THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE By Plato The well-known myth of the cavern‚ is used by Plato as an allegorical explanation of the situation in which the man is in regard to the knowledge that surrounds him. Plato divided this allegory in three parts: 1. Description of the situation of the prisoners in the cavern. 2. Description of the process of liberation of one of them and of his access to the top or real world. 3. Brief interpretation of the myth. Plato asks us to imagine that we are like a few prisoners
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Introduction to Myth: Mythos – Greek word for story (not necessarily true or false) Mythology – the study of myths Primitive people needed to make stories/myths in an effort to understand what was going on in their world. Humans are the only beings with a need to understand things; a dog doesn’t think “why me??”. Primitive people‚ when scared‚ hurt‚ depressed‚ created myths to explain their pain or discomfort. All cultures make myths in their early development. Around 1200 B.C.‚ ancient
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The ancient Greeks were a matriarchal society and the myths worked like fables – teaching a lesson to the masses‚ inspiring‚ and motivating members of society to do right and abide by the gods‚ or there will be consequences. Examples of Greek myths continue to influence contemporary society‚ teaching lessons to youngsters and warning adults. Greek Heroic Myths: The Story of Narcissus If the name Narcissus sounds familiar to you‚ it is because the word narcissism is a derivative of it. In society
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Karla Saenz FIN3010 Dr.Mustafa Sayim Chapters 8-10 Chapter 8: CTACR If a project with conventional cash flows has a payback period less than its life‚ can you definitely state the algebraic sign of the NPV? Why or why not? No you cannot because you don’t know wether there is a cutoff time or how long it will take to pay off the amount. Just because it will pay itself back does not mean it will be a positive investment to take in. Suppose a project has conventional cash flows and a
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Final Exam 1. In “Homo Loquens‚” Marshall Poe describes his theories on speech communication. Within his ideas‚ he points out disadvantages in speech‚ and how society tends to interpret it. One disadvantage that Poe pointed out was the idea of privacy‚ and how with speech‚ nothing can ever be private. “You have to be pretty good with masks‚ makeup‚ or false mustaches to fool anyone looking right at you‚ and most of us aren’t” (Poe 39). This quote is interesting because the masks‚ and the makeup
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Review PPTs and textbook and answer the following questions with SPSS. (Note: The data sets for the problems are available on the course D2L. Q1. Sue Borch‚ director of the Fowlerville‚ Maine‚ Center for Adult Recreational Activities‚ has long wondered whether there is a relationship between the number of complaints the center receives from patrons and volunteer staffing levels. To examine her hunch‚ Ms. Borch regresses the number of complaints received per week (COMP) on the number of volunteers
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DEONTOLOGY Deontology is a form of philosophy centered around the principles of eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant. Its name comes from the Greek words deon and logos‚ meaning the study of duty. The basis of deontology is to assess a person’s character by how well he or she follows moral rules‚ even if by doing so‚ tragic results occur. It is in direct contrast to consequentialism‚ a form of ethics that determines the morality of actions by the results they produce
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Project Gutenberg EBook of A Book of Myths‚ by Jean Lang This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A Book of Myths
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“The purpose of communication is that it is the closest you can get to a person without actually being them”-Anonymous Communication 114-03: Fundamentals of Communication MWF 9-9:50 AM KT G51 Instructor: Sharon Wight Office: NF B38 University Email: wighsl01@ipfw.edu; Blackboard Alternate and Preferred email: wighsl01@gmail.com Phone Number: 481-6544 ext. 19027 Alternate Phone: 206-486-4232 Office Hours: MW 12-1‚ and happily by appointment. *****If you have a basic question
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Bellamar Caves are a National Monument that is located in Matanzas‚ Cuba‚ they are a set of cave with more than 23 kilometers of galleries. By the beauty of its gallery and caves‚ they were declared a National Monument. The galleries and passages of the cave started forming about 300 thousand years ago. According to the studies the caves were originally under the sea‚ part of the bat of Matanzas. While they were under sea level‚ these caves were full of water. The tectonic movements caused the area
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