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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CCCH9009 Protests‚ Rebellions and Revolutions in Modern China Reflective Essay Name: CHAN Chun Ho‚ Goofy UID: 3035071486 Tutorial: Friday 10.30 – 11.20 CCCH 9009 Protests‚ Rebellions and Revolutions in Modern China Reflective Essay Introduction Ian Johnson’s Wild Grass presents three stories that vividly reflect the social and political problems in the contemporary Chinese regime. Featuring three groups of protagonists‚ namely the ‘peasant champion’ who filed class-action lawsuit against the
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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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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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Critically reflective essay Emma Purnell: 0522771 “Our planning (or worrying about) what’s happening next gives us little opportunity or inclination to examine what has just passed” Wallace (2005) Writing from a student teacher perspective I thought it was very apt to start with the quote above. I believe I‚ like many student teacher colleagues‚ spend so much time worrying about what I have to do next‚ that sometimes I need to have a gentle prod or reminder that I need to be critically reflective of my
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and Assessment in Practice module which requires me to produce a critically reflective account of my experience mentoring and assessing a student in practice. The areas that will be discussed through the assignment are (1)‚ student learning styles‚ (2)‚ communication and (3)‚ confidence. I will initially talk through the first meeting with my student‚ followed by my reflective account covering all three areas. The reflective model used for the assignment will be Boud et al (1985). What? Mentoring
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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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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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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP NLP AS AN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY COURSE TUTOR: HAZEL BAINBRIDGE REFELCTIVE ESSAY : META MIRRORS WRITTEN BY : CAROL PARRY‚ APRIL 2009 During this reflective essay I will aim to reflect upon my experience of guiding a fellow student through an exercise using the ‘Meta Mirror’ technique and to discuss and explore my learning from the experience‚ and applying NLP principles within this context. The exercise was undertaken in groups of 3 for which I assumed the
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Plato’s cave analogy is one of the most profound philosophical ideas of ancient and modern times. This simple idea‚ is that a prisoner who has only known a cave and its shadows on a wall as his only tangible reality‚ but then when released‚ learns the truth of existence‚ which none of his fellow prisoners can comprehend. This is used to explain the dangers of ignorant bliss and the rewards of true illumination. The cave analogy is an example of the importance of knowledge‚ it gives us a look into
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