REAL OR NOT REAL? After reading Meditation 1 Of the Things Which We May Doubt‚ A synopsis of The Matrix‚ and Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave I am convinced that each one of these writings was wrote by the same person. The Matrix is completely about being in a world that is not real‚ kind of like being in a dream like state. Descartes’s meditation is about basically the same thing‚ but trying figure out what is real and what is not. Descartes’s talks about awaking from a dream and then going
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PLS 325 Ancient Political Theory Sagynysh Yeltayeva 10/10/15 Reading response on “Republic” (Book 7) In Book 7‚ Socrates presents the famous metaphor – allegory of cave. The metaphor demonstrates the influence of education on a human soul. People see shadows of statues in the dark place and believe these figures to be real. This shows people’s lowest stage on the Socrates’ line – imagination. When a prisoner is unchained‚ blinded with the light of fire‚ within the time he sees that indeed shadows
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Allegory of “Young Goodman Brown” The story‚ “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne has a lot of allegories. It is a moral story that is told through the corruption of a religious person. Goodman Brown is a Puritan minister who lets his pride and belief in himself interfere with his relations with the community after he meets with the devil‚ which causes him to live the life of not knowing who to trust or believe in his own community. In the beginning when Faith‚ Brown ’s wife‚ asks him
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Singer’s allegory of the drowning child poses a complicated battle between morals and selfishness. His point that one is morally obligated to save the lives of others puts conflict in their mind. Of course someone will save a drowning child thrown into their path‚ but whether or not they go out of their way to find the child to save them is entirely different. Singer needs to first recognize where moral obligations come from in order to properly assess what they accomplish. I am morally obligated
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right about something because everyone else around them believes the opposite. What you think might be truer than you think because the world tends to believe what they want to‚ and not the truth. In Plato’s philosophical example of life in the “Allegory of the Cave” he explains and questions his views on human existence and the reality of things. Everyone has a different reality and a way that they perceive things but other factors like the media influence and persuade us. The media has the power
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Short story essay by Jean Cave Essay Question: To what extent do you agree that short stories reveal character by means of setting and/or symbolism? Respond to this question with close reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied. In this essay I am going to discuss the extent to which I agree that short stories reveal character by means of setting and/or symbolism‚ and to refer to at least two short stories that I have studied. My chosen short stories for this essay are: “The yellow
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Discuss Adichie’s characterisation of Odenigbo and his significance in the the novel. A. What are the main characteristics of the character? Personality intellectual‚ bold‚ bravado‚ unafraid to voice his opinion‚proud. professor‚ confident‚ When first introduced‚ Odenigbo is portrayed as a confident mathematics professor at the University of Nigeria with a swaggering display of bravado and pride; often inviting other intellectuals and colleagues over to his house to debate and discuss social issues and
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Why is a drug’s plasma half-life important to health care providers? Half life is important in determining the frequency of a drug administered in order to maintain a continuous drug effect. Identify 2 diseases/conditions that can increase the plasma half-life of a drug. It can be prolonged when liver or kidney disease is present. What could happen if a medication with a long half-life continues to be given to a patient with one of the diseases/conditions identified in above? Patients with hepatic
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Edwards Snowden‚ former employee of the U.S. Government who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency back in 2013‚ once said in an interview‚ "I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity"(Snowden 2013). Snowden asserts that creativity lies in the mind‚ and to be creative is to have unprecedented ideas and subjects that are completely unanticipated. But how can we be creative if our every move is
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or focal points. An artist that uses these themes to trigger calmness‚ or anxiety‚ and move the viewer emotionally‚ is truly talented. Lois Jean Francois Lagrenee harnesses the prowess of light‚ contrast‚ and color in the painting‚ Mars and Venus‚ Allegory of Peace‚ to create an epitome of tranquility. The visuals of this piece are calming‚ and exude a feeling of contentment as you casually pass through the painting. The morning light featured in the composition brings forward images of peace and
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