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    The account of "Abenaki Creation Story and The Importance of Dreaming" and The Chief's Daughters are fundamentally the same. In the story, the Great Spirit chose to fill a space with light and life. From his awesome force he directed the flashes of creation. He requested Tôlba, the Great Turtle to originate from the waters and turn into the area. The Great Spirit shaped the mountains and the valleys on turtle's back. He put white mists into the blue skies. He contemplated what sort of animals he…

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    The ideas inside our head, and our experiences, shape the world we live in; the world that is out there and is unique for us. The world that we imagine and want to change, followed by our values, and ethics of how this planet should be like. In, Such Stuff as Dreams, Keith Oatley states that through art we experience emotions, possibilities for something else. Art acts as a medium to see, feel and think in different ways, and the possibilities in how the world and ourselves could change. In…

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    of novels have made the shortlist for many awards and won several over the years. The second novel in the series A Monstrous Regiment of Women that Laurie published in 1995 was the winner of the 1996 Nero Award. The thirteenth novels in the series Dreaming Spies was the winner of the 2015 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel. BEST SHERLOCK HOLMES & RUSSELL BOOKS: The first novel in the series, which introduced the lead characters in the series is considered by many, fans one of the best…

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    strength and concentration. It also impairs your reasoning and problem solving skills. Sleep deprivation can also impact our ability to learn and remember information. A study, done by Karni, found that learning is disrupted when REM sleep and dreaming are prevented, also known as the consolidation theory. This theory states that sleep helps you to store and remember information better. If we are sleep deprived, it is harder for us to learn and store the information. Sleep is important…

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    either to one’s self or one’s own kin” (220). The following day, Bessie returned to her home because her younger sister had passed away. This incident proved to Jane that Bessie’s warning of dreaming of children must be truthful and an accurate warning of something awful to come. Jane found herself dreaming of a child during her stay in Thornfield and often worried about what this occurrence was a sign for as she continues to believe that dreams…

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    a Persian fairy tale about a guy who could be whatever he desired. And from that day on, began my journey of dreaming. I dreamt of things every kid in school dreams of - ranging from being an astronaut to being the coolest kid in college. A few years down the line, with an engineering degree in my bag, I got into Schlumberger. And this is what changed my life. No, I did not stop dreaming. Rather, I backed it with determination, passion and integrity. Here overcoming barriers such as language,…

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    Dreaming for Better In The Outsiders there is so much anger and hate. There is the anger Dally has at the world. The anger Bob has at his parent’s for not giving him any rules. And most prevalent, the animosity between the Socs and the greasers. One person is trapped between these two gangs and that person is Cherry Valance. Like any teenager, she feels the pull of wanting to be socially accepted by the group she was originally in, the Socs. But yet she feels that the way the greasers are…

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    G.E. Moore addresses the idea of philosophical skepticism. His counter argument implements the use of common sense and the idea of a premise that requires no proof as it is "known" to be true. However this means that Moore begs the question when he arrives at his conclusion. Moore explains he can rigorously prove the existence of two hands, by simply holding up his two hands. He mentions that as he makes a certain gesture saying "Here is one hand" (G.E Moore 197) and then by simply mentioning…

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    handsome. If you want all these things in your guy you'll be in love. Of Course you want a better guy than all your friends so they're jealous. Let's stop dreaming now and actually think about this. For me I want a man thats a decent human being and is not rude. I think my parents can semi agree too. Now let's be real and stop dreaming. For my future husband I would like him to be funny. Having good humor is a huge key because laughing makes me happy and life is too short to boring. I also…

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    There is a parallelism between his thoughts and expectations of Magan’s sister and Araby. The narrator spends time alone in a dark room of his house dreaming about Magan’s sister. He is in the dark where he can feel all his senses clearly. He keeps repeating “O love! O love!” many times while in this dark room. This thought he has of Magan’s sister is a perfect scenario where he gets the girl and everything is perfect. However, it could be stated that seldom does ones path ever work out the way…

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