of the Cave‚ he explains the ignorance of the current human situation by describing events that happened to men chained in a cave. These men were chained by the neck and legs‚ so they could only face the cave wall. As the men sit‚ they often see shadows of animals and humans from the flickering fire that is behind them. One day‚ a man is released from his chains to venture around the cave‚ making his way out of the cave. During his adventure‚ he experiences blindness from the light and witnesses
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her book who wrong her in any way. Life in the favela consists of disease‚ hunger‚ alcoholism and violence. Carolina writes about the presence of inequality between the rich and the poor. She values independence‚ the power of words‚ and loathes blindness of authority and false promises of politicians. She collects metal scraps and paper to earn money for food. Her only reprieve from this task is the rarity of kindness from her friends and once when a man stopped and gave Vera‚ one hundred cruzieros
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The Cave and the Christian In Plato’s Republic we have one of the best allegories told‚ the allegory of the Cave. The allegory of the cave goes basically like this: Suppose people were born in a cave and from birth they were chained up and unable to turn their heads. All they could do was to look straight ahead at a wall. Far behind them there was a fire burning and in from of that fire people would walk with object in their hands‚ statues and the like. All the chained prisoners could see would
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The ignition to all of the fires in Denmark is poison. In the book Hamlet‚ poison is used as a metaphor and a motif. It was used to kill Hamlet’s father and then trickled its way to Hamlet’s heart after finding out about his father’s murder. A fire burned bright within Hamlet to seek revenge for his father‚ with doing so he swallows the poison from the Ghost and spewed it across those close around him because not only does Hamlet begin the demise of himself but he spreads it to those who cared for
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"Listen to me. You mock my blindness‚ do you?/ But I say that you‚ with both your eyes‚ are blind" (I‚ 195-196). With these memorable words‚ the sightless prophet Teiresias all but paints the entire tragic story of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ one of the most prominent pieces of Greek literary heritage. Greeks knew and loved the story of Oedipus from childhood‚ just as children today cherish the story of Cinderella. In his version of the beloved tale‚ Sophocles concentrates his attention on the
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Helen Keller was only an infant when she was struck both blind and deaf. Her blindness was caused measles‚ which is the number one cause of blindness in children worldwide. In America‚ with vaccines available‚ parents are choosing not to give their kids vaccines. This is most likely due to ignorance‚ which can be an easy fix. The main reasons to vaccinate children can be briefly described as the increased and unnecessary risk of developing a nearly eradicated disease‚ having unvaccinated people can
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The 9th element is sustenance‚ which is symbolized by a person picking fruit. One needs food and drink to survive or food for thought to develop mentally. This sustenance stage is closely linked to craving. One needs to have a thirst‚ a desire or craving for the things that they will consume as their sustenance to provide fuel. The 8th element is craving‚ which is symbolized by eating and drinking. Craving is dependent on feeling. Feelings and reactions to different foods or experiences shape ones
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people of different ethnicities and believe a persons worth has nothing to do with skin color or cultural traditions. However‚ we read an article in my social justice class about how even acts of “color blindness” and claiming to not be racist while also not doing anything to stop it is still ignorance to racism in the eyes of ethnically
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In the novel Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare portrays the philosophy that hate and love both lead to risky decisions that will end in Failure. This is due to the blindness of the heart controlling these overwhelming emotions. During the play Romeo and Juliet‚ the two lovers meet for the first time‚
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Journal Project for Oedipus Rex 1. What is the effect of Oedipus’ insistence and promises regarding the hunting down and punishing of the murderer of Laius? What does this suggest concerning his character as well as the meaning of Sophocles’ play? Sophocles a Greek poet and a writer was famous for his tragedies. All of his plays and tragedies consisted of a very distinctive style called dramatic irony - a situation of drama which is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters
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