Thesis Paper Reflection

After reading the letter i was given i have a couple of things to work on.

1-Dig out my thesis from under the work I’m looking into.

2-Find more evidence to support claim

The highlighting project in class made it clear that I’m missing a clear thesis, but more that i make claims that are unsupported.  My current thesis is too scattered and i need to tighten it to  show one thing instead of several. Once this is done i can then look for support in the works to support it. The claims that come from the thesis can then also be supported and further analyzed. I also need to find support for my conclusion as i have none to back up my claim.  I also need to make sure there is a clear path in the writing and that the thesis is tied throughout paper otherwise there will be jumps in thought process and confuse reader.

The course as whole

 Definitely interesting is what i’d like to say first.  A lot of reading second. That being said it was enjoyable there was definite interaction in the class which made it go quicker. The fact that our professor loves his subject definitely adds to the understanding of the subject matter. He could explain concepts especially when i had a look on my face that said , ‘hmm.’  He was attentive to the fact that for most of us the course matter was completely new and did what he could (and more) to make sure we were on track.

The subject matter wasn’t simple, but it could’ve been much harder had our questions gone unanswered. Using works right after studying any one of the theorist made for a stronger impression. We could see how it could be used in works. That we were not limited to just written works was great, (not that reading isn’t fun). Being able to see films and use artwork made it a more approachable (dont think this is the right word) subject.

My semester was a bit rough with all my classes but it was definitely my favorite class of the week.  I wouldn’t recommend missing a class though it’s hard to catch up, but even then we were able to go to you with questions so it did make it possible to be on the same page.

Thank you for your time and patience

Water Water

So dreaming has become this crazy event. I fall into sleep and all i dream about is water. Last night i was at a beach trying to learn to surf, then i was on a boat on a river just watching the sky reflected on the moving water. Then i was back in South America talking to people about things i can’t remember but we were at another beach. I really wish i knew what i was trying to tell myself.

Jane Eyre-Dreams

I have to say I’ve read this book quite a few times prior to this class. Reading it this way has added another dimension to it.I was surprised at how easily it lends itself to a dream analysis. Perhaps it is the authors style that gives it that dreamy quality or even it could be that Jane as a character lends herself to this dreamy quality because it is part of her nature and Bronte is expressing Jane Eyre in this way. My question then is, are we looking for the dream references aside from the obvious? I mean then this could be true of almost any book on the shelf to some extent.  Just the mention of the word could be a door for dream analysis.  Just a curious thought.

Jekyll and Hyde

Okay, so I’ve read the book and I’m a bit confused. Where exactly is the dream? There is one reference to dreams on page 59. Is his whole change of persona the dream state? He doesn’t really know what goes on while he’s Hyde at least not at first. This is the first time I’ve read the book though i know of it and i was surprised at to how it was written. The going back and forth does mimic the transformation from one to the other. I’m wondering if this was done on purpose?

Dream-Shadow Nightmare

This is an old one, but one that still sends shivers up and down my spine.

I was sixteen, my sister and I were always fighting, we shared a small room that held a day bed with a slider that came out from beneath which was my bed. The room can get really dark, i remember falling asleep. In this nightmare i wake up but i can’t move. I feel someone sitting at the edge of my bed its just a shadow then it’s on my chest and sinking into me. I want to scream but can’t. I’m terrified, i want to turn to my sister and tell her to run, to get away. I can’t control my body. I feel myself being pulled up and thrown onto her bed then i have my hands around her neck and i’m crying trying to wake her up, she’s not fighting me and i’m trying to shake this specter from my body. At some point i think i must’ve beat it because i was thrown back onto my bed and i’m breathing hard, i know it only because i can feel my body moving but not because i hear it. I force myself to open my eyes though i could swear they were already open. Once i’m fully in control i jump onto her bed again and put my ear to her mouth to make sure she’s breathing at which point i crawl back into bed and wait till the sun comes up.

Never happened again but i tell you, it was so real, i asked her when she woke up if she slept okay she nodded and then told me to get out of her way. I can laugh now at that bit.

Link for Research

Just in case anyone is interested i found a nice website that lists articles and published works. I found it helpful (going to library)

http://www.angelfire.com/ak/electricdreams/rcwbib96.htm

Dream-Pieces

So after many weeks of not being able to remember many dreams, i have snipets of last nights..thank goodness i was starting to worry. Any who.

I’m in what appears to be a museum type place and i’m searching for things as well as other people, (feeling like Indiana Jones at this point) I’m very excited.  I realize the pieces i’m looking at are all for sale no one is paying any attention to this one chest which looks like a traveling secretaries desk from 1800 Europe.  I win it (don’t remember putting my name on raffle) just remember someone bringing it to me in another room at which point i start to go through it and discover i mean a TREASURE!!  Necklaces that could easily be worth a couple of million (3 -6 carat saphires/rubies/emeralds you name it) i look in another drawer and pull out something i dont expect it’s a purple leather sheath no details on it except for the fact that it’s purple and it looks like something american indian i pull out two blades. One is rather long and one is half the size and both are extremely sharp. i can tell because the blade shines in the light the edge just glints. i’m thrilled at this find more than the jewels (unsual for me) i go over to someone another woman who’s looking at something and show her she shrugs. I slice through a basket and then she says that’ s impressive and i respond and say , “It cuts through everything.”

A man comes up behind me to look at it, i pull away from him and put the blades back in the sheath, he wants to see it. I walk away back to my treasure chest. He follows me, i pull out the blades he goes to touch them. i tell him it’s going to cut him, he says “i know it’s worth it.” I wake up.

there was more to this dream but it’s hazy now.

Dream-Birthing Baby

so i haven’t had a chance to update dream book, haven’t had much sleep of late. Im going to reach back a bit and tell you about a dream i had when i was 18.  I was pregnant and i was in a tub of water. Apparently i had decided to give birth in water as they say its a safe way. The father of the baby who was a boy i had known when i was like 10 (my first boyfriend ) was standing over this white tub smiling at me. He told me everythign would be great, all i had to do was wait. I felt a funny feeling like a sucking from from the outside of my body and i felt some slip out from me. Immediately there were two other people in the room one was a doctor and the other a nurse of some kind. they cut the cord and gave me the baby. When they presented the baby he was beautiful. I mean perfect with dark hair, alot for a baby ( my nephew was born like that too..funny (3 mths ago). Anywho he also had dark blue eyes that were open and looking at me. I mean staring at me and i was crying. I woke up estatic and jumpy.

Hobson vs Hartman

Is there really a differnce between the two? Probably the biggest difference is that Hartman gives credence to the content of dreams Hobson is quick to say that content is nothing next to reasons why dreams occur. Both are looking at the physiological but in different ways explain what is occuring. Hobson is also extremely quick to attack in his writing especially Freud as we’ve read in class. Out of the two Hartman does not alienate his reader he wants the reader to understand that content isn’t everything. Hobson wants the reader to see that content is pretty much fluff and that physiology is everything.  Do i agree with either? I think both definitely provide intriguing works in the study of dreams and there are arguments or peices i could see like Hartmans web and his ideas on metaphors, but i’m more of an inclusive theorist. I don’t see only one answer to things.