False awakening

“Follow your dreams,” quoted by Kobi Yamada. Now one may think this quote is talking about the dreams as in goals and things people want to do in their life, but think again. Have you ever wondered about real dreams? The one’s you have when you’re asleep at night; the normal dreams, lucid dreams, the false awakenings, and even the nightmares? A dream is a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep (Dream). Dreams are a great wonder to the world that scientists still do not have a firm grasp on. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of what dreams are and what they mean. A person’s mind creates images and stories while we sleep and that is what a dream is. Dreams can seem very real and can…

Sleep paralysis is a common neurological condition. It is characterised by recurrent episodes in which the ability to perform voluntary movement is lost for relatively short periods at sleep onset or upon awakening, either during the night or in the morning. During these episodes the sufferer is unable to communicate but ocular and respiratory movements remain intact and consciousness is clear. The episodes end spontaneously or, often, on external stimulation (Stores 111). It could be such a…

Lucid Dreaming: The Start of Great Possibility Baku, a dream eater in Japanese Legend, is a spirit animal that visits people’s homes and eats their nightmares. In Greek mythology, Morpheus is a messenger who has the ability to enter someone’s dream and deliver messages from the gods. His brother Phobetor, who is a shape shifter and is often found in the form of a snake, is the bringer of nightmares. The origin of the English word “nightmare,” is Mara, who is also an evil spirit that changes…

Lucid Dream Have you ever been aware of that you are dreaming when you are in dream? Maybe you do, but you don’t know the concept of lucid dreaming. A lucid dream is a vivid dream and people are aware of that they are in dream with waking consciousness. You can take control of yourself and surroundings. Lucid dreamers can train themselves to know that they are dreaming. With improved skills, they can even create what they want and they are like “God” in their dream. “The dream state can be…

The movie “Inside Out” is a children’s movie that is based on emotions and how we feel. There are a couple of scenes in particular that show dreams as if you are experiencing a movie. The first dream is when the main character Riley is dreaming of being at her new school in her underwear because she is afraid of her new school. Riley was having a dream based on what she was actually afraid of. What goes through our minds before we fall asleep, like Riley being scared of school, can affect what…

A young boy stands at the peak of a cliff. He looks over the edge with no discernible ground below. The boy smiles, lifts his arms, and falls into oblivion. Soon the boy feels the pressure on his back as he is flung back up even higher than the cliff he was previously on. He slows to a stop and stays there, floating among the clouds. Many dreamers wish for this boy’s freedom, the freedom of lucid dreaming. The idea of being aware while dreaming and being able to consciously influence dream…

Throughout the novel, Chopin uses imagery to show that society is oppressive. Two of the most important images that Chopin uses repeatedly throughout the course of the novel is the image of the sea and the image of birds. The imagery of the sea is repeated in The Awakening and comes to be a major symbol of Edna awakening. “The sea is a symbol of Edna's subconscious” (Anastasopoulou 23). The first time that she manages to swim on her own, is used by Chopin to represent the first major step that…

Editing information, another aspect of totalitarianism, is terrifyingly prevalent in the 2016 election. Donald Trump, the forty-fifth President of the United States, has had one of the most controversial campaigns in history. Many question how he moved from a life of hosting TV shows to the White House so easily. The answer is simple: his use of falsehoods to psychologically manipulate the public. Trump’s presidency has been full of lies. Whether you are a supporter or not, it is clear that he…

The Awakening by Kate Chopin displays the struggle a woman goes through in order to break her current situations. In this novel, Edna Pontellier releases herself to her deepest yearnings, plunging into a relationship that rekindles her long sexual desires, enflames her heart, and eventually takes over and Enda can see nothing else. As she goes through many changes Edna gets involved in many activities. One of these activities are painting; painting becomes one of her favorite pastimes and her…

A Doll’s House written by Ibsen, and The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin showcases how the men have an upper hand in leading to a woman’s awakening. Dr. Rank in A Doll’s House plays a role in Nora’s life by treating her with respect and dignity .Nora is showcased to be actively communicative and relaxed while being in the presence of Rank. On the other hand, she is unable to have this communication with her husband Torvald who treats her as if she was a child. Contrarily, Robert in The…