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Dreams Informative Speech

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Did you know that dreams might have a deeper meaning that could give you insight to your life? Whether your dream was strange, funny, or you just enjoyed the experience, we have all wondered why we had those dreams Today, I am going to be informing you about dreams and dream interpretation. I have always been curious about why we dream and what they mean. I have done extensive research to learn more about dream interpretation. First, I will tell you about dreams themselves. Second, I will tell you about the history of dreams and dream interpretation. Finally, I will tell you about dream interpretation and what lies within dreams.
A dream by definition is a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. …show more content…

Dreams are most active during our deepest sleep, also known as R.E.M. because in this stage we experience rapid eye movement. We are pretty sure that the occurrences in our lives have a heavy impact on our dreams. An experiment proved this by having participants wear red goggles to sleep, and the people wearing goggles reported seeing more red in dreams than those who didn’t (Bryant).
Next, I will tell you the history of dreams and dream interpretation. Dream interpretation goes back to ancient civilizations form all over the world. In Greece, it was thought that dreams could predict and diagnose illnesses and diseases. In Egypt, they believed that dreams were very spiritual and people that had or could interpret these dreams possessed a divine gift (“Dream in History”). Later, there were four major psychologists known for studying dreams: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Calvin S. Hall, and G. William Domhoff. Sigmund theorized that the imagery in dreams held a deeper meaning of suppressed wants. He also suggested that there is four key components of dream and are essential to understand to interpret dreams. The first being condensation. This meant that multiple ideas are pressed

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