Allegory of the Cave The main subject of Aristotle’s ‘Allegory of the Cave’ are a group of prisoners who have been kept chained their entire lives in a cave with one opening to the outside. By way of this opening‚ in addition to a strategically placed wall and fire‚ they are able to see the shadows of individuals who pass by carrying different objects. The fire causes the shadows of the objects being carried to be projected onto the back wall of the cave‚ but the placement of the wall
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freedom living in a dormitory‚ I would choose to live in the dormitory. I used to live in a dorm‚ there are many practical advantages. By living in the dormitory‚ I can focus on the studying‚ and enables me to interact with more people. First of all‚ I can concentrate on school works and clubs. It is not only because I can get to the school right away‚ but also because living along with other students enhances my motivation. If I see somebody studying‚ I would be motivated to study. Living off the
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Green living is a lifestyle that practiced to reduce the usage of natural resources in daily life. It is created due to global warming which is one of the catastrophes that caused the melting of ice in North Pole and South Pole‚ rise in sea level and also reduce the Earth surface which resultant to many loss of living place for people who live near the shores. So‚ in this matter‚ the Malaysian government plays the main role to settle this problem. They should take a quick action and start to find
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‘Living in Sin’ ‘Living in Sin’ is a poem written by Adrienne Rich in 1995. It has a continuous structure and is about an unmarried couple living together. In the 1950’s a couple living together without being married was frowned upon. In the poem Rich describes the couples relationship and feelings. ‘Living in Sin’ starts as ‘she’ is cleaning their ‘studio’. Rich says that the couple’s ‘furniture of love’ (their bed) has ‘no dust upon’ it. This implies that the man and woman are in a relationship
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Thesis Statement: - Living with roommate have more benefits compared to living alone. - Advantages and disadvantages of roommate can be compared and contrasted by using privacy‚ responsibility and influences. Topic Sentence 1: Living without roommate will protect own privacy‚ while living with roommate will cause loss of some privacy. (Nicolet‚ n.d.) 3 Supporting Details: * Within Roommate i) – You will be lack of private space and share the bathroom‚ share the living room‚ the house or room
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Living in Sin is a poem that I feel encompasses the majority of young unguided women today. The type of woman I speak of‚ are the ones with the dreams of fairy tales and magic. Stories of love and happy endings. The unrealistic‚ with never a thought of anything other than that things are perfect and if they are not then they will eventually be. Such as the character in the poem‚ if she could tell her story before the poem‚ what would it be? That she wanted love? Maybe she wanted happy ending with
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Study Questions for The Allegory of the Cave Name: ______________________ Date: _________________________ Date due: __TBD_______________________ 1. How does The Allegory of the Cave illustrate Plato’s view of the physical world? 2. According to Plato‚ how can we find the “true essence” of an object? 3. In this parable‚ how is the human soul described? 4. How does the allegory describe the process of acquiring knowledge? 5. After reading this allegory‚ how do you think Plato would describe “happiness
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Plato describes‚ in his analogy of the Myth of the Cave‚ a cave with chained prisoners watching shadows cast on the back of the wall of the cave. They hear voices and think these voices are coming from the shadows. Thus‚ believing these shadows are a reality. Plato then describes one of the prisoners becoming free from the chains. Someone then drags the prisoner upward out of the cave. Although he would be blinded by the light of the sun and the movement would be painful‚ he will be seeing the reality
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a well-known allegory read by many scholars over the years and it continues to be taught today for its many symbols‚ theories and the categories is touches base on relating to human society. The prisoners reminds me of jail in a sense that thats what you are when your are in custody and what you can do is very limited‚ and the real world is completely cut off. Although my experiences in life do not contain on that relates to jail but this is what i first thought of
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Act 6. Help the needy with head‚ heart‚ and hands (charity). Service to the poor is considered holier than the service to God. 7. Not hurting and torturing others either physically‚ verbally‚ or mentally. The following are the factors that promote living‚ with internal and external peace: 1. Conducive environment (safe‚ ventilated‚ illuminated and comfortable). 2. Secured job and motivated with ‘recognition and reward’. 3. Absence of threat or tension by pressure due to limitations of money or time
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