Question 1: The cave art of the Cro Magnons featured multi-colored paintings of animals such as bison‚ cattle as well as mammoths. Also included are geometric figures as well as female paintings. The animals themselves appeared to be pierced with spears in a ritualistic way. To me the most plausible reason for these paintings is that the hunters believed this would bring them luck during their hunt which is seen in many cultures so It seems plausible that this would be the purpose for the paintings
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After the book The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart‚ the reader is shown Uther Pendragon’s true colors when Merlin fulfills his wishes. First‚ the reader must remember that King Ambrosius wanted Merlin and Uther to rule the kingdom together when he passed‚ but why would this be so? Isn’t Merlin or Uther capable of running the kingdom by themselves? King Ambrosius knows that Merlin does not seek power or would want the title of “King”. He also knows his brother Uther‚ and how his ruthless nature would
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Plato’s Cave is a story about a group of people and their perceived reality. In this story‚ there are many people that have been chained to a wall of the caves for their entire lives. All they can see is a blank wall that has shadows projected on it. These shadows are the prisoners’ reality because that is the only thing that they see. There is one prisoner that is freed and learns what true reality it. The Cave‚ a novel by Jose Saramago‚ is a tale about a society where the Center controls many aspects
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Shadow of a Doubt: The Function of the “Doubt” The film Shadow of a Doubt (Hitchcock 1943) is most definitely true to its title. The very structure of the film is based on doubts: What are the motivations of these characters? How will the plot line resolve? According to Hitchcock’s “Enjoyment of Fear‚” suspense is created by a gradual “leading up to” the moment of fear‚ as opposed to a sudden shock of terror. Hence‚ the suspense in this film is primarily created by doubts. It is the build-up‚ the
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Jacque Cochrane Dr. Slifkin CAS/AP English 4 Sept. 2‚ 2013 Diagnostic Essay « Allegory of the Cave » Plato’s conception of the soul is that it is an open vessel. Each has the capacity and ability to learn and to receive knowledge but first the whole being must be open to new knowledge and to learning. However some people are very close minded and set on what is already in front of them and refuse to open their minds. In order for one to become enlightened they must want to learn and
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Allegory of the Cave” refer to the illusionary aspect of the human senses and how easily a fake reality can arise from those tricked senses. Plato would have seen the famous melting clocks representing time’s dynamic nature in dreams and understood their importance to false realities because dreams are a form of false realities. He would conclude that the melting clocks represent the upper world looking down at the lower world; therefore‚ the painting must represent those in the cave who have escaped
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The Shadow Of The Dragon By: Sherry Garland The coming of age The Shadow of The Dragon written‚ by Sherry Garland‚ explains the life of a Vietnamese boy who comes to America. The book is great for learning about people who come to America from different life styles. The theme of the book is always respect the people in your family‚ and never underestimate the power of hate. Danny and his Vietnamese family comes to America illegally by boat‚ when he was eight years old. He goes to school and learns
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The Allegory of the cave says that there is quite a different between appearances and reality‚ and I think that this statement could not be truer. When I hear this I think of the “perfect” family. A stay at home mom‚ a working dad‚ a daughter on the honor roll‚ and a son on the football team. They all go to church on Sunday morning and are well involved in their community. Their family appears to be so perfect to everyone around them‚ but that’s just because no one knows their realities. See the
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begins to bond with his wife’s friend‚ Robert‚ a man who is blind. Plato’s Allegory of the cave is a story about a prisoner who is freed from being locked in chains living all of his life underground and finding out a different perspective about a lie he’s been living his whole life‚ being told as a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon. In the stories‚ “ Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ and “ Allegory of the Cave” by Plato‚ both authors argue that a person’s reality is not always what is seems to be
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correlate with the walls in Plato’s allegory of the cave by identifying with the lack of personal thought and opinions that make up an individual. Just as the prisoners of Plato’s Cave are subjected to a false reality of shadow puppetry so are the citizens of Pleasantville subject to conformity. However‚ once personal choice is explored citizens of Pleasantville cannot go back to living as they once did‚ just as the enlightened prisoner of Plato’s cave cannot return to past beliefs with his newly found
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