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    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 ways. “Allegory

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    “The Allegory of the Cave” The Allegory of the Cave can be broken down in many ways. It basically states that people are chained to the wall in a cave and they have nothing to look at but the shadows of one another. This is all that they know of that exists; no one has ever been outside the cave. We have to look real hard for the hidden messages or what the author is trying to allude to in this story. I think the main point of this story is the author trying to give us an example of how or the

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    mind between seeking pleasure and doing good (Lacan 23). The character of Dorian Gray may be used as a prime example to explain the Freudian concepts of the ego‚ the super-ego and the id (Barry 97). In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ we can follow the degradation of what at first appears to be a healthy psyche. During the course of

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    Nothing is but what is not Macbeth is faced with the burden of choosing between acting on good or evil because of the witch’s prophecy to him. They claim it is in the prophecy for Macbeth to be king; this leaves Macbeth with the difficult decision of killing the current king‚ because for the prophecy to become true‚ Duncan must die. He thinks to himself that this supernatural soliciting cannot be good nor can it be evil. If what the witch’s said is evil‚ then how is he Thane of Cawdor? Macbeth

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    and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story‚ poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits‚ mice‚ the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which the women were treated

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    social disruption and a medium for a message of dissent. Discuss whether this is true of ‘The Merchant of Venice’. ‘Comedy’ can be interpreted in many ways. One interpretation could be simply described as a dramatic performance which pits two societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. To define comedy as a basis for societal disruption is to consider the way in which comedy could lead to disorder. ‘The Merchant of Venice’ looks at such ideas‚ the conflicts between the old and the

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    writing of this article. The technique which I always disregarded in lieu of the theme of poems acquired a color of its own and lured me to assimilate sonnets in a completely new light. The better for the exercise on the writing of it; which you can accomplish with finesse‚ with the comprehension of the origin‚ types‚ and structure of sonnets. After meditation on the outline frame of the sonnet‚ you are astonished to discover the immense space within the confines‚ structured structure of a sonnet

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    was able to elevate and argue the status of Inca descendants in Spanish Colonial America‚ which is clearly exhibited in Guaman Poma’s First New Chronicle. The first task is understanding who Guaman Poma is. Guaman Poma was born in the Spanish colonial system around the 1550’s‚ and was raised by parents that had years of experience with the colonial ways. Guaman Poma himself never went to Spain‚ but only knew of the Spanish ways that he was exposed to in the Andean

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    Ways Domestic Violence Can Affect Individuals Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another individual through fear and intimidation‚ which often includes threats or violence. The effects of domestic violence could be long term or short term. A long term effect of domestic violence is physical injuries that can cause arthritis‚ hypertension‚ or heart disease. A short term effect of domestic violence could be anxiety or depression. Physical or

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    Power of the Mind Macbeth is a story written by Shakespeare‚ published after he died. Shakespeare’s take on the Holinshed’s Chronicles shows a story that teaches a lesson on the mind and its deepest desires‚ taking Macbeth an unambitious man and turning him into a power hungry maniac. Through Shakespeare’s use of ghosts‚ apparitions‚ illusions‚ and ambition he is able to build an allegory that shows the folly of hungering for power and plotting against those that are innocent. The hallucinations

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