Subconscious

This 1987 sexy, thriller film introduced a few characters to tell the story of a cheating husband and a crazy mistress. Fatal Attraction’s characters Dan Gallagher was the father of a six-year-old daughter, Ellen and was married to Beth Gallagher for nine years. The mistress, Alex Forrest played a sneaky, unstable, hot, single woman. The beginning of the movie portrays Alex to be calm and collective. Soon we find out how unstable and psychotic she really is. Dan gets involved with someone he…

afraid of walking up the stairs fearing that you will far everyone and humiliate yourself? frightened to walk alone in the street fearing that you will get lost or hurt of all sudden? afraid to talk to people since you think they will judge you. this just begins the endless list of irrational fears that have been caused due to my anxiety. I am constantly worried. Even when I am calm, I am worried that I should be doing something else in my already empty days. these anxieties are constantly…

Optimism and Positive Thinking Effects on Well-being Section 1: What is happiness and what causes it? A question that has been discussed through centuries but until today no one really knows one answer to it. The reason behind this ambiguity is that happiness varies from each person’s perspective. If a poor person would be asked what happiness is, the answer would probably be wealth. If a person in his/her deathbed fighting a fatal disease would be asked the same question the answer would…

One set of thoughts that constantly plague my subconscious are the “What ifs”. Growing up I was bullied constantly leaving me in an incredibly vulnerable state. This is where I believe the basis of these negative thoughts came from. Not only was it the negative comments that others made to me or about…

Brain Washed by Gender Roles Our lives are controlled by a subconscious rule of gender; “you’re a girl so you like pink”, “boys cant play with dolls, those are for girls”, “men don’t cry”, and my personal favorite “pussy”, the greatest insult to men, because it means your afraid or weak like a woman. These laws have been a part of life since the beginning of humans. Gender has been engrained into your mind since you exited the womb and were wrapped in a little pink or blue blanket. It’s hard to…

Political candidates spend a significant amount of time and money ensuring that the public knows their name and will recognize it on the ballot come election day. This is done through yard signs, media, appearances, franking and more. Often times, seeing these advertisements while driving in the car on your way to work, or sorting through your mail, the average person doesn 't think twice about their significance. However, these messages are most commonly used to gain name recognition when it…

The Morality War In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the boys who attend the Devon School constantly fight between doing what is right and what is wrong. Eric Burdon, an international singer-songwriter, describes this fight by saying “Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.” In A Separate Peace, war and internal turmoil are important underlying themes. Both main characters, Gene and…

Research has indicated that it is possible to enhance creativity, health, intelligence, memory, and intuitive insights by altering the brain waves. Additionally, sound has been used to change the consciousness of an individual and thus unleash the power of the mind. Further, there are specific drum beat frequencies that when they resonate at a certain wave length, lead a person into a meditative state. Therefore, it is possible to use sound to positively change the brain wave frequencies with an…

Darl’s account of Dewey Dell’s speech patterns “‘Cash,’ she says; Cash” (146) mirrors Addie’s dying words “‘Cash,’ she says; you Cash” (40). These parallels suggest Dewey Dell partially becomes her mother, further symbolising her latent grief, and subconscious desire Addie’s approval. Moreover, Dewey Dell’s mothering behavior is juxtaposed with her quest for an abortion. This multifaceted behavior reflects Addie’s complex relationship with her eldest sons, who were “of me and all that lived, and…

Growing up, I was never exposed to the stereotype that physics is a "man's field". There were as many girls as there were guys in my high school physics course and in my na\"ive high school days, it never occurred to me that a subject could be considered more suitable for men or women. I remember seeing a brochure for Cornell University's physics program when I was looking at schools for undergrad that boasted that 40\% of their program was female. At the time, I remember wondering why they…