with Glaucon talking to Socrates. He has Glaucon imagine what it would be like to be chained down in a cave‚ not able to see anything other than what is in front of him. He tells a story of men that were trapped in a cave and were prisoners to the truth. These prisoners have only seen shadows. But because of their ignorance‚ these slaves to the cave believe that the shadows are real. The story goes on to say that one of the men has been dragged out of the cave. He is not happy to see the real world
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able to see the puppets shown throughout the fire. He goes to point out that if all they can see are these shadows of objects that those said objects must seem like the real ones to the prisoners. So these prisoners would then consider any sounds and shadows that they see or hear to be reality. Consider one prisoner being released from his shackles and then standing up suddenly but feeling pain and dizziness when looking at the light. He would be unable to make out the objects of
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In Plato’s “Allegory of a Cave”‚ he depicts an area where prisoners live chained in a cave. All they see are shadows casted on the wall and these shadows shape the prisoner’s reality. One of the prisoners then escapes the cave. Initially‚ he is blinded by the sun and the reality of the new world. He can now see beyond the shadows. Over time‚ he recognizes that his life has been controlled by others and now knows the truth. Nonetheless‚ “Allegory of the Cave” can be perceived in several different
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place during the Spanish Inquisition where much torture was given to people. The prisoner received the sentence of death as a punishment in a trial for not being loyal to the Church. Many things were seen in the room where the trial took place including the robes of the judges and seven candles on the table. The prisoner hoped to see angels come and save him from the candles which appeared as bad spirits. After the prisoner had swooned‚ he felt his heart start up again. Then‚ a shuttering terror took
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Night By Elie Wiesel Taylor Brennan October 2014 Period 6 Senior English Ms. Scimone/Hagis Chapter 1 DOK Questions: 1. Identify one character trait of Elie’s father. Elie’s father doesn’t display his feelings‚ and he is rather distant from his family. 2. Organise the events from 1941-1944. 1941: Elie meets Moishe the Beatle when he is 13. 1942: All foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet‚ including Elie’s friend‚ Moishe. 1943: Daily bombings of Germany and Stalingrad
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is a wall‚ like a puppeteer’s screen. People move along the wall‚ carrying models of objects and people. Some of those carrying the models are talking. | | | The prisoners can see the shadows moving along the wall‚ and hear the people talking. From the prisoners’ perspective‚ the shadows are reality. | | | One day a prisoner escapes. He looks towards the cave’s entrance. Fantasized by the sun’s light‚ he realizes that the objects he sees in the light are the real versions of the shadows he
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1. The cave represents an individual reality. The prisoners only seem to react to the information presented to them. Since they never left the cave they only know the shadows presented to them of things passing by. 2. The shadows represent a blurred perception of reality. If an individual believes that what you see should be perceived as the truth‚ then you are looking at a shadow of what the truth actually is. The prisoners interpret the shadows as things that are real‚ people who have a dim view
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Idea. In the cave there are prisoners. These prisoners cannot move because they are restrained by chains. The only thing that they can see is a wall that illuminated by a great light. This light is actually a fire behind them‚ which has a low sitting wall in between itself and the prisoners. As men walk below the wall holding up objects made out of every type of materials and in all sorts of shapes‚ the shadows of these shapes are placed on the wall in front of the prisoners. The low wall serves as a
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or turn their heads. The only thing they saw was a wall right in front of their eyes. Behind them there was a path‚ and behind the path there was a fire at a distance. Men were carrying wooden animals‚ statues‚ figures‚ and vessels. Those chained prisoners saw nothing but shadows in front of them. They thought that all sounds were coming from those shadows.
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understand why ‘Educating Essex’ represents teenagers in this such way to society today‚ it only makes an impression of them‚ that “all Britain’s teenagers are goby‚ impolite‚ spoilt and lacking enough self-discipline to interact with anyone.” This supports stereotypes of modern reckless teens‚ when in reality “the majority of Britain’s teenagers are interesting‚ polite and simply brilliant young people quietly going about the business of creating a bright future for themselves.” On ‘Educating Essex’ I
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