Plato’s Cave: Still Current in Mass Media In the “Allegory of the Cave‚” Plato describes a group of stupefied people who have been trapped in a cave their entire lives. These prisoners are chained facing a wall; they cannot see anything except the shadows on that wall‚ which are being cast by men carrying unknown objects in front of a glowing fire. They never see the actual carriers or items‚ and they hear nothing but the echoes of these obscure men‚ yet are still entranced by these illogical sounds
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shows a story that teaches a lesson on the mind and its deepest desires‚ taking Macbeth an unambitious man and turning him into a power hungry maniac. Through Shakespeare’s use of ghosts‚ apparitions‚ illusions‚ and ambition he is able to build an allegory that shows the folly of hungering for power and plotting against those that are innocent. The hallucinations that macbeth observes show the internal feeling of guilt that Macbeth has about the murder of his cousin and good friend‚ Banquo. The ghost
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phrases with a similar structure - I went to the store‚ parked the car and bought a pizza. 6) Irony- what is expected and what actually occurs 7) Understatement - makes an idea less important that it really is - The hurricane disrupted traffic. 8) Rhetorical question- a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered 9) Oxymoron - a two word paradox‚ a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction - near miss‚ seriously funny 10)
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Activity #1 A. Animal farm is a story about the animals that live on Manor Farm who think they are being mistreated. The character in these situations in this story are similar the same situations that occurred leading up to the Russian revolution. An Allegory represent a story that reveals a hidden message so this story definitely depicts that. Old Major was an old boar who inspires everyone and teaches the other animals. “Word had gone around during the day that Old Major‚ the prize middle white boar
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Rhetorical pentagon Topic Reader Speaker Language – How is the topic presented; Vocabulary‚ Tone‚ Style. Circumstance Modes of persuasion/ Rhetorical appeals (Appelformer) 1. Ethos – The speakers ability to establish credibility /trust. 2. Pathos – Appeals to emotions‚ affects the subconscious‚ often use of adjectives. (Language) 3. Logos – Appeals to logic‚ via facts and statistics. Discourse- Choice of words/The way you choose to say something. Them/us‚ I/we President Obama’s
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McDonald ’s brand recognition. Anywhere in the world you are bound to see or hear some advertisement pertaining to the famous fast food restaurant. McDonald’s marketing team successfully gained it’s worldwide popularity and appeal by using different rhetorical strategies namely famous people‚ catchy slogans and phrases‚ affordability and appealing products. McDonald ’s spends a large portion of its revenue on further marketing the brand. Their expensive marketing and advertising
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Human Allegory in Lord of Flies The human allegory in the story‚ “Lord of the Flies” is represented through the situation of a group of kids being stranded on an uninhabited island without any adults to take care of them. The reason that the author‚ William Golding‚ chose the characters to be kids and not teenagers nor adults is because of their innocence and lack of knowledge of the civilization that they came from. Before being on the island‚ they would not have had a chance to face great responsibility
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interesting. It is basically the retelling of a dream where world where all animals live free from the tyranny of their human masters. There are many great examples of all kinds of literary elements but the element of allegory is the most prominent in my opinion. As the first example of allegory in this story‚ I believe that this story is a great example of today’s society. It has been shown that people would enjoy kicking our president out as leader just like the farm animals would have liked for the farmer
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The Allegory Man of the PeoplePlato utilizes The Allegory of the Cave in his writings The Public. It is a depiction of the nature of the education of man and the need for education in the society. Robert Bolt wrote the second play‚ The Man for All Season‚ and finally‚ the third writing‚ An Enemy of the People‚ is written by Henrik Ibsen. A comparison will also be made between the lead characters of the last two plays. The writer will compare Sir Thomas More from A Man for All Seasons with Dr. Thomas
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1. The main agent of the story The Myth of the Cave is Plato. Plato also happens to be the writer of this story. Based on the reading it can be interpreted that Plato is a philosopher and believes in open-mindedness. 2. Plato’s argument is that man must amass knowledge by being open minded‚ only then can he truly work towards the true understanding of “the good”. The good in this case is the ability to make your own judgments and decisions and allow yourself to govern your life. By publishing this
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