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    Persinger discovered that the same kind of stimulation that is done with his God Helmet can create mental states connected to human telepathy. Because of the connection between magnetic fields and the brain , Persinger thought this relation could make possible telepathy and remote viewing. To test this, he experimented with two different people in different rooms and placed a circular magnetic field around the both of them. Making sure they get the

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    interesting heroes/ heroines have brain powers, body powers, and some are even powerless. This class is the mind boggling brainiac’s. Not because they are smart, but because they have brain powers. Brain powers include telekinesis, aqua kinesis, telepathy, and many more. The most classic and recognizable candidate for Brainiac’s would-be Jean Grey. “Jean Grey was 10 years old when her mutant telepathic powers first manifested after experiencing the emotions of a dying friend.” (“Jean Grey”, 2006,

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    Two very good stories are The Chrysalids by John Wyndham and “By The Waters Of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet. Both these stories are sci-fi and depict what human civilizations will be like after a nuclear holocaust. The result of the holocaust has altered the Hill People and Waknuk people’s morals and religious beliefs. The main difference between the stories is one is viewing the future as positive the other is portraying the future negatively. The Chrysalids was a better story. It portrayed

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    The book The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku is a fantastic book to get a general idea of how far scientists have advanced in the field of neuroscience research, the future of this research, as well as its implications on humanity, society and universe at large. The author provides many examples and viewpoints that can further the reader's understanding of the future of neuroscience research. However, in my opinion, this book consists

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    The Landlady

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    of Psychic Abilities, “Many of these abilities are also known as extrasensory perception or sixth sense.”. The specific sixth senses honed in on regarding "The Landlady" are precognition, or the ability to perceive an action not yet executed, and telepathy, the ability to create a thought in one’s mind that they will sometimes execute. The fear of the unknown is quite the opposite of precognition, as it occurs when one does not know what will happen next. Much like the unfamiliar situation regarding

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    Part One, Chapter Sixteen In the first part of the book, titled C.V., Stephen King discussed his personal stories and what led him to be the writer that he is today. In chapter sixteen he is describing his bedroom at his house in Durham that he lived in as a child. He says that every time he got a rejection slip from magazines that he had submitted his writing to, he would hang it on the nail that he had put in the wall. King mentions that by the time he was fourteen the nail was no longer supporting

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    there`s time. It was a deliberate surprise. If they do know much about us, they’ll have tried to time it to send a party for you, too - before you could be warned” (122). Society does not like David and individuals like him who have the gift of telepathy. David broke the laws of Waknuk by not turning himself in when he knew he was a deviant. Society pressured David, Petra, and Rosalind to run away to the fringes and hide themselves to stay alive. If they stayed, they would have been caught, tortured

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    Brandon Champion English 12 5-22-17 Ms. Reider Doctor Octopus Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius, known as Doctor Octopus, is a supervillain that has been in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #3 which was released July, 1963 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Otto Octavius was raised in an oppressive household, with an overprotective mother, and a harsh, abusive father. His mother encouraged the young Otto, already a good student, to push himself in school, in the hopes

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    Fear In The Chrysalids

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    The Chrysalids Fear is one of the most powerful and destructive forces in society and has been a forefront motivator throughout history because of it. But what makes fear so powerful? It can change a person entirely or cause them to perform incredible tasks such as in The Chrysalids. Nevertheless, John Wyndham explores what you can do once you overcome that fear and what happens when that fear overcomes you. In The Chrysalids, the cyclic nature of fear within people in power and those they oppress

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    to have both positive results and be replicated by independent researchers. ESP: Extrasensory Perception ESP is the most testable and well known area of parapsychology Often referred to as the “6th sense.” 3 main types of ESP Telepathy Clairvoyance Precognition Telepathy one person sending thoughts to another or perceiving another's thoughts without using any of the five recognized senses. Term was coined by F. W.

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