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    events that one goes through can definitely affect the patterns of an individual. It has come to the attention of many individuals that dreams are related to stress-related situations or trauma in a person’s life. Traumatic memories are unprocessed in the human brain, which is why they begin to repeat in the forms of nightmares (Directing Your Dreams). The dreams individuals tend to have are often the result of past experiences. Nightmares can cause haunting effects and can shield the actual mind

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    Inception: Pure Science Fiction Essay

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    letting it grow (Inception, 2010). Other concepts in relation to inception are dream sharing and a dream within a dream. Dream sharing is a person manufacturing a dream and bringing a person or persons into that dream (Inception, 2010). As an individual dreams or dream shares, he or she can go deeper into a dream and further into the layers of the subconscious also known as a dreaming within a dream (Inception, 2010). As a dream is explored and one is pursing deeper into the subconscious time and

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    Morality of Dream and Virtue Ethics The morality of dream can be analysis from the perspective of virtue ethics. Virtue ethics focuses on the role of character or the virtues (Hursthouse and Pettigrove). The concept of virtue ethics emphasize on the virtue and practical wisdom (Hursthouse and Pettigrove). According to Springett, the virtue ethics does not only consider the question of “what is the right action?” but it will emphasize on “how should I live?” (Springett). Virtue ethics also discuss

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    Each day, someone in the world dreams anywhere from a few seconds up to thirty minutes. He or she will experience a good dream and a bad dream in his or her lifetime. Why do people dream? Scientists still do not know why people dream, but some studies say dreams are beneficial for us and help us in different ways. Certain types of dreams occur with different stages of sleep, such as lucid dreaming, nightmares, daydreams, false awakenings, etc. Dreams also help us express our feelings and relieve

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    called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep dreams that allow their minds to have uncontrolled access to the past or expected future. When they are awake, however, people enter a secondary mode of consciousness that allows abstract thinking and self-awareness. When both the primary and secondary states of consciousness are combined, a rare phenomenon called lucid dreaming occurs where the sleeper becomes aware that they are dreaming and is able to control the dream while they are experiencing it (Voss et

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    active. In the form of dreams our brains can alert, entertain, or even terrify. Just like every human sleeps, every human dreams, even when you think you don’t, you do. One common misconjunction is that all dreams fall under one category, but in reality we have many different types of dreams that our subconscious uses to relay messages and images. Such as signal dreams, prophetic dreams, healing dreams, recurring dreams, nightmares, daydreams, epic dreams, and lucid dreams. But today I will be focusing

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    What Is Lucid Dreaming?

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    up to seven dreams in one night tough will rarely remember any of them. The interpretation of the dream theory is in the dream state where the mind is working hard to clear out all the negativity from the subconscious from the previous day, doing this involves revealing scenes through the dream state to help the dreamer function past stress or day to day life. The first section of this essay defines the interpretations of the dream state. The second part of the essay focuses on lucid dreaming in

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    theories about why we dream, some say dreams have no meaning or purpose, others say dreams are required for emotional, physical and mental health. According to the activation- synthesis model of dreaming theory circuits in the brain become activated during the REM cycle, which causes areas in the limbic system involved in memories, emotions and sensations become activated (verywell.com/why-do-we-dream-top-dream-theories-2795931). Sigmund Freud’s theory on dreams suggested that dreams represented unconscious

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    Maston). It was first noticed by infants because of their thin eyelids which let doctors notice the strange movement. People are studying lucid dreams more and discovering what they are, new advancements in technologies, and ways to experience them. Sleep occurs in in cycles; stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, and stage 4. Stage 5 sleep is when you go into REM sleep and dreams occur. Each stage is differentiated by the amount of electrical waves put off, the frequencies that they resonate, and where the waves

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    What Do Dreams Mean?

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    “Dreams are a universal language, creating often elaborate images out of emotional concepts.” Suzanne Bergmann says. But where do dreams come from? What do dreams mean? What is REM sleep? Although dreams always seem to be mysterious or confusing, there really are a lot of answers. A dream is a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep. A team of French researchers found that dreams are generated by the brainstem. The average person can have up to seven dreams a night. The amount

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