Am I Dreaming? I. I awoke from a dream. A dream so realistic that I had no idea if it was real or fake. I had to grasp reality, as my alarm clock buzzed with anger as if it was mad as well, for it wanted to know the answer too. My mind was so mixed up and the screaming voice of my sister yelling at me to get ready for school was not helping. I had to make a choice. A choice of life or death. A choice of , was it true or not, did my best friend get dumped by her boyfriend of two years and I picked the choice of yes. They were the perfect couple, everyone loved them, such a shame. Was what I was thinking as I walked through the hallways of high school. I didn't know if I was the only one who knew the news and if so I didn't …show more content…
That’s when I knew I had to make sure she wouldn't’ tell anyone, which she promised. As class came to an end we both got up and walked out together down the hallway toward one locker where I knew I would get some answers, Jennifer’s locker. She was standing there by herself with nothing but a smile on her face and books in her hand. We both walked up to her and gave her a hug that confused the crap out of her. Then next thing I knew Rebekah began to say, “are you okay?” and “how did it happen?” which confused her even more. It was my turn to chime in and that’s when I said, “I’m sorry about you and Cameron. He’s a jerk for breaking up with you.” She didn't say anything just looked at us like we were crazy… which we kind of were. After a few minutes had passed she busted out laughing and said that she and Cameron didn't break up and that they were doing fine. Relief flooded through my whole body and we all began laughing as we walked down the hallway together to our next class and that’s when I discovered that this whole day I was living in was dream. A dream of heartbreak. II. Our brain is a magnificent tool, it can do many things but one thing that fascinates me the most are dreams. Every night we go to bed in hopes of meeting our favorite celebrity or flying around the world, well really just in hopes of having a crazy magical dream
There are many thoughts or factors that go into how we judge and treat others that we may not be aware of. The book breaks them down into two categories unconscious and conscious thoughts. Our unconscious brain is gathering information from a very small age and continues to constantly work to help you understand what is going on in the world around you. Our unconscious brain is programed to stereotype from birth. An example of this is how infants at three months can distinguish faces of different races from their own. They tend to prefer the faces of their own race over others which was determined by how long the infant looks at the different faces (p128). This was not taught by a parent or others which brings to our attention that some stereotyping
How does memory work? Is it possible to improve your memory? In order to answer these questions, one must look at the different types of memory and how memory is stored in a person's brain.Memory is the mental process of retaining and recalling information or experiences. (1) It is the process of taking events, or facts and storing them in the brain for later use. There are three types of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.
Dreams, one of the many dimensions in our mind, gives a lot of different information then we are use to having in the day. The subconscious mind that takes control when we sleep, takes care of our passive memories and holds the key to our lives. Dreams are what lead us to this key which unlocks the door to another type of wisdom. The farther we get
After the world was shaped by an unknown creator, Prometheus, a Titan, sought to create the noblest of animals, man. Prometheus took some of the earth and gave it an upright stature thus man was formed. Prometheus had a brother named Epimetheus who was tasked to provide for man and all other animals with the necessary faculties for their lives. Epimetheus gave gifts to different animals such as wisdom, courage, strength, and swiftness, and a variety of physical aspects. However when it came to Man, Epimetheus ran out of gifts to bestow upon Man because he used them all up on the other animals. So Epimetheus turned to Prometheus and asked for his aid. Prometheus agreed to help Epimetheus and gave man the gift of fire, which allowed man to create tools, weapons, conquer the climate, and introduce the arts and jumpstart the economy. Jupiter was angered by Prometheus’ theft of the fire of heaven and gave the first woman to Prometheus as a gift. This woman was named Pandora. Pandora was made in heaven and every god gave her a gift to perfect her character. For example Venus gave her beauty, Mercury persuasion, Apollo music, and so on. After being made in seemingly perfect image she was sent to earth and presented to Epimetheus, who gladly but warily accepted her. Pandora was also gifted the trait of curiosity, and the problem that occurred was that Epimetheus’ house held a jar that contained various
I’ve been binge watching Futurama, and form they many ways they portray history, I’m going to focus on President Nixon. Throw-out the show, I’ve noticed many US presidents, but none of them has drawn my attention as Nixon. The reason why I find President Nixon’s appearance on the show so interesting is because of the way his is portrayed. On the show, he is the president of earth, which is always being invaded by aliens, and given away without fighting.
