Essays on consciousness

Langston Hughes employs various themes in his poetry work that depict the feelings of black people towards various issues. The following are some of the ways through which he used poetry to allow black people to express themselves. Use of Music: He employs the use of music particularly jazz and blues that allows him to […]

The story of The plague was published in 1947 by Albert Camus. The plague is a fictional story revolving around town of Oran in the Northern Algeria. “I have no idea what’s awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need […]

African Americans are an ethnic group of citizens of the United States with a partial or total origin from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Black Americans may also include individuals whose descent is the enslaved Africans. The Black Americans form the third largest ethnic and racial group in America after the Latino […]

In “The New Dress,” “The Man Who Loved His Kind,” and “A Haunted House” by Virginia Woolf, the use of consciousness is shown greatly. Stream of Consciousness is the narrator’s ways of helping readers understand the characters thoughts and emotions, in which they pass through their minds. Woolf is well known of her use of […]

Consciousness is a conundrum of diverse interpretations. It is a thing that undoubtedly exists, yet no one can pinpoint what exactly it is or how it works. As of today, there is no answer. But as of today, We might be a little closer to figuring out that which humanity has wondered since the dawn […]

subliminal messaging Subliminal Messages in Advertising: The Case For and Against Lisa Caswell Syracuse University Running Head: Subliminal Messages Subliminal messaging and subliminal perception are controversial topics in the field of psychology. Many studies have been conducted to determine if subliminal messaging does in fact work. Many people think that subliminal messages in the field […]

G. Carter Bentley’s practice theory is a popular approach in understanding how ethnicity is constructed and ethnic identity is maintained. Here we shift from boundaries to focus on people’s patterns of experiences, both objective and subjective. Bentley draws on Bordieu’s concepts of “habitus” and “practice”. Bordieu argues that the objective conditions, mediated by systems of […]

“People are exposed to some subliminal stimuli at all times throughout life” (Koponen, 97). A subliminal message is an insufficiently intense message used to produce a discrete sensation by influencing one’s mental process or behavior. “Subliminal stimuli range from those just below threshold to those that are infinitely weak” (Koponen, 97). The theory that human […]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: HOW TO GET A COMPUTER TO WRITE A TERM PAPER WITHOUT DOING ANY WORK ALEX ZIMMERMAN, OSHKOSH NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Can computers think? What is thinking, exactly, and how does one recognize it? What is the correlation, if any, between thinking and consciousness? Could a computer be conscious? For years, science fiction writers […]

Calling Memory Into Question: A look at False Memory Syndrome Memory is the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory is one that is retained in the subconscious mind, where one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts and behavior. When memory is distorted […]

It was in 1886 that the German pharmacologist, Louis Lewin, published the first systematic study of the cactus, to which his own name was subsequently given. Anhalonium lewinii was new to science. To primitive religion and the Indians of Mexico and the American Southwest it was a friend of immemorially long standing. Indeed, it was […]

While taking a break, we are happy to republish some of our favorite ‘oldies but goodies’. This one was first put online in December of last year (2008). It was the first installment of a series of posts on Richard Nisbett’s theory of culture and perception. Enjoy! In a lively account published in Trends In […]

One definition of decease is the the complete and lasting surcease of all critical maps in a living animal. the terminal if life. All philosophers agree that our earthly life in our physical signifier will stop ; nevertheless philosophers disagree on the significance of terminal of life as many people agree on decease as the […]

A few weeks ago the topic of nationalism was presented to me. So I asked myself “What is nationalism? ” and “How did it come about? ” This led me to an essay stating that “Nationalism is a modern form of consciousness (Greenfeld 2006: 64-92). ” It went on to say that “Nationalism is the […]

Guthrie suggests some rules that one should follow in cross-cultural research. As a researcher, Guthrie emphasized on contextual influences of situational challenges on individual characteristics. Examination of the contribution and … A Response to Robert Moore essay Though the essay “Racism in the English Language” is over 3 decades old, it is undisputable that its […]

Thirteen Ways of Self-Questioning The poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” is written by Wallace Stevens. It contains thirteen sections; each section provides us a picture that is centered by the element of blackbird. Blackbird in the poem signifies people’s consciousness. So this poem wants to tell us that every person has a […]

Dr. Margaret Newman’s theory, Health as Expanding Consciousness, initially stemmed from the theory of ‘Unitary Human Beings’ by Martha Rogers as a result of concerns by people who viewed differently the meaning of health. To them, as is espoused by Dr. Margaret, health was/ is not limited to the absence of disability or disease, however […]

The animations and photomontages mean that we learn more about Nick and Meryl than other characters in the film’ Discuss The hand painted animated sequences in Look Both Ways have their origin in this film. They use the same signature ‘painterly style. The animated s sequences are a way of giving Nick and Meryl a […]

It is in the national revolution that the people were most united, most involved and most active on the fight for freedom. Almost always the leader of the revolution becomes the principal hero of his people. The unity between the people and the leader enhances the effects of both. In our case, Rizal, our national […]

Concretization As with almost every aspect of “developed” or “first world” culture, a cloud of laziness accompanies any call to a challenge. Although finding an easier means of overcoming obstacles has been rooted in human existence since we came to roam the earth, it appears we have achieved a new level of indolence. Understanding abstract […]

The Blue Team used sophisticated decision-making processes and frequent explicit communication, whereas the Red Team communicated little and relied on the intelligence of individual units. The Red Team won. A study inferred that car salespeople judged women and blacks to be less savvy, even when all actors were attributed with the same income and professions. […]

This clutter, consternation, and competition has taken the humble consumer transaction to be something more akin to game theory, and contemporary marketing strategy has become a battle of minds and wills (Lee, Frederick, and Chamberlain 2007). Each new generation of consumer finds themselves delivered deeper into an environment of increasing media and message saturation. But, […]