Essays on Consciousness

Stream of consciousness in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall The stream-of-consciousness narrative can be both simple and difficult at the same time. For such a narrative to be perfect, the working of the character’s mind should be understood well by the author. To a certain extent, the character should be allowed to roam free. Else,…

Through our lives we find ourselves in different situations and places and under the effect of variety and diversity. Following the human nature we always struggle for more, for something better, for something more valuable, but on that path we usually are brought in front of crossroads, which will determine our next stage of life….

Social Cognition, Vol. 25, No. 5,2007, pp. 582-602 THE ADVANTAGES OF AN INCLUSIVE DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE Alice H. Eagly Northwestern University Shelly Ghaiken Berkeley, CA In The Psychology of Attitudes, we provided an abstract—or umbrella—definition of attitude as “a psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or…

Sag Harbor is a coming of age story written by Colson Whitehead. The novel surrounds African American boys who were trying to find their way in a world where they were both accepted and stereotyped. This was later referred to as “double consciousness”. This term was not invented by Colson Whitehead, it was first coined…

Numerous factors determine when and why you feel tired, full of energy, and hungry. A person’s state of consciousness and awareness varies throughout the day and depends on a person’s activity, environment, and time clock. As a human we have what is called circadian rhythms, which simply explains our daily highs and lows. An example…

How can the use of hypnosis and meditation be beneficial to one’s health? Hypnosis using hypnotic induction, which consists of a long series of preliminary instructions and suggestions is actually a wakeful state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility, with diminished peripheral awareness. Meditation refers to training of the mind or self-inducing a mode of…

Theory provides professional independence by guiding the practice, education, and research functions of the profession. The study of theory helps to develop analytical skills, challenge thinking, clarify values, and assumptions, and determine purposes for nursing practice, education, and research (Reed, Shearer, and Nicoll, 2004). According to Reed, Shearer, & Nicoll (2004) Jean Watson presents the…

The concept of emotional intelligence has proven itself a catalyst to the thinking and planning of educators, foundation officers, and policy makers. It offers a unified way of looking at what had been seen as only loosely related efforts in primary prevention. For example, under this banner, policy makers in one state are seeking to…

Intended for the enjoyment of the present-day youth generation, the 2007 comedy film Knocked Up deals with more than just comedic issues. Technically introduced as a romantic comedy, this film serves more to its comedic orientation. With awkward romance and stoner mannerisms, the laughs are plentiful for the intentional audience of Knocked Up. However, as…

In this brave new world of 21st century, diversity is one of the things that we need to embrace.  And to enable us to develop our consciousness towards diversity, we must learn perpetuate ourselves to constant learning and change. And with this, comes a vast new ways of practice to be able to fully equip…