Carl von Clausewitz

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…

Glen Mills is arguably the most popular sprinting coach in the world. He currently is the coach of the two fastest Jamaicans in the world; Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake. Both Blake and Bolt rave about coach mills, calling him their “father figure, a friend and a mentor”. Jamaica has totalled more than 100 world and Olympic sprinting medals under his stewardship. Seventy-one medals at the IAAF World Championships and thirty-three at Olympic competitions a tally that continues to rise. Nineteen of…

After a long and exhausting day, many of us look forward to the magical and blessful thing called sleep. While we are sleeping, we start to dream, whether it is a wonderful and happy fantasyland where you can dance in a field of crispy bacon or a horrible and terrifying nightmare such as giving a speech in front of a huge audience. Either way, haven’t you ever wondered what those dreams mean and why they happen? Well, today I will be informing you about the analysis of a dream, but more…

Jamaican Usain Bolt is a legend in the Olympics who has been called the “fastest man alive”(besides the flash) and has been smashing world records since the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. Usain Bolt became the first man to set the record in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash in one season of the olympics. At the 2012 games in London he ran the 100 meter dash in 9.63 seconds putting him in first. He also won the 4 by 100 and the 200. In the 2016 games he won the same three events making…

Doping in sports Considering in doping in sports? Think twice before considering it although it may have positive results. But should the average athlete consider doping in their sport not promising positive results? There are many of athletes doping in their sport(s) and is very dangerous as it can cause short and long-term injuries to the human body. Doping in sports goes way back to ancient Greek Olympic and Roman gladiators to current day with professional sports. There are many…

today, some were ridiculed at the time of release, but grew to be acknowledged, and others that were so preposterous that people still not sure what to think of them. A massive contribution to the study of psychology was done by Carl Gustav Jung. The early career of Carl Jung as a psychologist was quite productive…

A Jungian Analysis of Ursula Hegi’s Stones from the River “We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” - C.G. Jung. Carl Jung’s theories are profoundly influential to modern psychiatry; they allow us to analyze stories, characters, and writings from the innermost layer. Although Carl Jung did extensive research on the human psyche, perhaps some of his most interesting theories were on the nature of how human beings write and tell stories,…