Movies today provide millions of people an experience that stimulates emotion as well as intellect. Film on screen can capture an audience and provide an escape from reality. Many people can actually get so involved in the film that they see themselves as a character in the show and feel the joy and sorrow of the character. There are many different ways that the screenwriters can tell a story on film. The content of the film can range from a feel good love story to a very controversial political
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’Understanding movies’ was the most interesting class which I have ever taken. People expect many advantages from taking various classes. Some people want to take a sports class to have fun while other people like a science class to enlarge their knowledge. In my case‚ I could get both entertainment and knowledge form the movie class. Through the use of a couple of examples and specific explanation‚ I will demonstrate why I liked the movie class most. First‚ ’Understanding movies’ was enjoyable
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Human Sexuality Sex in the media Have you ever been in your car and the song Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke is being played on the radio? Why do our Disney Channel teenage idols turn to exploiting their selves in a sexual matter to better their careers? This is what sells in American society; this what sex in the media brings about. With the increase of technology in the past decade we are viewing and listening to more sexually explicit material then ever. With the mass media distinctively hiding
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Even in this abridged version‚ Plato’s fable "The Allegory of the Cave" reflects the vast wisdom of Plato‚ his teacher and the philosophers of his time. The story’s meaning and lessons are as significant today as they were then‚ and its inclusion in The Republic is well earned. The intentions of Plato in sharing this story seem to be fairly simple. As with all of the works that he included in The Republic‚ he is attempting to convey a message that relates to government and leadership. I also believe
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is being aware of facts or information. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave explains the reality of nature. It reveals how human freedom gives you the power to think and learn instead of going by misconceptions. Misconceptions come from lack of knowledge. Without knowledge‚ your mind can be easily controlled or manipulated. It would be hard to know the difference between reality and illusion. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato illustrates how as children we are all close minded and have no knowledge
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Allegory of the Cave is a dialog between Socrates and Gloucon in The Republic written by Plato. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ Socrates depicts a long‚ dark cave with a small opening that allows a small amount of light to enter. Inside the cave there group of prisoners‚ who have been in the cave for their entire lives. The prisoners legs and necks are chained to the cave floor so they are unable to move and can only look forward at the cave wall. At the back of the cave there is a fire that they are
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave relates to social media use in that the media has developed and maintained a strong hold on society‚ similarly as to how the cave encapsulates the prisoners. Nowadays‚ media has become the basis of truth‚ where society soaks in this information and takes it as fact. However‚ how can one determine if these findings that are presented are genuine or just a mere illusion? Plato’s Allegory of the Cave explains how people only base their perception of the world on their experiences
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What is the difference between a stage play and a film? In: Movies‚ Theater [Edit categories] Answer: A stage play is performed live. There is the possibility that there will be mistakes during the performance (technical difficulties‚ forgetting your lines‚ etc). The actors have to project their voice and make their movements and facial expressions big and obvious enough for the audience to be able to hear/see them. The cast of a stage play will rehearse the show for months before the first
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Plato vs. Aristotle Theatre is said to be a performing art that is always changing and whose every performance is unique (Downs 472). While there is a set definition of theatre‚ there hasn’t been a set reason as to why we do theatre‚ and many people such as Aristotle and Plato have come to a disagreement as to what that very nature is. However as a Christian I would have to say that I disagree with the philosophy of Plato and do believe that theatre helps open the mind of the viewers to see the
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Prompt: Define Plato ’s “Allegory of the Cave”. What is the central message? Is he describing education alone? Where does politics come in? Plato is known to many as one of the most influential and greatest philosophers to have lived. Plato represents his idea of reality and the truth about what we perceive through one of his famous writings‚ “The Allegory of the Cave”. The philosophical writing is in the form of an allegory‚ which is “a story in which the characters and situations actually represent
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