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    Langston Hughes poem titled “Dream Deferred” is a poetic masterpiece explaining how delaying our dreams we only result in them diminishing or getting lost overall. Langston Hughes was is an African-American poet and social activist who was born on February 1st in the early 1900s (1902). Growing up and eventually becoming a social activist in New York. Langston Hughes was a subject of racism and being told “no” for him living in the years before the 1960s were racism was some what tolerated in America

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    03-11-12 Dreams and nightmares essay Dreams are an unfolding sequence of perceptions thoughts and emotions during sleep that is experienced as real life events. Most dreaming occurs during the rapid eye movement stage of sleep‚ although dreams can occur in NERM sleep. There are many theories trying to explain the meanings of the things we see in our dreams. According to Freud and his psychoanalytic perspective published in the interpretation of dreamsdreams are the disguised fulfillments

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    When Dreams and Reality Collide This one night I was lying in my bed and I had a terrible day. I was thinking about all the things that had happened that day and I just wished none of it ever did. I was starting to regret everything that happened that day. I thought maybe if I got some rest then maybe just maybe I would feel better and have a great day tomorrow. So that night I went to bed and I had this dream. The dream so one of the best things I have ever dreamed of. It was about me and this

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    Critical Analysis #2 “Self-Analysis through Dream Exploration” They say the eyes are the window to your soul‚ however Schmida’s process essay “Self Analysis through Dream Exploration” suggests otherwise. Schmida presents an interesting new way to gain self-awareness and understanding through first identifying‚ then analyzing your dreams. She uses clear‚ thorough explanations to takes us step by step through the process of becoming your own professional dream analyst. She is quick to establish a

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    The Effects of a Dream in The Great Gatsby The American 1920s was an epoch marked by declining moral standards and extravagantly pretentious shows of wealth. The luxurious parties‚ artificial palaces‚ and irresponsible alcohol consumption of the ‘20s were all visible in the changing concept of the American Dream. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s symbolic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ James Gatz is consumed by his desire to obtain this materialistic American Dream. Gatz‚ the ambitious son of shiftless farm people

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    Dreams‚ everyone has dreams‚ but can it really be attained in a good way? Does the way that man do things are in coordination of his free will? Or maybe it’s just the natural forces that shape and determine his character. “Requiem for A Dream” is a movie that talks about the drastic lives of three people. Lives which have been deeply influenced by what they see and experience in their surroundings. Moreover‚ these influences have forced them to become someone else. Sarah‚ Harry‚ Marion‚ and Tyron

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    My dream Dreams is a series of thoughts‚images or sensations occuring in a person’s mind.Dreams is something important that all of us need to have to achieve something in life.Dream is anything that we can fathom‚anything that our hearts desire‚anything at all.Besides‚a dream is anything that you want it to be‚there is no limit on what you can dream.In life‚we are always told to follow our dreams by our parents‚teachers‚friends and family.Moreover‚every people around the world has different

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    The study‚ “To Sleep‚ No Doubt to Dream” was a sleep study done by a graduate student named‚ Eugene Aserinsky in 1952. This study was done to determine the average amount of dreaming done by each person in the experiment. His theory was that when rapid eye movements occur that this could be a sign of dreaming. In this study the people participating in it were not allowed to take a naps while being a part of this experiment. This is because they could end up dreaming during the nap which would affect

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    acted upon it. Bradley did some research and with the help of a local Parishioner‚ he started a non-profit organization. He called it the “Day Dreams Foundation” with its soul purpose being to raise money for kids who couldn’t afford extra curricular activities. It took off and the need has grown so big that he currently relies on a full team. The Day Dreams Foundation‚ which Bradley runs‚ is still relatively young and in its infant stages. The foundation was created in Sept. of 2014‚ and it’s still

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    Culture is the way we dress‚ the way we carry our heads‚ the way we walk‚ the way we tie our ties --- it is not only the fact of writing books or building houses.” This is to say that everything we do in our lives is‚ in fact‚ our culture. In “Giant Dreams‚ Midget Abilities” by David Sedaris‚ Sedaris uses his own family background to explain a segment of his childhood in which he rejects a traditional culture in favor of his own. David Sedaris is a young man and his father wants him and his sisters

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