...Kosowicz Nessler 4/5/06 Pd. 1 Dreams Dreams are an essential and important part of life. Most people want to make money; others may be looking for love. Whether someone is big or small, they all have dreams. The poem “A Gift to a Dream” by Cindy M. and the book Of Mice and Men, J. Steinbeck show that dreams are very important to someone’s lifestyle. Dreams give us a reason to continue on when life gets tough. “A Gift to a Dream”, by Cindy M. is a poem about dreams giving hope and faith. The poem reads, “hold on to your dreams, they are a doorway.” This means that when things are tough, dreams allow you to still have hope. It also states dreams, “give us a will and strength to fight with.” Dreams ease the monotony of life. The author uses a metaphor when stating, “dreams are a doorway” by comparing the dream to a doorway. This means that dreams help you find comfort and peace in a world full of chaos. They give you hope to carry on when you think there is nowhere else to go. This poem shows this about dreams. In the book Of Mice and Men, by J. Steinbeck, Lenny and George used their dream to get through daily life and make it more tolerable. George and Lenny had a dream that helped them move on in times of trouble. George telling stories was a way of rebooting hope to move on and keep going when they thought that life couldn’t get any worse. It helped them to escape reality. Candy felt useless until he had the dream and was part of George and Lenny’s hope. Candy...
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...Manager for dinning commons, RAM Squad dancer. I was born and raised in an urban area; then we moved to America for better education and career for my sisters and I. My parents were not that educated but they spent all their life savings on my sister’s and I’s education. They had a dream for us to get better jobs. As for me, I went to the richest school in India and had the best education that I could have. I didn’t have any goals or dreams about what I wanted to do and what I should do to achieve them— all I knew was that I wanted to be a police officer in the future. The day I moved to America and to my new high school, I realized I needed dreams that would make my life easier and bring a better future to me. This is why I believe in Dreams. They are the most amazing things in life. We all love to dream and we all love I was born and raised in an urban area; then we moved to America for better education and career for my sisters and I. My parents were not that educated but they spent all their life savings on my sister’s and I’s education. They had a dream for us to get better jobs. As for me, I went to the richest school in India and had the best education that I could have. I didn’t have any goals or dreams about what I wanted to do and what I should do to achieve them— all I knew was that I wanted to be a police officer in the future. The day I moved to America and...
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...Happiness is never far away, sometimes it appears at times when we least expect it. There are times in life when everything just falls apart and we can do nothing to stop it. We look at all these bad choices and say that they are stupid. Nobody is perfect. Everything happens, everything breaks one time to another. Then there comes a time when we start to dream. We take other paths, there again, it helps us straighten the walls we build. There comes a time where you must choose, Continue or just give up. Many continue, others invent a better life and others leave, they plunge into alcohol, drugs, and eventually find themselves stuck in a worse position. Some of them manage to escape, others get stuck and end up buried alive. The world lives with Hope, dreams and goals. When Hope goes, happiness goes too. As a result, when you stop dreaming, you stop living… Dreams give a certain hope, courage that luck is out there and not everything is black and white. The concept of a dream refers more broadly to the idea of an "imaginary production" or "ideal", which gives us reasons to live and gives us goals and objectives . For example, an athlete could dream of winning a medal in the Olympics. This dreams gives him desire and courage to excel and to he will do every single thing possible to achieve it . In result , he will have a purpose in life. He will Chase after something he really wants. A dream is a world where anything is possible. It’s a world that restores hope...
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...I Want to Know … What is Your Dream? Are you willing to lay hold of your dreams? I'm not talking about a wish – a wish is usually only a passing thought that most people never act on. But a dream is something that captures your heart and spirit. It ignites your imagination and fills you with an unquenchable hope. It becomes something you can't easily set aside. Dreams consume your thinking and fuel your excitement and passion. It can happen in a single moment, or it can captivate your thoughts for years. Sometimes when the dream is really big, you embrace it, and somehow it feels like the dream embraces you. Our dreams are often about experiencing a better life, about achieving greater things … they are pictures we have of the future that reveal a part of our lives that will be greater than the past. It takes courage to dream. Any time you dare to dream, there are risks involved. What if it never happens? What if it costs too much? What if people laugh at you? It's hard to hold on to your dreams. It's hard to believe when the world and those around you give you no reason to press in and press on. I've been blessed to realize many dreams in my life and ministry, and I'm convinced that a dream only happens when two things take place: 1. You live with expectant faith that the dream will happen. 2. You refuse to let go of the dream - regardless of the circumstances in your life. When God put the dream in my heart to acquire a sports arena as the location for Lakewood...
