Field of Dreams

Memoirist Patricia Hampl, in her writing “Memory and Imagination,” stated that one who refuses to write about his/her life has no life (34). While generally agreeing with some of the other memoirist views, I believe this statement to be naïve. Specifically, I strongly believe that, just as people develop, grieve, and learn differently, people reflect upon their lives in different manners. Some people may find meditation useful, while others need therapy or an external source to help them…

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 we dream at night (Dreams: Why do we dream?). If Riley was happy, she had good dreams; if she was sad, she had scary dreams. Even…

Sigmund Freud and The Interpretation of Dreams Sigmund Freud, the man who developed psychoanalysis, dedicated a lot of time researching dreams. He even wrote a book completely dedicated to dreams called, The Interpretation of Dreams in 1900. Even though many of his ideas were thought to be nonsense at the time he published it, within a few years, most fellow psychologists began to agree with Freud. In his research of dreams, he came up with quite a few theories concerning both the sleeping mind…

consciousness, but particularly, the state of our consciousness within dreams. We lose our consciousness as we enter to relax our brain and thus enter a deep sleep. However, what if we could be aware when we are unconscious? That is what lucid dreaming is. Lucid dreaming is a dream in which the dreamer is consciously aware that they are dreaming to which they may be able to have the ability to control certain aspects of the dream itself. This rare phenomenon may take place only a few times in…

Have you ever wondered why we dream? In the medical world, dreams cause great controversy between medical professionals. Those who study dreams study them to determine if there are medical reasons for them, or if they are just meaningless parts of the brain’s functions. There are differing opinions on what our dreams mean. Dreams could have to do with how we feel that day, or they could be just random videos that have no connection to our lives. (“Facts About Dreaming”) Our brains are very…

Many of these dreams may be useless images traveling through our minds, but can some of them have meaning? We can turn to the Bible for the answer to this question. In Genesis 40:8, the Bible discusses how interpretations belong to God. If we dream something we should not turn to some random person to interpret the dream. God may very well work though somebody to interpret dreams, but it is important to realize that not every dream has meaning. Daniel 2:28 talks about the dreams Nebuchadnezzar…

routes. Alchemy was the forerunner to what we now know as modern chemistry. Nicholas Flamel is said to have be visited by an angel in a dream, translated the book of Abraham the Jew, and been able to transform lead into gold. Dreams are sometimes called the gateway to the soul for good reason. Flamel was asleep one night when an angel appeared to him in his dream. Like Santiago,…

Grady Cole’s intense desire to find a place where he and his dreams belong, McCarthy questions how far he will go to follow his passions. John Grady decided to ride “out where the western fork of the old Comanche road” ran through the westernmost section of the ranch, which symbolizes him ultimately realizing that he can’t pursue his passions on his family’s ranch in Texas (McCarthy 5). John Grady has a strong desire to pursue his dreams even if that means leaving his home. McCarthy suggests…

---Self Assessment and Improvement Action Plan I began to know myself better, a 15-year old girl as a result of registering in this course. I worked through my 7th grade in China and came last year to attend the 9th grade in the States. The change is enormous as well as the challenge. Fortunately I had this opportunity of learning psychology. Below is by self assessment and improvement action plan. Growing up as the only child in a family full of love and sympathy I feel happy and content…

reader will piece the clues to together from Santiago's dreams to find out how author carefully foretells Santiago's death.…