I Have a Dream

Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “The Dream”: An Unachievable Illusion The word dream is often used interchangeably with the words aspiration, ambition, goal, hope, wonder, and fantasy. People dream about their future career paths. People dream about winning the lottery or one day owning a luxury sports car. In their sleep, people even dream about flying like their favorite superhero character. For Ta-Nehisi Coates, dream does not mean the same as society typically thinks. In his well-received memoir titled…

Descartes’ dream argument supports his overarching argument for hyperbolic doubt, described in his Meditations on First Philosophy. The dream argument questions one’s perceptions, conscious and unconscious, and how one determines what is true and what is false. He does this by comparing experiences while awake or dreaming. Descartes continues on that since one also cannot tell the difference between what is a dream and what is real life, our perceptions could overall be false, and “assumes…

article titled Dream Interpretation: What Do Dreams Mean she explores the varying theories behind what meanings dreams could possibly have and their interpretation according to experts in the field of psychology and cognitive studies. Cherry being a psychologist, supports the theory that it is likely dreams have a subconscious meaning. Many people share the belief their dreams have some sort of unknown meaning or an underlying message while others are skeptical. Some claim dreams are simply…

The American Dream is a Fallacy Most of America’s wealth is controlled by a small handful of people, therefore explains the sad reality of the American Dream. The book “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck, reveals that reaching one’s dream comes with countless sacrifices. It is a fantasy that only money can buy. From my perception, The American Dream is all about having opportunities, freedom, equality, and a steady job with fair income. Steinbeck adds convincing facts about the reality…

I will argue that dreams are a flawed reality of the waking life. Dreams are accepted as reality when we dream and can only be refuted when we wake up. I will reason that we accept the dream-state reality as real when we dream, only to wake up with the notion that the perceived reality in the dream is in contrast to the reality of the dream state. In this paper, I will define ‘reality’ as the awakened state of consciousness that is in contrast to the supposed reality of the dream-state. The…

Depiction of Dreams Over past generations, great poets and writers have existed, one of the most well-known being Edgar Allan Poe. He was known for not exactly being in his right mind and it showed in his work. Many people believe that his insanity came upon because of the fact that he was a very lonely person. He never really knew his parents since his mother died when he was only three and his father abandoned him at a young age. He also went through a lot of depressing moments, from his…

Many people have a dream car. Whether, it may be the newest car, or the oldest. There could be many benefits to your new car. However, there could be many to your old car as well. Many people want the best car when they think of their dream car, but some people only look at the good things that come with a dream car, and not the good things that go with the car you own. One benefit to the car you own can be the memories. Cars leave a lot of memories for people because it meant a lot to them. For…

but to have to take care of another human being during the Great Depression. This is the life of George and Lennie. They both are very poor and their dream is to be independent. They want to have many animals on their own ranch and do not want to listen to a boss. The dreams and goals of Curley's wife, Lennie, and George motivate the personality and behavior of these characters. Curley's wife's dream is to be an actress and, because of this, she always needs to be the center of attention. “I…

week that I have been in a pensive mood and have been contemplating about this essay. I recall how it all began. It was a tiresome evening of the last day of August and I have recently arrived home from camp. The first thing I was informed to do when I entered the house was that I had an essay that I needed to compose for a competition. My father notified me that the education director of the Toronto general consulate has challenged me to enroll into this three page essay competition. I agreed…

Dreams can sometimes feel so real and when they do; boy, it can be very scary. A few nights ago I was having a really bad dream - a nightmare you could say. I don't remember exactly what was happening in the dream but what I do recall is being aware that I was dreaming. That alone was very strange because I've never had a dream where I knew it wasn't real while it was happening. My dreams have always felt very real and I’ve always been helplessly trying to figure out an escape. I wanted to…