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…
Why do we dream? Why do dreams matter? Why would that psycho skill evolve us? What’s the down fall of not sleeping? Phantasmata and dreams help us process over leftover fear and anxiety. It’s like the garbage disposal of psyche. Dreams are personal. Tragic or traumatic events can cause the person to have nightmares and the person can even have nightmares randomly. Scary but necessary we are churning through what holds us back. For example, it’s just like the movie “A nightmare on Elm Street” the…
In my dreams, I am a different person than who I am in real life. I can fly, swim for hours without needing a breath of air, and sing as loud as I can. I can see the world in millions of bright colors, smell the most delightful smells, and feel comfortable on any surface. I have never been one to have my report cards hung on the refrigerator for the whole household to see and I grew up thinking I was not smart or worthy of appreciation because I was not good at taking tests or turning in…
Everyone has hopes and dreams they want to strive to achieve. Whether these dreams are small ones just to get through the day or long term ones to help in the future. They are the things that help us strive to where we need to be. For me, I have had some large hopes while I have also had small hopes. Some of mine have been crushed while others have been brought to light,but my true and most dearest hope is to become a forensic anthropologist. This is my greatest dream. Now many people when…
images known as “dreams”. Dreams vary from person to person. But with that being the case it could mean that people have their own definitions of dreams. Even though dreams vary from person to person, the psychological process are all the same but it is just a matter of what the psychological processes are. When a person has a really good dream they would normally want to tell others about their fantasy experience, but some people have the struggle of not being able to recall their dreams.…
People were being released from their jobs and struggled to live a decent life. The Great Depression hit people hard which resulted in people turning to movie theaters to dream of a better life and forget about their problems outside of the movie theater. Studios such as MGM, Warner Bros, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, and RKO created movies, shorts, and B-movies to distract everyday people from their tough life at home. The movies, actors, and directors…
Annie Baker. It is set in an old movie theater, appropriately called “The Flick”. The movie theater is currently being upgraded from using an old 35 millimeter projector to a digital one. Just like the theater is undergoing changes, so are the lives of the play’s three characters, Avery, Sam, and Rose as they learn more about each other in the time they share at The Flick. The play begins by introducing to Sam and Avery, both of whom are seen cleaning up the theater after a screening. Avery, a…
Popcorn syndrome is entertainments that don’t require much thought or engagement, such as, watching a television show, reading a book or listening to music. If something is considered popcorn syndrome there is no desire to think it is for pleasure only. Unlike popcorn syndrome, popcorn hangover is when you actually watched the movie or television show and its mind boggling. You actually think about what happened and you begin to process those thoughts to form an actual opinion on what you…
Ponyboy, a 14 year-old boy, doesn't live the life of his dreams, but he gets himself into thinking that his world is perfect. He has two older brothers, Sodapop and Darry, and his parents died in a car accident a couple years ago. Since then he has been raised by his older brothers, and because of them, he is part of a gang called the greasers. As Ponyboy walks out of a theater one day, he is jumped by another gang, the rich Socs that live on the west side of town. Luckily, his two older…
After his sexual assault, documentor Tom Bondarenko JR searches for peace and closure by informing the audience that sexual assault can happen to anyone, regardless of age, sex, race, or sexual orientation. Through interviews with professionals and survivors Tom Bondarenko bring’s a face to sexual assault in hopes of warning people that sexual assault can happen to anyone. The film 's goal is to prevent sexual assault by enlightening people, knowledge is power. Working together we can end sexual…