The Dream

The Language and Culture of a Dream: A Case Study

This study has analyzed the culture and language of the American Dream in Blue Surge. It shows the effects of the formula of success and the competition presented by this dream; and, how it produces neurotic individuals trying to cope with the competitive society by means of neurotic strategies. This study has used Karen Horney’s theories and strategies. Horney says neurosis is engende...

Freudian Dream Theory, Dream Bizarreness, and the Disguise-Censor Controversy

One particular area of contention in discussions of Freudian dream theory and its relation to the neuroscientific evidence is the notion of “disguise-censorship” and its relation to dream bizarreness. The discussion to date, however, has neglected the conceptual basis of repression and disguise-censorship, and this paper aims to clarify the role of repression in dreaming and its contribution to...

Pursuing the dream.

I t has long been known that sporting performance can be significantly enhanced by boosting the blood’s oxygen carrying capacity through the use of blood doping practices. This method was banned after the 1984 LA Olympics where there was considerable speculation that the silver medal winning US men’s pursuit cycling team used such a method to improve their performance. Previous to this, there w...

The American dream

Editorial The American dream O sonho americano Recently, we had the opportunity to attend another congress of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). We observed that some of the exuberance of the famous exhibition stands, which had always been grandiose and demonstrated the economic power of the system, had gone. This year, they were somewhat more modest, with the exception of one...

To dream the maybe possible dream: a breast cancer vaccine.