Everybody dreams during his lifetime. It is a part of human nature that we experience almost everyday. Dreams can be lost memories, past events and even fantasies that we relive during our unconscious hours of the day. As we sleep at night, a new world shifts into focus that seems to erase the physical and moral reality of our own. It is an individual's free mind that is privately exposed, allowing a person to roam freely in his own universe. As we dream, it seems that we cannot distinguish right from wrong or normal from abnormal and, therefore, commit acts that we would not have done in a realistic society. Perhaps Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
I started my education in Erie, Pennslyviana.I attend McDowell High. I would say that we were one of the richer schools were I live. I am going to talk about my first assignment Brainology. I thought it was very interesting and it thought me a lot about how some people have different mindsets.
Every night approximately seven billion people lay their heads down to sleep. Many people hoping for an escape from their chaotic lives, wishing to slip away into a fantasy world that is not based in their own reality. There is a great deal of research on the topic of dreams being fantasy versus a subconscious reality. Do we only dream what we know we could never do with our conscious mind or is it all just outlandish fantasies that will never come to life?
Dreams have a lengthy record of being a subject for debate and a source of motivation. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs had several interpreters to decipher their dreams as they believed they were messages from the gods (Lincoln, 1935, p.68). The ancient Hebrews believed that their dreams were tied to divine revelations as well. Native American tribes believed that dreams were a connection to their ancestors and used obtaining a vision from a dream as a rite of passage (Tedlock, 1981, p.324). In the present day, every night all across the world, people still experience sequences of imagery encompassed by sensations and emotions while asleep. The average person tends to dream up to seven times a night
The Declaration of Independence states that all Americans have the undeniable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. However, the US government and society are two key factors in making this right prohibitive for many black Americans to pursue happiness. Examples of this can be found in both Charleston, Mississippi and more locally Duluth, Minnesota. These places allowed activities that treated blacks unfairly. Charleston’s High School’s segregated senior prom has become a prime example of how some parts of this country still support racism. In Duluth, the community allowed the most heinous of a racist crime by lynching three black men without a fair trial. Even through all Americans are given the right to pursue their happiness
Dreams have been around as long as the first civilization came to be and have been a normal part of human existence. One third of your life is spent sleeping, and of that third, on average you will have spent a total of about six years of it dreaming. Most people dream on average two hours every night, but you can have anywhere from four to seven dreams in one night. According to research, the most common setting for a dream is in your own house. In our dreams we can do anything we want and be whoever we want to be. Our dreams are an escape from reality. While we dream we are unable to control our actions and choose our surroundings. We let our minds take over. Sometimes dreams can be understood in the context of repressed thoughts. Dreaming serves as an outlet for those thoughts and impulses we repress during the day. When we go to sleep at night and slip into our dream state, we feel liberated and behave in a manner that we do not allow ourselves to in our everyday life. Visions and ides can come from your dreams. Often, authors, screenwriters, and even poets turn to their dreams for inspiration. The think quest oracle library goes on to tell about the most well-known of the modern dream
Nine O’clock rolled around as I was standing on the edge of the dock where I had first met Jess when we were about 5 years old. I felt so stupid standing there all alone in the dark, I wasn’t even sure if she was going to come or if I was believing and hoping that something like this could even happen and I was just giving my hopes up. A big gust of wind came upon me as I turned around to find my dead best friend, Jess amongst me on the dock. I didn’t think this was real, I thought I was dreaming all until she touched me and started
The PBS special "The Secret Life of the Brain" took us through all different aspects of the brain and its formation through life. These five movies taught us that the brain is plastic and is always changing, cutting unused neurons and filling with different ideas and thoughts that you learn from your environment. The five videos go through the five stages of life; baby, child, teenager, adult and finally the aging brain.
However, the true exact meaning of dreaming hasn 't been proven, there has been new ideas, different methods to advances to both a psychological, science understanding of when it began and how it functions. What some of the studies have concluded is that dreams are a certain phase of the brain 's activities, that the mind experiences while you are sleep; sounds, pictures, ideas, and feelings. Both psychologists and scientist have theorized that dreaming is made up of the person’s mind, that ranges from being rare, normal, scary, and ordinary.
Why do we dream? I see dreaming as benefiting humans by helping our conscious and subconscious minds shake hands and come to an agreement, so to speak. Our brains operate on conscious, subconscious and unconscious levels, and I believe there is a strong link between our subconscious minds and our dreams. Perhaps the information we store in our subconscious minds during waking hours manifest into these hallucinatory pictures while we sleep. The part of our brain which operates on a conscious level is significantly diminished when we are asleep, which gives the subconscious part of our brain more energy to process what it’s learned or stored.