Essays on mind
I have taken the Franklin Covey Seven Habits Profile twice in my 20 years as a leader. The first time was part of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Leaders course over ten years ago. It was extremely eye opening and shed light on several issues I was seeing the effects of by couldnāt pinpoint […]
Most people have been in this kind of situation: you have just finished a great deal of work and want to finally relax. But is going thousands of miles away from home really worth it? Do I really want to spend two weeks around people I can’t even talk to? Or shall I just stay […]
In his many publications and interviews, Oliver Sacks, a British-born neurologist, historian and naturalist, delved into the workings of the human memory. He was particularly fascinated by the human brain calling it, āthe most incredible thing in the entire universe.ā And while many may have expressed reservations with his arguments on some occasions, the truth […]
Jimmy Cross:The things they carriedRogers 1Stephanie RogersSthapitanondaComp. 130210 March 2004Jimmy Cross: Life StoryThere is something special about human beings. Human beings have the capacity to sacrifice themselves for others. Not all do it and many do just the opposite. In the story “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’BRIEN, demonstrates that statement. Jimmy Cross, who […]
“They can manipulate anything from your political views to your reproductivebehavior, all in the interest of making a buck” says expert Wilson Bryan Key who wrote the most popular subliminal advertising book ever, Subliminal Subduction. Subliminal Advertising is an important method of influencing consumers to buy company’s products. Subliminal advertising, which first came to the […]
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, then to rank with those poor spirits who niether suffer much nor enjoy much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. sic The creation of the original teddy bear which is regarded […]
In life, too many things are taken for granted. We take for granted the most valuable things in our life; the love from our families and friends, the roof over our heads, and even the air we breathe. Unfortunately, most people dont appreciate what they have until its gone. So many people have become victims […]
Gung Ho, by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles was a wonderful book that discussed many important factors involved in making a company truly successful. It had a good storyline to help to tell the story of Gung Ho. When I first picked up the book to read it I really had no idea what to […]
It was a dreadful afternoon, big droplets of rain fell directly on my face and clothes. I tasted the droplets that mixed with my tears, the tears I cried after the incident. The pain in my foot was excruciating. It caused me to make a big decision of whether I should visit you or not. […]
“I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” Life, death, and reincarnation are portrayed in Emily Dickinson’s poem “I felt a Funeral, in my brain”. The use of words associated with death gives the poem an ominous and dark karma. To add to this karma, important words that are strong in meaning are capitalized. At the […]
Psychology is the very important perspective for human nature. It is very much important for the individual environment. “Psychology is very much a product of the Western tradition. Whereas a new psychology of the year 2000 contains both the eastern as well as the Western tradition”(Frey,04/06). Psychologists call a person’s self concepts it includes what […]
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 […]
What we write about when we write about poetry. Let us begin by recognizing that one comes to a poem (or ought to come) in openness and expectancy and acceptance. For a poem is an adventure, for both the poet and the reader: a venture into the as-yet-unseen, the as-yet unexperienced. At the heart of […]
Sam Vaknin’s Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Are dreams a source of reliable divination? Generations upon generations seem to have thought so. They incubated dreams by travelling afar, by fasting and by engaging in all other manners of self deprivation or intoxication. With the exception of this highly dubious role, dreams do […]
Classical Chinese theory of mind is similar to Western “folk psychology” in that both mirror their respective background view of language. They differ in ways that fit those folk theories of language. The core Chinese concept is xin (the heart-mind). As the translation suggests, Chinese folk psychology lacked a contrast between cognitive and affective states […]
Many believe Freud to be the father of modern psychiatry and psychology and the only psychiatrist of any worth. He is certainly the most well known figure, perhaps because sex played such a prominent role in his system. There are other psychologists, however, whose theories demand respectful consideration. Erik Erickson, born Eric Homburger, whose theories […]
In Walker Percy’s story The Moviegoer, Binx Bolling, a Stockbroker on the verge of turning thirty is on a quest. Set in 1960 New Orleans during Mardi Gras Binx, an upper class southern gentleman sets out to find out about himself. Answer questions that have tugged at his soul. Questions about despair, everydayness, religion and […]
The Advantages of Stupidity You are the most stupid person I have ever seen! Most people say being stupid will lead no where. They claim that it is the worst possible condition in which to spend ones life, and if possible, it should be completely avoided. But, if people took a closer look at some […]
The Matrix: Our Perception On Reality Do we as human beings believe that we live in a society controlled only by what we think is real? Do we honestly think that our life is placed in a world where we control everything that happens? I simply believe the human race is scared of the thought […]
āThe Men We Carry in Our Mindsā by Scott Russel Sanders is an essay that brings out its arguments enthusiastically to ensure that the message it entails reaches the intended audience appropriately. Sander highlights on numerous issues, such as discrimination, gender bias and privileges. Through Sanders work, it is apparent that men in the upper […]
Introduction Blink: The power of Thinking without Thinking is a book written by Malcom Gladwell. It represents the popular science from the psychology perspective. It also presents the mental activities, and how they work automatically and rapidly even in intensely little information. Therefore, this paper is to discuss how psychology is portrayed in the book. […]
DISCOURSE ON THE METHOD OF RIGHTLY CONDUCTING THE REASON, AND SEEKING TRUTH IN THE SCIENCES PREFATORY NOTE BY THE AUTHOR If this Discourse appear too long to be read at once, it may be divided into six Parts: and, in the first, will be found various considerations touching the Sciences; in the second, the principal […]
