Narrative Essay On A Wrecked Dream

Reaching across the center console of my car, I imagined the commute that I had into school. My 1992 Jeep Cherokee courageously braved the snowstorm of the year, with only one functional windshield wiper and a forlorn four wheel drive system. As I turned onto the Merritt Parkway, a Honda Civic swerved past me and proceeded to weave in and out of the afternoon traffic. Fast-forward sixty seconds and that Honda was now engulfed by the powder white trees which bound the highway. Instinctively, I pulled up behind the crash site, dialing 911 as I ran over to the mangled wreck. I peered into the car, my pupils the size of marbles, and the driver seemed uninjured; regardless, I proceeded to reassure the driver that Emergency Medical Technician’s/Paramedic’s

The best part of a long, hard-working day is when you finally get to lay in your bed, close your eyes and let your imagination run free. As you sleep your mind takes you to another place far away from the real world. You begin to dream. Over the night, you may have several dreams. In the morning, you may wake up and wonder what your dreams were suppose to mean for you and your life. By analyzing your dream, it "gives a true picture of the 'subjective state'-how we really feel about ourselves-which the conscious mind cannot or will not give" (Wietz 289). In order to find the meaning of a dream, you have to pick out the most important symbols and define them. But you may be wondering what exactly is a symbol?

There are many facts that are unknown about the mind. For centuries, philosophers and scientists have tried to understand how it works. We have learned that the mind has a number of different levels of processing. Before Sigmund Freud “nearly all the previous research and theorizing of psychologists had dealt with conscious, such as perception, memory, judgment, and learning“ (Hunt185). Freud brought forth a number of theories that dealt with “the unconscious and its crucial role in human behavior”(Hunt 185). The unconscious is a storage area for information that is not being used. It is also the home of “powerful primitive drives and forbidden wishes that constantly generated pressure on the conscious mind”(Hunt

Most of us have at one time or another experienced a dream, be it a nightmare or a pleasant walk in a forest. Either way, it was always believed that dreams encompass a coded message that might be expressing our hidden wishes, things that happened in the past or even predict the future. In the past, there have been many attempts to unravel the secret hidden behind the dreams and so far the world came up with three main theories of interpreting the dreams (Freudian, Jungian and Cognitive)(Wade, Travis 1998). In this essay I will attempt to analyze my dream by using each of the theories mentioned above, then compare the outcomes as well as their possible connections to my life and in the end determine, which one of these theories is the most

My two girlfriends and I were weeks away from our 21st birthdays when life, as we knew it, changed forever. A drunk and speeding driver crossed three lanes, came at us head on, and killed my closest friend, Michelle. Our other friend, Lori, was in the backseat of the Volkswagon convertible. Of course, decades after this happened I still harbor contempt for people who think they have a right to risk other people's lives by drinking and driving, or by speeding. What I've recently discovered is that it is only after so much time has passed that the survivor of a fatal car accident truly sees the long-term impact of it. Over time, I've become aware of the things that nobody ever told me I should expect. I thought that my decades of hindsight may

I decided to research interpretations of dreams because of a nightmare my friend recently told me about. Tamara told me about a creepy dream that involved demons. Tamara had a dream that a black figure in a black cape was sitting on her stomach while she was sleeping. The black figure told her that it was going to throw her into the raging fire in front of her bed. When Tamara woke up hysterically crying, her stomach felt extremely hot. After she told me about her dream, I looked up what her dream could possibly mean about her life. There was a plethora of general information on the web about dream interpretations, so I decided to simplify this topic for my research paper. This is how I came up with the idea to research the different interpretations of dreams based on

Trauma is something about 70% of Americans experience in their lifetime. How does it change the way our dreams structure themselves, or the intensity of images we see? Trauma can directly affect dreams, but how exactly it does affect dreams is what I’ll be exploring today. The purpose of this essay is to embark on a journey learning about trauma, dreams, and other things relating to it. Trauma can be seen to have a direct relationship dreams, and discovering that is the purpose of this paper.

My first job was to dress him then to feed John. Then I put him into

There's 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. I have all this time to think yet I never use any of it, I'd rather keep my mind on things that are relevant and happening in reality not my own thoughts. My the realist says I haven't talked about anything related to my heart break in weeks. At first not talking about anything was my way of keeping myself together but I feel like I'm gonna break anytime soon. Things are starting to feel so empty to me, like as if life is going on and I'm just just kinda in it.

According to Merriam-Webster, a dream can be defined as a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring during sleep. Form many people, sleep can be a disturbing time, but for others it can be a peaceful, longing time of the day. For me, I LOVE my sleep, as well as any dreams that may accompany my slumber.

It must be noted that cars are dangerous vehicles which can cause fatal damage. Individuals responsible for a vehicle are expected to be more alert than pedestrians walking down the street or crossing the road, this is known as “destructive disparity”. This

At some point, someone has said that high school will be the best four years of their lives and college gets even better. So with that idea in people’s heads, they come up with their ideal image of the college. They start planning the perfect scenario of what college they will go to and what their roommate will be like. They often try to compare an unrealistic image and turn it into a realistic image, but they are unlike in many ways. Once students step onto the college campus, they will soon face what it is actually like to be in college.When people understand that college is not the perfect movie scene, then they will take advantage of expanding and furthering their education seriously. Going to college is a whole different experience and there is a lot more to it such as the rigorous classes and overwhelming school work, being more independent, and forming new bonds with others.

In my hands, i hold a ticket for my future. A ticket to what i hope to be successful. I envision myself living in San Antonio attending The University of Texas at San Antonio. Studying criminal justice and working myself up to the position of a Border Patrol Agent. Being raised by a single parent with only one income has motivated me to pursue not only my dreams but to ensure that I’m living them to the fullest.

I jolted awake in fear. I had a dream. A weird dream. A vivid dream. It was full of people shouting and bright flashes of light. It was confusing yet clear, like some part of me understood it. I didn’t know it would be important then but now I know. How? Well, it happened like this…

"You'll never see an object in dream that you haven't seen in your daily life"