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Final Project
CSI 100-11
DREAMS
Derek Anzalone
December 2, 2008
Objectives (Why Dream?)
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Everybody dreams—you just don’t remember!
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What do dreams really mean—what if you see
a running squirrel?
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Doctors interpret dreams to help patients
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I’m a dreamer
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Many people are inspired by their dreams
(Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein)
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All cultures have beliefs on dreams
Problems (Nightmares!)
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Too much info on the Web
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Making Freddy look pretty
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Organizing everything
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Getting Java Applet to work
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I was in New York with my relatives
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Only 5 minutes to present
What I Learned
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Within 5 minutes of waking, you forget 50% of
your dream
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Lots of data about dreams that I put in
Excel worksheet
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Most dream content is negative though not
necessarily a nightmare
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Use of Sharepoint Designer to help
organize & design webpages
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Jung & Freud had battle over dreams
Views on Dreams in Different Cultures
 “Nightmare” was demon (incubus) in Dark Ages
that paralyzes & has sex with sleeper
 Chinese believed soul left body during dream
 “Lucid” dreaming first taught in Malaysia
 Constantine converts Empire to Christianity due
to dream where shown a cross
 Idi Amin banished Asians from Uganda
because told by God in a dream
 Native Americans used Dream Catchers to
catch bad dreams in web
What My Website Contains
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Proposal in Microsoft Word
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Webpages with facts & history relating to
dreams
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Microsoft Excel worksheet with data on
contents of dreams
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Microsoft Powerpoint presentation
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Photos and pictures
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Java Applet game
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Links to other sites
Conclusions
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The Web has plenty of info on dreams &
there are many different opinions
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If you see a squirrel, you are in a loveless
pointless relationship!
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Dreams reveal concerns & interests but
don’t necessarily predict behavior
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Media (science, stories, music, movies)
show our fascination with dreams
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Nap Time! Sweet Dreams!
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