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    areas in this town that is not accessible to any type of vehicles. There are still parts of the town that is lack of water supply. The mode of transportation in this town is jeep‚ tricycle and motorcycle. We have chosen Norzagaray‚ Bulacan‚ because in this town is located the "Pinagrealan Cave" that it is said that it plays a role

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    In Plato’s parable‚ The Allegory of the Cave‚ he writes it as a dialogue between his brother and Socrates. Plato thinks of a “game”. It consists of a few prisoners‚ who are chained down and cannot turn their heads in any direction‚ a cave‚ a fire‚ and some objects with a group of people who carry them. The prisoners can only look straight ahead at a wall‚ and the people behind them put objects in front of the fire. The objects in front of the fire cast shadows onto the wall that the prisoners are

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    c Cave of Forgotten Dreams Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) is a documentary created by German director Werner Herzog. The film is shot in 3-D and takes place in the Chauvet Cave found in the south of France. The film speaks of the earliest known cave paintings‚ as well as other evidence of Paleolithic life. Known to create perplexing and extremely pensive documentaries‚ Herzog takes his audience on a journey never before seen using 3-D. He transforms what

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    reality in his analogy of the cave. In Plato’s analogy of the cave he suggests that the prisoners are held back by their senses telling them that the world that they see is in fact reality‚ whereas Plato disagrees with this. Plato believed that once the escapee (Philosopher) is outside of the cave‚ that they can use the power of reason to truly know what reality is. He believes that the world around us is not real‚ and that the world of the forms is the true reality where we can gain knowledge and understanding

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    The Allegory of the cave represent how people perceive illusion versus reality. It shows how the environment around us and even the people effect how we perceive information and our surroundings. Education and knowledge is gained by what we hear and see. The story is based around the men of this cave and how they were chained up from their childhood until adulthood. “Here they have been from their childhood and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move‚ and can only see before them

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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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    Allegory Of The Cave Essay

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    Acclaimed inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla once said that “it is paradoxical‚ yet true‚ to say‚ that the more we know‚ the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense‚ for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects.” When man becomes enlightened‚ he becomes aware of mankind’s limitations both individually and societally. Alongside

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    side is good things and bad things. Living in the city or countryside does not matter‚ the most important thing is your thoughts and your hobbies. Some people think that the city has more modern life‚ higher education and better health care. With this essay‚ I want to compare difference between urban life and rural life. First of all‚ living in the city is more modern than one in the countryside. In the countryside‚ the life is very peaceful and safe‚ we can hear natural music‚ see sights‚

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    their surroundings. Plato’s Allegory of the cave is about enlightenment. The entire essay is an allegory and everything has more in-depth meaning. This story connects to every human being and we can all relate to his message. He describes people who are born in a cave. All they know is shadows on the wall cast by a fire. There chained by their legs and head and have no mobility. But don’t realize there’s more to life which is the light. I’ve been in many caves and could fail to realize that there was

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    Knowledge‚ you can say is everything that is known through view or what is seen. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave believed that knowledge is acquired not just through what is perceived‚ but also rather through the process of thought and thinking. What is not seen‚ or what you cannot see Plato considered being the real source of knowledge. On the other hand‚ William Golding‚ in Thinking as a Hobby‚ categorizes the level of knowledge and thought‚ taking further from the point made by Plato. Golding puts

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