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    there have been many claimed sightings of paranormal activity such as Bigfoot, Ghosts and the Loch Ness Monster, there has not been evidence to prove these claims as real. Almost everybody has heard their share of ghosts stories and the myths behind Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. These stories are universally shared, and recently, people have provided evidence claiming to have seen such mysterious

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    Chapter 3.1 focuses on the 10% myth and the factoids behind it. The 10% myth presents the idea that less than 10% of your brain is used which allows for paranormal abilities such as telepathy and psychokinesis. There are several shortcomings of the 10% myth one being “Doubts form the Study of Brain Damage”, which shows there is no area of the brain that can be damaged without the loss of some mental or behavioral function. If only 10% of the brain is used then the other 90% should not be able to

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    Talking of haunting, what are you thinking about? Something like the movie paranormal activity? Or maybe something like The Amityville horror?? Movie or not, one thing is true, if someone mentions something about “ghosts” it definitely captures your attention. Some people say that ghosts can be divided into two categories, good and bad, just like normal human beings. But are they like us? I mean categorising them is a sane thing? I don’t know. Usually it’s believed that people who have died with

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    to hurt her or said things to her that she didn't like. In Hill House we have a character named Doctor Montague this character is the one that got everything started. He wanted to bring people in this haunted house to prove the existence of the paranormal. Than we have Joyce who brought a group of people to prove the same thing about Rose Red. These two characters lead the group of people around the house and told them about the history of both houses. In the movie Rose Red we had lots more deaths

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    Various forms of communication have been identified in bats (3) and dolphins (4), for example, but have been recognized as nonexistent in humans. This suggests that the scientific community might, in time, be able to accept the existence of the paranormal if any legitimate evidence were provided. However, it must be recognized that the dubitable position maintained by psychic phenomena within academia has not diminished its visibility in today's strikingly modern and generally discriminating society

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    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

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    In the article “Whispers From The Grave” by Katia Bachko, It shows how people are so interested in ghost stories because it is not something you would see in your normal day life. In the article “Whispers From The Grave” by Katia Bachko, it shows how people were interested with ghosts stories because in them you could talk to the dead, which is something you cannot normally do. The article states, “In Sarah’s day-before movies or television-visiting a medium was an extremely popular form of entertainment

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    experience refers to the possibility of detachment from one’s body, a feeling of levitation, total serenity, security, warmth and absolute dissolution and the presence of light; usually associated with death (McRae, 2014). These are indexes for the paranormal. Out of body experiences could happen to anyone, but many skeptics

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    exorcism,”(Exorcism 1973). You may find this scary because a normal beautiful girl gets transformed into the ugliness of a devil. Furthermore moving objects in Paranormal Activity. A supernatural spirit moves objects to create a state of suspense. A character from the movie by the name of Katie says,”Where was it when you found it? (Paranormal 2007). Moving objects can you make you

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    List Of Psychic Abilities

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    Agustina Moreira J.Bowen British Lit/Comp 19 October 2016 Psychic Abilities Throughout the course of history,there have been many psychic occurrences. Some people talk about having psychic powers or psychic abilities, such as having a sixth sense. A sixth sense is a sense that is beyond the five physical senses – touching, seeing, smelling, hearing and tasting. The five senses are so common, most people do not even notice they are using them. A sixth sense is often referred to as a metaphysical

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