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    however is that humans are unconscious‚ in machines that keep their bodies alive while their brains are all connected to the matrix which is simulating real life. The perception is completely false. Similarly‚ in the cave allegory the prisoners’ perception of objects passing the cave wall in the form of shadows is false. In reality‚ they are only guessing the true nature of the shadows and never really know what the objects are until one prisoner is freed and allowed to experience things as they really

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    Michael Jackson‚ the king of pop was considered one of the most influential singer‚ songwriter and dancer. He was born on august 29th‚ 1958 in Indiana and died on June 25‚ 2009 in Los Angeles California. Michael was the eighth child of the Jackson family in which they lived a poor life‚ but all had great ambition to become famous musicians. Michael started his professional career along with his brothers as the lead singer of the Jackson 5 in 1964 where they recorded 14 albums however Michael

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    the Cave Summary Plato’s Allegory of the Cave presents an enthralling concept that holds strong to this day. In the allegory three main ideas are illustrated : that we have been conditioned to a definite reality since birth‚ we scorn being brought into the ‘light’ of knowledge‚ and that we (as a society) reject anything that contradicts the notions of our preconceived reality. Clever Plato took these ideas and weaved them into an intriguing story of prisoners trapped in an underground cave‚ and

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    In the Plato’s allegory of the cave‚ a scenario is laid out for us to imagine. The people in the scenario have been in a cave since birth and are bound in a manner that does not allow them to look around but only in front of them. From this position they can only see shadows cast from behind them. Here they see the shadows cast by statues placed on a partial wall. They believe these shadows to be the real because this is the only thing they have ever known. Then one prisoner is freed from his bonds

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    “Allegory of the Cave” Analysis In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” there are two types of knowledge that is to be understood; factually based knowledge that is told and is expected to be believed and accepted and knowledge that is learnt by experience and often has a personal meaning to the individual. By understanding these two types of knowledge we are able to better understand how they both contribute to a thriving society and help us grow as individuals. The two types of knowledge referred

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    Assignment Your Name Here Kaplan University HU250 – 08 In the book The Republic‚ Plato through “the Allegory of the cave” makes a difference between illusion as a truth and the truth as a reality. In that scenario‚ Plato used the cave‚ the flame‚ the shadow‚ the sun and the return to the old “world” to demonstrate: That knowledge comes from what we see and hear in the nature‚ it uses the cave as the hotbed of misunderstanding. He believes that the shadow seen in the wall and being interpreted by the prisoners

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    philosophy. As explained in the Allegory of the Cave by Plato‚ some of reality is merely shadows; in Plato’s perspective‚ this puppet show view is created by the materialistic world. An ideal ‘real world’ is made up of ideas‚ thoughts‚ feelings and other nonmaterial beliefs. Inside the cave‚ one is blinded and is only seeing reflections and shadows of the real world; this is how most humans live today. Just as one is hesitant to go outside the cave in Plato’s allegory‚ people are scared to invest

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    their surroundings. Plato’s Allegory of the cave is about enlightenment. The entire essay is an allegory and everything has more in-depth meaning. This story connects to every human being and we can all relate to his message. He describes people who are born in a cave. All they know is shadows on the wall cast by a fire. There chained by their legs and head and have no mobility. But don’t realize there’s more to life which is the light. I’ve been in many caves and could fail to realize that there was

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    Reuse‚ Revival‚ and Recarving: Ancient Granite Columns in Renaissance Rome Michael J. Waters Worcester College‚ University of Oxford michael.waters1@gmail.com Architects of the Italian Renaissance often quoted ancient architectural details in modern designs as an act of reference and revival. While historians frequently note this common method of transumption‚ the creation of all’antica architecture through the use of ancient building materials has gone largely ignored. This paper argues that the

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