Essay 3: My Dream

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Dream is something that all of us need to have. It is our vision. Dream is what
you want to do for your future. I believe that having a great dream, is a must to us. And I
have a big dream. Next year, I will confront a big examination, SPM. It is very necessary
for us get a good result from this exam. This is our future.
My dream is to be great neurosurgeons. I know it is not simple at all. But I know
I can achieve it. I feel like this is my destiny. This is why I came to this world. I do not
know when or how I am going to achieve this. But it will not be easy. I am constantly
studying in school right now. I cannot give up even if I fail. There is a saying that failure is
the greatest teacher. I know in order to pursue my dream, I will face failure. This cannot
be stopped. Even Albert Einstein and Sir Isaacs Newton faced failure when they are
trying to create a great formula that is remained to be used till today.
I got influence when I watched a drama titled Brain. It is a very great drama.
To me, brain is most powerful thing in this world. The human brain is the center of the
human nervous system. It has the same general structure as the brains of other
mammals, but is larger than expected on the basis of body size among other primates. It
controls everything that we do.
Brain is a very interesting and unique thing to study about. I would like to
perform a surgery on brain. It will be hard, but I am ready because I always am. I will
make a lot of money. I will buy my parents a house and they can rest comfortably in the
house without doing any difficult works. They had gone through a lot in order to raise me
and my sisters. I can always make a research on how to make a good but affordable
surgery. It is very crucial because nowadays, the surgery especially on brain is costly. Not
all people can afford this.
There is not much brain surgery in conducted in Malaysia because there are not
many specialists here. If someone need to undergone neurosurgery, they will fly
overseas where the facilities is said to be more perfect. In 10 years from now, Malaysia
will change to well develop country. So the facilities here will be more perfect. More
brain surgery can be conducted here.
Like I said before, it is very important to have a big dream. It is not wrong. Even
if you cannot achieve if, just make it as your vision. Dream can help you to prepare to
face this challenging world. What am I going through now is just the start. I just find the
keys. I am still trying to open the door. When I finally did, I will not hesitate.

Most children acquire the same eye color or a similar shaped nose from their parents, but
I've inherited much more: a passion for learning and an insatiable curiosity which has
served me well throughout my academic career. My father, an electrical engineer, taught
me to explore the world with inquisitive eyes, constantly seeking to learn more, to
understand more. I watched him for hours as he worked on elevator schematics at home,
wondering what all the various symbols and lines meant. I was fascinated by technology
and wanted to know how and why things worked the way they did.
"How does this toaster work?" "Whats inside this VCR?" I was never satisfied with the
simplified answers that my parents sometimes gave to these questions. So I discovered
many answers for myself by exploring and experimenting.
My playground was a jumble of old circuit boards, spare electric wire, and an assortment
of broken appliances. I spent hours disassembling and tinkering with the amazing
treasures I found lying around our garage. My mother, a first grade teacher, noticed my
intellectual curiosity and encouraged my childhood explorations. She gave me piles of
mind-opening children's books, which I willingly read. Books like "What Makes Popcorn
Pop, and Other Questions about the World around Us" allowed me to discover the
irresistible appeal of imaginative questions and their fascinating answers.
I was given a remarkable amount of freedom at a young age. When I was 6, my parents
bought an old computer for $25 from a local yard sale with the intention of letting me
loose on it. I was thrilled. Motivated by curiosity, I delved into it at once and learned how
to use each and every feature of the computer's antiquated MS-DOS operating system.
With my father's help and an old programming book by my side, I even created simple
videogames for my younger brother to play.
My intellectual curiosity is the result of a unique combination of early influences and
childhood experiences which have fueled my passion for learning inside and outside of
the classroom -- learning from everything I do. I hope to continue applying this curiosity
to all aspects of my life, exploring the world through the eyes of my childhood persona.
By refusing to accept the obvious explanation, refusing to settle for a superficial
understanding, and refusing to endure the status quo, great American innovators like my
role model Benjamin Franklin created new knowledge, new technologies, and new
innovations. I strive to do the same. It's part of who I am, and what drives me to become
successful and happy.

Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in
the mind during certain stages of sleep.[1] The content and purpose of dreams are not
definitively understood, though they have been a topic of scientific speculation, as well as a
subject of philosophical and religious interest, throughout recorded history. The scientific study of
dreams is called oneirology.[2]
Dreams mainly occur in the rapid-eye movement (REM) stage of sleepwhen brain activity is
high and resembles that of being awake. REM sleep is revealed by continuous movements of the
eyes during sleep. At times, dreams may occur during other stages of sleep. However, these
dreams tend to be much less vivid or memorable.[3]
The length of a dream can vary; they may last for a few seconds, or approximately 2030
minutes.[3] People are more likely to remember the dream if they are awakened during the REM
phase. The average person has three to five dreams per night, but some may have up to seven
dreams in one night.[4] The dreams tend to last longer as the night progresses. During a full
eight-hour night sleep, most dreams occur in the typical two hours of REM.[5]
In modern times, dreams have been seen as a connection to the unconscious mind. They range
from normal and ordinary to overly surreal and bizarre. Dreams can have varying natures, such
as frightening, exciting, magical, melancholic, adventurous, or sexual. The events in dreams are
generally outside the control of the dreamer, with the exception of lucid dreaming, where the
dreamer is self-aware.[citation needed] Dreams can at times make a creative thought occur to
the person or give a sense of inspiration.[6]
Opinions about the meaning of dreams have varied and shifted through time and culture. The
earliest recorded dreams were acquired from materials dating back approximately 5000 years, in
Mesopotamia, where they were documented on clay tablets. In the Greek and Roman periods,
the people believed that dreams were direct messages from one and/or multiple deities, from
deceased persons, and that they predicted the future. Some cultures practiced dream incubation
with the intention of cultivating dreams that are of prophecy.[7]
Sigmund Freud, who developed the discipline of psychoanalysis, wrote extensively about dream
theories and their interpretations in the early 1900s.[8] He explained dreams as manifestations
of our deepest desires and anxieties, often relating to repressed childhood memories or
obsessions. In The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), Freud developed a psychological technique
to interpret dreams and devised a series of guidelines to understand the symbols and motifs that
appear in our dreams.
Many people feel as if they're adrift in the world. They work hard, but they don't seem to get
anywhere worthwhile.
A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven't spent enough time thinking about what
they want from life, and haven't set themselves formal goals. After all, would you set out on a
major journey with no real idea of your destination? Probably not!
Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating
yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality.

The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely
what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You'll also
quickly spot the distractions that can, so easily, lead you astray.
Why Set Goals?
Top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields all set goals. Setting
goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation . It focuses your acquisition of
knowledge, and helps you to organize your time and your resources so that you can make the
very most of your life.
By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of
those goals, and you'll see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long
pointless grind. You will also raise your self-confidence , as you recognize your own ability and
competence in achieving the goals that you've set.
Starting to Set Personal Goals
You set your goals on a number of levels:
First you create your "big picture" of what you want to do with your life (or over, say, the next 10
years), and identify the large-scale goals that you want to achieve.
Then, you break these down into the smaller and smaller targets that you must hit to reach your
lifetime goals.
Finally, once you have your plan, you start working on it to achieve these goals.

Goal setting is one of the most replicated and influential paradigms in the management
literature.
Hundreds of studies conducted in numerous countries and contexts have consistently
demonstrated that setting specific, challenging goals can powerfully drive behavior and boost
performance. Advocates of goal setting have had a substantial impact on research, management
education, and management practice. In this article, we argue that the beneficial effects of goal
setting have been overstated and that systematic harm caused by goal setting has been largely
ignored. We identify specific side effects associated with goal setting, including a narrow focus
that neglects non-goal areas, a rise in unethical behavior, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of
organizational culture, and reduced intrinsic motivation. Rather than dispensing goal setting as a
benign, over-the-counter treatment for motivation, managers and scholars need to conceptualize
goal setting as a prescription-strength medication that requires careful dosing, consideration of
harmful side effects, and close supervision. We offer a warning label to accompany the practice
of setting goals.
Narrow Goals. With goals, people narrow their focus. This intense focus can blind people
to important issues that appear unrelated to their goal (as in the case of Ford employees who
overlooked safety testing to rush the Pinto to market). The tendency to focus too narrowly on
goals is compounded when managers chart the wrong course by setting the wrong goal (e.g.,
setting revenue rather than profit goals at Enron).
Setting appropriate goals is a difficult, intricate process. Suppose that a university
department bases tenure decisions primarily on the number of articles that professors publish.
This goal will motivate professors to accomplish the narrow objective of publishing articles.
Other important objectives, however, such as research impact, teaching, and service, may suffer.