Dream journal

In an October 2013 issue of the journal Science, researchers published the results of a study indicating that the brain utilizes sleep to flush out waste toxins. This waste removal system, they suggest, is one of the major reasons why we sleep. "The restorative function of sleep may be…

The young boy has a dream to go to Egypt to discover his true destiny, which is a treasure. He once dreamed about Pyramids that lead him to his treasure. Throughout that journey he met many people. Out of every person Santiago met he learned something that made him realize things. Every lesson that he learned he already knew that for…

The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost which in turn destroys the vision and the dream." ~ Azar Nafisi Dreams are something that an individual must work towards in order to fulfil. However, an urgency to fulfill the dream will lead to a change in attitude and the decisions you make. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck chooses to express the impact of dreams and the need for untouched happiness. Lennie 's dream of tending rabbits on his…

resented him more than anyone else because he was the most favored by their father Jacob. His father even had an expensive coat made just for him. The bitterness grew even deeper with each of them after Joseph had told them that God had given him a dream; Joseph’s whole family was to bow down to him. This infuriated his brothers. The first trial in which Joseph’s faith is tested was getting sold into slavery. One day the brothers seemed to snap; they were out in the fields when merchants, who…

Slowly but surely as elaborated in the article, when trying to recall a dream the longer you have been awake the less likely you are to vividly recall the events. It is also mentioned, pieces of the dream that you try to put together during recall is a representation of the thoughts and the reality of the ego. This stage is considered to be a creative process. Another concept this article…

through hell, keep going”(Winston Churchill). Winston Churchill might have said this, but my parents were the ones that taught me to never give up. The indescribable sacrifices my parents have done for me is what makes me seek for greatness. I share my dreams with my parents and by achieving them I will be able to pay them back. One of the foundations required to achieve my goals is to attend the most prestigious MBA program, the Wharton MBA program. With the skillset obtained at the program…

During ‘prescientific days’ dreams were considered a ‘manifestation’ of a ‘higher power’. The introduction of psychology, the scientific study of our mind, rejects and replaces this interpretation with many others. Freud lists 4 distinct interpretations. The first is his own interpretation. His states that dreams are a subconscious manifestation of our desires. He explores and supports this interpretation throughout this paper. The second states that dreams are a form of spiritual liberation…

day with their game faces on. Life demands us to grow and become stronger human beings. But not everyone is same. We people choose our path according to our goals in life. Those paths might be many different according to their interests, beliefs and dreams. Those paths sometimes make us outsiders in society and in our hearts. This world is filled with people yet we find ourselves being lonely. This is my story of transition to a new life from my old life. Clear blue sky, fast-paced city, cars…

Yasunari Kawabata’s The White Horse rely heavily on dreams and how they convey or affect how one is feeling by delving into the unconscious mind, much like one does today. Dream interpretation is a widely recognized concept through the world. People have analyzed and interpreted dreams throughout history in many civilizations that had different cultures and religions. It is referenced in traditional Chinese medicine as well. By definition, dreams are the mental activity containing thoughts,…

Inside Out presented Riley’s dream after she entered the REM stage while she was sleeping. It was actually inaccurate at the part where Riley entered to REM stage immediately after she fell asleep since people had to go through the non-REM stages(sleep stages 1-4) before they entered REM stage. However, Inside Out did a good job to show what was happening in Riley’s brain when she was dreaming in her REM stage. For example, there was one section in her brain called “Dream productions”, where…