Today in class, I lectured on dreams. Why we dream certain things; why we remember our dreams, etc. It's interesting that during REM when most dreaming occurs, the area in the frontal lobe used for reasoning is suppressed. That's why the other night when I dreamed that Michael Jackson was knocking on my door delivering a pizza, I didn't think it was strange at all.
I opened the door, and said "Hey..you're Michael Jackson...with a pizza! Come on in!" We dream several times during the night, but we mainly remember the last dream right before we wake up. The more intense, bizarre, or interesting the dream is, the more likely we are to remember it.
Calvin Hall says that "A dream most often reflects the daily concerns and experiences of the dreamer". So, that fact together with the fact that our reasoning skills are not working at full speed, explains why we might dream about a boss, a preacher, or a movie star and in our dream, we are married to them and live in our childhood homes. It's memories and non-reasoning all mixed together.
On another note. What's up with beauty contests?...I've never been a fan, but the more I think about it, the more ridiculous it sounds. Why don't we have "beauty contests" for men? Why is it always the prettiest girl gets the prize. What ever happened to inner beauty and how much a person loves other people and does good things for society. Why must they strut around in bikini's and resort to plastic surgery, etc. just to be given a crown? Our society is a little mixed up when it comes to objectifying women. And that's my thought about that. Good night! :)
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