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- 8561: Freud And Dreams
- ... plots in dreams point to deeper meanings and contain rational and insightful comments on our waking situations and emotional experiences. The ancients thought that dreams were messages from the gods. The cornerstone of Sigmund Freud's infamous psychoanalysis, is the interpretation of dreams. Freud called dream-interpretation the "via reggia," or the "royal road" to the unconscious, and it is his theory of dreams that has best stood the test of time, over a period of more than seventy years (Many of Freud's other theories have been disputed in recent years). Freud reportedly admired Aristotle's assertion that dreaming is the activity of the mind during sleep (Fine, 1973). It was perhaps the use of the term activity that Freud most appreciated in this brief definition for, as his understanding ...
- 8562: The Kalapalo Indians
- ... no effort of there own, they have been isolated artificially from Brazilian social and economic influences that reach almost every other Indian tribe in Brazil. This unusual situation has made it possible for the Kalapalo’s culture to be undisturbed by the outside world and the surrounding tribes. Much of Kalapalo life is run through a central concept or an ideal of behavior, called ifutisu. This is an infinite ideological concept ... beliefs are consistent with cultural rules and social practices and not with the original system. Many of the modern local groups can only reconstruct their own history which is in limited detail, these systems can’t be isolated completely from the existing society. The two most important social units in Upper Xingu society are the village and the household groups. Both the village and household can be considered corporate in that ... the time of the year when manioc is being ready to be planted or when it is harvesting time, it is not uncommon to find them bathing three or four times a daily. The Kalapalo’s attitude towards cleanliness approaches the excessive side. The Kalapalo believe in generosity and peaceful behavior toward every one they encounter. They reject all acts of aggression and violent expression and find it inappropriate for ...
- 8563: Bless Me, Ultima - Character A
- ... need of attention. Nevertheless, an experiment can be terminated at anytime. The experiment of child cannot be aborted, and sometimes the Experiment fails when he or she chooses the wrong path. However, for Rudolfo Anaya’s “Experiment Antonio” of Bless Me, Ultima, the results are promising. Antonio, as a child, already possesses traits that lead to a good and pure life. He is naturally a mature and wise man-child yearning ... all” (173), even murderers. This is not the case for Tony, who is bothered by the fact that God will “forgive Narciso…” only “…if [Tony] also asks [God] to forgive Tenorio.” (173) In addition, Tony’s maturity leads him to order someone to “go get the lifeguard” (239) during the drowning of Florence. At the same time, Tony notices a “red spot on [Florence’s] forehead where he must have hit the edge of the culvert.” (240) Death, to a six year old, is a mystery while religion is accepted just like the letters of the alphabet. However, Tony’ ...
- 8564: Augustine's "Confessions"
- Augustine's "Confessions" A philosophical question faces Christians, and in fact all theists, that challenges the belief in God. To theists, God is an omnipotent, perfect God. He is good. Theists accept this, and embrace it, for ... forth that God is the creator and source of everything. Not only is He the source, but he is the reason for its continued existence. The next step Augustine takes regards the nature of God's creation. For Augustine, God is good, because everything He made is good. “You are our God, supreme Good, the Creator and Ruler of the universe” (1.20), and again, “Therefore, the God who made me ... and HE is good, then that produces a different kind of series of statements. All that God created is good, evil is not good. Therefore, evil is not something that God created. This was Augustine's solution and his main contribution because, when he asked the questions: What is evil? Does it have any being or not? Where did it come from? HE observed that evil is something that always ...
- 8565: The Five Factor Model of Personality
- ... point of discussion amongst many different theorists within many different disciplines since the beginning of civilisation. Personality can be defined as "the distinctive and characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behaviour that define an individual's personal style and influence his or her interactions with the environment" (Atkinson, Atkinson, Smith & Bem, 1993: 525). It can be proposed that personality psychology has two different tasks. "The first involves specifying the variables on ... 16 personality factors. At most, it was generally concluded that there are between three and seven factors of personality. As a compromise, many researchers agree that there are five personality factors, as suggested by Norman's original work (1963, cited in Goldberg, 1990). Support for the Five-Factor model comes from current researchers such as McCrae and Costa (1985) and Goldberg and Saucier (1995). Opposition to the theory is also abundant ... predict their behaviour and measures of the same trait do not correlate highly with one another. Although this criticism seems almost perfect, there is still a large number of trait theorists. Their responses to Mischel's criticism shall be evaluated. The main defence of the trait approach comes in two forms. Firstly a conceptual form in which Mischel's understanding of what makes up a trait is questioned. The second ...
