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    Written between the autumn of 1890 and spring of the next year‚ "Spring Awakening" was the first major play in the modern era of theater. The play was banned due to its controversial subject matter; human sexuality‚ child abuse‚ suicide and homosexuality. Adapted in 2006 by Steven Sater‚ the play became a rock musical with some of the interior dialogue transposed into song. In "Spring Awakening‚" Sater alluded to some of the most important writers such as Homer‚ Baudelaire‚ Racine and Shakespeare

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    4 Types of Dreams

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    There are four main types of dreams—daydreams‚ normal dreams‚ false awakenings and lucid dreams. 1) Scientific studies reveal that most people daydream for a 70-120 minutes per day. During this time‚ you are only semi-awake - not asleep‚ but not fully checked-in with reality‚ either. It starts with a compelling thought‚ memory‚ or fantasy about the future‚ and your imagination runs away. The longer you daydream‚ the deeper you become immersed in your private fantasy land. In daydreams‚ the right

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    Summary Of 'The Awakening'

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    She’s finally able to see what it’s like to be so free from the rebukes of society. There were days where she was able to celebrate the blissful feeling‚ and when she wasn’t as trapped as she once was. This newfound freedom that her awakening gifted her enable her to go beyond the expectations‚ and it opened up her eyes to a wide rage of possibilities. She did new things that she’s never done before‚ and it provided her with a joyful feeling. Despite the freedom that she was given‚ it

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    Have you ever wondered how dreams come about...whether the BFG really existed? That this huge giant would stalk around at night catching dreams to trap them into jars and blowing them into your ears to determine what sort of dreams you would have that night? Well‚ you will find out very soon. Good morning to one and all. Today‚ I will be delivering a speech on the topic ’dreams’. I’m sure many of u here might find this topic strange. A speech? On dreams? You must be joking! Some of u might scoff

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    Types of Dreams

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    Main Types of Dreams There are five main types of dreams - daydreams‚ normal dreams‚ false awakenings‚ nightmares and lucid dreams. Take a look at the features of these hypnotic states and how each one can introduce you to the phenomenal world of dreaming. Daydreams Scientific studies reveal that most people daydream for a whopping 70-120 minutes per day. During this time‚ you are only semi-awake - not asleep‚ but not fully checked-in with reality‚ either. It starts with

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    An Analysis of Dreams

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    DREAMS "Dreams are the touchstones of our characters." - Henry David Thoreau What is a dream? A dream can include any of the images‚ thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep. Dreams can be extraordinarily vivid or very vague; filled with joyful emotions or frightening imagery; focused and understandable or unclear and confusing. Why do we dream? What purpose do dreams serve? While many theories have been proposed‚ no single consensus has emerged. Considering the enormous amount

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    Second Great Awakening

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    were set in motion: The Great Awakenings. These were a series of large‚ sweeping religious‚ social‚ and political changes that sought to use the basis of religion to revive faith in a neglected belief‚ bring about numerous social reforms‚ and use political factions to great effect upon society’s mentality. Although most view the First Great Awakening as the ‘first’ and ‘greatest’ religious‚ social‚ and political influence to American society‚ the second Great Awakening can be considered far more influential

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    Humbert's The Awakening

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    His tactic is crystal clear: if the child is too scared to be separated from him‚ she will keep her mouth shut regarding anything that could compromise her (and by extent Humbert). He begins by mentioning that she is an orphan therefore all alone without him which is meant to scare her into not wanting to be abandoned. Moreover‚ the man is appealing to things that she enjoys like clothes and makeup and threatening to have those things removed from her. He is also implying that there is something

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    Mallard's Awakening

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    Kate Chopin’s‚”The Story of an Hour‚” is an ironic and symbolic story as it portrays an innuendo of repression through the example married women. Chopin’s short story begins with Mrs. Mallard becoming lurid as she hears of her husband’s death. Consequently‚ Mrs. Mallard underwent changes from depressed to an elated state of emotion. Chopin displayed Mrs. Mallards’ grievances and attitude towards freedom through her diction. Just as Mrs. Mallard perceived that she gained her freedom‚ news was delivered

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    Lebrun In The Awakening

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    Edna was searching for her purpose while trying desperately to be the leader of her life. She turned away from the responsibility of taking care of her husband and children. She wanted to provide for herself. She eventually moved away from the family home into a home of her own. Edna loved her children but did not want to lose herself along with her needs. One summer she met Robert Lebrun and fell in love. When Robert left for Mexico for work‚ Edna was heartbroken and fell into a depression. She

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