’Everywhere man is born free‚ but everywhere he is in chains’ Jean-Jacques Rousseau Man is not free and he would never be. If free will really exists‚ limits and boundaries would have not existed. The presence of the other causes the other’s non-existence. We aren’t born with the knowledge of the world; we only learn a small portion that our community accepts‚ but no one seems to realize that. We are not free because we have built constructs to ensure our survival as a race. In order to evolve
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Creation of Snow and Jack Frost Long ago‚ the weather was just warm and the grass was just green. Every person on earth was happy the way they were‚ and the way everything was. God was always trying to bring new things into Earth‚ to complete its perfectness. One day God had this big feeling that he needed to create something for Earth and his people. But what could it be? Everything was already so perfect. So God asked and angel named Jack to go down to Earth and figure out what was missing. Jack
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Can you recall hearing or reading about your first fairy tale? I know that I remember from a young age being read stories of whimsical characters‚ and how the princess lived happily ever after. Looking back I wonder why was I read these types of short stories‚ and what was their importance? From as far back as the Middle Ages accounts of fairy tales began circulating the World. Authors have continued to preserve the existence of even the oldest of all fairy tales by publication‚ and eventually
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I chose William Wordsworth’s "I wandered lonely as a cloud" (476) Formalism is the technical analysis of a particular medium of art. The basis is to focus on the facts evident with no implication of emotional value as determined by the reader. Details used to conclude the true meaning of a particular work may include (but are not limited to) emphasis on structure‚ tone‚ word usage‚ figurative language‚ and imagery. This approach can identify more or less to a scientific view of the work to
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The Sun‚ the Moon‚ and the Great Spirit Long ago‚ before there was life‚ before there was even a planet Earth‚ there were celestial entities that existed in the universe back when it was a light blue. These spirits appear to humans as large masses in space‚ such as the other planets and the stars. Since the beginning‚ there were two powerful apparitions that would become rivals until the end of time‚ the Sun Spirit and the Moon Spirit. The Sun was favored by the other astral entities to the isolated
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Dinosaur When he was very young he waved his arms gneshed the teeth of his massive jaws and tromped around the house so that the dishes trembled in the china cabinet.” Oh for goodness sake”. his mother said. ”You are not a dinosaur. You are a human being.” Since he was not a dinosaur‚ he thought for a time that he might be a pirate. Seriously his father said at some point‚ what do you want to be?” A fireman then or a soldier. Some kind of hero. But in high school they gave him test and told
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answers to the question of existence. People want to explain phenomenon and the unknown. Creation myths serve to give reasoning to these mysteries‚ no matter how bizarre and unrealistic they may be to us now. There are many myths in the current world but not all of them capture as much attention as creation myths. Every religion and every culture in the world seems to have its own creation myth. Creation myths have several distinct similarities primarily in their supreme beings‚ things that existed before
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An Essay on Plato’s “The Myth of the Cave” Plato’s Myth of the Cave describes how people have chains that keep them from becoming enlightened individuals. Some chains keep us in the shadow denying us the ability to learn how to face truth‚ how to face knowledge. Plato’s Myth of the Cave takes a close look at how we behave while dealing with knowledge. Our fear of truth creates chains that help us ignore the inevitability of change. It is known that tree reserves have been dwindling‚ yet people
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Medusa Medusa‚ the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto is a famous gorgon in Greek Mythology. Medusa‚ who represented female wisdom‚ was the eldest of two other Gorgon sisters‚ Stheino‚ who represented strength‚ and the last sister‚ Euryale as universality. Medusa was the mortal one of the sisters. She was known originally for being a beautiful young maiden‚ her loveliest feature being her long gorgeous hair. She was a virgin‚ and she was raped by Poseidon‚ Lord of the Sea‚ while she had been worshipping
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Lewis‚ P. Myths and legends of the martial arts. London: Prion Books‚ 1998. Print. World Myths and Legends in Art. Myths are stories explaining why the world is the way it is. All cultures all over the world have myths and people get inspired by legends and myths. Artists are too inspired by myths and legends and have given them visual forms. Sometimes‚ the only surviving records of the beliefs and values of a particular culture are the artwork. Even with written records and existence of oral traditions
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