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    Pickthall have written about our beautiful land. Both Pickthall poems “Dream River” and “The Pool” as well as Lampman’s “Morning on the Lièvres” do a wonderful job of describing nature. They constantly refer to gemstones or metals to describe nature’s aspects, thus giving the reader a strong visual aspect to base themselves on. Furthermore, by linking other aspects of nature to selective languageone creates instances of spirituality and dream like feelings. Throughout their works, Lampman and…

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    9/27/2016 Dreams, some are as clear as day and share a similarity with the purity of water. They cleanse the mind and reward us with a sense of relief but, some are murky, brown and muddy. They terrorize use at night and with a surprising twist of faith tend to cleanse the psyche as well. The unconscious mind uses dreams and nightmare as a means to force the dreamer to come to terms with reality despite the fact that its horrors leave them with scars. In Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya uses…

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    Dream house is about Schizophrenia. Its scene first began in Will’s eyes retiring from a firm as a successful author and editor, so as to spend more time with his wife and kids, who already living in their dream house. But in reality he was in fact leaving a mental institute, where he had reside for five years because of his mental disorder and his family he thought was at home had been dead for five years. He did not no that he has been living into a delusional world. The beautiful house he saw…

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    There can be two kinds of dreams. The first being a series of thoughts or images that occur while sleeping. The second is a desired goal or aspiration for the future. Both are imaginary, but the dream that can become a reality is the most significant. By becoming reality, these dreams lead to a tangible goal to strive for. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes, the consequences for not following dreams are for the dream to become pointless and the…

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    Many of these dreams may be useless images traveling through our minds, but can some of them have meaning? We can turn to the Bible for the answer to this question. In Genesis 40:8, the Bible discusses how interpretations belong to God. If we dream something we should not turn to some random person to interpret the dream. God may very well work though somebody to interpret dreams, but it is important to realize that not every dream has meaning. Daniel 2:28 talks about the dreams Nebuchadnezzar…

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    without a dream.”(Shestakov) Dreams are essential parts to the creative process of humans. It is through dreams that the impossible becomes possible and reality begins to take different shapes. The American Dream, just like any other dream, contemplates the possibility that through effort and dedication any person, no matter class or rank, can achieve success and wealth. Romantic and optimistic is the idea that the poor can achieve as high or a higher rank then the wealthy. In Winter Dreams, F.…

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    explained, and, as a result, are never truly realized for their impact on nearly every aspect of their selves. Dreams not only act as motivation, but they influence our thoughts, actions, and personality. The thoughts we produce, and thus our interpretations of the world, are strongly influenced by our dreams. In the novel, Of Mice and Men esteemed author “John Steinbeck” demonstrates how dreams can change the perception of a situation depending on the beholder. George turned…

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    from achieving his dreams because of obstacles that stand in his way. Walter's dreams dramatically change from the beginning to the end of the book. For example, at the beginning of the book his main dream is to own a liquor store, and by the end, he only wants to help his family. However, many people stand in the way of his dreams. At the start of the book when Walter is fighting for his liquor store, he is hindered by his family and himself. Walter sees a chance to make his dream come true…

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    Dreams and Deception When I was around 7 years old, I had a nightmare I will remember for the rest of my life. It was a dark, stormy night, and it was quiet. I remember laying in my bed unable to go to sleep because I was so scared. I was scared something bad was about to happen. When I was finally able to go to sleep, my nightmare began. I found myself outside running from my house, drenched from the rain, not knowing what I was running from. A second later though, I did because I…

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    Dreams are the agglomeration of the fleeting flight of hidden hopes and horrors that a person experiences. Therefore, dreams are the looking glass with which we can glimpse a person’s inner character and the reason why they act as they do. In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, the author emphasizes how dreams mirror reality by accentuating within the characters their subconscious guilt and fears, by providing insight into the hidden underscoring concept of the character during their…

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