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| A ‘nuclear reactor’ of our mind: Stream of consciousness examined from a Psychological & Literary Perspective |
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CONCLUSION
The concept of stream of consciousness, among other psychological theories, has always fascinated authors and researchers alike. Since its inception in the late 1800s as a part of the Modernist movement, the study of the human mind was revolutionized by the term ‘stream of consciousness’ that Freud, Carl Jung and William James postulated. However, despite intense scrutiny from researchers, ‘stream of consciousness’ still remains an abstract human quality. After an initial analysis of our ‘streams’, here is a question for thought: If psychologists stressed that thoughts are fragments from ‘streams of consciousness’, then what instigated the ‘precipitation’ of these particular ‘fragments’ from the ‘stream’ (thus providing us with thoughts and ideas) and re-dissolve again whenever we continue our thoughts?
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Iman Ng
I was born in Hong Kong on June 13th, 1989. Having lived in this Asian metropolis for 13 years and witnessed its transfer of sovereignty from Britain to the PRC, I developed my critical thinking skills about governance and international relations from these life-changing events.
My educational experience is undoubtedly one of the more interesting aspects of my life. I was brought up in a Cantonese-speaking environment and began my formal English instruction in 1996. After 1997, however, my school ceased using English as the medium of instruction and instituted Mandarin as the former's replacement in situ. I did not learn English formally (though I did study English privately for 4 years) until 2001 when I started my 7th Grade education at a Catholic-Jesuit secondary school.
In April 2002 my family decided to immigrate to the United States, after my father had almost lost his job. It was the only choice my family had, given how woeful the economy had been at that time. With great reluctance we left Hong Kong in July 2002, and settled in Rockville, Maryland, USA, where I have been living ever since.
One of my greatest passions is International Politics. I would like to learn more about the human condition and the state of the world today; we are intrinsically born into this Westphalian state system and there's no way to escape it, given how rampant globalization is and how constantly it is affecting our lives on a daily basis.
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