Plato The story of two sisters‚ Melissa and Melinda‚ is one of deep philosophical analysis. The harsh scenario is of the two sisters’ brother‚ Matthew‚ who is involved in a horrific accident that essentially leaves him brain dead and only alive through a complex network of life support systems. According to Matthew’s last will and testament‚ he states specifically that if something of this sort ever happens to him‚ both sisters must mutually agree upon the ultimate decision of whether or not to
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reality? According to Plato everything in our world is just an image of the perfect object. In The Cave by Plato he describes how these people are chained up and they see these shadows on the wall. These shadows are an example of the objects we see in our everyday life (the visible world). Plato says that there is such a presence of “The Good” and that this Good rules this perfect spiritual world in which there is only truth and knowledge. I believe that the good that Plato is talking about is symbolic
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Many Philosophers made a difference in society but Plato is perhaps recognized as the most famous. His writings have had a profound effect on people‚ politics‚ and the philosophy throughout the centuries. He was a public figure and he made major contributions to society. Plato helped to lay the philosophical foundations of modern culture through his ideas and writings. One of the most philosophical thinkers of Western civilization‚ Plato is the only author from ancient Greek times whose writings
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understanding of. Yet many of those who try to apprehend such knowledge lack the ability to perceive why some things in the world are better off not knowing. The Allegory of the Cave written by Plato and the movie Pi by Darren Aranofsky demonstrate exactly why such goals should not be attainable. In the Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato expresses the idea of different perception of the real reality and the fear of letting go that perceived reality. The prisoners chained in a cave their whole life believe the shadows
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Cited: Plato. Republic. Trans. C.D.C. Reeve. Dickinson Press‚ Inc. 2004. Print. Matrix. Dir. Watchowski‚ Andy and Watchowski‚ Lana. Warner Bros. Pictures‚ 1999. Film.
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Western culture and policies have shaped the modern world‚ especially the Middle East‚ in many ways. Since the sixteenth century‚ the nations of Western civilization have been the driving wheels of modernization. Globalization is simply the spread of modern institutions and ideas from one high power to the wider world. Technological innovation and economic growth along with such concepts as democracy‚ individualism‚ and the rule of law administered by an impartial judiciary‚ set Western societies
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Smoke Signals: The Importance of Oral Tradition in Native Culture Smoke signals are one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. The Native American tribes of North America have long used smoke signals to signal danger‚ transmit news‚ and gather people to a common area. In this way‚ it is unsurprising to find that in the movie Smoke Signals‚ directed by Chris Eyre with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie‚ communication is a central theme. Through the use of two very contrasting characters
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Plato‚ a Greeek philospopher‚ believes that Hedonism is false and forms an argument against it through the voice of Socrates. Hedonism refers to the view that says pleasure is intrinsically good and that pain is intrinsically evil. Also‚ that the goal of life is to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. Hedonism states: Pain = Evil Pleasure = Good Plato explains how just as health and sickness cannot occur together‚ as they’re opposites‚ evil and good cannot be present simultaneously. Someone
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Filial piety developed from Confucianism‚ it is an elements that affects Chinese culture and tradition. Filial piety also established a family system‚ which has influences on most Chinese families. Because from the cultural concept‚ most families has the social value for each family numbers‚ such as‚ man should be the center of the family‚ the children of the family should be always obey their parents. Women’s social status and family status was lower than men‚ because from the Confucianism ideology
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W. E. B. Du Bois introduced a term called Double Consciousness with the purpose of defining a person whose individuality is divided into multiple facets. “Double Consciousness” reveals the divisions within American society‚ and functions as a theoretical instrument that allows for a full understanding of those separations. Du Bois coined the term in 1897‚ in his article entitled Strivings of the Negro People‚ published in the Atlantic Monthly. Later‚ the article was slightly revised‚ to be republished
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