How breath, eyes, memory can be used to make change and move forward or stay stagnant Introduction When one faces a traumatic experience in life, it is up to them to decide whether to move on or stay stagnant. Such decisions are purely psychological and they can have permanent effect on one’s life depending on the decision taken. The book ‘Breath, Eyes, Memory’ by Edwidge Danticat portrays two women, mother and daughter, who face the challenges of overcoming their past. This essay is going to show how Martine let her past experiences imprison her while Sophie decided to confront her past in order to be free. Discussion. Martin confesses to her daughter Sophie that she was raped. She also tells her that she cannot remember the face of the rapist but she assumes that he looked like Sophie. She tells Sophie “When I first saw you in New York, I must admit, it frightened me the way you looked. But it is not something that I can help. It is not something that you can help. It is just part…

  KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND MEMORY DEVELOPMENT Introduction Development of the brain in human beings starts from the fetus period to that time when the child is brought to the world. The brain part is the most essential human organ that enhances the relationship with other humans, animals, and even machines. The human brain plays a significant role in sensing pathways and environmental influences where past experiences have a huge influence on shaping our brains. As we grow from infancy onwards, our brains continue integrating every information we see or hear. Therefore, it’s essential for parents to be involved in developmental activities with their infants. For instance, parents can actively take part in communicating with their children, games, introducing children to new adventures, and be supportive. It’s in the brain where new concepts, information, ideas, and knowledge are developed. To have active brain development, care should be taken during early child development stages as adulthood brain depends on early development. What is memory development, and how does it relate to acquiring new knowledge? Memory development is the increase in knowledge as…

Reasons People Keep Collections Many people keep collections of antiques, coins, stamps, and dolls, among others. For some, this act is a hobby that they can drop or switch at any time. For others, the activity is compelling and may not be easy to do away with, even if they wanted. The explanations behind these fascinations vary from uncontrollable to controllable factors.  They include emotional satisfaction, a revival of memories, and coping with obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). The first reason people collect and keep items is to achieve emotional satisfaction. As explained by McKay (2020), various emotional gaps can lead people into compensatory behaviors of collections. A person who has suffered because of poverty may collect much expensive jewelry. At the same time, one who has suffered in the hands of armed thugs may gain some satisfaction from accumulating many firearms in the house. The compensatory trend in these acts offers the collector a sense of emotional security and fulfillment. Secondly, collectors use items to revive memories. For some people, various previous occurrences were so good that they should never be…

Cause and Effect on “Working Out Boosts Memory, Productivity, and Brainpower.” Brainpower has a significant effect on our performance in daily activities. For both students who at the primary level of education and higher level education, improved brainpower and memory is required for academic excellence. In addition, all employees who are employed in technical types of jobs where memory is key, improved brain power is required for proper productivity. Working out is one of the methods used to Improve memory, productivity, and brainpower. Working out involves regular body exercises that enhance body fitness. People have different reasons that cause them to work out. Increasing growth and development, and preventing aging are some reasons that cause people to work out. Working out can directly or indirectly boost brain power, memory and thinking skills, which results to increased productivity. The need to maintain body fitness, need to relax, need to avoid sleep, need to reduce body weight, and nature of profession are common reasons that cause individuals to work out. After the days’ hard work, some people require to relax so that…