Carl Stumpf

The novel ‘The Alchemist’ written by author Paulo Coelho explores the idea that techniques help the audience to experience a discovery through the text. ‘The Alchemist’ delves into the journey of a young shepherd boy, Santiago, and his belief in powers of fortune and nature. He demonstrated the emotional and mental strife people have been facing every day in order to achieve a discovery. Coelho talks about the simple things in life that appealed to Santiago, but his mentality forced him to seek…

the greater American audience, installing within them an understanding which transcends the past and applies to the present onward. All the President's Men revolves around the scandal at Watergate, following Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on their quest to discover who was really behind the entire ordeal. After the mysterious break-in at the National Democratic Committee, these two young reporters quickly become obsessed…

Archetypes are essential and they shape up every story. They are the typical characters, symbols, or situations that are seen over and over again in many pieces of literature, they are a universal language. An archetype is something that is implanted in the human social unconscious. The usage of archetypes by writers allow readers to feel instantly connected to the stories, which is why writers continue to use them. The archetypes: heroes, damsels in distress and the devil figures are all…

Freud’s Greatest Accomplishments Although many of Freud’s theories are no longer used today due to controversies, he made a great impact on psychology. His work helped form our views on childhood, personality and sexuality. Freud left such a great impact on psychology that there is a school of thought that developed from his work, known as psychoanalysis. Many other great thinkers were influenced by Freud’s theories, while others opposed his views. Some of Freud’s greatest accomplishments and…

Sigmund Freud wasn’t the man all his followers think he was, and he didn’t contribute to psychology as everyone thinks either. Freud was a drug addict who was also obsessed with sexual topics. Sigmund Freud sexually abused his patients into getting them to “remember repressed memories,” and he recorded all of his experiments. He saw self-control and guilt as mental illness, and called free will and religion “the universal obsessional neurosis” and “mass delusion”.2 To Sigmund Freud the whole…

In the world today, there are over 3 million slaves, and one woman is trying her hardest to save each and every one. Tami Hochalter has been risking her own life to save other’s lives by working with a non-profit organization that rescues women and children who were forced into human trafficking. There are three pieces of criteria a person must meet to receive a Giraffe Award. The criteria include: the person must take a significant risk, it must be done out of caring, and the person must go…

A natural satisfaction is always wrought when anyone fully accomplishes something that they set out to do. The ending to The Alchemist was a very fulfilling conclusion featuring the two-part completion of Santiago’s Personal Legend and featuring a comical instance of irony leading up to the final achievement of his search for his treasure that has more than just a humorous tone, reiterating the lessons Santiago has learned from the inner transformation of alchemy. Santiago’s viewing of the…

The psychoanalytic theory mainly focuses on how the unconscious mind influences behavior and thoughts. Emphasis is placed on previous childhood experiences and events and how they may have influence on the adult mind and actions. The psychoanalytic theory also proposes that people are innately bad natured. While I do agree that childhood experiences and traumas can most definitely affect the adult psyche, I don't believe that childhood experiences are the end-all, be-all of adult behaviors and…

The word archetype comes from a greek word “archein,” which means old, original, or patterns. Carl Gustav Jung created the twelve archetypes of the human psyche. “Archetypes represent fundamental human motifs of our experience as we evolved; consequentially, they evoke deep emotions.” (Golden). Numerous people are put into categories and those categories define who you are. The life experiences and events that unfolded, have crafted me into a foolish, leading, and a compassionate person. The…

When someone hears the word dream, what words come to their mind? It might be a hope, a trance, or even a wonder. I think of the word ambition. A dream to me is something that I look forward to and it keeps me moving forward to achieve a major goal in my life. Dreams are different in each perspective, but some try to crush others’ dreams. Some think their dreams are more valuable than others. However, who’s to say someone’s dreams are worthless? No one should, but unfortunately that is not the…