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    Examples Of Allegory

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    What is an allegory? An allegory is a story that has a lesson or moral in it that is not told plainly. An example of an allegory is the tortoise and the hare. The hare thought that since he was faster that he could win the race no matter what happened. So the hare goofed off and and sleep and when he woke up the tortoise was almost at the finish line. The hare tried to catch up but could not. So what the moral is to me from that story is that you do not have to be fast at everything to win the “Race”

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    the idol of the cave

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    The idol of the Cave In Francis Bacon‚ The Four Idols are described as the causes of the human error in the pursuit of knowledge. The four idols are‚ the idol of tribe‚ the idol of cave‚ the idol of the marketplace and the idol of the theater. The idol of the cave is defined as those which arise with in the mind of the individual. This idol is common to all human beings. Francis Bacon stated that “The lofty and discursive puts together the finest and most general resemblances” (2). Francis Bacon

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    The analogy of the cave tells us nothing about reality. Discuss [10] To explain the way in which Plato’s analogy of the cave could tell us something about reality‚ one could use the example of a small town‚ in the middle of nowhere. Many people live in this town‚ and it has a school‚ a church‚ a post office and a shop. The population of the town rarely leave to visit other places. These people can be considered to be the prisoners in Plato’s analogy‚ chained together‚ facing a blank wall‚ assuming

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    Cave Paintings.

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    paintings on cave walls found near Lascaux‚ France represent the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people. Using the natural rock contours that suggest the volume of the animals‚ these ’primitive’ people of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) painted evocative and startlingly accurate representations of the animals that were such an important part of their lives. Cows‚ bulls‚ horses‚ bison‚ and deer are among the animals seen on the subterranean walls of these caves. These paintings

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    Cave and Apology

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    The Cave Analogy‚ further explained the reasoning behind Socrates’ beliefs and actions. Overall‚ the cave represents real knowledge in the world compared to the fallacies society presents. The inside of the cave signifies a bell jar‚ encouraging naivety and ignorance‚ while the truths of the outside world linger just on the other side of the cave walls. The enlightened men walk around the perimeter and only through them can prisoners of the cave escape to freedom and truth. Via The Cave Analogy

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    Chauvet Caves

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    it exactly as the artist envisioned it. ANCIENT ART Chauvet Caves Panel of Lions- Chauvet

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    HARRISON CAVES

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    meeting the Carlisle Bay coastline. MAJOR LANDFORMS -HARRISON CAVES‚ BARBADOS The caves are naturally formed by water erosion through the limestone rock. The calcium-rich water that runs through the caves have formed the unusual stalactites and stalagmites formations. Travel through the caves is by tram‚ at certain points during the tour visitors are allowed to alight from the tram and get close up to the formations. One main area of the caves is a huge cavern‚ termed "The Great Hall"‚ measuring 50 feet

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    Anolgy of the cave

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    The Analogy Of The Cave Tells Us Nothing About Reality The analogy of the cave was created by Plato to explain his philosophy and it allowed people to understand other forms such as beauty and justice. It was a theoretical situation‚ were prisoners were tied up and could only see what was in front of them‚ which was due to a fire‚ which burnt behind them. This was meant to represent ordinary people who can’t see pass the illusion of their world and are‚ according to Plato ignorant. The fact

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    Allegory In The Alchemist

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    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story focused heavily on allegory and meaning. It tells the tale of Santiago‚ a shepherd‚ following the omens of the world to reach his own Personal Legend. A theme of The Alchemist is the whole word is working with people to achieve their Personal Legends. As a shepherd‚ sheep were and are a large part of Santiago’s life. They represent Santiago before his journey begins and are an important point of his progression. For example‚ “He owned a jacket‚ a book that

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    Plato's Cave on Ignorance

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    experiences of reality are just simply deceptions of the truth. In Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave”‚ Socrates illustrates his perception about human knowledge. He contends that people are rarely able to escape from personal ignorance and with greater knowledge comes confusion and conflict when their own beliefs are challenged. (Socrates 20) The parallel Socrates makes in the allegory‚ is between a prisoner who breaks from the cave and is immediately overwhelmed by a completely new world and of people

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