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This 4 page paper examines this book that challenges notions of space and time. Various theories of time are discussed. No additional sources cited.
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the waking life is a dream-- like the life is but a dream stanza in Row Row Row Your Boat--but most people believe that their daily lives are at least
conventional enough to be deemed real. They can "just tell" what is real and what is fantasy. Some people take hallucinogens and other drugs that alter perceptions of space and
time and what they see as real or imaginary. Childrens imaginations can prompt the idea that there is a monster under the bed and authors have embraced such concepts to
write their own scary stories. In Jeanette Wintersons (1998) Sexing the Cherry, there is a sense of awe and an inquiry into the meaning of time. Most people think of
time as linear. They understand the concept of yesterday, today and tomorrow. They know that if it is one oclock, in an hour it will be two oclock. They
age according to that acceptable notion or the clock that is universally sanctioned. Interestingly, the clock is just a wee bit off as there are time zones which complicates the
matter of day and time. There have been sets of twins born a few minutes apart around midnight and that gives them different birthdays. Time is a funny thing. People
mark their lives with milestones attached to the concept of time. At the end of the twentieth century, authors have also challenged notions of time. Aside from theories of time
travel which have cropped up over the years, and the fact that it is possible, there are other challenges to the linear nature of time. Deepak Chopra credits Einstein with
dispelling the notion that linear time exists. Yet, he realizes that people still live by the clock. The idea that linear time is a misnomer and just a way
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