I will cover the Allegory of the Cave in regards to the Matrix. My four examples of how this theme is presented in the film are being deceived into believing a falsehood‚ the unreliability of the senses‚ accomplishing of great feats‚ and teaching others about truth. I will refer to the protagonist of the Matrix as Neo and the protagonist of the Allegory of the Cave as Prisoner. Both Neo and Prisoner were deceived into believing in a falsehood: that they lived in the real world. In the Matrix‚ Neo
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Are African Americans Still Oppressed? African Americans in society today like the prisoners in the Allegory of the Cave are hostage to their own mentality. The two characteristics commonly shared between both is ignorance to reality and a reluctance to change. Thus in the essay the prisoners are locked and chained down in darkness with only a glow of light that allows for little sight. In turn objects placed in front of the glow cast shadows before them. These shadows are then interpreted as
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Breaking Free of the Cave “The Republic”‚ Plato’s longest work‚ has many views about philosophy and characters within and there is one character that truly stands out and entices you to read on until the very end; that was Socrates. Socrates was a mentor and a friend of Plato’s and in Plato’s eyes‚ he was a great and wise Philosopher that was a martyr for philosophy. Within “The Republic”‚ Plato has written a symbolic account about one of Socrates’ teachings of education or the enlightenment
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In the Holocaust there were many paintings that had gone missing. Some were lost in the holocaust‚ and some were found. Many of these artifacts we know of because of the jews telling us about their stories about the artifacts. What the paintings meant to them‚ why they wanted them. This paper will tell you about 7 lost‚ stolen‚ or found art pieces. The lost art was usually burnt in buildings‚ when they were burned down by the Nazies. A Lot of the art was found in the chapels and the riches houses
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Allegory of the Cave The great philosopher‚ Plato‚ back in the days of the ancient Greek civilization‚ concluded that man as a species can only draw from what his senses take about his surroundings. This includes his social relationships‚ eating habits‚ spiritual beliefs‚ and the many other attributes that make a person who they are. This theory/observation is very accurate about man back then and is also seen in everyday life even today. People are constantly leaving their imaginary caves in search of
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Douglas Barry - Writer Currently Living in Voorhees‚ New Jersey Before relocating to the greater Voorhees area‚ writer Douglas Barry produced and edited material that covered a range of information technology sectors and issues for Resolvit in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. He has also served tenures as a remote night/weekend editor for Gawker Media in New York City‚ a reporter for Eater Nola in New Orleans‚ and a remote contributor to Modern Man in Santa Monica. While an undergraduate student of English
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COMM200-U4 06/02/13 Nicole Prince The article “On Sale at Old Navy: Cool Clothes for Identical Zombies!” written by Damien Cave explains how as a society we are swayed by the flash of big corporations and in turn are loosing what real culture we have left. Damien Cave starts the article off with a scenario showing a man named “Thomas Frank”. As Frank walks by a heavily decorated Old Navy he shows his disgust saying ”Oh God‚ this is disgusting”. Thomas Frank is a pioneering social
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journal articles like “The Cave” (Plato‚ 360 B.C.E)‚ “The Value of a Liberal-Arts Education” (Jill Tiefenthaler)‚ “A Liberal Arts Degree Is More Important Than Ever” (Willard Dix)‚ and “The Bear” (William Faulkner). Learning is something that people should do through all of their lives not just in school or work. Learning helps changes how you see the world and how you grow as an individual and helps you live more positive and successful lives. In the story “The Cave” (Plato‚ 360 B.C.E) Plato talks
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eternal and we would then understand reality. This is connected to Plato’s Allegory of The Cave (Book VII – The Republic). In the Allegory of The Cave‚ Plato analyzes individuals untrained in the Theory of Forms to prisoners (soul) in a cave (body)‚ chained to the wall with no possibility of turning their heads and moving their hands. With flame smoldering behind them‚ they could only see the wall of the cave and the shadows of the puppets put in the middle of them and the fire. The prisoners are not
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In 1855‚ an artist by the name of Gustave Courbet submitted fourteen paintings to be shown at the Exposition Universelle. Three of the paintings submitted for exhibition were turned away for lack of space. Including two of his most famous paintings “Burial at Ornans” and “The Artist’s Studio”. Determined to showcase his works‚ courbet withdrew his eleven accepted submissions and erected The Pavilion of Realism (Pavillon du Réalisme)next door to the official International Exhibition (Exposition Universelle)
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