The Cave Research Paper

Learning is a huge aspect of life and is extremely important. Learning is mentioned in many book and magazine or journal articles like “The Cave” (Plato, 360 B.C.E), “The Value of a Liberal-Arts Education” (Jill Tiefenthaler), “A Liberal Arts Degree Is More Important Than Ever” (Willard Dix), and “The Bear” (William Faulkner). Learning is something that people should do through all of their lives not just in school or work. Learning helps changes how you see the world and how you grow as an individual and helps you live more positive and successful lives. In the story “The Cave” (Plato, 360 B.C.E) Plato talks about the importance of education and how people should seek the truths and seek to keep learning. “The Cave” is about two prisoners that are chained in a cave with a fire as their only source of light and one day one of the prisoners gets freed and sees the real world but when he tries to tell the other prisoner they think he's crazy and refuse to believe him. “The Cave” does a good job of showing the value of education because it shows that if you refuse to learn and grow academically you will never leave the “cave” and be an ignorant person. It also shows that people can only grow if they as a person what to grow nobody can force someone learn because they will refuse and
The first article “The Value of a Liberal-Arts Education” (Jill Tiefenthaler). Tiefenthaler talks about how a liberal arts degree is not just to prepare a student to excel in range of careers but most importantly to lead rich and meaningful lives. In second article “A Liberal Arts Degree Is More Important Than Ever” (Willard Dix) it talks about how a liberal arts degree doesn't just help a student obtain a job but it also exposes them to the real world and make them better citizen in society by helping them have a more open-mind and being more accepting of