In Between Dreams

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…

the 1920’s was a blurry mixture of social reform and change. At its peak, the aspects of big dreams and impractical improvements boomed, and society allowed room for the formulation of an idea called the “American Dream”. This idea was popular, since it allowed many people to be able to gain wealth and pursue happiness. Fitzgerald explores the darker nature of this ideal in his short story, “Winter Dreams”, and in the novel succeeding it, The Great Gatsby, utilizing characters to explore these…

The American Dream is commonly correlated to people’s social class. Both Langston Hughes and F. Scott Fitzgerald share the perspective of social class connecting to the American Dream and expressed this in their writing. The specific use of incorporating characters of high social status that have the American Dream versus everyone else who works towards the dream but never obtains it is a common thread between both writers. Specifically in Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick and Gatsby…

Between 1865 and 1900 in America was a wild time. With cowboys, miners, Indians, immigrants, and freed slaves. All groups trying to achieve the American dream. A dream of democracy, freedom, justice, opportunity, equality, and human rights. Chasing the American dream is what makes this country great, even today. For some groups of people though between 1865 and 1900 the American dream was nothing but a dream. A dream that would never happen. Nothing but a myth for many American in the late 1800s…

Dreams serve as an effective way to look deeper into the character of a novel. Dreams allow authors to speak through their characters in a new way and act as a ploy to insert an idea or theme into a narrative, subtly. Dreams can speak to the mind of a character in profound and indirect way (WC) as well. Furthermore, dreams reflect both A Map of Home and Minaret and act as a motif to highlight the main characters as well as add to characterization. The two protagonists, Najwa and Nidali, come…

Compare and contrast the importance of dreams and The American Dream in your two novels The American Dream could be seen as the foundation of America. The desire to reinvent oneself whilst gaining wealth, prosperity and success has always been paramount to America, especially during the roaring twenties when that dream had seemed to become a reality for many. The American Dream was very instilled in Dutch sailors who came to America hopeful of attaining a fresh, better start, just like Scott and…

the existence of the American Dream. The sense of freedom that this country encounters makes millions of people throughout the world leave their families and culture for a better life for the future generations. The American Dream is still alive today. Its persistence in the longing to find opportunities no matter one's race, color and religion. The ideas, values and principles of people in the 1960s share similarities with the modern battle to find the American Dream. Being an African…

perceptible relationship between the American Dream and empathy, empathy is faced with culture that emphasizes the differences between individuals. This constant differentiation is evident throughout “DNA.”. Three lines into the song, Lamar states, “Cocaine quarter piece, got war and peace inside my DNA” (3). Through this line alone, Lamar lets the listener know that in his life, he has experienced situations related to drugs and violence. This immediately sets a line between the listener and…