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    Dreaming Is Believing

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    When Dreaming is Believing According to an article entitled “When Dreaming is Believing‚” by Carey K. Morewedge‚ PhD‚ dreams affect people’s judgment and behavior. It is the belief of the researcher s of this article that dreams can carry more weight than conscious thoughts. Participants in this experiment conducted six different studies‚ surveying nearly 1‚100 people about their dreams. In one study that surveyed general beliefs about dreams‚ 149 university students were asked to rate different

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    Historical Inaccuracies

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    The historical inaccuracies of Pearl Harbor were significant compared to the actual events. The movie romanticizes war and fighting in general for purposes of entertainment‚ where in reality the attack was violent and a gruesome experience. It was geared towards romanticizing the movie by having a love story involved then the actual war. In the movie it shows the sun high in the sky when the attack was done on Pearl Harbor but the Pearl Harbor attack took place on Sunday morning which makes this

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    Sensory Perceptions

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    Sensory Perceptions By: Rachelle C. Ocampo Professor Scott Savaiano PHI 210 January 19‚ 2013 Sensory Perceptions If fortunate enough‚ most people are able to sense the world around them through all five senses; sight‚ sound‚ smell‚ taste‚ and touch. The information from these senses is paired with thoughts and memories from each experience‚ which the brain uses to tell individuals how to perceive input from the outside world. The following information will cover reasons for believing in

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    It is littered with metaphors and inaccuracies. It is nonetheless an extremely useful piece of evidence that holds a foundation of truth. An example of one of the inaccuracies in the Iliad is in Homer’s description of Troy. He details the buildings present‚ naming a temple of Athena‚ who was a Greek goddess‚ a temple of this god would not be present in

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    Sensory Perceptions

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    Assignment 1: Sensory Perceptions Nicole Brock PHI 210 Renee Pistone 10/21/2012 “The brain‚ a complex structure‚ allows a human being to perceive and react to their environment‚ contemplate "the big questions‚" and experience a myriad of emotions. The brain controls the body and maintains the delicate internal balance needed to sustain life” (Smith‚ 2010). If fortunate enough‚ we humans all have five senses: vision‚ hearing‚ taste‚ touch‚ and smell. All of these senses that we have‚ work

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    seeing is believing

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    Logan McDougal Interpersonal Communications 4/20/15 “Seeing is Believing” In class today each student got assigned a certain topic to write about. The topic that i was assigned is “Many people believe strongly in the notion that “seeing is believing‚” However‚ research has shown that perceptual sets can cause people to “see” things that aren’t really there‚ or not to see things that are. Why do you think people have so much confidence that what they see reflects reality? Is it simply that they

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    Lego Inaccuracies

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    They have met several people and talked to them about LEGOs and what they thought of it and what they had used it for. With all of this information that was given to me from there research is incredible and because of this I believe that the documentary is a credible source. Ever since I got my very first LEGO set I fell in love with them. I would be able to build and create anything that I

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    Sensory Perception

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    SENSORY PERCEPTION Annette M. Miller Professor Maureen O’Bier PHI 210 – Critical Thinking January 24‚ 2013 Strayer University SENSORY PERCEPTION The human brain is an adaptable organ which may or may not give an accurate view of the world. This may be the result of perception‚ interpretation‚ and/or knowledge. The definitions of perception‚ interpretation and knowledge are very similar being that when it comes to sensory information being accurate or not relies

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    believing God

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    Christian practices - praying‚ going to church‚ celebrating Christian holidays‚ and celebrating Christmas. My parents thought me Christian values and Christian ethics and they sent me to a Catholic school during my childhood that’s why I grew up believing that there is really a God. There are always obstacles in life that makes one another question if there is a God out there. I had personal experiences that there is God’s presence. One question‚ why do we pray? To whom do we pray? I think this

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    creating an engaging film for audience’s .In the creation of a film many historical inaccuracies occur as seen in the film Gladiator. This film instead of being a historical recreation of the Roman culture and gladiatorial games tends to embody the idea of certain characters and events. They reflect 21st century ideals onto these historical events to create a film that will appeal to the masses. Ultimately these inaccuracies are in insignificant in

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