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...The Life Plan Workbook A newsletter subscriber bonus report, helping you better motivate yourself and your team Life Plan © Mind Tools Ltd. 2007-2008 Workbook Page 1 The Life Plan Workbook The Life Plan Workbook By James Manktelow This workbook is published by Mind Tools Ltd Copyright © Mind Tools Ltd 2007-2008 Version 1.00 Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2007-2008 by Mind Tools Ltd This e-book is protected by international copyright law. It may only be copied and used subject to a license issued by Mind Tools Ltd or its assigns. Visit http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ebookterms.htm to see the terms of this license. To purchase a single-user license, just http://www.mindtools.com/rs/LifePlanWorkbook. place your order normally at To find out more about multi-user or corporate licenses (for example, to use for training or for intranet use) visit http://www.mindtools.com/rs/MultiUser. © Mind Tools Ltd. 2007-2008 Page 2 The Life Plan Workbook About Mind Tools Mind Tools – Essential Skills for an Excellent Career! Mind Tools (www.mindtools.com) is the Internet’s most visited career training site, with more than 4.2 million visitors each year. For individuals who are interested in developing their own careers, MindTools.com offers more than 100 free “how to” skill-builder articles to help you learn the essential skills you need for career success. On the site, you can learn time and stress management; build useful leadership, information...
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...The American Dream will never truly have a solid definition; it is ever evolving, molding into a new meaning as society develops and changes. It is like a fire; ever turning in one way or another; impossible to grasp, but yet never changing its basic identity. Throughout its history, the United States has endured many trials and obstacles. These trials have changed the way American citizens view the Dream’s preliminary ideals. Regardless of its history and the people involved in its development, America’s dream will always be—at the very least— loosely based on the principles upon which it was founded—those of life, liberty, and the endless pursuit of happiness. When the United States was initially founded in the late 1700’s, it was viewed as a pioneering wilderness; an escape where a person was free to believe what he or she wanted without opposition. Indeed, a home where people could start a new life, free from the pressures of religion and the government they bore in the lands they came from. Over time, others began to hear of this great new land and they too sought after this dream of freedom. These people saw America as a beacon which gave them hope of a new life. The interpretation of the American Dream has evolved over time. Conflicts have arisen, injustice has spread, and many have been martyrs as a result of the Dream that they believed in. For instance, in the 1800s, it was the white Southern man’s Dream to own slaves and property. The black man, however, had a very...
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...According to a poll done by New York Times, only 64 percent of people said they still believed in the American Dream. This is the lowest percent in two decades. The American Dream has changed over time. The American Dream started as people wanting a better life for everyone but now it has diminished to people not even believing in it or others being very optimistic that we can still fulfill the ‘dream.’ The American Dream is different for everyone that you ask. Some might say that their dream is to own a house with 5 children. Others might say it is to have a good education, healthy family, and a steady job. Some even say that it is to own 5 cars with 3 houses across the globe. Everyone’s view on this term is different. Some may think that...
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...Dream Big America White picket fences and a comfortable savings account are a couple things that people often associate with the American dream. Most people believe that this idea is becoming less achievable as time goes on. It also goes back to how a person defines the American dream, is it the rags to riches story that most people only hear about, or does it go deeper than that. Now I believe the American dream is about securing a life that is content and debt free. Having a life where one doesn’t have to be burdened by bills and living paycheck to paycheck. In the essay, “ Is the American Dream Over?” by Cal Thomas, he blatantly puts blame on the government for diminishing views of the American dream. Thomas says, “ The creation of government that is out of control, and thus out of touch robs every citizen, preventing fulfillment of the original American dream(569).” He thinks that society has put too much faith in the government. Even though it seems as if the American dream no longer exists working hard towards your goals make it very attainable. Thomas then refers to Bob Herbert’s composition, “ Hiding from Reality,” disagreeing with him that the American dream is alive and one should not put too much dependence in the government. A person needs to take initiative of his or her own lives and put in the necessary work to make it happen. I agree with Thomas, the American dream is very much a reality the necessary steps to achieve this dream is a good education, respectable...
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...“Dreams are only thoughts you didn't have time to think about during the day.” (Unknown Author). Many researchers have found interest in the topic of dreaming and have pursued many topics in their research. There are many different components that are involved in why we dream, how to understand our dreams and the possibilities of remembering our dreams. Despite opposing viewpoints, research proves that everyone does dream and if we understand how our dreams work, then it will have a positive effect on our well-being. “There are many theories about why we dream, but no one knows for sure.” (Karriem-Norwood). The two main theories as to why we dream is, “ To represent unconscious desires and wishes [and] To consolidate and process information...
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...Sometimes a person feels like giving up and running away from their troubles. Using Frost's poem as a guide that everyone has all sorts of problems and we can all get through it with help from friends, figuring out an alternative, and sheer force of will. “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes A dream is a goal in life, not just dreams experienced during sleep. Most people use their dreams as a way of setting future goals for themselves. Dreams can help to assist people in getting further in life because it becomes a personal accomplishment. Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Deferred" is speaks about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what dream is being questioned. In the opening of the poem the speaker uses a visual image that is also a simile to compare a dream deferred to a raisin. "Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?" The simile in the question is comparing a dream deferred to raisin in the sun. Like a raisin, a dream deferred shrivels up and turns dark because the sun has baked it. The emphasis on the sun is important because it stresses time-we measure time by the sun's movement. Like the raisin, the dream has been on hold for a long-time consequently, it has transformed into something very...
