When we sleep, we do much more than just "rest our weary bones"; we tap into our subconscious mind (Ullman and Zimmerman 1979). ... The catalysts for these impulses are triggered by the subconscious mind and the emotions within it (Davidmann, 1998). ... The reason the dreams occur in the REM or the lightest stage is that this is the only stage in which the conscious mind can interpret the imagery of the subconscious. This is not to say that the subconscious doesn't remain active in deeper sleep stages but the conscious mind isn't alert enough to decipher the imagery the subconscious ...

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The hypnotist is able to speak to the person's subconscious mind, directly bypassing their normal conscious thoughts and defenses, influencing them on their most basic level of thought. ... The Christopher Nolan movie Inception deals with a similar idea concerning the subconscious. In that movie an elite group of thieves commit corporate espionage by accessing the subconscious mind of their victims and implanting an idea without the target even realizing his mind had been infiltrated. ... Yet there is an important, and similar truth shared by both hypnotism and Inception: the subconscious...

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During each cycle, our minds must be active. ... The problem here is that the subconscious never sleeps. ... Your subconscious mind asserts itself in the dream and provides all sorts of reasons why this change should be avoided. ... What gain does the subconscious make from this? ... The subconscious mind is being helpful as far as it is concerned and sees the reasons it provides for avoiding the change as valid. ...

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A psychoanalytic approach would indicate that Will's behavior was from his subconscious mind; that his behavior was caused by the impulses from his childhood experiences. ... Later in Will's life he resorts to violence subconsciously due to his childhood abuse. ... In Social-Cognitive theory the mind contains schemas. ... He subconsciously believed that everything that occurred was his fault. ... In Social-Cognitive theory the mind contains schemas. ...

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An observer receives these specific subliminal messages subconsciously without realizing he or she even noticed it. However, there is no information that proves that people are able to learn new ideas through their subconscious state of mind. ... The plan of the experiment was for the messages to reach the audience subconsciously. ... In response to Key's analogy, Walter Weir, a writer in Advertising Age, answered Key with the following response, "Keep in mind also that Kent cigarettes were named after Herbert Kent, a president of Lorillard at the time the cigarettes were introduced." ...

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However, they do not realize that every time they make an assumption, a judgment, or a stereotypical remark about someone, they are subconsciously being influenced by the views and norms portrayed through the media. ... When many people are exposed to images like this, their minds slowly began to adapt these ideologies, and soon they start believing that this is the way a woman should be. ... Whether it be a music video that subconsciously influences us, or a little quiz we take in Cosmopolitan, to see if our lover is compatible with us, it is obvious that many of us turn to these mediums for ...

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Among its conventions are found dream landscapes and figures of the subconscious imagination. Its fictional world gives form to amorphous fears and impulses common to all mankind, using an amalgam of materials, some torn from the author's own subconscious mind and some stuff of myth, folklore, fairy tale, and romance. ... Gothic fiction gives shape to concepts of the place of evil in the human mind (3). ... Macbeth does murder sleep"-the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, Balm of hurt minds, gr...

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Thus we are obligated to employ our faculty of mind as we approach the understanding and worship of God. ... This notion is certainly difficult to the contemporary mind living in an age lacking in day to day events of clear divine significance. ... Can it then be true that our religious beliefs are but a mere attempt to subconsciously justify ourselves? ... "Only those who have experienced ultimate not-knowing . . . total muteness, are able to enter the meaning of God, a meaning greater than the mind." ...

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If one has read the book, one may have noticed that Paul has a difficult time with relationships, that because subconsciously he is too wrapped up in his own mother. ... Her sons become her bailment in emotion and object of love in spirit, and she even indulges in the affection of her sons, moreover, in her subconscious, she attempts to possess her sons' all love. ...

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The age old approach of simple acquisition of information is no longer feeding the minds of today's students, just as it was a poor form of learning for all students past. ... There was no time spent on exploring these student's minds or finding a different way of teaching, and there was no concept of the 7 different types of intellect. ... Not only was the potentially very smart kinaesthetic learner switching his mind off the subject at hand, but he was also disrupting the minds of those close to him, lowering their concentration and in turn slowing their education. ... His m...

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Although Antonio is only six years old he possesses a questioning mind, a great deal of moral ethics, and an appreciation for the seriousness of life. ... Ultima acts as a mentor to Antonio, guiding his inexperienced mind. ... Antonio's open mind allows him to realize that both religions represent different ways of making sense of the same issues of life, death, good, and evil. ...

