Paranormal Sightings

Have you ever felt that spook in your house or in a building? Do you ever feel like somethings ever followed you or watched you? Have you ever seen doors open even though nobody was there? If you haven’t already guessed it these are some examples of paranormal activity. Good morning Ms. Bozzelli and fellow classmates, today I will be talking to you about paranormal activity, how they could be found, what they are capable of, and haunted locations.

When it comes to the topic of the philosophy of life, the first question that comes to mind is what is the meaning of life? When it comes to the meaning of life, there are two main conflicting arguments. On the one hand, philosophers generally ignored the question of life's meaning because they were doubtful that it had/no/real answer. And dm the other hand, most non-philosophers consider it one of the most important questions, if not the most important question, of human existence. You can view the meaning of life through a few perspectives, through J the super-naturalist point of view, which states that a spiritual realm is necessary to| exist for life's meaning, and a naturalist point of view, which states that life's meaning can exist through the ways of living in a purely physical world.

Did you know that 18 percent of Americans claim that they have seen a ghost? All over the world, there have been sighting of ghosts. Because of these statistics I believe that ghost are real. More like spirits, ghost are something that can walk through walls. Ghosts are not real science proves it, common sense, even proves it because why can they throw things and still walk through walls! I believe that ghosts are not real, but spirits are.

The assigned readings present multiple occult beliefs, and describe potential causes and reinforcers. Alcock (1995) held the view that the brain and nervous system worked together to create beliefs targeting survival, while Singer and Benassi (1981) believed social, environmental, and cognitive factors acted in separate ways to reinforce occult beliefs. Parallels exist between contributing factors desccrive by Singer and Benassi (1981) and the seven units listed by Alcock (1995); however, Alcock (1995) described them as causes of the belief engine, while Singer and Benassi (1981) described them as factors contributing to the support and growth of occult beliefs.

The physiological explanation attributes the impression of paranormal activity to physical causes such as tilted floors, unsquared rooms, blood sugar imbalances and eye floaters (McCue, 2002, p. 6). Lastly, the parapsychological theory includes phenomena that cannot be explained through physical or psychological factors.

Situated on the outskirts of Louisville, KY sits a famous former tuberculosis hospital. Waverly Hills first became functional in July of 1910 when tuberculosis, or TB, was deadly and patients affected were isolated from the public. Because it is close to my small hometown of Carrollton, KY, Waverly is extremely well-known for its paranormal happenings. Throughout my life, I have always had a relatively strong belief in paranormal phenomenon. The idea of a paranormal encounter is often foreign until something unexplainable happens directly to you. Nearly everyone has had at least one experience where there is no rhyme or reason as to why or how it happened. My first trip to Waverly was in

Paranormal is the next big thing these days. We are not talking about Harry Potter or Percy Jackson or even Twilight! We have the aliens--a topic that is unique and new! But in here, it fit the part perfectly! In Monsters Due on Maple Street, a typical small town was faced with electricity loss or so they said. Because of that one event, words are spoken and the true color was revealed! In the end, Pete Van Horn has died. Charlie and many other have been hurt. The damages have been made. There are fairy tales like Snow White and Three Little Pigs in which we know who was behind all the crisis but in here only the audience knows. Not only that but that one cliffhanger of the mastermind behind this will lie forever unknown to Maple Street.

For this unit’s learning journal, I picked an article from the BBC called “Psychology: The Truth About the Paranormal” by David Robson. In his article, Robson tries to analyze why so many people believe in the paranormal from a psychological point of view. According to the article, “believers may have weaker cognitive ‘inhibition’, compared to skeptics” (Robson, 2004, par. 11). Robson also explores the possibility that belief in the supernatural may be a self-defense mechanism created by the brain, “belief in the paranormal can be a kind of shield from the even harsher truths of the world.” (Robson, 2004, par. 7)

What is the paranormal you say? Glenn G. Sparks, C. Leigh Nelson, and Rose G. Campbell in “The Relationship Between Exposure To Televised Messages About Paranormal Phenomena And Paranormal..,” state, “the term ‘paranormal’ is reserved for claims

The possibility of life outside of our own planet has been boggling the minds of the human race for more years than anyone can truly know, however in the summer of 1947 new information made these already known suspicions even more apparent. A leery encounter with what a local farmer would identify as a UFO would quickly arise complications with the government and mysterious men who would threaten his family if any knowledge of this got out. These men would later coin the name “The Men in Black” due to their odd task of making sure no extraterrestrial information reached the public. The importance of these unexplainable men and their habits come to the surface when you truly begin to realize

There are things scientists can't explain such, as the supernatural. Supernatural is unreal to most except to the superstitious. Supernatural is manifestations beyond the normal. It doesn't fit what our society thinks is ordinary. Whether you believe it or not, it still attracts our attention.

Visiting Phantom Bodies at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts (919 Broadway) was one of the most thrilling experiences I have experienced in the recent past. The exhibition provided me with an excellent opportunity to view countless works of art by a wide range of artists, an opportunity I treasure especially because I got to learn a lot from the different works of art available at the center. Phantom Bodies essentially refers to works of art that take a provocative approach in addressing themes such as loss, trauma, and transformation, and which aim to demonstrate the possibility that an animating spirit could potentially exist independently of the body (Frist Center for the Visual Arts 2015). I was most fascinated

A ghost, according to the article “History of Ghosts” on History.com, is a person's spirit once it has separated itself from the body after death. Also known as specters, ghosts continue existing even after the heart stops and the corpse is cold, and they fall under the category of paranormal phenomena. When something is considered paranormal, it simply means that science has no explanation for it. So if science can't explain it, it can't be real, right? Not necessarily. It just means that it hasn't been proven a fact, it's all in theory. But Jack Porter makes a valid point in his article, “The Study of Paranormal Phenomenon is a Legitimate Science”, when he says, “It is important to remember the Big Bang is a theory, but that is still

     For half a century the subject of UFO has been discussed by scientists, ecologists, politicians, and common people around the world. It seems paradoxical, but the main question of their discussion concerns existence or non-existence of UFO itself, so many people is not sure that the very subject of their debate really exists. I share the opinion of those who do not believe in UFO saying that this phenomenon has not been scientifically proved, and everything its adherents operates is conjecture and fantasy, and disconnected stories of those who allegedly have seen UFO are far from scientific explanation of the event.

the paranormal with as much respect and analysis as physics or the chaos theory."13 The