Explain the Analogy of the Cave in Plato’s Republic. Plato was a Greek Philosopher‚ who was a student of Socrates. The Analogy of the Cave in Plato’s Republic was written as a dialogue between Socrates and Plato’s brother Glaucon. In the Analogy of the Cave‚ Plato describes the prisoners who lived an isolated life in the confined space of a cave. Plato’s Analogy explains a philosopher’s journey to knowledge and the difficulty that he faces along the way and the prisoners in the cave who have not
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“chicken analogy.” A chicken has two different types of meat‚ white and dark. The white meat is from the breast and the dark meat is from the legs. The only time a chicken uses its breast‚ or pectoral‚ muscles is in flight‚ and it never flies far. It is only used when the fox enters the hen house and the chicken has to get out of there quickly. This is the fast-twitch muscle fiber. The slow-twitch endurance type of muscle is in the legs‚ because a chicken spends all its time walking. What makes
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OSI Model Analogy Trevor Crews Strayer University The OSI model is the model developed for computer-to-computer communications over a network. This model breaks down all the functions that occur into seven distinct layers. These layers are‚ application‚ presentation‚ session‚ transport‚ network‚ data link‚ and the physical layer. Each one encompasses a specific part of the process that occurs during the communication. In order to simplify this think of it like sending a package through the
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Famous Restaurant Plant Cell Structure Amenity/Structure/Point of Interest Cell Wall Rigid layer enclosing the plant cell provided support Cell Membrane Explanation Walls‚ floors and ceiling: The cells walls are a strong layer around the cell just like the restaurants build. A thin layer of lipids which regulates what substance enter and leave the cell Maitre’d (person who greets customers): The cells membrane is what lets items in and out of the cell. This compares to the
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Mobile Maiden Sixty seconds. The time the sun will remain above the horizon. Los Angeles lights up red and orange for a brief moment and dies into the darkness. Stores illuminate our path across the boardwalk again. My parents walk a few yards in front of me. I wiggle my toes in the gritty sand and lift my face to the sky from where rain drops start to fall. We turn and dash into a T-Mobile store. My father checks out the deals and buys a hideous Nokia cellphone for my mother: a hard blue
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Spoon River Analysis Zilpha Marsh Of all the characters in Spoon River‚ only one has the key ingredient that makes the book complete; that person is Zilpha Marsh. Even though Zilpha is mentioned only once within the book‚ she represents a controversial issue debated everywhere and can be related to people in real life. Zilpha represents mystery‚ supernatural‚ and spiritual beings‚ every word that is written about her suggest a deeper and more complex meaning; her entire character permeates an
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Cell Membrane – The cell membrane protects the inside of the cell from outside containments‚ keeps the cell in contact and maintains its shape. This relates to mall security guards. They’re job is to protect the mall‚ make sure everything is intact and everybody is safe. Without the cell membrane‚ containments could enter‚ the security guards do the same. Without them‚ bad people or things could happen in the mall. Cell Wall – The cell wall provides structural support and protection to the cells
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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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If comparing the movie to current politics‚ much can be tied to the wicked witch. The witch has many of the flying monkeys which abide to all of her commands. Using this‚ the monkeys represent the US Congress in which senators and state representatives do what the president says. This further makes the house of congress seem like puppets on the larger scale. The monkeys also did not like the witch and they were excited when Dorothy melted her. This is analogous for the way the US is never pleased
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Socrates introduces the city-state with the soul analogy in the first few books of this book. Socrates says that‚ in looking for what justice is‚ we must look at the larger picture when looking for something so difficult‚ and then move on to the smaller perspective. He then goes on to say that there is justice within one’s soul and within a city. And because the city is larger‚ it may be easier to find justice within the city first. “Perhaps‚ then‚ there is more justice in the larger thing‚ and it
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