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein explores many aspects of the conscious and unconscious mind. Shelley uses light and dark throughout the novel to symbolize the duality of the mind, a representation of Victor's conscious and unconscious mind. Victor's conscious behavior is clouded by his unconscious repressed desires, as he struggles with the Oedipus complex, defined as subconscious feelings in children of intense competition and even hatred toward the parent of the same sex, and feelings of romantic love toward the parent of the opposite sex, if these conflicting feelings are not s...

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The employment of hypnotic-like methods to alter human behavior using the power of suggestion and repetitious incentives to rouse the mind or the spirits were used by numerous ancient civilizations (Baker, 1990, p. 51). ... He pressed his clients to "reach further into your mind," (cited in Baker, 1990, p. 56). ...

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However following these compliments aimed at Macbeth they probably would have changed their minds. ... (Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 130 and 131) This shows that he is two minds about the situation at this point. ... She doesn't act as surprised or pleased as Macbeth did, but as soon as she gets the information it starts going through the cogs in her mind. ... (Act 1 Scene 5 Lines 62 and 63) She is telling him that everybody can see what is troubling him in his mind. ... If he wasn't evil underneath, then his innocent mind would go crazy and he would not be able to cope with his secret....

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He suggests that the sisters" relationship is not about a homosexual case of physical love between sisters but is opposed to heterosexual relationships, as an expression of the subconscious incestuous desire: All of us, however, have grown up with the unexpressed incest taboo which regulated the degree of physical contact we think appropriate between brothers and sisters, and all of us have somehow violated it. ... It is her subconscious desire for her flamboyant brother Dante Gabriel; because of this universal emotion, this incest-driven reading is possible. ...

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Some of the great classics from the dawn of music in film still stand in our minds today for the innate thought and tremendous talents of musician, going from a simple four part vaudevillian band to a full fledged orchestra with a conductor. ...

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I have decided to write this paper about the Santo Daime religion because of the interesting way that this faith demands the incorporation of its teachings into daily life after monthly rituals using the Ayahuasca beverage, which induces a profoundly spiritual altered state of mind. ... Only this type of chemical combination has a direct effect on the body and ultimately yields a mind altering experience. ... In his clinical studies with LSD, Grof discovered that the psychedelic drugs unleashed deep memories allowing subconscious material to be brought up and healed. ...

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Teachers are usually respected, and factually, what or how the teachers say and do will be possibly imitated by the students (sometimes subconsciously). ... Teachers' posture can show their state of mind and their teaching enthusiasm. ... Most Chinese teachers are not active in using gestures but they do use gestures either consciously or subconsciously. ...

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A Critical Analysis of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" William Shakespeare, born in 1594, is one of the greatest writers in literature. He dies in 1616 after completing many sonnets and plays. One of which is "A Midsummer Night's Dream." They say that this play is the most purely romantic of Shakespeare's comedies. The themes of the play are dreams and reality, love and magic. ...

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Although economic interest had often lead to strategic frictions between the Great Powers, in the end "economic interests were not too much [ ] in the minds of the politicians" in July 1914. ... Joll thus concludes that "imperialist policies had contributed to the frame of mind in which decisions were taken" , but the war itself was not caused by "immediate imperialist activities". ...

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It suggests that one should put the right effort to develop a good and productive state of mind and to eliminate and avoid any bad and unproductive condition or mental state. Also, one needs to be aware of what is happening within his or her body or mind. More specifically, one needs to have a complete understanding of all the conscious and subconscious emotions he or she might be experiencing at a specific moment but also one needs to be aware of his or her own thoughts (ibid.). ... If applied, all these elements, can help a person to achieve that so eagerly sought for peace of mind (ibid.). ...

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Whether consciously, or subconsciously, the average "Generation X" male of modern society can relate to and understand Fight Club, which makes both the novel and motion picture such an important proclamation regarding the state of our modern culture. ... During the meeting a member steps forward to lead the group on a journey of the mind, during which those participating are mentally lead through various coloured doors, which lead to a cave, which contains their "power animal". ...

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During her five years" term of office, she traveled extensively through Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces, organizing societies, and trying harder by her intelligent and her lobby skill to convince the public mind of the rum-running. ... In the beginning, perhaps only at the subconscious level, it was also a means of liberation, a door of opportunity leading to personal growth and development which resulted in broader views of women's sphere and responsibility. ...

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This may not be an opinion of many of the viewers, however, subconsciously, they may believe that she is not capable of defeating the men that are chasing her, and will therefore sympathise with her. ...

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Whereas, out on the walls and billboards, the ads were once overt and recognizable, TV has resubmerged them, by overwhelming the mind that would perceive them, making it only half-aware . . . . 'It's more of a subconscious or subliminal effect,' observes Fred Baker, a Senior Vice-President at McCann-Ericksen." ...

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