The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents a metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. What is reality exactly? What may we see that others may not? These questions can be simply answered with one word: ignorance. Ignorance is what may hold us back from seeing the big picture. In his story‚ Plato establishes a cave in which prisoners are chained down and forced to look upon the front wall of the cave. Behind the prisoners‚ lies a bridge‚ a fire and
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educators. They have both influenced countless people with their teachings. However‚ comparing the two is slightly strange since Socrates is the subject of the story‚ which is told by Plato‚ and Luke is the teller of the story of Jesus. A comparison can be made between the two as Socrates is a great teacher while Plato is mostly silent and Luke‚ while not overly prevalent in the his story can be compared to other accounts of the story of Jesus among which his by far the most didactic. But when you
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influence on people´s personality features‚ clothing has become what. Over the 50’s and 80’s decades‚ it was suffered as many changes as the history its self has had. The main point on this essay is to compare or contrast the 80’s and 50’s fashion tendencies‚ and representative trends. First of all‚ I found remarkable to notice that during the 50’s‚ clothing could have the opproral of trousers and jeans for ladies and that elegance has been one very important thing since then. About the 80’s decade‚ we notice
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S&S Air‚ Inc. 2009 Income Statement Sales COGS Other Expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest Taxable Income Taxes (40%) Net Income $20‚077‚000 $14‚985‚000.00 $2‚399‚000.00 $655‚000.00 $2‚038‚000.00 $362‚000.00 $1‚676‚000.00 $670‚400.00 $1‚005‚600.00 Dividends Add. To RE $205‚000.00 $800‚600.00 2009 Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash AR Inventory Total CA Fixed Assets Net P&E Total Assets 1. Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Current Liabilities $365‚040 $1‚534‚680 $1‚238‚500 $3‚138‚220 AP Notes Payable
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which we welcome for its own sake and for its consequences. Glaucon‚ then‚ picks Thrasymachos’ argument‚ that is better to live an unjust life than just life. In this dialogue‚ Glaucon challenges Plato to proof why be just is better than being unjust. For Glaucon human being is by nature competitive‚ for Plato human nature is either good or bad. In real life‚ real world some people are born bad and other are born good by nature. In Plato’s idealistic world‚ with proper training this nature could be turned
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S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was
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experience and it insisted on the freedom and the autonomy of the individual” (Wolf). The philosophy of existentialism‚ and one of its greatest philosophers Jean Paul Sartre‚ were the motivation and inspiration to the arts and humanities during the 1940’s and 1950’s. First allow me to elaborate on the definition of existentialism and France at the start of 1940. Existentialism is a philosophical movement oriented toward two major themes‚ the analysis of human existence and the centrality of human choice
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registered for a class titled “Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics.” The class has already started this week. After the class has finished its first round‚ a next one will open up. And already there is a waiting list for students who are anxious to get in‚ as reported by the Miami Herald. Jeffrey McCune is the professor leading the course. “Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics” is going to focus on Kanye West’s career as a rapper‚ producer‚ a fashion designer
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1 Thoughts on Equality and society; Plato‚ Rousseau‚ and Nietzsche. Equality is the concept of everyone being equal in a certain state‚ with equality there would be little to no biased opinions‚ no fighting over wealth‚ and just a free world where everyone can live amongst one another and still obey the laws without worrying about social structure or who is better than someone else. Many different philosophers have spent years on trying to figure out where inequality first started and what
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Philosophical thinker‚ Plato‚ believed in human nature and that one had to be able to understand human nature in order to live life to the best of one’s ability. Plato believed in metaphysics- principles that are real- and epistemology- the study of theories of knowledge that justify beliefs from opinions. Furthermore‚ Plato believed in using literary devices to explain his views‚ which lead to one of his most famous thoughts‚ the allegory of the cave- in which Plato tells Socrates’s story of prisoners
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