1 Steven Welcome Philosophy 100 December 14‚ 2009 Kelso Crastley Assignment 4 Meditation 1 In Meditation 1‚ one of the main premises that Descartes uses in his proof for the existence of God comes from the evil demon argument. The purpose of Descartes evil demon is to established doubt upon his belief that God is the sole figure who puts thoughts into his mind. A God that he believes to be omnipotent and a supremely good being‚ not being capable of deceiving him or force falsehood upon
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10/4/2012 Learning Objectives: Japanese Cinema: Its Stakeholders Lecturer: Yow Chong Lee Email: clyow@faca.unimas.my • To illustrate the effects of the interplay (interference) of the state and the capitalist system on Japanese film industry. • To explain the causes and effects of such interferences: – The ways films are produced‚ distributed and exhibited – Type of films allowed‚ – Regulation and censorship‚ The Arrival of Sound Cinema in Japan • Sound cinema arrived comparatively late
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In short‚ it’s still too early to call a winner‚ and the similarities in specifications don’t help. The main difference to note is restriction on movement. While the Rift is designed primarily for use in a seated position‚ the Vive is meant to track a user’s movement within a small confined area‚ which is still quite a large one. This means the Rift will be more restrictive and stationary‚ but will also require less space and setup to use. HTC Vive What is HTC Vive? HTC Vive is a virtual reality
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Have you ever wondered whether‚ Plato‚ if he were alive in the 20 century‚ would he be a brilliant movie director‚ with productions that earned more than $400 million? Both Plato’s “Allegory of Cave” and Andy and Lana Wachowski’s movie “The Matrix” explore the abstruse question of perception of truth. What is truth‚ and how do we determine what is truth? “I know this steak doesn’t exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth‚ the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious.” This quote
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Devin Fowler Dr. Fichtel English 101 9 February 2013 Ethnicity and the Big Screen Since the beginning of movies‚ the various ethnicities have been portrayed in ways which give ethnicities their own trademark stereotypes. Sometimes these portrayals can be powerful and thought provoking with movies such as Crash and Malcolm X. But usually movies play fast and loose with race‚ particularly with minorities. Most of the time these fast and loose portrayals are offensive without making the conscience
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Society is well known for judging others and setting high expectations for everyone but what people fail to realize is that we ourselves make up society. People are the ones that make up the society that calls out ignorance but fail to correct it. Both Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" and the Wachowski’s The Matrix illustrate that ignorance is blissful for those that have not yet gained the knowledge to obtain enlightenment but as soon as one faces reality then they can better themselves in order to
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"Do you believe in fate Neo‚" Morpheus asks. "No‚" Neo responds. "Why not?" "Because I don ’t like the idea that I ’m not in control of my life‚" Neo explains. In this scene (from the blockbuster smash hit The Matrix) a parallel can be drawn between Neo and Bigger Thomas (the protagonist in Richard Wright ’s novel Native Son) because Bigger shares Neo ’s feelings about fate. Bigger Thomas‚ a boy who has grown up with the chains of white society holding him back from opportunity‚ has only one solution
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Matrix and Plato’s Republic Plato is known to be one of the greatest philosophers of his time‚ and even still considered to be one of the greatest of today. Many of his works have been used to analyze and answer important philosophical questions and are even used today as the basis of different stories and movies. One example of the use of Plato’s philosophy is the movie The Matrix directed by the Wachowski brothers. The Matrix is a reenactment of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave with
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Dictionary of Allusions Juno Background Information: Juno was part of the life of women‚ mostly married life. She was a very important goddess and was the sister of Jupiter and the mother of mars. When she ate a magical herb‚ she became pregnant and was soon the mother of Mars. In Practice: Juno would represent a motherly figure. Resources used: "Juno | Roman Mythology." Ancient-Mythology.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ancient-mythology.com/roman/juno.php>. "Juno (Roman
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new wonder drug‚ morphine‚ (also an opium derivative)‚ was eliminating severe pain associated with medical operations or traumatic injuries. It left the user in a completely numb euphoric dream state‚ and was named after the Greek god of dreams‚ Morpheus‚ by F.W.A. Serturner‚ a German pharmacist. By the mid 1850’s morphine was available in the U.S.‚ and was pretty popular with the medical profession. The benefits of using the drug to treat severe pain were considered almost miraculous by the doctors
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