Movie critics and philosophers alike agree that the movie "The Matrix" is indeed based upon certain Platonic themes from Book VII of The Republic. In this story entitled "The Allegory of the Cave‚" he describes a dark underground cave where a group of people are sitting in one long row with their backs to the cave’s entrance. Chained to their chairs from an early age‚ all the humans can see is the distant cave wall in from of them. The shadows of statues held by unseen puppet handlers’ reflect
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she appeared a little rough around the edges. Gwladys‚ while not much older than Gertie‚ seemed self assured and confident and judging her manner‚ she was no maiden. She practically oozed sexuality‚ much like Jayna had when she had first arrived on Morpheus. “How’s the children Aunt Belinda?” Gertrude asked. Belinda was a mother five times over now and she answered with her weary mother’s voice. “They keep me busy and Zoey helps me keep her brothers in line‚ she’s tough like her father. I left them
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Reflective Practice Vol. 7‚ No. 4‚ November 2006‚ pp. 483–497 Philosophical reflections from the silver screen: using films to promote reflection in pre-service teachers Charlene Tan* Nanyang Technological University‚ Singapore hpctan@nie.edu.sg CharleneTan 0 4 700000November 2006 & Francis Original Article 1462-3943 (print)/1470-1103 ReflectiveFrancis Ltd 10.1080/14623940600987080(online) CREP_A_198609.sgm Taylor andPractice2006 This paper studies the use of four popular films (The Lord
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INTERNATIONAL J OURNAL OF M ULTIDISCIPLINARY S CIENCES AND ENGINEERING‚ VOL . 3‚ NO. 5‚ M AY 2012 Computing Game Design with Automata Theory Noman Sohaib Qureshi1‚ Hassan Mushtaq2‚ Muhammad Shehzad Aslam2‚ Muhammad Ahsan2‚ Mohsin Ali2 and Muhammad Aqib Atta2 the designed automata is divided into weapon‚ select‚ move‚ action and game sets. States are assigned labels or tags and are explained. The state routing in game is smooth at from level one to level five and it is designed and constructed
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Reality and Technology Technology plays an important role in the present society‚ as technology advances the separation from fact and fiction has become much harder to recognize. A person takes much pride when they are in control of their life‚ the thought that we could possibly be living in a virtual universe were someone else is in control is a scary idea. Being able to break free whatever we are controlled by‚ and being able to experience the real world and not just the illusion is a great experience
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1. Draw the bricks and mortar stage by which tradition CDs are credited‚ distributed‚ so in retail stores. How does each player in the value make money? Answer: Traditional Music Distribution Value Chain (Bricks & Mortar) Content creation artists‚ prodcerer Production‚ publishers‚ recording Manufacturers Sales‚ Marketing Publicity Distribution pack & ship
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mortal‚ she respects Poseidon’s right to punish him. Also‚ the treachery among the Gods that is so prevalent in the Iliad‚ is nowhere to be found in the Odyssey. In Iliad‚ Hera‚ enters into a conspiracy with Poseidon‚ Aphrodite‚ and Morpheus to aid the Greeks by putting Zeus to sleepÉ thus rendering him unable to help his beloved Trojans. Nothing like this incident can be found in the Odyssey. References to past disagreements and arguments between the Gods (such as in the
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Ancient Greek society fell over 2000 years ago but despite this‚ its mythology still continues to influence our western society. References to Greek mythology can be found all through time and in our western culture. The influence of Greek mythology can be found in our science‚ arts and literature and our language. When Ancient Greece fell to the Roman Empire‚ Rome adapted its mythologies which still influence us today as they have through history. That is not to say that Greek mythology wasn’t influenced
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Have you ever been uncertain about the world you live in‚ and the reality of the truth? The fear of knowing is a common response to most of what we do not know. The real answers make it apparent‚ that some wish not to understand the truth about everything. Society has made life so self-explanatory that the unknown has now become a mission to be kept a secret. Some are in fear of finding the truth‚ due to the fact it could have substantial affects on the entire human race. The world as we know it
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Ignorance has always existed in our world and always will because the path to enlightenment is exclusive to those with either the power to walk it or those with the desire to do so. The large majority of the people in this world do not have either of these two qualities which prohibits them from delving into the world of knowledge. One other possible scenario that allows people to escape this state of permanent ignorance‚ and that is if you are forced to walk along the path of enlightenment to escape
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