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    Even though it may be a bad or evil decision‚ to them it is a good decision for them. He believed no person had intentions of evil or wrong doing and if they had knowledge of wrong doing‚ they would choose to do good instead. The Apology and Allegory of the Cave Readings‚ is much like the Good Brahmin’s (Voltaire) in that we are as wise‚ as we engage ourselves into. If we do not venture outside our comfort zone or space‚ we cannot learn about the world‚ cultures‚ different people and the wonders of

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    Champagne English 2231 Unit 1 Essay: Pleasantville October 5‚ 2005 The visual medium in motion picture films is the core ingredient that makes cinematography so fascinating to its audiences. Through the film mechanisms such as composition‚ camera work‚ and color‚ a story is brought to life on screen. The components of a single scene can reveal the films intended message whether it is obvious to the viewer or hidden in its visual details. The 1998 film Pleasantville is a prime example. The scene

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    Sarp Parmaksiz English 1B The movie “Pleasantville” is a very successful movie that based on change and finding actual self. Throughout the movie‚ changes can be seen. In the movie‚ the television show called “Pleasantville” portraits people’s ignorance and unawareness of themselves‚ their emotions‚ and what surrounds them. Furthermore‚ the dullness of the Pleasantville indicated with black and white‚ as if it was lacking the colors of the life. David does not have a good life in real

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    The Allegory of the Cave and Fahrenheit 451 Comparison Montag – Chained Prisoner Montag is represented as a chained prisoner because he is part of the society. The society is represented as the other prisoners. The chained prisoners can only look one way and can’t move his body. This is reflected on Montag’s society by how they all think the same way. Clarisse – Freed Prisoner Clarisse is the one who is the rebel of the group of prisoners. She tries to go out and learn about the things. “I’m

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    how Nineteen Eighty Four and Pleasantville imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. It is impossible for the individual who values freedom to be exultant in a society that is underpinned by rigid conformity. In the Novel “Nineteen Eighty Four” by George Orwell‚ a totalitarian future society is portrayed‚ through a man whose daily work is rewriting history and tries to rebel by falling in love. Whereas The film “Pleasantville” directed by Gary Ross‚ Two

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    English Task Pleasantville Chosen scene is at “Cafe Questions” from 51:00min to 53:40min Storyboard 1 – Scene Storyboard 1 portrays what the layout of the cafe would be like in a contemporary society today‚ in the 1950s it was considered regular or a norm to be indoors and with the seating plan to be arranged in booth like face to face tables with cushion back chairs‚ nowadays you are seated outside or inside with free standing and movable chairs for table space for just 1 or to 8 people‚ you

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    Michael Ehrecke Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” As Means to Explain “The Apology” Authors sometimes use one work to explain or elaborate on the intricacies of another piece of theirs. Plato is one such example as he uses “The Allegory of the Cave” as means to better decipher “The Apology of Socrates.” Plato himself never appears in either dialogue‚ but it is clear that he disagrees with how Socrates’s trial ended and hopes to prevent another unneeded execution in the future. In “The Apology

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    As seen through James Dashner’s novel‚ The Maze Runner‚ and Plato’s allegory‚ “The Allegory of the Cave‚” enlightenment can be a grueling yet eye-opening experience that could potentially be better uncovered than not. In “The Allegory of the Cave‚” the prisoner has no recollection of his past‚ and all he knows is what is inside the cave. When he is able to escape the cave and become enlightened about reality‚ he is not initially capable of fully grasping his surroundings. When he returns‚ the other

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    From the movie‚ The Matrix and “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” both revolve around the same question‚ “what is real?” In The Matrix‚ the main character‚ Neo is trapped in a false world‚ which is created by a computer program. Machines that conquered the planet created the program‚ in which Neo lives in. In “Plato’s Allegory of the Caves”‚ the prisoners have been living in the cave since birth and have never seen sunlight. Throughout the essay‚ there are many similarities that these stories share.

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    analysis‚ it becomes apparent that it also explicitly parallels Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave". In both works‚ the hero--the chosen‚ enlightened one--experiences three stages: captivity‚ enlightenment‚ and a newfound sense of responsibility. In Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave"‚ people have been kept as prisoners in a cave since birth; there they are held captive--tied up and unable to move their head side-to-side. On the cave wall in front of them‚ they see shadows of people and animals‚ made by the

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