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...Explain Why Dreams are called “A Royal Road to your Unconscious”. Answer: Many people believe dreams are created by the brain randomly throwing together memories and recently experienced material. From a psychological perspective, dreams are created by the soul or psyche as a way of communicating to the dreamer. First, a little history… Jung was Freud’s heir apparent, but broke his connection with Freud and psychoanalysis because he believed that there was a deeper level to the unconscious than Freud had imagined – a deeper, universal or collective unconscious level that held ancient emotional and symbolic content, and was animated by autonomous forces. Jung believed that humans were often visited in dreams by such archetypal forces that were spiritual in nature, in addition to dreams containing the personal content that Freud focused on. From this more inclusive and universal position point, Jung discovered that when we remember a dream, the key to really getting the greatest understanding is to first focus in on the exact emotion we feel in the dream. If we feel fear, what dream figures or dream settings and situations evoke the fear in us as we sleep? What is the quality and intensity of the fear? It was Sigmund Freud who stated, “Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.” Jung felt that, “The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the psyche.” However, what is the unconscious telling us and for what reason? Dreams show qualities...
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...Over time the American dream has proven to be a unique perception in which Americans have connected through personal experiences and life narratives. The American dream is not established in origin, religion or some form of history the American dream is molded and defined by unified values. The American dream shows its true nationality identity in the world through principles and morals which are embedded in self-reliance, self-actualization and individualism. This three principles make it possible for Americans to achieve overall fulfillment in their destiny. They are self-reliant and believe in the promise that through hard work and dedication life can be better and different. The provable documentations of these values in relationship to...
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...Eric Culpepper February 27, 2012 English 20 History of Dream Interpretation The connection between humans and their existence in this universe is the one thing that can not exactly be proven. There are few spiritual, mystical, and unexplained occurrences that are experienced on earth, but a dream is something that throughout time has been seen as more than it appears to be. Dream’s and their interpretations have been documented throughout history. Dream interpretation is said to be documented thousands of years from present day. From ancient times to present day, people have tried to give meaning to this mystical occurrence in the brain. In early civilizations, dreaming was considered a supernatural communication or a way to communicate with god. Nearly every religion contains a story relating to dreams and communication with a higher power. The process of the mind racing without control, creating emotional and physical sensations has even been theorized by neurologists, scientists, and those who have studied the subject, as a direct line between the conscious, and unconscious. Originally, dreams were believed to be a connection with humans and the mystical world. Dream interpretations have been documented for nearly five thousand years. “The Mesopotamian people (from what is now Iraq) included the Sumerians who left some of the earliest pictographic writings dating back to about 3100 B.C. By 2700 B.C. they had developed a cuneiform type of writing, which consisted...
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...The American Dream 1. Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted. Arnold Schwarzenegger writes that with hard work and determination he managed to make his dream come through in America. He says, that he understands the immigrants yearning for freedom and opportunity, but that to get those and to get success you have to work hard and give something back to America. He thinks, that one of the most important things to do to be able to fit in and blend in to the American culture is to learn the language. Not out of duty, but to be able to be a part of the everyday life in America and get the best out the cultural life of America. The second thing, he thinks, is important to get a good life in America is to participate in the democracy and to be involved in how America ended out to be, as it is today. The last thing, that he considers important, is to give something back to the America who has been welcoming you. It doesn’t have to be much; just something that helps people or something that makes a difference, small or big, in other people’s lives. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes, that your dreams can come true in America and that everything can be achieved, but not without hard work. Anya Kamenetz claims that the “old” American Dream is wounded. She is of the belief that the young Americans need a new and edited American dream, where the assumption of the dreams aren’t money and material things but a dream based on a social safety net, more time for the Americans...
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...05/24/10 I Had Too Much to Dream According to the writers of the hit sitcom GLEE, “A dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside. The one thing that you know if it came true, all of the hurt would go away”. If this is the attitude of the population, then we are all destined to disappointment. Dreams do not necessarily make you happier; dreams are something you long for, but who is to say we know what is best for ourselves? We are all biased to our own desires. We all long to do things in our lives, thinking that if we were to achieve our goals then our lives would be “complete”. These goals can be simple and attainable, or they can be dreams of being a rich and famous movie star or athlete. Sometimes what we long for will come true and everything will be as we imagined; sometimes we are given what we want, but when we get it, it does not seem to be enough; other times our dreams will not come true at all. Given the uncertainty of the outcome of our dreams, the thought that “attaining them can only lead to happiness” is a path to destruction. In The Great Gatsby, the mysterious character of Gatsby has become so consumed in pursuing his dream, that he has convinced himself the only way he could ever be happy is to have that dream. This is very sad and immature to me. Gatsby had a wonderful life: a dad that loved him, many people bowing at his feet to be his friend, a huge house, and great amounts of money. Many people would die to have the life of Gatsby, but getting...
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