Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” written in his book‚ The Republic‚ he explains in an allegory on how people are blinded by what government leaders (in his era) were actually doing. He uses the allegory of prisoners limited of moving their heads around‚ forcing them to see that shadows that passed on the cave’s wall. These prisoners sought to shadows to be reality when the truth is that the shadows were a disguise to the reality. When one prisoner was freed from imprisonment‚ he left the cave and began
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Practice Essay – Academic Writing Many people say surfing isn’t a sport‚ it’s a lifestyle – but‚ it’s more than that. From the moment you first step in the ocean to the day you die it is a part of you. It becomes the way you think and what plays across your mind when you are in that subconscious state between awake and asleep. It has an affair with your emotions and embeds itself in the depths of your heart. You cannot get rid of the ocean once it’s made its mark on you. It is unlike any other
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because it’s shows us many literal levels and sub stories which symbolize abstract ideas. An allegory is a story‚ poem‚ or picture with a symbolic level of meaning where the characters and setting represent other things like political systems‚ religious figures‚ or philosophical viewpoints. An allegory allows the reader to interpret the hidden meaning behind the symbol. There are two different levels to an allegory the first one being the literal level and the second it’s symbolic counterparts. The story
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Essays‚ Not Rants! 173: But What Does It All Mean? When The Lord of The Rings was first published there was a lot of talk about its relation to the second World War. It got to the point that in the foreword to a later edition‚ Tolkien explicitly said that no‚ it was not in any way an allegory of World War Two. Tolkien wasn’t a huge fan of allegories‚ to the point where he usually considered them detrimental to the story (and also the biggest flaw of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe)
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Princess Rios 22 October 2012 College Application Essay My mother has made the most impact on my life and is important to me because she has worked hard for herself and her family to get to where she is now. My mother was born in Gonzalez‚ Tamaulipas and for the responsibility that she had to help my grandmother make money for her family of 11. My grandmother had my mom sell food on the streets to make some money. She came to the U.S. to get a better paying job to help her mom. My mom tries
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Expository Essay #1 English 8H Isabella Diez‚ Period 6 Just one Click Away In the present life we don’t really realize how much we use new technologies. One of my favorites of this time to use is the Apple iPhone. The Apple iPhone is a modern invention that has made significant impact on my life by enabling communication and providing entertainment. First‚ communication is offered on many levels on the Apple iPhone. I can email easily. My neighbor can email me easily when they need me to babysit
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The Naica mines are naturally occurring caves‚ located in Chihuahua‚ Mexico. The Naica mines are working mines rich in lead‚ zinc‚ and silver‚ which are owned by Mexico’s largest lead producer‚ Industrias Penoles. Within the Naica mines are caves filled with giant selenite crystals‚ discovered by miner brothers‚ Juan and Pedro Sanchez in 2000. The caves were discovered while drilling through the Naica fault during a mining expedition. The giant crystal caves are in the shape of a horseshoe and have
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Pieter 1 Addy G. Pieter Matos Professor: Peter Ulrich EN-109-40 Expository writing 11 march 2013 Smoking should be banned in all public places‚ indoors or outdoors‚ in all fifty states. I feel that smoking in public places‚ indoors or outdoors should be banned in all fifty states. Smoking not only is harming the health of smokers‚ but also the health of others around them‚ in my opinion‚ one of reason smoking should be banned in public places is because nonsmokers should not be forced to second
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A. Loren Eiseley begins his essay sitting in his office‚ having gratefulness for water. 1. He believes water is magical and contains life. 2. He explains his amazement of the water beetle and the green algae that grows in rain puddles on the rooftop. 3. He describes the possibility to experience the escape of being confined in skin. 4. The opportunity to be submerged and be one with the water. 5. Many years ago‚ he experiences this opportunity in a remote western country on the Platte River
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In the Allegory of the Cave by Plato‚ there was a group of prisoners who lived in a cave since they were born. These people could not see anything besides straight ahead from where they were. Behind these prisoners there was a fire and puppets in which they told stories. The prisoners were able to see the shadows caused by the fire and puppets‚ because that was the only thing they saw they believed that the shadows were the most real things in this world. The shadows told stories about people‚ trees
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