Socrates said‚ “There is only one good‚ knowledge‚ and one evil‚ ignorance.” Ignorance is the lack of knowledge. A person who is ignorant does not even know they are uninformed or unaware. Ignorance is evil because it is rooted in assumption. Assumptions are always theoretical and can be disproven. Many times during the day people need to make assumptions or guesses. For example‚ a father who has raised his children assumes he will be taken care of by those same children as he ages. His children
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Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed continually dismiss the politically ignorant as‚ figuratively speaking‚ an embargo to freedom- an entity that must be dispelled and whose words must be muted or whose products must go unconsumed. Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed settle on submission‚ on subservience‚ and throw the politically ignorant into the pit when it comes time for a sacrifice to be requested by perpetrators of tyranny‚
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This account of my modest sojourn in the uncanny city of Bliss might be a treat to all the itinerants and the habitants who like adventures. Though‚ the perusal won’t give them any whereabouts of the city and its location. As of my mind‚ I‚ too unable to relive; the tracks which lead me to a land filled of grotesque rocks‚ bones and reptiles. All I remember was this high mountain coast I was travelling‚ to visit a new coastline and a V-shaped rock‚ discovered by a veteran archaeologist‚ Axel Flinch
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Rawls’ View of Ignorance Rawls theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would‚ in turn‚ guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be a) to everyone’s advantage and b) open to all. A key problem to Rawls is to show how such principles
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The Boy and His Family Relationships In a sort of short story style‚ Marie Howe illustrates a depleting family relationship between a father and his children in the poem‚ “The Boy‚” through its many symbols. With no discernible rhyme scheme‚ the plot develops‚ climaxes‚ and concludes alluding to a short story but in poetic form. The speaker‚ discovered through clues within the poem‚ is the younger sister of the boy and she is listening and learning from the examples set by her brothers. There is
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race‚ religion‚ sexual orientation and gender seemingly smaller issues such as weight or height. Despite efforts at eliminating overt forms of discrimination through the years‚ it remains persuasive in society largely because of ignorance. Willful and/or unintentional ignorance is more often than not‚ the fundamental reason for discrimination and is the river from which all other reasons- such as tradition –flow. Religion has been a hot topic in the last decade since the events of September 11‚ and
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Evan Moon English 102 28 February 2014 Pemberton’s Fatal Ignorance In Ron Rash’s novel “Serena” he brings together the perfect couple. You learn throughout the novel that‚ not only are they the perfect couple‚ but also the perfect business team. In order for them to function so well together‚ they both have to be almost identical in every way. Rash illustrates them as such as the story goes on‚ but in his concluding segment the reader finally realizes that Serena only differs from her husband
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In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee puts an emphasis on the ignorance of the characters. There are two main types of ignorance in the book. There is the ignorance of the kids‚ which shows how they are naive and unexposed to the world and there is the ignorance of the townspeople‚ which shows how they are close minded and quick to judge. The first kind of ignorance portrayed in the book is the ignorance of children. When To Kill a Mockingbird starts out‚ the main character‚ Scout‚ is just five years
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Ignorance was such a bliss. As days passed by‚ I smiled with joy and not a care in the world. Chasing after hares that peeked through the tall green grass while colorful kites flew so high that they seem to touch the white clouds. Everything was calm and quiet like the crystal blue lake‚ Not once did I see the dark clouds brewing with thunder. The sun hid behind the layers of clouds like the hidden emotions behind a masked smile. The thunder could not silence the echoes of the two fighting voices
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thousands of adults and children on the other side of the fence wearing the same “striped pajamas”. Following months of curiosity‚ Bruno explores his new territory‚ which involves walking along the boundaries between his home and the concentration camp‚ and comes across a boy sitting on the ground in his lined clothing and an armband featuring the Star of David. In need of company‚ he begins conferring with Shmuel‚ the boy on the other side of the fence‚ and eventually‚ plan to meet again the next day
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