- 8566: Employee Theft At Staples
- ... eyes held in them a deeply serious look, a bit less sincere than I was used to. Behind him stood Martin, a bit hunched over, concealing something under his loose fitting red Staples shirt. “What’s that?” I asked, attempting to peer over the shoulder of my intimidating boyfriend and get a glimpse of the odd form under Martin’s shirt behind him. “Move!” exclaimed a determined Martin, as I was carelessly shoved out of the way and into a cheap fiberboard computer desk. My curiosity beckoned, so I followed them into the break room ... Staples in the past, but this was the first time I’d ever witnessed it first hand. The day before, Rich and I had a conversation about it. “We’re the only ones who don’t steal,” he said. And I knew we were. Over the course of the next few weeks, I watched loads of equipment leave the store. Three Palm Vs were now in Martin’s possession, Jesse ...
- 8567: Bless Me Ultima - Character Analysis
- ... need of attention. Nevertheless, an experiment can be terminated at anytime. The experiment of child cannot be aborted, and sometimes the Experiment fails when he or she chooses the wrong path. However, for Rudolfo Anaya’s "Experiment Antonio" of Bless Me, Ultima, the results are promising. Antonio, as a child, already possesses traits that lead to a good and pure life. He is naturally a mature and wise man-child yearning ... all" (173), even murderers. This is not the case for Tony, who is bothered by the fact that God will "forgive Narciso…" only "…if [Tony] also asks [God] to forgive Tenorio." (173) In addition, Tony’s maturity leads him to order someone to "go get the lifeguard" (239) during the drowning of Florence. At the same time, Tony notices a "red spot on [Florence’s] forehead where he must have hit the edge of the culvert." (240) Death, to a six year old, is a mystery while religion is accepted just like the letters of the alphabet. However, Tony’ ...
- 8568: The History of the Automobile
- The History of the Automobile The automobile it is made around the world by many different company’s with even more different models. The automobile is one of the main piecese of our daily lives. Today it can play a major role in anybody’s life around the world. From day one people were trying to lighten the load that they would have to do. Anything from an animal such as a horse or a mule to human beings have ... By the age of 17 he had moved to Detriot, intent on becoming a machinist and from there he was on his way to create the steam engine. His creation of the steam engine wasn’t excepted at first. It was able to give the power of a couple of horses, but people were not ready to accept the fact. Henry Ford realized his dream of producing an automobile that ...
- 8569: Research Paper On The Lord Of The Flies
- William Golding’s Lord of the Flies can be viewed as a political allegory with characters representing world leaders during World War II. It can also be seen as symbolic, with many different objects representing other things or ... leader” (188). Piggy helps Ralph in every way he can and tries to prevent Ralph from giving up his democratic rule. Toward the end of the novel, some of the boys decide to join Jack’s tribe and abandon Ralph. This wipes out the democratic rule on the island, just like several European countries were wiped out during World War II. Henningfeld stated, “In the early 1950’s, the world appeared to be divided into two camps: the so called Free World of Western Europe and the United States, and the so called Iron Curtain World of Communist Eastern Europe and the ...
- 8570: The Soul
- ... one and focus on a better future or let the mind fester in its own propaganda filled atmosphere? Are we really to blame, for not being able to see what truly is rising in today's society? The acceptance of brainwashing of America's youth should not go unspoken. They stand on the corner of every block wishing they were someone else; and due to this they form their own falsified family of “friends”; to which they all drink ... plain “relax”. This should not be going on; not now, not tomorrow, not ever. Hostility grows from within to which an entity of peace can force upon such utopia, with just that; force. It shouldn't be sugar coated, but just bluntly said; as with a philosophy or certain thought pattern. The weak will not grasp onto an idea, but learn slowly as the strong teach them and lead them ...
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