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    Allegories of Life

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    The Allegory’s of Life In The Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato uses a vast spectrum of imagery to explain ones descent from the cave to the light. While Plato uses this Allegory to explain his point through Socrates to Glaucon. This allegory has many different meanings. The Allegory can be used in many different ways‚ from religion to politics to ones own intellectual enlightenment‚ or it can be interpreted as the blinded person in a colt like reality. Are we all prisoners in a world that is forced

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    The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written in 1610–11‚ and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is a short comedy‚ with some romantic aspects involved‚ set on a remote island‚ where Prospero‚ the rightful Duke of Milan‚ plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. Though the play ends on a happy note‚ there are many ambiguities which make one wonder whether this will be

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    Prospero Initially‚ probably until about half way through the play we see Prospero as an angry‚ dominant‚ narrowly focused man. He does not reveal his anger publically‚ only speaks about it through his ‘lectures’ about his life/background stories. He creates an enormous storm at the start to capture his enemies‚ which can be suggested as a ‘mirror of his own mind’ – angry and in turmoil. However‚ he can be said that he has the right to be upset after being usurped and cast away to the island. He

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    During the colonial period most Africans were living in several states‚ among them Virginia and Maryland. The laws that were in place during the colonial era firmly held for slavery especially to people of African descent. The laws characterized slavery with inheritance‚ so a slave family will continue being slaves. Generally‚ the laws that were established during the colonial time helped in solidifying slavery especially against African-Americans. To strengthen slavery‚ all the whites were forced

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    The “reading war” has raged since the early 1930’s. What is the reading war and why is a “simple” thing such as learning to read and spell so controversial. Why‚ when Johnny sees the words “yellow pencil” can he color the bird yellow however‚ ask him to spell the word and he stares with a blank face and says (Y_I_L_O). Is this a byproduct of the wars or as people have hypothesized it is for the reason that Johnny comes from a “bad family.” This paper delves into the “Reading Wars” and discusses

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    Conflicting versions of reality can cause pain and suffering Individuals that have opposing beliefs or values are likely to get into verbal or physical conflicts as a result of having different perceptions of each other or the world they live in. However‚ in some circumstances‚ individuals with different perceptions do not necessarily come into conflict with one another. Instead‚ it may lead them to understand the different viewpoints of other individuals. While other individuals that suffer

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    inmate so there should always be extra security as far as shackles and seat belts securing the inmate so he cannot maneuver. I first wanted to take this exercise as what the inmate would attempt to do if he escaped? Murder‚ rape‚ robbery‚ stealing a car‚ kidnapping‚ so I hope I went the right direction with this and took it as the what if factor before actually escaping.

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    The Tempest Play Review

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    The Tempest Play Review The tempest is a comedy even though the play is filled with moments that can end in chaos but are greatly avoided. The story begins with the ship of Alonso king of Naples in a huge storm‚ which is called a “Tempest”. Which is conjured by the story’s protagonist Prospero who is the resident witch of the island and who is also the rightful duke of Milan. Prospero’s main goal is to restore her and her daughter Miranda’s rightful place in Milan by using magic and manipulation

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    Allegory of the Cave

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    Allegory of the Cave Analysis Written as a dialogue between Glaucon (Plato’s brother) and Socrates (his mentor)‚ The Allegory of he Cave is a poem composed in approximately 1509. The source of this poem is from series on Plato called “The School of Athens” by Raphael. Socrates had a specialized teaching method (now referred to as the Socratic method) which was characterized by asking and answering questions in order to stimulate critical thinking (EH 72). The structure of this piece reflects

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    Position: _________________________________________________________ Instruction: Put checks ✔ on the box ⁇ that corresponds to your answers. 5 – Strongly Agree 4 - Agree 3 - Undecided 2 - Disagree 1 – Strongly Disagree 1. The Point of Sales System can obtain accuracy in processing data? 5⁇ 4⁇ 3⁇ 2⁇ 1⁇ 2. Implementing this king of system will help employees to lessen their work? 5⁇ 4⁇ 3⁇ 2⁇ 1⁇ 3. The automated system is capable of providing a speedy processing? 5⁇ 4⁇ 3⁇ 2⁇

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