dream dreamed by leading capitalist of colonial India. "He dreamed of a place where men and women could be farmers in the morning, poets in the afternoon and carpenters in the evening." But, unfortunately, his dream did not come true. ... The tide country people have an epic narrative of origins which they pass on orally from generation to generation. ...

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They both have two distinct epistemic systems that all address the idea of knowledge and what it is. ... In a similar approach, Locke argued that we have no innate moral or practical principles, for there is no universal agreement about such principles. ... Locke discussed these ideas in Books I and II and stressed that the theory of innate ideas is not the only theory possible, explaining the alternative theory of experience being the sole provider of ideas. ... Therefore, something must have existed from eternity. ... The notion that inanimate objects have minds is ridiculous, and thus th...

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He even doubted his senses, to wit: "All that I have, up to this moment, accepted as possessed of the highest truth and certainty, I received either from or through the senses. I observed, however, that these sometimes misled us; and it is the part of prudence not to place absolute confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.... It is possible, according to him that our whole life could be a dream. ... The mere fact that he was uncertain whether he is dreaming or awake manifests that he is in a state of doubt. ... Thus "Cogito Ergo Sum" or "I think therefor...

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In my opinion, I believe that Plato has some strong ideas about the connection between literature and society, but I disagree on some other points. ... These socially educated people will then create the ideal republic he dreams of. Although Plato had just intentions, I agree with the need for an ideal republic, but I know it is impossible. ... He places a great deal of emphasis on the importance of words addressing someone and having the opportunity to generate conversation to receive an answer. ... Here, I am suggesting that l...

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Away for I will fly to thee, Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards, But not on the viewless wings of Poesy". ... He realises the transitory nature of human life; and by the end of stanza six recognises that the Nightingale would not cease to sing if he were to die "Still wouldst thou sing, an I have ears in vain- To thy high requiem become a sod." ... "Was it a vision, or a waking dream? Fled is that music- Do I wake or sleep?" ... As scepticism reasserts itself, the poet is drawn back from the timelessness of the dream and into the temporal. ...

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Introduction I have chosen 19th century art and the Aesthetic Movement to consider What is an aesthetic? ... The particular element of each beauty comes from the emotions, and as we each have our own particular emotions, so we have our beauty. ... In the fifth section I will summarise the artists, writers and philosophers used in the essay and finally in the sixth section I will set out my conclusion from the earlier sections. ... I have chosen Plato, Nietzsche and Ruskin to illustrate how I understand aesthetics. ... Ronald Parkinson observes that he wrote to John Fisher in 1821 "I should...

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