massive emission of carbonic-acid gasses from humans. The term for this is global warming‚ it is happening right now and it will be much worse in the future‚ according to numerous scientists. One of the initiatives against the changes is the Global Cool Campaign‚ which focuses on inspiring people to defeat global warming. Furthermore‚ this is also a way for celebrated artists to articulate their concerns regarding the earth. The main problem with respect to global warming is the fact that the environmental
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The movie The Matrix has many similar themes and differences to “The Allegory of the Cave”. The Matrix is about a man named Neo‚ he believes that he’s a normal man with a normal life but then he is contacted by a man named Morpheus. Morpheus exposes Neo to the truth that his world‚ where he is just regular Tom Anderson is made up. The Matrix‚ was created by sentient machines that subdue the human population‚ while their bodies’ heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Neo is reluctant
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Plato’s cave allegory was an exceptional way of thinking in the time of about 400 B.C. Since this concept was so ahead of Plato’s time‚ the cave allegory broadened horizons for many people living an average life. This story opened up minds and intrigued almost every person to think about more than just their everyday experiences and to bring into perspective the knowledge that can be obtained in their massive world. This allegory has been used to create a masterful variety of entertainment in the
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In “The Allegory of the Cave”‚ Plato persuades the reader to escape their own inner imprisonment in the pursuit of knowledge by using symbolism‚ credibility‚ and emotional appeal. In this piece‚ everything has a deeper meaning. Plato compares life to a cave to illustrate one’s self imprisonment. In this cave‚ the people that are imprisoned represent those who have not‚ or will not‚ seek enlightenment. For this reason they remain stationary‚ unable to move forward or see any truth. By using this analogy
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Allegory of the Cave In the Allegory‚ Plato matches uneducated people with the people in this story; they are in the form of prisoners chained in a cave. In this cave the prisoners are unable to turn their heads from side to side and all they can see is one of the caves walls. Behind these prisoners is a huge fire. The prisoners and the fire are separated by a mini wall. Then from what I understand is that these puppeteers hold up puppets that put shadows on that one wall that the prisoners
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a store controller that could control 128 IBM 3653/3663 point of sale registers. This system was the first commercial use of client-server technology‚ peer to peer communications‚ Local Area Network (LAN) simultaneous backup and remote initialization. By mid-1974‚ it was installed in Pathmark Stores in New Jersey and Dillard’s Department Stores. Programmability allowed retailers to be more creative. In 1979 Gene Mosher’s Old Canal Cafe in Syracuse‚ New York was using POS software written by
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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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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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