Olfaction

Home is more than just a word in the dictionary home is simply what a person makes it. Home has many different meanings. Think about the quote “A house is made of brick and mortar, but home is made by the people who live there. M. K. Soni” this quote has so many different meanings. Is home just four walls, windows, and a few decorations sitting around, or is a home what one surrounds themselves with? Is home a white picket fence with a white house in the background with a red door and shutters…

An image is something that brings the senses closer to trueness, trueness being the awareness of all senses. An image can invoke all senses at a moment, associating it to previous understanding to an individual. In James Joyce’s A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man, we see a firsthand account of how the ‘stream of consciousness’ was born in the literary world. There are sensations that occur when we tap into an already current sense that is being tested, be it a touch of paper then bringing…

Werewolves’ come in different categories, Alpha, Beta and Omega. Many of these particular icons are seen in films, movies and television. People seem to desire having supernatural creatures playing on their flat screens. Every werewolf, whether male or female both have some type of authority over another Werewolf. Werewolves’ are looked upon as, aggressive, but caring. Society worship the dominant pack to create a sense of pride and leadership. There are plenty reasons to have Werewolves in…

What memories does smell evoke for me? Imagine walking into a bakery: Breathe in the sweet, pleasant aroma of fresh pastries and cakes. Notice the neatly stacked cookies and how the worn wooden floors have been freshly mopped. The warm, welcoming room contrasts with the bitter cold just outside the door. Flash forward 20 years later. By now, the “Fresh Bread” sign has probably been forgotten, as well as the intricate display cake and the bell that clicked as the door opened. Most would likely…

The purpose of our senses has to do with how our brain works with our body. All the senses in our body are created from the information that goes into the brain. The deeper view on the senses is perception. It creates a much bigger picture on how we view our five sense. The way that we perceive why we do what we do is perspective. All these objectives go with what we do in our everyday lives. As a class we all experienced these senses as we went to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and experienced…

Have you ever thought about how fascinating it is that one familiar smell can bring back so many memories? The smell that can bring me back to my past and fill my heart with joy from the memories. The biggest memory that peppermint brings back for me is my Grandma. My Grandma was an amazing woman, she always wore a certain perfume and still to this day I am not entirely sure what the perfume was but it had some type of peppermint fragrance to it. My Grandmother and I used to do everything…

Mary Oliver’s “A Blackwater Woods” is centered on the idea of mortality. With mortality comes a tension between what is tangible and what is abstract, as well as what is known and what is unknown. The poem describes what is necessary to be mortal and presents death not as something that is to be feared, but something to be accepted and even preferred. At the beginning of the poem the speaker’s initial tone is commanding, but more passive than urgent. Over the course of the poem the speaker’s…

The Sensory System is a very complex System in the body. There are several paths in the Sensory System from places like the eye,ear,skin,nose,etc. to the brain. I am going to tell you about the pathways from the ear to the brain, the eye to the brain, and the nose to the brain. Also, I am going to write about three Geico advertisements I watched and explain the message from the advertisement and what personal factors might be affecting my perception of the advertisements. The sound wave path…

Axe Body Wash – Woman Being Sexualized Stephanie Attar Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Axe was launched in France in 1983 by Unilever. Its original name was Lynx. They couldn’t name it axe back then in France, due to trademark issues. Since then, Axe has evolved to become its own product. From 1990 to 1996 Axe used mostly geographic names to name the scents. When axe was made, their product was mostly to help men attract woman. Supposedly, this went totally opposite of what they thought…

Descartes in this meditation wants to clarify what "I" is and how he can achieve this conclusion. He does not want to use his senses or imagination because as he has stated before they can be deceiving. He asserts how his senses and imagination are deceiving because he does not know if what he sees, smells or perceives to be truth, exists only in his head. He uses a piece of wax to explain what he thinks the wax is according to his senses. His sense of taste tells him that it…