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Imagine a boy dreaming about flying in a plane in the sky with others doing daredevil stunts and tricks. He wakes up exhilarated by the amazing dream. He then remembers that he is flying an air show today.

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We have been asked the following questions:  What are the attitudes of both authors toward dream interpretation?  How are the attitudes the same?

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Source 1 and Source 2 both share the same idea of how dreams mostly relate to our own personal lives.

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And, both sources give examples of everyday dreams that relate to what they say.

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Primarily, the source called “ The Mysterious Test“ by Anne Allowell is about a poem where a child dreams about his or her test about a zoology exam they’re taking.  He/She dreams about an exam is about to take, but finds himself/herself in a jungle with an elephant before waking up.  He/She then realizes that he/she is taking a zoology exam today.

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I believe the author’s attitude is that dreams can be about your feelings directly.

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In the text it states the following, “A massive test is placed before me and my palms begin to sweat immediately.  / I’m in the jungle with an elephant.”(Allowell 35)

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Also, according to the text, “I instantly realize, with great dismay, I must take my zoology exam today!”(Allowell 35)

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To explain the above, the dream warns him to study.  The test from the first citation is the exam that is spoken of in the second citation.  The elephant in the jungle stands for the subject, zoology.

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So to return to the questions, the author’s attitude toward dream interpretation is that dreams can mean something in our lives that we sometimes understand when the time comes.  The second source is about the history of how we interpret dreams.  Both authors believe dreams mean something in our lives.

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Moreover, the source called “ What’s in a Dream? The History of Dream Interpretation“ by Robert S.  Black is about the history and evolution of interpreting our dreams.

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I think there’s more to our dreams than we may truly ever think.  Dream interpretation and research on it have evolved a lot, yet appear to end up straying off.

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According to the author of this passage, “For centuries, people have questioned why human beings dream, and for almost as long, others have tried to interpret their nightly visions.”(Black 37)

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On the second page it mentions, “Today, many different books offer explanations of dreams.”(Black 37)

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To clarify the aforementioned, The first citation explains how long we have studied our dreams.  The second tell how people have made many different conclusions about the idea of dream interpretation.

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So to address the task, the author’s attitude or mood is that we don’t truly understand the concept of dream interpretation, the purpose to dreaming and how they can help us.  The author also thinks that dreaming can help us because the author explains how people are trying to understand it to help people.  Both authors believe that dreams can help us in our future.

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In summation, the topic is important because dream interpretation has come a long way.  We don’t know if we will ever discover why we have dreams, but understanding dreams can give insight on the future.

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This reminds me of when people find a case and find interesting leads and conclusions or theories of what happened.

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I urge you to reread the first line in source 2, ”For centuries, people have questioned why human beings dream, and almost as long, others have tried to interpret their nightly visions.

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I leave you with this final citation from the text set “Remembering your dreams and examining them might help you better understand your own concerns and hopes for the future.”(Black 37)

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I kindly remind you, dreams may mean something in your life.  Write down what you remember of your dream immediately to have as much of the dream written down as possible.  Examining your dream can help you.  Remember, different dreams mean different things.