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    Are we Living a Second Gilded Age? When comparing the factors of the Gilded Age to nowadays‚ the only thing that can be well related is the economics. During the Gilded Age millions of farmers‚ industrial workers‚ immigrants‚ small businessmen had economic deprivation. America‚ today‚ isn’t exactly getting economic deprivation‚ but instead‚ the income inequality is becoming more stagnated. So‚ the income for workers around America varies greatly. There is no correct answer to the question‚ “Are

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    The Allegory of the Cave (also titled Analogy of the Cave‚ Plato’s Cave or Parable of the Cave) is presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work The Republic (514a–520a) to compare "...the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato’s brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates‚ narrated by the latter. The allegory is presented after the Analogy of the Sun (508b–509c) and the Analogy of the Divided Line (509d–513e). All three are characterized

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    broad categories. Paintings and engravings found in caves along walls and ceilings are referred to as "parietal" art. The caves where paintings have been found are not likely to have served as shelter‚ but rather were visited for ceremonial purposes. The second category‚ "mobiliary" art‚ includes small portable sculpted objects which are typically found buried at habitation sites. In the painted caves of western Europe‚ namely in France and Spain‚ we witness the earliest unequivocal evidence of the

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    the book of The Republic. This Allegory goes by the name of The Allegory of the Cave. This lesson will show us the hierarchical view of reality and wisdom. Plato will describe the trials through the artifice and then insight into knowledge that is unknown to them. Plato begins this lesson as a deep cave that possesses prisoners inside‚ these prisoners have been there since birth and have seen nothing else but the cave they dwell in. These prisoners are chained to a wall were it is physically impossible

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    In Plato’s "Allegory of the cave" the believed perception of reality is portrayed through images of shadows on a wall‚ in a cave‚ where the only existence of reality is what is seen in front of one’s eyes. In today’s present-day the shadows still exist and are depicted in a different form of media through television‚ computers‚ movies‚ and ones personal cell phone. All which are a big part of our daily life. We all have a choice to accept the realities given to us and believe in the shadows created

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    introduces the reader to prisoners chained in a cave‚ unable to turn their heads. The prisoners have been chained at a very young age onto a specific area facing a wall. All they can see is the wall of the cave. The prisoners are clueless to the fact that behind them burns a fire and between the fire and the prisoners is a wall‚ along which puppeteers can walk. They hold up “puppets”‚ in this case every day life objects that cast shadows on the wall of the cave. These puppets are considered “forms” or shadows

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    Illustrating Plato’s ‘The Allegory of the Cave’ Camille Rodriguez Mr. Minifie HZT4UR-01 September 28‚ 2009 Bibliography Pacquette‚ Paul G. and Gini-Newman‚ Laura (2003) Philosophy: Questions and Theories. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ‚ p.4-63‚ 117‚ 440-441 One way to understand philosophy is to draw the meaning of Plato’s story “The Allegory of the Cave” (Philosophy: Q&T‚ p.8). Plato is a 360 BCE Greek philosopher who focused on metaphysics‚ ethics‚ knowledge‚ and

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    paintings on cave walls found near Lascaux‚ France represent the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people. Using the natural rock contours that suggest the volume of the animals‚ these ’primitive’ people of the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) painted evocative and startlingly accurate representations of the animals that were such an important part of their lives. Cows‚ bulls‚ horses‚ bison‚ and deer are among the animals seen on the subterranean walls of these caves. These paintings

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    Abstract Art not only helps to define who we are as individuals‚ it reflects the culture in which it was created. Art defines not only a country’s culture‚ their politics‚ religion‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics‚ but the era at the time in which the art was formed. Ancient art dates from 2012 BCE to 2012 CE. CE was formally referred to as AD‚ or Anno Domini‚ the year of our Lord‚ but changed as we became a more global society‚ Art is an important tool in our history because

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    Allegory of the Cave Analysis Written as a dialogue between Glaucon (Plato’s brother) and Socrates (his mentor)‚ The Allegory of he Cave is a poem composed in approximately 1509. The source of this poem is from series on Plato called “The School of Athens” by Raphael. Socrates had a specialized teaching method (now referred to as the Socratic method) which was characterized by asking and answering questions in order to stimulate critical thinking (EH 72). The structure of this piece reflects

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