In the world there are numerous lessons that can be learned either from experience or out of curiosity. People who are ignorant are the ones who do not know the essential‚ practical knowledge that they need to know in order to keep their position as thoughtful‚ social beings. Therefore‚ the quote‚ "Ignorance is bliss‚" by Cypher in the movie "The Matrix" cannot possibly be true. Ignorance is not bliss‚ because ignorance causes conflicts between people‚ makes chances become a big part of life‚ and
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In our world today‚ fate vs. free will remains the biggest mystery of all‚ the Greeks believed that there is an underlying relationship of free mans will exist within fate which the Greeks believed guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. A wise man will make good decisions in his life; an ignorant and stubborn man won’t be so fortunate. The play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles demonstrates that this concept of free will
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Name: Date: EN34 Unit 2 Descriptive Writing “Family Portrait” Throughout his life‚ my older brother has overcome many obstacles; the most difficult being his almost total blindness. Though he is almost twenty-four and now lives away from home‚ I would have to imagine that he still has at least some issues with a number of every-day tasks. I am thankful‚ however‚ that he has a loving wife to support him and assist him with some of the things he might think he can do on his own (due to his
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The narrator disdains blindness but remains oblivious to his limitations. He can see with his eyes but fails to discover the limitations he has placed on himself and how they have limited him from seeing greater things in life. Unlike his wife and Robert‚ the blind man‚ the narrator
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Be careful! The incurable condition of glaucoma usually comes without any signs of warning! Many people do not realize that they are victims of glaucoma until it is too late. It is important for everybody to understand what the causes‚ symptoms‚ who is in prone to glaucoma‚ what can be done for the victims‚ and the treatments for the “silent thief of sight.” Today‚ there is still no cure for victims of glaucoma but it is evident that the people with this condition are very limited in their daily
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effects by affecting the memory in the brain‚ and increases paranoia‚ it is harming individual’s abilities to function. Although it may treat other symptoms such as pain‚ as a blindness prevention method‚ and increase a person’s appetite. I choose not to support either‚ since there’s other ways to treat pain and prevent blindness and after learning about the negative side effect. Marijuana is legal since the Narcotic Control Act and Regulations prohibit distribution and ownership
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Irony occurs in every single person’s daily life. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver tells a story in which many people in the world can connect to. From the way Carver writes the first sentence he sounds very annoyed. Within the first paragraph it says why he is so agitated and it is for the lone reason that his wife’s friend‚ a blind man‚ is coming to visit. Robert‚ the blind man‚ is not the only blind person in this story‚ but rather the narrator is as well. Not physically‚ but instead
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impairment that is roughly 20/70 measurement for corrective lens. There is also severe visual impairment that is considered to be nearly-total visual impairment. Described as 20/1‚000 for any sort of spectacle correction. Followed by complete or total blindness. Which is defined as not light perception and the inability to receive aid via corrective lenses. Presented by the World Health Organisation statistics‚ by June 2012 the rough estimate of the afflicted visually impaired world wide was 285 million
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lonely he really is and how much he does not communicate with his wife. Maybe if he talked to her he would understand her and would feel comfortable when her blind friend came to visit. The narrator was not so excited for the visit‚ “My idea of blindness came from the movies…the blind moved slowly and never laughed…a blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to.” Clearly the narrators perception of blind people is very close minded as he only thought of blind people to fit stereo
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power. The vet boldly states‚”You cannot see or hear or smell the truth of what you see--- and you‚ looking for destiny! It’s classic! And the boy‚ this automaton‚ he was made of the very mud of the region and he sees far less than you(95).” The blindness motif is exemplified by the vet’s words. Almost unnaturally keen‚ the vet calls out both the narrator and Mr.Norton to be completely unaware of each others existence. To the narrator‚ Mr. Norton is a genuinely good person who gives blacks the opportunity
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