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'A Psychobiological Approach to Shamanic Altered States of Consciousness' by Pegg A. Wright

In five pages this article that appeared in the ReVision journal in 1994 is discussed. There are no other sources listed....

Hypnosis and Altered Consciousness States

of self-proclaimed fakir performing tricks to make "members of the audience" dance on table tops or bark like dogs. Hypnosis actu...

PSYCHOLOGY AND STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

acknowledges that this is somewhat of a surprise, given that, since the 17th century, mysticism, science and healing have gone in ...

Altered States of Consciousness, A Personal Account

This paper provides the student with an example essay that describes the writer's personal experience in regards to dreaming, dayd...

States of Consciousness

is indicative of REM sleep. If one has reached Stage IV, it is indicative that one will shortly be entering the REM stage where d...

'Double Consciousness' and W.E. B. Du Bois

self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world" (Du Bois [1]). It is this par...

Fyodor Dostoevsky and Hermann Hesse on Consciousness's Pain and Joy

In seven pages this report examines the pain and the joy of the human consciousness as expressed in the Underground Man of Dostoev...

'Health as Expanding Consciousness' Nursing Philosophy of Margaret Newman

from disease to non-disease to health. She argues that "This synthesized view incorporates disease as meaningful aspect of health...

William Friedkin's Film, 'The Exorcist'

approach the demon with great trepidation; although they both know they harbor the protection of God while on their mission to exo...

Animals and the Study of Consciousness

The nature and extent of consciousness in animals has been the source of hot debate in the scientific community. This paper examin...

The Science of Consciousness

not sound in this matter due to the inability to gather all necessary data prior to the reduction (Cooney, 1999). Without the cor...

Bad Faith Concept of Jean Paul Sartre

rise to apprehension and fear, the individual then takes refuge in conscious reflection, which forms the second stage. However, th...

Daniel Dennett's Consciousness Explained

there is some degree of understanding regarding what is meant by the term consciousness and how we can so easily define which are ...

Conflict and Characterization in Faulkner, Joyce, and James

In five pages the interaction between character and participation in an event that generates conflict is considered in 'Barn Burni...

The role of emotion and cognition in the development of consciousness.

This paper looks at the part played by emotion and cognition in the way we develop consciousness. Psychologists such as Ellis have...

Adaptive Consciousness

Human consciousness has proved very adaptive throughout our existence. This paper discusses the nature of human consciousness and ...

Double Consciousness Theory of W.E.B. Du Bois

anothers eyes, as it creates a sense of "twoness" (Perkins and Rice, 2000). In other words, African Americans saw themselves both ...

An Exploration of Consciousness

It is not the awareness, however, which overrides the ignorance, it is the cognition (Mohanty, 2001). Knowledge in this regard ca...

Drug Abuse Historical Overview

identify, and treat deviants" (Indiana.edu, 2001). Conflict theory and its variants - Marxism/radical sociology/critical theory an...

Engelhardt's The End of Victory Culture

other words, conflict has several specific social and cultural functions, especially in terms of the way that a nation defines its...

Paul Dunbar’s Use of Double Consciousness

all tears and sighs?" (Dunbar "We Wear"). In other words, the world is callous and pays no heed to the pain that it causes, but D...

Tom Nairn's Article on 'Micro States'

In three pages an article summary pertaining to the micro states' sensation is presented in a consideration of concept, statistics...

Nongovernmental Organizations and Their Influence

and the World Wildlife Fund. As well as influencing states and bring change or helping people the NGOs also may seek to influence ...

State Responsibility and International Law

In six pages this paper uses student submitted case information in an examination of aliens and state responsibility in an intern...

Sports Betting: Tie-In To The Lottery For Boosting States' Educational Coffers

for students who could not afford their own passage through college. "What foundation is this from?" asked Lance, quite stunned a...

Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan and the Contemporary Police State

This 5 page paper argues that Thomas Hobbes' classic work Leviathan and its negative view of what he called the state of nature is...

U.S. and the Rights of States

about. The issue of state power versus central power has been significant throughout American history, but was most significant d...

Judicial Reasoning and the Views of Jerome Frank and Karl Llewellyn

In eight pages this paper examines the theoretical perspectives of persuasion, doctrine development and constitutionality as conce...

Analyses of 3 US Supreme Court Decisions

In nine pages United States v. Brockamp, Atherton v. FDIC, and O'Gilvie & O'Gilvie (minors) v United States and Kevin O'Gilvie...

Minorities and Gainesville, Florida Government

In eight pages this paper considers Gainesville's state government and the factors involved in state and local government's minori...