Freud theorized that all small boys select their mother as their primary object of desire. They subconsciously wish to usurp their fathers and become their mothers' lover. Typically, these desires emerge between the ages of three and five, when a boy is in what Freud defined as the phallic stage of development. Because the child suspects that acting on these feelings would lead to danger, these desires are repressed, and leading to anxiety. ...

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Without fully understanding or questioning our desire to acquire, we repeatedly aim to obtain 'things' merely for superficial reasons, often, under the pretences of trying to satisfy our basic needs. ... On a subconscious level, this acquisition of the rare suggests that one must be worthy of this exceptional responsibility and honour – further elevating their status. ...

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The knowledge withheld in the subject of sociology goes beyond the conventional to provide illuminating and challenging understandings of social desires. ... The desire to conform to the ideas and aspects of others, assimilation, is an inclination for all. ... Everything experienced from birth and onward affects the personality and attitude of a person; books, surroundings, magazines, billboards, and anything involving technology has an especially powerful influence upon our subconscious as the culture sinks in. ...

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Enkidu, an uncivilized wild man, becomes civilized and a close friend to Gilgamesh, while the narrator of Fight Club subconsciously creates a friend for himself named Tyler Durden. ... This other side of the narrator signifies his deep desire to break away from civilization and expectations of society. ...

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"The theme that dominates all Anderson's works [is] the conflict between organized society and the subconscious instincts of the individual" (Columbia pg 1585). ... The narrator in the tale is overcome by his desire to be socially accepted. ...

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As the meditator becomes more advanced, he or she can even unearth thoughts from their subconscious mind and find solutions to their struggles. ... By overcoming one's attachment to desire for things, people, or concepts of the world, they can attain a heightened perspective. ...

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Some individuals simply desire something to show immediately instead of going to school for years. ... Thus, the temptation is powerful, and successfully utilizes the tendency to desire instant gratification. ... The driving force behind consuming is not necessarily essentiality but a desire to create a satisfying, fulfilling life. ... Fulfillment of every desire requires a constant shifting of attention towards what is deemed important. ... This message is quickly absorbed into the subconscious as other messages are displayed and subsequently follow the same route. ...

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His works can be regarded as metaphors for fears and desires, for the things that take place below the surface, as if Crewdson wanted to make visible a new or different level of reality situated somewhere between the conscious and subconscious. ...

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Directly underneath her title is an advertisement for "The jumper of the season," young women are subconsciously being convinced that with the purchase of the jumper, not only will they find happiness through fashion, but they will have the approval of Lily Allen by wearing it. ... Whilst ELLE magazine is highly respected and popular, its interests towards readers come second to its desires for profitability. ...

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Brokeback Mountain is a love story where the most raw, and richest desire cannot find its authentic wings because of the incredible fear if what their feelings truly mean about them, Their masculinity, and about being denied respect and equality. ... Some studies have shown that people who are more likely to have repressed homosexual desires. ... The degree to which someone is affected by these ideas depends on how much and which ideas they have consciously and subconsciously internalized. ...

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Kittle describes the kind of situation she has suffered by saying that "the outer competition I am participating in and witnessing is affecting me negatively, I simultaneously begin to feel little desire to continue modeling or acting and, overnight, I become ill." ... To summarize, "Beauty sickness" is a term for a modern disease that features those who are inevitably obsessed with the strong desire to beautify their bodies to extreme degree while being exposed to the situation in which the society narrowly defines beauty. ... Psychologically, negative feelings such as self-hatred an...

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde which expresses the desire for eternal beauty and youth, which is a representation of today's society and its fixation on appearance. ... We're subconsciously pressed into falsely idolising the beautiful people and then told that we can be like them if we spend a certain amount of money. ...

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Memories of wanting these as children without receiving them or purchasing the entire kitchen set instead of just the easy bake oven, drives many of those desires. ... It is not about choices, but determining the subconscious of who these little girls will become as women. ...

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Abolishing our desire for luxuries means that we are able to live more sustainably, and make more efficient use of our finite resources. ... Aside from wasting away many hours of your life on the game, you're also subconsciously losing your social skills that are essential for your well being. ...

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Winston describes it as: "A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledgehammer" (Orwell, 16).The subconscious slavery seen by Party members in this quotation truly shows their mindlessness and how they use their physical bodies to express what the Party wants them to do. ...

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Now, it is still very magical but I have also attained this desire to understand the science and psychology and theorize about the many things still unknown in the realm of dreams. ... I wanted to utilize the I will and positive thought restructuring we discussed in class in order to communicate with my subconscious/unconscious mind more successfully. ...

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The authoritative style of the director enabled the audience to subconsciously identify themselves with an assigned identity that appeared "natural". ... The fact that the documentary was interesting, did not exploit the situation, but instead, enabled its popularity to produce the desired outcome. ...

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