Impact of Greek Mythology on Western Culture Greek mythology ’s impact on modern societies cannot be understated. Modern language‚ industry‚ arts and culture all demonstrate the impact of Greek mythology in today ’s world. For example‚ most people who have no formal knowledge of Greek mythology still know that Hercules was a strongman and that Venus (the Roman version of the Greek Aphrodite) is the goddess of love. The Impact of Greek Mythology on Language Very few people speak ancient Greek on
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Extra Credit Internet Copyright Laws A student comes home to his dorm at the University of Scranton after a rough day of classes. With the quick internet connection provided on the school’s network‚ the student makes a few clicks and logs into Morpheus‚ a program that enables music fans to download free music. Within a few minutes he is on his way to owning an unlimited amount of songs at no cost. Everything this student is doing is legal‚ right? Wrong. The downloaded music from the internet
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were asleep‚ Lotus-eaters came and pile bouquets on them‚ for the men to eat when they wake up. This flower‚ which was made by Persephone and requested upon by Morpheus‚ is a purple and black flower with one petal streaked with fire-red that makes sleep and dreams. When the men woke up‚ they ate the flowers and fell asleep again; as Morpheus watched their dreams‚ he mixed the colors to make the
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unspoken competition in many countries. Whether it is a physical or mental rivalry the superior role slowly transcends on to the son as he grows into a man. In Brad Manning’s short story "Arm Wrestling With My Father‚" and Itabari Njeri’s "When Morpheus Held Him‚" both contain admiring sons and impassive fathers. Despite both stories similarities in unspoken emotions they differ in the aspect of their physical relationships. This unrequited bond between a father and son in these stories portray
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What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?” Morpheus asks Neo in The Matrix (The Matrix 31:35 to 31:56). Descartes asks himself the same questions as he stares at his hand and begins to question if it is in fact his hand what he is looking at or the product of a vivid dream. He wonders‚ how many times
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few differences between these two works include the fact that the Matrix has no forms while the Allegory of the Cave does. Also‚ unlike Plato’s prisoner‚ who manages to find his way out of the cave without any help from others‚ Neo is helped out by Morpheus. The movie "The Matrix" is a giant reference to Plato’s myth‚ with the Matrix as the cave‚ and Neo being an escapee. Neo’s first words outside of the Matrix are "My eyes
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have steadily declined and show no sign of changing. The record companies are quick to blame the growing popularity of the Internet; music is being traded in a digital form online‚ often anonymously‚ with the use of file-sharing programs such as Morpheus‚ KaZaA‚ and Imesh‚ to name a few. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) succeeded in disbanding the pioneer Internet file-sharing program‚ Napster‚ but is facing confrontation with similar programs that are escaping American copyright
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Plato’s Outlook on the Power of Light and Darkness (Allegory of the Cave) Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” is a metaphor and representation of perception. Prisoners are chained and forced to look up at the front wall inside of the cave while a fire burns behind them. Shadows are cast on the wall and the prisoners inside the cave believe that the shadows are the reality they live in because they have been in that cave their whole life. One prisoner has been taken outside and experiences the real
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main character of the movie “The Matrix”. Neo thought he was living a normal life‚ but he felt like something was wrong‚ he did not know what it was‚ could not explain it‚ but something was wrong. Later on Neo learns the truth from a man named Morpheus; he found out that what he thought was real was actually not real at all‚ it was all a computer program. The life he lived was all a lie because of his perception blocking out reality. “The Matrix” can be compared to ontology‚ the study of
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Is Seeing Believing?: The Philosophical Influences in The Matrix The idea that the real world is an illusion has been a popular topic among philosophers for centuries. Does reality differ from person to person? What is the difference between dreams and reality? What if we what we think we know is actually an illusion created by someone or something else? From Plato to Kant‚ philosophers from all different backgrounds have questions our perception of reality. In more recent years‚ the focus of
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